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utelukkende

adverbadverb

exclusively · solely · only

EtymologyOpphav

av utelukketo rule out · to exclude from utelukketo rule out · to exclude

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

ene og alene;
bare (III, 1)only
solely and exclusively;
onlybare (III, 1)
  • i strøket bodde utelukkende rikfolk only wealthy people lived in the neighbourhood
  • svarene var utelukkende positive the answers were entirely positive

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

gjensidig utelukkende som utelukker hverandre;
umulig å forene
which rule each other out;
impossible to reconcile
Eng. phrasemutually exclusive
  • de to strategiene er gjensidig utelukkende the two strategies are mutually exclusive
  • alternativene er gjensidig utelukkende the options are mutually exclusive