lei IV homograph 4

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. som medfører ubehagdiscomfort · unease;
   kjedelig (2)unfortunate, pinlig (1)embarrassing which brings discomfortubehag;
   unfortunatekjedelig (2), embarrassingpinlig (1)
   • en lei historie a nasty business
   • det er leit å forstyrre henne it feels bad to disturb her
   • det er leit å måtte si dette I am sorry to have to say this
2. fæl (1)horrible, dreadful, slem (II, 5)terrible (for doing something);
   brysomtroublesome, tiresome, bothersome, umedgjørliguncooperative, unaccommodating, obstinate horrible, dreadfulfæl (1), terrible (for doing something)slem (II, 5);
   troublesome, tiresome, bothersomebrysom, uncooperative, unaccommodating, obstinateumedgjørlig
   • en lei sykdom a wretched illness
   • være lei til å overdrive to have a bad habit of exaggerating
   • være lei mot noen to be mean to someone
3. som kjenner kjedsomhet eller ulyst;
   kei (II, 1)fed up, trøtt (3)weary (of something) who feels boredom or reluctance;
   fed upkei (II, 1), weary (of something)trøtt (3)
   • være lei av noe to be tired of something
   • være lut lei alt sammen to be utterly sick of the whole thing
   • gå lei av to grow sick of
   as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som matleioff one's food, sick of the food · jaded, world-weary, skoleleifed up with school, tired of school
4. som er trist (1)sad til sinns;
   nedstemtdowncast, dejected, low, sorgfullsorrowful, mournful, grief-stricken who is sadtrist (1) at heart;
   downcastnedstemt, sorrowful, mournfulsorgfull
   • være lei seg to be upset
5. om forhold: beklagelig, synd of a state of affairs: regrettable, a shame
   • det var leit at han ikke kunne komme it was a pity that he could not come

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