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rimelig

adjectiveadjektiv

reasonable · cheap, affordable · fairly, pretty (adverb)

EtymologyOpphav

av rime (II)to rhyme · to square with, to tally, to add up from rime (II)to rhyme · to square with, to tally, to add up

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. sannsynlig (1)likely likelysannsynlig (1)
    • en rimelig hypotese a plausible hypothesis
  2. forståeligunderstandable · comprehensible understandableforståelig
    • det var rimelig at han ble sint it was understandable that he got angry
  3. fornuftigsensible · reasonable · wise, medgjørligaccommodating, easy-going, amenable reasonablefornuftig, accommodatingmedgjørlig
    • vær nå litt rimelig, da! do be a bit reasonable!
  4. som ikke koster mye;
    billig (1)cheap
    that does not cost much;
    cheapbillig (1)
    • en rimelig pris a reasonable price
    • dressen var rimelig the suit was reasonably priced
    • finnes det et rimeligere alternativ? is there a cheaper option?
    • den rimeligste løsningen er så klart å ordne det selv the cheapest solution is of course to sort it out yourself
  5. brukt som adverb: ganske, forholdsvis used as an adverb: fairly, relatively
    • han snakker rimelig bra spansk he speaks fairly good Spanish
    • være rimelig sikker på noe to be reasonably sure of something