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gi

verbverb

to give · to hand (over) · to yield, to produce

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt gefa Old Norse gefa

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. la få, (over)rekke, levere to let have, to hand (over), to deliver
    • gi noen avisen to hand someone the newspaper
    • gi gjenlyd to resound
    • gi tapt to give up
    • gi noen skylden for noe to blame someone for something
    • gi noen juling to give someone a beating
    • gi noen bank to give someone a thrashing
    • gi en anledning til noe to give an opportunity for something
    • gi eksempel to give an example
    • gi svar to give an answer
    • gi lov to give permission
    • gi samtykke to give consent
    • gi hjelp to give help
    • gi gass to step on the gas
    • gi akt to pay attention
    • gi tål to have patience
    • gi til et godt formål to give to a good cause
  2. brukt for å uttrykke ønske used to express a wish
    • Gud gi det var sant! God grant it were true!
  3. mate (1)to feed, fôre (II, 1)to feed (with fodder) to feedmate (1), to feed (with fodder)fôre (II, 1)
    • gi dyra mat to feed the animals
  4. la få som gave;
    skjenke (3)to present as a gift, donereto donate, to give away     to let have as a gift;
    to present as a giftskjenke (3), to donatedonere
    • gi penger to give money
    • gi gaver to give gifts
    • gi rabatt to give a discount
  5. bruke alle sine krefter og all sin tid på noe;
    ofreto sacrifice · to devote · to spend     to devote all one's strength and time to something;
    to sacrificeofre
    • gi livet sitt for noen eller noe to give one's life for someone or something
  6. dele ut kort to deal cards
    • det er du som skal gi it's your turn to deal
  7. framføre, holde to perform, to hold
    • gi en konsert to give a concert
    • gi en middag to host a dinner
    • gi privattimer to give private lessons
  8. i passiv: finnes, eksistere in the passive: to exist, to be
    • det gis ingen annen forklaring there is no other explanation
    • det gas ingen annen mulighet there is no other possibility
  9. kaste av seg;
    yte, prestere;
    skaffe;
    produsere     to yield a profit;
    to deliver, to perform;
    to provide;
    to produce
    • gi resultater to produce results
    • gi liten avkastning to yield little return
    • jorda gir lite av seg the soil yields little
    • det gir meg ingenting it does nothing for me
    • gi av seg selv to give of oneself
  10. betale (1)to pay to paybetale (1)
    • hva gav du for bildet? what did you pay for the picture?
    • jeg skulle gitt mye for å vite det I would give a lot to know that

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

gi blaffen i ikke bry seg om eller ta hensyn til to not care about or pay any regard to Eng. phraseto not give a damn
  • gi blaffen i forbudet to not give a damn about the ban
  • gi blanke blaffen i vedtaket to not give a damn about the decision
  • hun gir fullstendig blaffen she couldn't care less
gi bryst amme (II)to breastfeed, to nurse, to suckle to breastfeedamme (II)
gi en god dag i ikke bry seg om;
gi blaffen i to not care about;
to not give a damn about Eng. phraseto not give a hoot about
  • mange gir en god dag i fredningsbestemmelsene many people couldn't care less about the conservation regulations
gi etter
  1. om underlag: svikte (1)to give way of a supporting surface: to give waysvikte (1)
    • isen gav etter under ham the ice gave way under him
    • bjelkene gav etter the beams gave way
  2. om person: føye seg, vike of a person: to comply, to yield Eng. phraseto give in
    • gi etter for fristelsen to give in to temptation
    • til slutt gav foreldrene etter in the end the parents gave in
gi fra seg (motvillig) overdra til noen to transfer to someone (reluctantly) Eng. phraseto hand over
  • gi fra seg gården to hand over the farm
  • gi fra seg pengene to hand over the money
  • gi fra seg makten to relinquish power
  • gi fra seg kontrollen to give up control
gi igjen gi vekslepenger to give change
  • kan du gi igjen på en tier? can you give change for a ten?
gi inn skjelle (noen) ut to tell (someone) off Eng. phraseto give someone a piece of one's mind
  • hun gav ham inn she gave him a piece of her mind
gi og ta være villig til å inngå kompromiss to be willing to compromise Eng. phrasegive and take
gi opp
  1. opplyse om;
    offentliggjøreto make public · to publish · to release     to state;
    to make publicoffentliggjøre
    • gi opp navn og adresse to give one's name and address
    • gi opp inntekten fra det siste året to declare last year's income
  2. slutte å kjempe, resignere; bryte;
    jamfør oppgito state, to give (details) · to give up, relinquish     to stop fighting, to resign oneself; to break off;
    compare oppgito state, to give (details) · to give up, relinquish     Eng. phraseto give up
    • gi opp håpet to give up hope
gi seg
  1. avta i styrke;
    gå over     to diminish in strength;
    to subside     Eng. phraseto let up
    • kulda har gitt seg the cold has let up
    • stormen har gitt seg the storm has died down
    • sykdommen har gitt seg the illness has passed
  2. gi etter (2)to give in;
    bøye seg     to give ingi etter (2);
    to yield     Eng. phraseto back down
    • hun måtte gi seg på det she had to concede the point
  3. slutte (1)to stop to stopslutte (1) Eng. phraseto call it quits
    • nå får du gi deg for i dag you'd better call it a day now
    • gi deg med det tullet stop that nonsense
gi seg av sted begynne å fare eller gå to begin to travel or leave Eng. phraseto set off
gi seg i kast med gå i gang med to get going with Eng. phraseto tackle
gi seg i vei begynne å fare eller gå to begin to travel or walk Eng. phraseto set off
gi seg over overgi seg;
miste motet;
bli helt maktesløs eller himmelfallen to surrender;
to lose heart;
to be left utterly powerless or dumbfounded Eng. phraseto give up
gi seg selv være selvsagt;
være innlysende to be self-evident;
to be obvious Eng. phraseto go without saying
  • svaret gir seg selv the answer speaks for itself
gi seg til bli værende, slå seg til ro to remain, to settle down
gi seg til å begynne å to begin to
  • jenta ble redd og gav seg til å gråte the girl got scared and started to cry
gi seg ut for påstå å være eller spille noen to claim to be or impersonate someone Eng. phraseto pass oneself off as
gi ut
  1. dele to share Eng. phraseto give out
    • gi ut informasjon helsetilstand to give out information about someone's state of health
  2. sende bøker, blad og lignende ut på markedet;
    publisereto publish · to post (online)     to put books, magazines and the like on the market;
    to publishpublisere     Eng. phraseto bring out
hva gir du meg for det? hva synes du om slikt? what do you make of that? Eng. phrasehow do you like that!
ikke gi fra seg en lyd være stille;
tie (1)to fall silent to be quiet;
to fall silenttie (1) Eng. phrasenot to utter a peep
  • han gav ikke fra seg en lyd he didn't make a sound
ikke gi mye for verdsette (noe) lavt;
se ned på (noen) to place little value on (something);
to look down on (someone) Eng. phraseto not think much of