for

for, for, lining, too

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prep. [om vederlag] for, (om den gjeldende pris for noget) at (f.eks. what did you pay for it?, what will you price me for it?, I work for 200 dollars prep. [fremfor] to (f.eks.

I prefer tea to coffee

) prep. [i de fleste sammenhenger:] for prep. [formål] for, to (She works for equal wages for men and women) prep. [til fordel for] for, to (She has talked a lot for my propsals for a better sales strategy) prep. [på grunn av] for (f.eks. he is famous for his courage, I cannot see for the smoke, he cannot see the wood for trees, marry somebody for his money prep. [vedrørende støtte] for, in favour of, in favor of (amer.) prep. [i forhold til, i betraktning av] for (f.eks.

the coat is too warm for this time of the year

) prep. [istedenfor] for, to (She prefers tea to wine) prep. [bestemt el. beregnet for etc.] for (f.eks.

America for the Americans, a trio for violin, cello, and piano, boots for soldiers, a calendar for ??

) prep. [til beste for] for (f.eks. work for him, fight for a cause, the public he writes for, die for one's country, what can I do prep. [om tidsrom] for (I am going on a holiday for three weeks) prep. [til gjengjeld for] for (f.eks.

an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, reward him for his trouble, blame, praise, punish, thank him for it

) prep. [for å oppnå] for (f.eks.

work for one's living, the children pestered me for sweets

) prep. [angående] for (he's big for his age, but this film is not suitable for him) prep. [om tallmessige forhold] for, to (f.eks.

for every person who died two were born, there are two women to every man

) prep. [omfang] for (The contract said that you had to pay the rent for three months in advance) prep. [hver enkelt for seg selv] for, by (f.eks.

man for man, word for word, bit by bit, day by day, one by one, step by step

) prep. [beskyttet, til forsvar] from, to, for (f.eks. seek shelter from the storm, God save me from my friends!, will you hide me from my prep. [med hensyn til] to, from, about (f.eks.

blind to one's own interest, deaf to reason, sensitive to pain, a stranger to this way of thinking, common ??

) konj. [fordi] because (f.eks.

don't call me Sir, because I won't have it, he ran, for he was afraid

) adv. in front, before adv. [alt for] too (f.eks.

the work is too hard for me

), unduly (f.eks.

unduly expensive

)