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ligne, likne

verbverb

to resemble, to look like · to compare · to assess (for tax)

EtymologyOpphav

av lik (III)like, similar to · equal (to) from lik (III)like, similar to · equal (to)

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. være mer eller mindre lik to be more or less alike
    • ligne på faren sin to take after one's father
    • det kunne ligne henne å gjøre noe slikt it would be just like her to do something like that
  2. sammenligneto compare to comparesammenligne
    • vi bør ikke ligne æresdrap med sjalusidrap we should not compare honour killings with killings motivated by jealousy
  3. fordele utgifter, særlig direkte skatt;
    fastsette skatt (1)tax     to apportion charges, especially direct taxation;
    to fix taxskatt (1)
    • bli lignet for høyt to be assessed too highly
    • bli lignet etter skjønn to be assessed at the authorities' discretion

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

ligne ingenting være helt urimelig to be completely unreasonable Eng. phraseto be beyond the pale
  • dette ligner ingenting this is outrageous
ligne ut utligne (2)to apportion proportionally to apportion proportionallyutligne (2) Eng. phraseto share out pro rata