retning

noun masculine or femininesubstantiv hankjønn eller hunkjønn

direction · course, trend · school, movement (of thought)

av rette (II)to correct · to direct, to aim · to straighten from rette (II)to correct · to direct, to aim · to straighten

linje som noe beveger seg langs;
lei (I, 2)direction, vei (6)way the line along which something moves;
directionlei (I, 2), wayvei (6)
- i nordlig retning in a northerly direction
- retning høyre direction: right
as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som kompassretninga compass direction, a compass bearing, lengderetningthe lengthwise direction, the longitudinal direction, vindretningthe wind direction
gang i en utvikling;
kurs (I, 2)course the trend of a development;
coursekurs (I, 2)
- holde retningen to stay on course
- samtalen tok en ny retning the conversation took a new direction
bevegelse (2)movement, strømning (II, 2)current, skole (I, 4)school movementbevegelse (2), currentstrømning (II, 2), schoolskole (I, 4)
- en filosofisk retning a philosophical school
as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som moteretninga fashion, a trend, a vogue, trosretninga faith, a denomination, a religious persuasion, åndsretningan intellectual current, a school of thought

i alle retninger til alle kanter to every side Eng. phrasein all directions

i retning av bortimot towards Eng. phrasein the direction of

utviklingen går i retning av større frihet developments are moving towards greater freedom

noe i den retning noe lignende something similar Eng. phrasesomething to that effect

hun har aldri hevdet noe i den retning she has never claimed anything of the sort