award

[US]/əˈwɔːd/
[UK]/əˈwɔːrd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. å gi eller tillegge; å bestemme
n. en premie eller ære; en vurdering
Word Forms
Past Participleawarded
Pluralawards
Present Participleawarding
Third Person Singularawards
Past Tenseawarded

Phrases & Collocations

award ceremony

prisutdeling

winning an award

å vinne en pris

academy award

akademi-pris

arbitral award

voldgiftsavgjørelse

arbitration award

voldgiftsavgjørelse

special award

spesiell pris

contract award

kontraktspris

national book award

nasjonal bokpris

final award

endelig pris

grammy award

grammy-pris

Example Sentences

the award of an honorary doctorate.

tildelingen av en æresdoktorgrad.

he was awarded the Military Cross.

han ble tildelt Military Cross.

the company's annual award for high-quality service.

bedriftens årlige pris for tjenester av høy kvalitet.

he was awarded the victor's belt.

han ble tildelt seierherrens belte.

the award was instituted in 1900.

prisen ble innstiftet i 1900.

awards can be for highly variable amounts.

priser kan være for svært variable beløp.

The court awarded heavy damages.

Domstolen tilkjente store erstatninger.

They awarded John the first prize.

De tildelte John førsteprisen.

They awarded scholarships to needy students.

De tildelte stipend til studenter i nød.

He received a posthumous award for bravery.

Han mottok en posthum pris for tapperhet.

awards to help people gain access to training.

priser for å hjelpe folk med å få tilgang til opplæring.

another agency were awarded the account.

en annen byrå ble tildelt kontoen.

he received an award in acknowledgement of his work.

han mottok en pris i anerkjennelse for sitt arbeid.

the awards are about industry politics and backslapping.

prisene handler om bransjepolitikk og klapp på ryggen.

we've bagged three awards for excellence.

vi har sikret oss tre priser for utmerkelse.

she copped an award for her role in the film.

hun vant en pris for sin rolle i filmen.

the programme won an award for its news coverage.

programmet vant en pris for sin nyhetsdekning.

Real-world Examples

The eminent poet won numerous awards.

Den eminente dikteren vant mange priser.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Hollywood will be handing out awards tomorrow night - the Academy Awards.

Hollywood vil dele ut priser i natt - Oscar-utdelingen.

Source: NPR News March 2014 Compilation

They give out awards to people like me!

De deler ut priser til folk som meg!

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

" We therefore award him forty-seven points."

" Vi tildeler ham derfor førtisju poeng."

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Was it like, what " Critic's Choice Awards? "

Var det som, hva slags " Critics' Choice Awards"?

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

I didn't even know this award existed.

Jeg visste ikke engang at denne prisen eksisterte.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

It received 12 Emmy awards this year.

Den fikk 12 Emmy-priser i år.

Source: VOA Special September 2016 Collection

The book received many awards and honors.

Boken fikk mange priser og utmerkelser.

Source: VOA Special October 2022 Collection

This is actually the second award for the evening.

Dette er faktisk den andre prisen for kvelden.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

Hillary has been presented countless awards and honors.

Hillary har blitt presentert for utallige priser og utmerkelser.

Source: Entering Yale University

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