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noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

a thought · an idea · an intention

EtymologyOpphav

av lavtysk danke; beslektet med takk (I)thanks, thank you · gratitude og tykke (III)to think, to feel from Low German danke; related to takk (I)thanks, thank you · gratitude and tykke (III)to think, to feel

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. det å tenke (1)thinking;
    tankevirksomhetmental activity, thinking     the act of thinkingtenke (1);
    mental activitytankevirksomhet
    • klarne tankene to clear one's mind
    • komme i dype tanker to fall into deep thought
    • tankene gikk i alle retninger her thoughts were going in all directions
    • ha noe i tankene to have something in mind
  2. noe man tenker på;
    forestilling i bevisstheten     something you are thinking about;
    an idea present in the mind
    • ha flere tanker i hodet samtidig to hold several thoughts in one's head at once
    • det var en fornuftig tanke that was a sensible thought
    • bli kvalm bare av tanken på mat to feel sick at the very thought of food
    • tanken slo ned i henne the thought struck her
    • leke med tanken to toy with the idea
  3. måte å tenke om noe på;
    oppfatning (2)view, idé (4)a central idea, formeningan opinion, a view, a belief     way of thinking about something;
    viewoppfatning (2), a central ideaidé (4), an opinion, a beliefformening
    • tenke gamle tanker to think old thoughts
    • hvem har satt deg på den tanken? who put that idea into your head?
    • ha høye tanker om seg selv to have a high opinion of oneself
    • våre innerste tanker our innermost thoughts
  4. evne til tenking;
    forstandunderstanding, reason · a sense, a meaning (of a word), intelligensintelligence     capacity for thought;
    understanding, reasonforstand, intelligenceintelligens
    • den menneskelige tanke human thought
    • tankens begrensninger the limits of the mind
    • la tanken være fri let thought be free
  5. plan (I, 3)plan, hensiktintention · purpose planplan (I, 3), intentionhensikt
    • ha tanker om å legge opp to be thinking of retiring
    • selv om det ble en fiasko, var tanken god even though it turned out a failure, the intention was good
    • hva var tanken bak vedtaket? what was the thinking behind the decision?
  6. medfølende tanke (I, 3)thought;
    omsorgcare · concern (for someone), hensyn (2)consideration, omtanke (2)thoughtfulness     compassionate thoughttanke (I, 3);
    careomsorg, considerationhensyn (2), thoughtfulnessomtanke (2)
    • uten å ofre sine medmennesker en tanke without sparing a thought for one's fellow human beings
    • sende en tanke til de som trenger det to send a thought to those who need it

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

en tanke lite grann;
en smulea little a tiny bit;
a littleen smule Eng. phrasea touch
  • filmen var en tanke kjedelig the film was a bit boring
  • buksa er en tanke for stor the trousers are a touch too big
falle i tanker være åndsfraværende to be absent-minded Eng. phraseto be lost in thought
få ut av tankene slutte å tenke på noe eller noen to stop thinking about something or someone Eng. phraseto put something out of one's mind
  • han sliter med å få problemet ut av tankene he is struggling to get the problem out of his head
med tanke på når det gjelder when it comes to Eng. phrasewith regard to