nurture

[US]/ˈnɜːtʃə(r)/
[UK]/ˈnɜːrtʃər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. heve eller bringe opp; kultivere
n. oppvekst; kultivering
Word Forms
Third Person Singularnurtures
Past Participlenurtured
Present Participlenurturing
Past Tensenurtured
Pluralnurtures

Example Sentences

nurture a student's talent.

pleie en students talent.

the nurture of ethics and integrity.

omsorgen om etikk og integritet.

bear and foster offspring.See Synonyms at nurture

bære og fostre avkom. Se Synonymer under nurture

a delicately nurtured girl

en delikat kultivert jente

be nurtured by loving parents

bli pleiet av kjærlige foreldre

nursed her business through the depression.See Synonyms at nurture

holdt hennes virksomhet i gang gjennom depresjonen. Se Synonymer under nurture

Harry nurtured a distaste for all things athletic.

Harry pleiet en motvilje mot alle former for idrett.

my father nurtured my love of art.

min far pleiet min kjærlighet til kunst.

for a long time she had nurtured the dream of buying a shop.

i lang tid hadde hun pleiet drømmen om å kjøpe en butikk.

However, the offensive against the peace ttlovement nurtured its own counteroffensive.

Imidlertid pleiet offensiven mot fred sin egen motoffensiv.

Like his political leaderene, Sir Alan was from a relatively poor background in the unfashionable east Midlands. And like her, he nurtured a lifelong disdain for middle-class intellectual socialists.

Som sin politiske lederinne var Sir Alan fra en relativt fattig bakgrunn i det umoderne øst-Midlands. Og som henne, pleide han en livslang forakt for middelklasse-intellektuelle sosialister.

Real-world Examples

Born in a civilised family, Anne was delicately nurtured.

Født i en sivilisert familie ble Anne delikat oppfostret.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Part of it is " nature" and part is " nurture" .

En del av det er «naturlig» og en del er «oppdragelse».

Source: New Horizons College English Third Edition Reading and Writing Course (Volume 1)

Older established plants are even nurturing younger weaker ones.

Eldre, etablerte planter oppfostrer til og med yngre, svakere planter.

Source: The secrets of our planet.

But like a garden, peace had to be nurtured and maintained, otherwise it decayed.

Men som en hage måtte freden bli pleiet og opprettholdt, ellers ville den råtne.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

But does this mean we lose the nurture, bonding, and sacred silliness that ceremonies provide?

Men betyr det at vi mister oppdragelsen, samholdet og den hellige tåpeligheten som seremonier gir?

Source: National Geographic Anthology

The dominant you, and the nurturing you.

Den dominerende deg, og den nærende deg.

Source: Classic styles of celebrities

Instead of nurturing a dwindling trade, this could have the opposite effect.

I stedet for å pleie en synkende handel, kan dette ha motsatt effekt.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Given the downside risks, we would be wise to continue to carefully nurture the U.S. recovery.

Gitt risikoen for nedside, ville det være klokt å fortsette å nøye pleie USAs bedring.

Source: VOA Standard October 2015 Collection

This simple exercise nurtures your innovative spirit.

Denne enkle øvelsen pleier din innovative ånd.

Source: Science in Life

They are rewarded for being " pretty like Mommy" and encouraged to be nurturing like Mommy too.

De blir belønnet for å være «pen som mamma» og oppfordret til å være oppdragende som mamma også.

Source: Lean In

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