Engelsk navneord: nature | |||
| 1. | nature (om egenskab) the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It is the nature of fire to burn. The true nature of jealousy. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | quality | ||
| Omfatter disse specifikke termer | characteristic | ||
| 2. | nature (om person) a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The laws of nature. Nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | causal agency, causal agent, cause | ||
| 3. | nature (om ting) the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc. | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They tried to preserve nature as they found it. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | cosmos, creation, existence, macrocosm, universe, world | ||
| 4. | nature (om egenskab) the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It is his nature to help others. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | trait | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | animal nature, animality, complexion, disposition, sociality, temperament | ||
| Omfatter disse overordnede termer | personality | ||
| Kendetegner | good-natured, ill-natured | ||
| 5. | nature (om erkendelse) a particular type of thing | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Problems of this type are very difficult to solve. He's interested in trains and things of that nature. Matters of a personal nature. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | type | ||