use

use
I ju:z verb
1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) bruke, benytte, anvende
2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) bruke, gå med til
- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to
II ju:s
1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) bruk
2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) bruksområde, anvendelse
3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) nytte
4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) bruk, førlighet
5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) bruk(srett), adgang til
- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use
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subst. \/juːs\/
1) bruk
for use only in case of fire
brukes kun ved brann
it's meant for use
den er til for å brukes
2) evne til å bruke
she lost the use of speech
hun mistet taleevnen
he'll lose the use of one eye
han blir blind på det ene øyet
they lost the use of their legs
de mistet førligheten i bena
3) anvendelse, bruksmåte, formål
let's put this to charitable uses
la oss bruke dette til veldedige formål
this is a tool with many uses
dette er et redskap som kan brukes til mye
peaceful uses of nuclear power
fredelig bruk av atomkraft
she could make many uses of that
hun kunne brukt det på mange vis
the room serves the double use of dining and of sitting room
rommet fungerer som både spisestue og dagligstue
I sell books for the use of schools
jeg selger bøker til bruk i skolen
4) nytte, vits, fordel
what's the use in trying?
hva er vitsen med å forsøke?
the information was (of) no use
informasjonen var ubrukelig
5) rett til å bruke
she gave them the use of her car
hun lot dem disponere bilen sin
we have the use of a boat during our holiday
vi har tilgang til båt i ferien vår
I rent a room with use of kitchen
jeg leier et rom med tilgang til kjøkken
6) (jus, historisk) bruksrett
7) (skikk og) bruk, praksis
I follow the prevailing use
jeg følger rådende skikk og bruk
8) (kirkelig) ritual, kirkeskikk
9) (gjentatt) øvelse, erfaring, vane
be of use være til nytte, komme til nytte
come into use bli tatt i bruk bli mer alminnelig
directions for use bruksanvisning
find a use for ha nytte av, finne bruk for
for the use of somebody til noens disposisjon
she bought a house for the use of her children
hun kjøpte et hus som skal disponeres av barna hennes
have no use for ikke ha noen nytte av, ikke behøve, ikke ha (noen) bruk for ikke gi mye for, ikke like
make use of gjøre bruk av, anvende, utnytte
I can make no use of it
jeg har ikke bruk for det
make good use of it
gjør god bruk av den
out of use ute av bruk ubrukelig ubrukt
put something to (good) use anvende noe godt, ta godt vare på noe, dra stor nytte av noe
unlawful use (jus) brukstyveri
use and wont skikk og bruk
II
verb \/juːz\/
1) bruke, benytte, anvende
he uses alcohol in vast quantities
han drikker alkohol i store mengder
he still uses his title even though he was sacked
han bruker fremdeles tittelen sin selv om han fikk sparken
Hemingway used a simple language in his stories
Hemingway anvendte et enkelt språk i historiene sine
2) utnytte, benytte seg av
he uses people
han utnytter folk
3) behandle, bruke
he used me badly
han behandlet meg dårlig
be used to være vant til
she is used to hard work
hun er vant til hardt arbeid
use as bruke som
used to pleide
he used to have coffee in the morning
han pleide å drikke kaffe om morgenen
he does not come as often as he used to
han kommer ikke så ofte som før
things are not what they used to be
ting er ikke som de var før
her father used to be a carpenter before the war
faren hennes var snekker før krigen
used up slutt, oppbrukt
use for bruke til, bruke som
use to bruke til å, bruke for å
what kind of hairspray do you use to make your hair stand straight up like that?
hva slags hårspray bruker du for å få håret ditt til å stå rett opp på den måten?
use up forbruke, bruke opp, gjøre slutt på (amer.) trette ut, utmatte

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