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modifisere

verbverb

to modify, to moderate, to qualify

EtymologyOpphav

fra latin, av modusmode (a setting, a frame of mind) · mood (the grammatical category) og facere ‘gjøre’ from Latin, from modusmode (a setting, a frame of mind) · mood (the grammatical category) and facere ‘to do’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

gi en litt annen form;
lempe på;
tilpasseto adapt · to adjust · to tailor, dempe (1)to tone down
to give a slightly different form;
to ease, to relax;
to adapttilpasse, to tone downdempe (1)
  • modifisere planene sine to modify one's plans
  • motparten må modifisere kravene sine the other party must moderate its demands
  • hun modifiserte sine tidligere uttalelser she qualified her earlier statements