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tvil

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

doubt

EtymologyOpphav

fra lavtysk; beslektet med tve-two-, bi-, double- og tvi-two-, bi-, double- · tightly, firmly (intensifying prefix) from Low German; related to tve-two-, bi-, double- and tvi-two-, bi-, double- · tightly, firmly (intensifying prefix)

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

usikkerhetuncertainty · insecurity, uvisshetuncertainty, suspense, rådvillhet uncertaintyusikkerhet, not knowinguvisshet, perplexity
  • det hersker sterk tvil om dette there is strong doubt about this
  • være i tvil om noe to be in doubt about something
  • være hevet over tvil to be beyond doubt
  • dra noe i tvil to call something into question
  • nære tvil om noe to harbour doubts about something
  • reise tvil om noe to raise doubts about something
  • ha sine tvil to have one's doubts
  • tvilen skal komme tiltalte til gode the accused shall be given the benefit of the doubt
  • gå med på noe under tvil to agree to something with misgivings
  • feie all tvil til side – overbevise alle to sweep aside all doubt – to convince everyone
  • uten tvil – absolutt sikkert without doubt – absolutely certain