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Engelsk substantiv: delivery

1. delivery (om handling) the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHis reluctant delivery of bad news.


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)bringing


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkconveyance, transfer, transferral, transport, transportation


Mere spesifikke uttrykkairdrop, consignment, handing over, passage, post, service, service of process, serving

2. delivery (om begivenhet) the event of giving birth


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningShe had a difficult delivery.


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkbirth, nascence, nascency, nativity

3. delivery (om kommunikasjon) your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHis manner of speaking was quite abrupt.
Her speech was barren of southernisms.
I detected a slight accent in his speech.


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)manner of speaking, speech


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkexpressive style, style


Mere spesifikke uttrykkaddress, catch, elocution, inflection, inflection, modulation, prosody, shibboleth, tone, tone of voice, tongue


Omfatter disse overordnede uttrykkeneparalanguage, paralinguistic communication

4. delivery (om handling) the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)legal transfer, livery


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkconveyance, conveyance of title, conveyancing, conveying


Mere spesifikke uttrykkbailment, surrender

5. delivery (om handling) (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)pitch


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkthrow


Mere spesifikke uttrykkbalk, ball, beanball, beaner, bender, breaking ball, bullet, change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball, change-up, curve, curve ball, duster, fastball, heater, hummer, knuckleball, knuckler, off-speed pitch, overhand pitch, passed ball, screwball, sinker, smoke, spitball, spitter, strike, submarine ball, submarine pitch, wild pitch


Overordnet kategoribaseball, baseball game

6. delivery (om handling) recovery or preservation from loss or danger


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningWork is the deliverance of mankind.
A surgeon's job is the saving of lives.


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)deliverance, rescue, saving


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkrecovery, retrieval


Mere spesifikke uttrykklifesaving, reclamation, redemption, reformation, salvage, salvage, salvation, salvation, search and rescue mission

7. delivery (om handling) the act of delivering a child


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)obstetrical delivery


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkact, deed, human action, human activity


Mere spesifikke uttrykkabdominal delivery, breech birth, breech delivery, breech presentation, C-section, caesarean, caesarean delivery, caesarean section, caesarian, caesarian delivery, caesarian section, cesarean, cesarean delivery, cesarean section, cesarian, cesarian section, forceps delivery, midwifery


Omfatter disse overordnede uttrykkeneaccouchement, childbearing, childbirth, vaginal birth









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