girlish

[US]/'gɜːlɪʃ/
[UK]/ˈɡə..lɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. passende for en jente; som en jente; som en ung jente.

Phrases & Collocations

girlish charm

pikant charme

girlish giggles

pikant latter

Example Sentences

She has a girlish giggle.

Hun har en jenteaktig latter.

Her girlish charm captivated everyone.

Hennes jenteaktige charme fangret alle.

The dress had a girlish floral pattern.

Klesstykket hadde en jenteaktig blomstegmønster.

She maintained a girlish innocence despite her age.

Hun beholdt en jenteaktig uskyld selv med hennes alder.

The room was decorated in a girlish style with pastel colors.

Rommet var dekorert i en jenteaktig stil med pastellfarger.

She had a girlish enthusiasm for life.

Hun hadde en jenteaktig entusiasme for livet.

Her girlish behavior sometimes belied her intelligence.

Hennes jenteaktige oppførsel gjemte iblant sin intelligens.

The actress portrayed a girlish innocence in the movie.

Skuespilleren fremstilte en jenteaktig uskyld i filmen.

The perfume had a girlish floral scent.

Parfymen hadde en jenteaktig blomsteglød.

She still had a girlish crush on her high school sweetheart.

Hun hadde fortsatt en jenteaktig lidenskap for sin skolefelle.

Real-world Examples

" What is going on here? " said a falsely sweet, girlish voice.

"Hva skjer her?" sa en falskt søt, jenteaktig stemme.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

A vision in white, with a young, girlish figure, was standing beside him.

En kvinne i hvitt, med en ung, jenteaktig figur, stod ved siden av ham.

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

Even this hideous place can't dim your charming girlish spirit.

Selv dette forferdelige stedet kan ikke slå ned på din charmerende jenteaktige ånd.

Source: American Horror Story Season 1

It wasn't a girlish thing for him to do, because he was the High King.

Det var ikke noe jenteaktig han kunne gjøre, fordi han var den høye kongen.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Then she said, in her softest, most sweetly girlish voice, " Come here, Mr Potter, dear."

Så sa hun, i sin mjukste og søteste jenteaktige stemme: "Kom hit, mr. Potter, kjære."

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Her voice was brisk and decisive and she made up her mind instantly and with no girlish shilly-shallying.

Hun hadde en snitt og bestemt stemme, og hun tok beslutningen umiddelbart, uten noe jenteaktig usikkerhet.

Source: Gone with the Wind

" —Brienne, I know. I'll swear an oath not to harm you, if that will ease your girlish fears" .

"—Brienne, jeg vet. Jeg lover å ikke skade deg, hvis det vil forlate dine jenteaktige frykter."

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

So she made her wedding gown herself, sewing into it the tender hopes and innocent romances of a girlish heart.

Så lagde hun sin bryllupsgarderobe selv, og sydde inn de nakne håpene og uskyldige romantikken fra en jenteaktig hjerte.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

The bows were a sort of girlish indulgence, I think.

Børene var en slags jenteaktig fristelse, tror jeg.

Source: Classic styles of celebrities

So in her girlish way, she felt that that was the best compromise.

Så på sin jenteaktige måte følte hun at det var den beste kompromissen.

Source: Fresh air

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