tvert
adverbadverbstraight, directly · abruptly, clean (across)
EtymologyOpphav
nøytrum av tverrabrupt, sudden neuter of tverrabrupt, suddenSenses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
tversacross, crosswise · right, straight (through), rett (III, 6)straight, direktedirect · straight · downright;
jamfør bråsudden · abrupt · quick-tempered acrosstvers, straightrett (III, 6), directlydirekte;
compare bråsudden · abrupt · quick-tempered
jamfør bråsudden · abrupt · quick-tempered acrosstvers, straightrett (III, 6), directlydirekte;
compare bråsudden · abrupt · quick-tempered
- han sa tvert nei+ he said no outright
- avvise forslaget tvert+ to reject the proposal flatly
Set phrasesFaste uttrykk
bryte over tvert
slutte helt
to stop completely
Eng. phraseto make a clean break
- han brøt over tvert med de vante rutinene he broke completely with his usual routines
tvert om
helt motsatt;
omvendt completely the opposite;
the other way round Eng. phraseon the contrary
omvendt completely the opposite;
the other way round Eng. phraseon the contrary
- været ble ikke bedre, tvert om ble det verre the weather did not improve; on the contrary, it got worse
tvert over
rett over, tvers over
directly over, straight across
Eng. phraseright across