advantage

advantage
noun
1) ((a) gain or benefit: There are several advantages in being self-employed.) fordel, gagn, nytte
2) (in tennis, the first point gained after deuce.)
- advantageously
- have an/the advantage over
- have an/the advantage
- take advantage of
fordel
I
subst. \/ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ\/
1) fordel, fortrinn
2) overtak, overlegenhet
3) nytte, vinning, utbytte
he gained little advantage from his visit to London
han hadde lite utbytte av turen til London
4) (tennis) fordel
advantage in tennis
have an advantage over somebody ha en fordel fremfor noen, være heldigere enn noen
you have an advantage over me
du har en fordel fremfor meg
have the advantage of ha overtaket på, ha fordelen av
he has the advantage of youth
han har fordelen av å være ung
take advantage of (someone\/something) utnytte (noe(n)), dra fordel av (noe(n)) benytte seg av
take the advantage of the opportunity
benytte seg av anledningen
(gammeldags, om en mann) forføre
to advantage fordelaktig, utmerket, med utbytte
appear to advantage
vise seg fra sin beste side
to a person's advantage til fordel for noen
II
verb \/ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ\/
1) begunstige
2) være til nytte for, gagne, fremme

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