innstille

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. stille inn et apparat, instrument eller lignende;
   stille (V, 8)to adjust, regulereto regulate · to adjust · to zone to set an apparatus, instrument or the like;
   to adjuststille (V, 8), to regulateregulere
   • termostaten må innstilles nøyaktig the thermostat must be set precisely
2. gjøre klar til å gjennomføre;
   forberede mentalt to get ready to carry something out;
   to prepare mentally
   • være innstilt på en hard kamp to be braced for a hard fight
   • vi får innstille oss på å leve sparsommelig we shall have to prepare ourselves to live frugally
3. ha en viss holdning til to have a certain attitude towards something
   • være vennlig innstilt overfor noe to be kindly disposed towards something
   • jeg er positivt innstilt til forslaget I look favourably on the proposal
4. tilråto recommend, foreslåto suggest · to propose · to nominate to recommendtilrå, to nominateforeslå
   • søkeren ble innstilt som nummer to til stillingen the applicant was recommended as the second choice for the post
5. slutte med;
   stoppe, avlyse to discontinue;
   to halt, to cancel
   • innstille alle utbetalinger to suspend all payments
   • innstille skytingen to cease fire
   • da det ble mørkt, måtte vi innstille letingen when it got dark, we had to call off the search
   • bedriften må innstille videre drift the company must cease further operations
   • siste bussavgang er innstilt the last bus departure has been cancelled