thing

thing
affære
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forretning
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greie
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sak
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ting
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tingest
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vesen
I
subst. \/θɪŋ\/
1) ting, sak, greie (hverdagslig), dings (hverdagslig)
2) (abstrakt) ting, noe
she's into spiritual things
hun er interessert i åndelige ting
that's a thing of the past
det er noe som hører fortiden til
3) (litterært\/kunstnerisk) ting, sak
he read a little thing of his
han leste opp en liten sak han hadde skrevet
4) vesen, skapning
she is a sweet little thing
hun er et søtt lite vesen
hello, old thing!
hei, gamle venn!
poor thing!
stakkars menneske!
you stupid thing!
så dum du er!
5) (i nektelser) ting, dugg, kvekk, døyt
I didn't understand a thing
jeg forstod ikke det døyt
6) det, saken, forholdet, stillingen, tilstanden
things are all right
det står bra til
things aren't what they used to be
det er ikke som før i tiden \/ tingene er ikke slik de en gang var
as things are
slik det er nå \/ som saken står nå
as things go
i det store og det hele
how are things?
hvordan står det til?
7) (hverdagslig) greie, spesialinteresse
classical music isn't really my thing, you know
klassisk musikk er ikke akkurat min greie, vet du
a close\/near thing på nære nippet, på hengende håret
a thing of the past noe som tilhører fortiden
we hope that slavery is a thing of the past
vi håper at slaveri tilhører fortiden
a thing or two ett og annet
among other things blant annet
and another thing og forresten
and another thing, you must go shopping
og forresten, du må gå og handle
... and things (hverdagslig) ... og sånt, ... og alt mulig
he was mean to me, pulled my hair and things
han var slem mot meg, lugget meg og alt mulig
be all things to all men\/people (om person) gjøre alle til lags, bety noe for alle bety noe for alle, kunne brukes av alle
be hearing things høre stemmer, høre lyder
be only one thing for it bare være én løsning på det
be on to a good thing ha noe bra på gang
be seeing things (om noe overnaturlig) innbille seg ting, se syner
do one's own thing (hverdagslig) gjøre sin egen greie
do the ...thing (amer.) gjøre den ...rutinen
after he had done his man-of-the-world-thing, he fell asleep
etter at han hadde gått gjennom verdensmannsrutinen sin, sovnet han
do things to gjøre noe med
Martin's compassion did things to her
Martins medynk gjorde noe med henne
first things first (la oss ta) det viktigste først
for one thing for det første
have a thing about være gal etter, være fortapt i, ha dilla på
he has a thing about that girl
han er gal etter den jenta
ikke kunne tåle, ikke fikse, ha en fiks idé om
he has a thing about going to parties
han fikser ikke å gå på fester
in all things i ethvert henseende
... is one thing, ... is another ... er én ting, ... er noe ganske annet
compassion is one thing, mawkish sentimentality is another
medynk er én ting, vammel sentimentalitet er noe ganske annet
know a thing or two ikke være tapt bak en vogn, ikke være født i går
the latest thing eller the last thing det aller siste, det nyeste, siste skrik
make a (big) thing of something gjøre et (stort) nummer av, lage oppstuss om
of all things av alle ting
one of those things slikt som skjer, sånt som skjer, sånt man må regne med
it's just one of those things
det er sånt som skjer
one thing leads to another en ting fører til en annen
a poor thing but mine own forklaring: ikke så mye å skryte av, men jeg har i alle fall laget det\/den selv
put things right si det som det er gjøre noe godt igjen
the right thing eller the only right thing det (eneste) rette
strike a good thing (hverdagslig) gjøre et funn, fange\/skyte gullfuglen
taking one thing with another når alt kommer til alt
the thing is saken er den, spørsmålet\/problemet er
the thing is, can we get there in time? the
thing eller quite the thing god tone, tingen
it is hardly the thing to leave an invitation unanswered
det er ikke god tone å ikke svare på en invitasjon
på moten, inne
jeans are quite the thing this season
jeans er helt på moten denne sesongen
i form, vel
I don't feel quite the thing today
jeg føler meg ikke helt vel i dag
(akkurat) det rette, akkurat hva som behøves
that's just the thing for you
det er akkurat hva du behøver
it's not the thing to do
slikt gjør man ikke
things (saker og) ting
you take things too seriously
du tar ting for alvorlig
she loves all things Greek
hun elsker alt som er gresk
eiendeler, greier, saker, bagasje, ting
pack up your things, we're leaving now!
pakk sammen sakene dine, vi drar nå!
I need my shaving things
jeg trenger barbersakene mine
klær, tøy
put on your things
ta på deg tøyet
things happen eller things will happen sånt skjer
things that go bump in the night (om noe overnaturlig) uforklarlige lyder
things without us ytterverden
too much of a good thing for mye av det gode
you lucky thing! din heldiggris!
II
subst. \/θɪŋ\/ eller Thing
(rådgivende forsamling i Skandinavia) ting

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