Norwegian Word of the Day
å
stream
Definitions
| Norwegian > English |
| å |
| 1. part. to (infinitive marker) |
| Å løpe - to run |
| 2. interj. To express different emotions, oh |
| Å, er det deg? - Oh, is it you? |
| Å gud, for et dårlig vær det er. - oh dear, look how bad the weather is. |
| Å, skitt, du har problemer! - Oh shit, you're in trouble! |
| 3. interj. Used to make the message more urgent, pleading, or to underline it, oh |
| Å, vær så snill, kan vi ikke dra? - Oh, please, can't we go? |
| 4. interj. To express hesitation or dismissal, oh |
| Å ja, sier du det? - Oh really, is that so? |
| Hva skjedde? —Å, ingenting - What happened here? —Oh, nothing. |
| Å, jeg er ikke så sikker på det. - Oh, I'm not so sure about that. |
| 5. n. A small river; a creek; a big stream (used mostly in dialects, obsolete in writing) |
| Mange bekker små gjør en stor å |
| every little helps (literally: "Many small creeks make a big stream") |
| 6. pron. (dialectal) what (interrogative pronoun) |
| 7. conj. misspelling of og |
Example Sentences
| Vær snill og tilgi meg for at jeg var så sen til å skrive dette. Please forgive me for not having written sooner. Små barn er redde for å bli forlatt i mørket. Small children are afraid of being left alone in the dark. Det er deilig å spasere om natten. There's something wonderful about night walks. Folk kommer til å glemme hva du sa eller gjorde, men de vil aldri glemme hvordan du fikk dem til å føle seg. People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Mor har nettopp gått for å handle. Mother has just gone shopping. |
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