week

week
wi:k 1. noun
1) (any sequence of seven days, especially from Sunday to Saturday: It's three weeks since I saw her.) uke
2) (the five days from Monday to Friday inclusive: He can't go during the week, but he'll go on Saturday or Sunday.) uke, hverdagene
3) (the amount of time spent working during a period of seven days: He works a forty-eight-hour week.) arbeidsuke
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2. adverb
(once a week: The newspaper is published weekly.) en gang i uka, ukentlig
3. noun
(a publication coming out once a week: Is this newspaper a weekly or a daily?) ukeblad, ukentlig avis
- weekend
- a week last Friday
- a week today
- tomorrow
- on/next Friday
- Friday
uke
subst. \/wiːk\/
uke
• I have a 40-hour week
jeg jobber 40 timer i uken
• next year we'll have a six weeks' holiday
neste år skal vi ha en seks ukers ferie
• I lost it last week
jeg mistet den i forrige uke
• I came here Sunday last week
jeg kom hit søndag for en uke siden
• the movie opens this week
filmen kommer denne uken
• we'll meet this day (next) week
vi møtes nøyaktig om en uke
• she's coming a week from Friday
hun kommer (på) fredag om en uke
• were you here this day last week?
var du her på denne dagen forrige uke?
• we married a week ago today
vi giftet oss for en uke siden
• we'll leave this Sunday week
vi reiser søndag om en uke
• it went on for weeks
det holdt på i ukevis
by the week per uke, ukevis
• he's paid by the week
han har ukelønn
knock someone into (the middle of) next week (slang) slå noen helseløs
• if you don't shut up I'll knock you into (the middle of) next week
om du ikke holder kjeft, skal jeg slå deg helseløs
know what day of the week it is (overført) ha kontroll, vite hvor man står
• I don't even know what day of the week it is
jeg vet verken ut eller inn
last a week of Sundays (hverdagslig, gammeldags) vare i det uendelige
• it may last a week of Sundays
det kan vare i det uendelige
never in a week of Sundays! (hverdagslig, gammeldags) aldri i livet!
week by week uke for uke
a week on om en uke
• we'll move a week on Sunday
vi flytter søndag om en uke
the working week arbeidsuken

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