Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Norske Utrykkene (Norwegian locutions-idioms-expressions)

I noen tilfeller ser du at du kan…
In some cases you see that you can …


Det hender at…
It happens that…/ Occasionally…


Det kan bli ganske morsomt.
It can be quite funny


Hva er det som er galt her?
What is wrong here?


Han ønsket seg både båt og bil.
He wished both boat and car.


Han ønsket seg verken båt eller bil.
He wished neither boat nor car.


Han ønsket seg enten båt eller bil.
He wished either boat or car.


Det nytter ikke selv om du skriver.
It's no use even if you are writing.


For at det skal nytte, må du komme.
To make it useful, you must come.


Hvis du kjøper denne blomsten, blir du lykkelig.
If you buy this flower, you'll be happy.


Om du kjøper denne blomsten, blir du lykkelig.
If you buy this flower, you'll be happy.


Han er blant de beste i klassen.
He is among the best in the class.


Han er stor nok til å gå på skolen.
He's big enough to go to school.


Han er for stor til å gå i barnehagen.
He's too big to go to kindergarten.


Han er for liten til å sykle i trafikken.
He is too young to cycle in traffic.


De lever av kjøp og salg.
They live off buying and selling.


De er avhengig av turister.
They are dependent on tourists.


I stedet for å se etter hva som gikk galt og rette opp feilene, leter vi etter hva som gjøres riktig for å inspirere til mer av dette.
Instead of looking for what went wrong and correct the errors, we are looking for what is being done correctly to inspire more of this.


Du må lete etter papirene dine.
You must look after your papers.


Kongen trengte mer penger, så han bestemte seg for å øke skattene til de fattige.
The King needed more money, so he decided to raise taxes to the poor.


Dere kjenner visst hverandre fra før.
You know certainly each other before.


Han ba meg om mer penger enn jeg hadde.
He asked me for more money than I had.


Grunnen til at han tapte er at han har trent lite.
The reason why he lost is that he has trained little.


Alt skjedde i den tiden da han enda ikke bodde der.
It all happened at the time when he still did not live there.


Gjør det slik som du gjorde(før)
Do it such as you did(before)


Ring meg før du drar, jeg kan forberede meg.
Call me before you go, so I can prepare myself.


Hvis du ikke er redd, dra dit alene.
If you are not afraid go there alone.


Han innrømmer at han tok feil
He admits that he was wrong


Vi har rådet ham til å ikke…
We have advised him not to


Hun har all grunn til å være bekymret
She has all reason to be worried


De vil være enig i at dette er et av de mest lovende områdene på planeten
They will agree that this is one of the most promising areas on the planet


De sørger for at innringer alltid får svar
They ensure that the callers always get answers


Hamas og Israel angriper hverandre for å skape overskrifter
Hamas and Israel attacking each other to create headlines


Hvordan du unngår å bli din egen største fiende
How to avoid to become your own greatest enemy


De jukser og lyver
They cheat and lie


Man kan enkelt sammenligne tilbudene man mottar
One can easily compare offers that one receives


Han fortsatte å drikke utover natten
He continued to drink throughout the night


Hvem er ansvarlig for slike skader?
Who is responsible for such damages?


"Stengt på grunn av ombygging"
"Closed due to reconstruction"


Vi er enige/uenige om det
We agree/disagree about it


Håper du tilgir meg
Hope you forgive me









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