worthy

worthy
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adjective
1) (good and deserving: I willingly give money to a worthy cause.) verdig, god
2) ((with of) deserving: She was not worthy of the honour given to her.) verdig (til), som fortjener noe
3) ((with of) typical of, suited to, or in keeping with: a performance worthy of a champion.) som passer for, verdig
4) (of great enough importance etc: She was not thought worthy to be presented to the king.) betydelig, verdig
aktverdig
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verdig
I
subst. \/ˈwɜːħɪ\/
1) stormann, storkar, storhet
• he was a Victorian worthy
han var en viktoriansk stormann
2) (spøkefullt) hedersmann
• gamblers, racketeers, and other worthies
gamblere, svindlere og andre hedersmenn
the nine worthies (litterært) de ni stormenn (Alexander den store, Cæsar m.fl.)
II
adj. \/ˈwɜːħɪ\/
1) (om personer e.l.) verdig
2) verdt
3) (om personer e.l.) aktverdig, hederlig
4) (gammeldags) verdifull, utmerket
nothing worthy of mention ingenting å snakke om
the worthy man hedersmann
worthy of verdt verdig
• the man wasn't an opponent worthy of him
mannen var ikke en motstander som var ham verdig
som fortjener
• do you think this is a cause worthy of support?
syns du at dette er en sak som fortjener støtte?

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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