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etter preposition

after(subsequently; following in time; later than)
preposition
[UK: ˈɑːf.tə(r)] [US: ˈæf.tər]

by(indicating means of classification or organisation)
preposition
[UK: baɪ] [US: baɪ]

etter, bak preposition

after(behind)
preposition
[UK: ˈɑːf.tə(r)] [US: ˈæf.tər]

etter, for preposition

by(indicates steady progression)
preposition
[UK: baɪ] [US: baɪ]

etter at preposition

after(as a result of)
preposition
[UK: ˈɑːf.tə(r)] [US: ˈæf.tər]

etter tur, i tur og orden, i rekkefølge preposition

in turn(in due order, as a queue)
preposition
[UK: ɪn tɜːn] [US: ɪn ˈtɝːn]

etterkommer noun
{m}

scion [scions](descendant)
noun
[UK: ˈsaɪən] [US: ˈsaɪən]

etterlate verb

leave [left, left, leaving, leaves](to cause to remain as available, not take away, refrain from depleting)
verb
[UK: liːv] [US: ˈliːv]

ettermiddag noun
{m}

afternoon [afternoons](part of the day between noon and evening)
noun
[UK: ˌɑːf.tə.ˈnuːn] [US: ˌæf.tər.ˈnuːn]

etterord noun

afterword(epilogue)
noun
[UK: ˈaftəwˌɜːd] [US: ˈæftɚwˌɜːd]

etterpåklok adjective

afterwise(giving good advice too late)
adjective

etterpåklokskap noun
{m}

hindsight(after-the-fact realisation or understanding)
noun
[UK: ˈhaɪnd.saɪt] [US: ˈhaɪnd.ˌsaɪt]

etterretningstjeneste noun
{m}

intelligence agency(governmental agency devoted to information gathering)
noun

ettervekst noun
{m}

aftergrowth(second growth, seen in plants)
noun

(Bokmål) anmode, etterspørre verb

request [requested, requesting, requests](to ask somebody to do something)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈkwest] [US: rɪ.ˈkwest]

(Bokmål) blå etterslenger noun

blue straggler(unusually hot and blue star)
noun

(Bokmål) danse etter noens pipe verb

dance to someone's tune(to do what someone expects)
verb

(Bokmål) deretter, senere adverb

subsequentlyadverb
[UK: ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li] [US: ˈsʌb.sə.kwənt.li]

(Bokmål) det er lettere for en kamel å gå gjennom et nåløye enn for en rik man å komme inn i Guds rike phrase

it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God(proverb)
phrase

(Bokmål) etter (eget) forgodtbefinnende preposition

at will(at one's preference)
preposition
[UK: ət wɪl] [US: ət wɪl]

(Bokmål) etter, etter at conjunction

after(Signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
conjunction
[UK: ˈɑːf.tə(r)] [US: ˈæf.tər]

(Bokmål) etter, etterpå, senere, deretter, i ettertid adverb

afterwards(at a later or succeeding time)
adverb
[UK: ˈɑːf.tə.wədz] [US: ˈæf.tər.wərdz]

(Bokmål) etter hvert, gradvis, litt etter litt adverb

gradually(in gradual manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈɡræ.dʒʊə.li] [US: ˈɡræ.dʒuːə.li]

(Bokmål) etter min mening preposition

in my opinion(according to me)
preposition
[UK: ɪn maɪ ə.ˈpɪ.nɪən] [US: ɪn ˈmaɪ ə.ˈpɪ.njən]

(Bokmål) etter noens mening, i noens bok preposition

in one's opinionpreposition
[UK: ɪn wʌnz ə.ˈpɪ.nɪən] [US: ɪn wʌnz ə.ˈpɪ.njən]

(Bokmål) etterbrenner noun
{m}

afterburner [afterburners](a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
noun
[UK: ˈæf.tərˌ.bərnə(r)] [US: ˈæf.tər.ˌbər.nər]

(Bokmål) etterbyrd noun
{m}

afterbirth [afterbirths](material expelled after childbirth)
noun
[UK: ˈɑːf.tə.bɜːθ] [US: ˈæf.tə.bɝːθ]

(Bokmål) etterdønning noun
{m} {f}

repercussion [repercussions](consequence, result of action)
noun
[UK: ˌriː.pəˈk.ʌʃ.n̩] [US: ˌri.pərˈk.əʃ.n̩]

(Bokmål) etterforsker noun
{m}

investigator [investigators](one who investigates)
noun
[UK: ɪn.ˈve.stɪ.ɡeɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˌɪn.ˈve.stə.ˌɡe.tər]

(Bokmål) etterforskning noun
{m} {f}, etterforSking {m} {f}

investigation [investigations](the act of investigating)
noun
[UK: ɪn.ˌve.stɪ.ˈɡeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌɪn.ˌve.stə.ˈɡeɪʃ.n̩]

(Bokmål) etterfølge verb

ensue [ensued, ensuing, ensues](to occur as consequence)
verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈsjuː] [US: en.ˈsuː]

(Bokmål) etterfølgende, påfølgende adjective

ensuing(repercussions which result from some prior stimulus)
adjective
[UK: ɪn.ˈsjuːɪŋ] [US: ˈen.suːɪŋ]

(Bokmål) etterkommer noun
{m}, avkom {n}, ætling {m}, ætting {m}, barn {n}

offspring [offspring](singular offspring (male, female or sex unspecified))
noun
[UK: ˈɒf.sprɪŋ] [US: ˈɒf.ˌsprɪŋ]

(Bokmål) etterkommer noun
{m}, etterfølger {m}, oPlPlfølger {m}

successor [successors](person or thing that immediately follows another)
noun
[UK: sək.ˈse.sə(r)] [US: sək.ˈse.sər]

(Bokmål) etterkommer noun
{m}

descendant [descendants](one who is the progeny of someone)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈsen.dənt] [US: də.ˈsen.dənt]

(Bokmål) etterkommere (collective sg) noun
{m-Pl}, ætlinger {m}, ættinger {n}, avkom {n}

offspring [offspring](plural or collective offspring (only males, only females, both sexes or sex unspecified))
noun
[UK: ˈɒf.sprɪŋ] [US: ˈɒf.ˌsprɪŋ]

(Bokmål) etternavn noun
{n}, familienavn {n}, SlektSnavn {n}

cognomen(surname)
noun
[UK: kɒɡ.ˈnəʊ.mən] [US: kɒgˈno.ʊ.mən]

(Bokmål) etterplaprer noun
{m}

parrot [parrots](person who repeats what was said)
noun
[UK: ˈpæ.rət] [US: ˈpe.rət]

(Bokmål) etterretning noun
{m} {f}

intelligence(information about the enemy)
noun
[UK: ɪn.ˈte.lɪ.dʒəns] [US: ˌɪn.ˈte.lə.dʒəns]

(Bokmål) etterrettelig, trofast adjective

faithful(reliable; worthy of trust)
adjective
[UK: ˈfeɪθ.fəl] [US: ˈfeɪθ.fəl]

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