Swedish English Dictionary

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avsikt in English:

1. intention


When I got out of jail, I had no intention of committing another crime.
I may have hurt your feelings, but such was not my intention.
The government has declared its intention to reduce taxes.
She says she has no intention of having a baby until she's in her thirties.
You have to read between the lines to know the true intention of the author.
I have no intention of lending this watch to anyone, much less parting with it.
What's his intention?
I was just drawing pictures, I had no further intention.
If you see a man approaching you with the obvious intention of doing you good, you should run for your life.
The intention that he is watching a television is nonexistent.
To our great disappointment we failed to carry out intention.
Apart from the result, your intention was good.
His intention is to study hard and go to university.
Really do take care, therefore, when your intentionis to reassure the markets. I welcome the Commission's intention to promote social dialogue.
She had good intentions. (Ona miała dobre zamiary.) I'm sorry I doubted your intentions. (Przepraszam, że wątpiłem w twoje intencje.)