civil

[US]/ˈsɪvl/
[UK]/ˈsɪvl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. vedkommende innbyggere; vedkommende sivile forhold eller regjering; høflig; sivilisert.

Phrases & Collocations

civil rights

borgerrettigheter

civil society

borgersamfunn

civil disobedience

sivil ulydighet

civil liberties

borgerrettigheter

civil engineer

sivilingeniør

civil law

sivilrett

civil aviation

sivil luftfart

civil engineering

sivilteknikk

civil war

borgerkrig

civil service

sivil tjeneste

civil procedure

sivil prosedyre

civil liability

sivilrettslig ansvar

civil servant

sivilansatt

civil administration

siviladministrasjon

civil code

sivilrett

civil action

sivilrettslig handling

civil construction

sivil konstruksjon

civil procedure law

sivilprosesslov

civil case

sivil sak

civil aircraft

sivilfly

civil right

sivilrettighet

civil building

sivil bygging

american civil war

amerikanske borgerkrigen

Example Sentences

Be civil to the headmaster.

Vær høflig mot rektor.

It was a civil case.

Det var en sivilsak.

a civil action for damages.

en sivilt søksmål for erstatning.

the Civil Aviation Authority.

Luftfartsmyndigheten.

a civil service mandarin.

en mandarin i embetsverket.

ethnic and civil strife.

etniske og sivile stridigheter.

a rookery of civil servants

en samling av offentlige tjenestemenn

bureau of civil administration

byrå for sivil forvaltning

a Civil War buff.

en entusiast for borgerkrigen.

an advocate of civil rights.

en tilhenger av borgerrettigheter.

Man is a civil creature.

Mannen er et borgerlig vesen.

they were comparatively civil to their daughter.

de var relativt høflige mot datteren sin.

a civil servant home on furlough.

en offentlig tjenestemann hjemme på permisjon.

Real-world Examples

I smell the violation of civil liberties!

Jeg lukter krenkelsen av borgerrettigheter!

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

Gil, please, let's keep this civil.

Gil, vær så snill, la oss holde oss saklige.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

Of course the Civil War was about slavery.

Selvfølgelig var den amerikanske borgerkrigen om slaveri.

Source: PBS English News

First up, civil rights activist, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander.

Først ut, borrettighetsaktivist, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

TONY BLAIR once kidnapped a civil servant.

TONY BLAIR kidnappet en saksbehandler en gang.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

We know the Civil War was about slavery.

Vi vet at den amerikanske borgerkrigen var om slaveri.

Source: PBS English News

U.S. Civil War, World War I, World War II or Vietnam war?

Den amerikanske borgerkrigen, første verdenskrig, andre verdenskrig eller Vietnamkrigen?

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

The civil rights era was in play.

Epoken med borrettigheter var i gang.

Source: VOA Daily Standard September 2020 Collection

Civil liberties activists have criticized the bill.

Aktivister for borgerrettigheter har kritisert lovforslaget.

Source: VOA Special May 2015 Collection

At that time, Japan was also ravaged by civil wars.

På den tiden var også Japan herjet av borgerkriger.

Source: "BBC Documentary: The Truth about Diaoyu Islands"

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