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full

adjectiveadjektiv

full · complete, whole, total · drunk, intoxicated

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt fullr Old Norse fullr

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. med maksimalt innhold;
    fylt (til randen)     filled to capacity;
    filled (to the brim)
    • et fullt glass med vann a full glass of water
    • ha fullt program to have a full schedule
    • være full av ideer to be full of ideas
    • gjestelisten er full the guest list is full
    • ha hendene fulle av kopper og glass to have one's hands full of cups and glasses
    • bussene er fullere enn de pleier the buses are fuller than usual
  2. fullstending, komplett, hel, uavgrenset complete, total, whole, unrestricted
    • oppgi fullt navn to give one's full name
    • være ansatt i full stilling to be employed in a full-time position
    • jeg mener det i fullt alvor! I mean it in all seriousness!
    • være i sin fulle rett to be fully within one's rights
    • stå i full blomst to be in full bloom
    • ha full kontroll på alle detaljene to have full control over all the details
    • være ved full bevissthet to be fully conscious
    brukt som adverb used as an adverb
    • stå fullt på høyde to be fully on a par
    • tro fullt og fast på to believe firmly and steadfastly in
    • ikke fullt så mye not quite so much
  3. berusetintoxicated, drunk · elated, exhilarated intoxicatedberuset
    • drikke seg full to get drunk
    • av barn og fulle folk får en høre sannheten children and drunk people tell the truth
    • dørgende full dead drunk

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

av full hals med så mye stemme en har;
så høyt en kan with as much voice as one has;
as loud as one can Eng. phraseat the top of one's voice
  • skrike av full hals to scream at the top of one's lungs
for fulle mugger av all sin kraft;
fullt utcompletely;
for fulltat full speed with all one's might;
completelyfullt ut;
at full speedfor fullt Eng. phrasefull tilt
  • sette i gang for fulle mugger to get going full blast
for fullt med alt en har;
med toppfart with everything one has;
at full speed Eng. phrasefull tilt
  • hun satset for fullt på musikken she went all in on her music
  • maskinen går for fullt the machine is running full blast
fullt hus
  1. sal, rom eller lignende med alle plasser opptatt a hall, room, or the like with every seat taken
    • spille for fullt hus to play to a full house
  2. i poker: tre kort med samme tallverdi i kombinasjon med et par kort med annen verdi in poker: three cards of the same value combined with a pair of a different value Eng. phrasea full house
  3. beste mulige resultat the best possible result Eng. phrasea perfect score
    • hun skåret fullt hus she got a perfect score
fullt ut aldeles, fullstendig entirely, completely
ha fullt opp av ha rikelig av to have plenty of
ha hendene fulle ha mye å gjøre;
være travel to have a lot to do;
to be busy Eng. phraseto have one's hands full
i fullt mål rikelig, fullstendig abundantly, completely Eng. phrasein full measure
like fullt ikke desto mindre;
likevel, enda nonetheless;
even so, all the same
  • det ble like fullt en forferdelig dårlig kamp it was a terribly poor match all the same
ta munnen for full love mer enn en kan holde;
ta for sterkt i to promise more than one can deliver;
to overstate things Eng. phraseto talk big
til fulle så det holder amply, thoroughly
  • rapporten bekrefter til fulle mistankene vi hadde the report amply confirms the suspicions we had