syn homograph 1
noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønnsight · eyesight · view
InflectionVis bøyning
EtymologyOpphav
norrønt sýn Old Norse sýnSenses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
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evne til å se;
synssansthe sense of sight, eyesight the ability to see;
the sense of sightsynssans- han har godt syn he has good eyesight
- synet hennes begynner å bli dårlig her eyesight is starting to fail
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det å se;
det å få øye påcatching sight of something the act of seeing;
the act of catching sight of somethingfå øye på- jeg ble glad bare ved synet av blomstene I was happy at the mere sight of the flowers
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noe som en ser;
skue (I)a sight, a spectacle · a show, a display something one sees;
a sight, a spectacleskue (I)- det var et trist syn it was a sad sight
- det var et syn jeg aldri vil glemme it was a sight I will never forget
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noe uvanlig eller merkelig å se
something unusual or strange to look at
- hun var så vakker at det var et syn she was so beautiful it was a sight to behold
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noe som viser seg for ens indre blikk;
visjonvision, åpenbaring (1)revelation something that appears before one's inner eye;
visionvisjon, revelationåpenbaring (1)- store syn åpenbarte seg for henne great visions revealed themselves to her
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øyne;
ansikt, fjes, åsyn eyes;
face, mug, countenance- sola skar i synet the sun stung my eyes
- de fløy i synet på hverandre they flew at each other
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oppfatning (2)opinion, synsmåtea point of view, a way of looking at things, an opinion
opinionoppfatning (2), point of viewsynsmåte
- de hadde et annet syn på saken they took a different view of the matter
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mulighet til å se;
sikt (II, 1)visibility the chance to see something;
visibilitysikt (II, 1)- det var godt syn i dag the visibility was good today
Set phrasesFaste uttrykk
for syns skyld
på liksom;
for at det skal se bra ut for andre as a pretence;
so that it will look good to others Eng. phrasefor appearances' sake
for at det skal se bra ut for andre as a pretence;
so that it will look good to others Eng. phrasefor appearances' sake
få syn for sagn
selv få se noe som en bare har hørt snakk om
to see for oneself something one has only heard about
Eng. phraseto see it with one's own eyes
komme til syne
bli synlig;
komme innenfor synsvidde to become visible;
to come within sight Eng. phraseto come into view
komme innenfor synsvidde to become visible;
to come within sight Eng. phraseto come into view
miste/tape av syne
miste øyekontakt med;
glemme ut to lose visual contact with;
to forget about Eng. phraseto lose sight of
glemme ut to lose visual contact with;
to forget about Eng. phraseto lose sight of
- vi må ikke miste disse viktige ressursene av syne we must not lose sight of these important resources
- målet er ikke tapt av syne the goal has not been lost sight of
se seg syn med
se at en har mulighet til;
se at det er noen vits i to see that one has the chance to;
to see that there is any point in Eng. phraseto see one's way to doing something
se at det er noen vits i to see that one has the chance to;
to see that there is any point in Eng. phraseto see one's way to doing something
- jeg ser meg ikke syn med å sette meg inn i det I don't see that it's worth my while getting to grips with it
slippe av syne
ta øynene fra;
ikke følge med på to take one's eyes off;
to stop keeping an eye on Eng. phraseto let out of one's sight
ikke følge med på to take one's eyes off;
to stop keeping an eye on Eng. phraseto let out of one's sight
- jeg tør ikke å slippe dem av syne et eneste øyeblikk I daren't let them out of my sight for a single moment
ute av syne, ute av sinn
det en ikke ser eller er bevisst på, glemmer en raskt
what one does not see or is not aware of, one quickly forgets
Eng. phraseout of sight, out of mind