nå

achieve, catch, get at, reach, well

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I. vb

(komme til) reach, get (, come) to ( fx Copenhagen, the hotel, the shore, the top),

(med besvær også) make one's way to,

F gain ( fx the shore);

(ankomme til) arrive at ( fx the hotel, the town);

(komme tids nok til) be in time for ( fx the overture);

(befordringsmiddel) catch ( fx the train), make ( fx make the nine-thirty);

(indhente) overtake, catch up with,

(komme på højde med) come up to, equal;

(opnå) achieve ( fx one's purpose; he has not achieved much),

F attain ( fx a high degree of accuracy; the highest offices);

(kunne række hen til, få fat i) reach, get at ( fx can you get at that branch?);

(strække sig til) reach to ( fx his fields reach to the lake);

(få gjort) get done ( fx I got a lot of work done today),

(overkomme) manage ( fx that was all I could manage);

[nå at]

(dvs i tide) be in time to ( fx I was in time to see him off),

(trods besvær) manage to ( fx I just managed to get it done);

(have tid til) have time to ( fx I hadn't time to read his letter);

[han kan endnu nå at gøre det] there is is still time for him to do it;

[ med adv:]

[ikke nå toget (, bussen etc)] miss the train (, the bus etc);

[vi nåede ikke ret langt sidste gang] we did not get very far last time;

[han vil nå langt]

(fig) he will go far;

[han er nået langt]

(fig) T he has come a long way;

[han nåede det lige] he just made it;

[han nåede lige at] he had (only) just time to, he was just in time to;

[han vil nå vidt] he will go far;

[ med sb:]

[nå en høj alder] reach (, F: attain) a great age;

[nå det fuldkomne] reach (, F: attain) perfection;

[nå sit mål] succeed, reach one's aim, achieve one's goal,

F attain one's end;

[nå sine ønskers mål] reach (, F: attain) the object (el. the goal) of one's desires;

[ med præp:]

[jakken kan ikke nå om dig] the jacket won't meet;

[nå op på] reach ( fx the total reached £2500), come to ( fx the bill came to £75);

[nå op til] come up to;

[nå til] reach, get (, come) to, arrive at ( fx the hotel, the town);

[nå til en afgørelse (, til enighed)] reach (el. come to el. arrive at) a decision (, an agreement);

[han (, vandet) nåede mig til hagen] he (, the water) came up to my chin;

(se også knæ).

II. interj well;

(forundret) oh; why;

(beroligende) there;

(som svar) I see;

(= nå lad os høre) now then ( fx now then, what did you want?);

[nå nå!]

(bebrejdende) now, now! come, come!

[nå da!]

(forundret) why! indeed! I say!

(advarende) now then!

[nå ja]

(resigneret) oh well;

[nå så det siger han!] so that's what he says, is it?

[nå sådan!] oh, is that it? I see! so that's the way it is!