| Norwegian > English |
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| falle |
| 1. n. a slanted metal piece in a door lock that moves when pressing the handle. |
| 2. v. to fall |
| Han skled, mistet fotfestet og falt. - He slipped, lost his footing and fell. |
| Byen falt etter en måneds beleiring. - The city fell after being laid siege to for a month. |
| Prisene på klær falt dramatisk i fjor. - Prices on clothes fell dramatically last year. |
| 3. v. to fall, die |
| Faren min falt i krigen. - My father died in the war. |
| Mange mennesker falt i slaget. - Many people fell in the battle. |
| 4. v. to slope |
| Det nye gulvet faller ganske mye. - The new floor slopes quite a bit. |
| 5. v. to look, fit adjective/adverb on |
| Skaftet på denne kniven faller godt i hånden. - The handle of this knife fits well in my hand. |
| Kjolen faller fint. - The dress looks nice. |
| 6. v. (with adjectives) to seem, appear |
| Det faller naturlig for henne. - It comes natural for her. |
| Det faller naturlig å gjøre det nå. - It seems only natural to do it now. |
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