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stå på

to be going on, to be happening · to keep at it, to work hard

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

see:Se: påon · in · at · to, ståto stand · to be, to be situated (of a thing in a place) · to say, to be written (of a text)
  1. hende, foregå to happen, to take place Eng. phraseto go on
    • hva er det som står på her? what is going on here?
    • bråket stod ikke lenge på før politiet kom the commotion had not gone on for long before the police arrived
  2. henge i;
    jobbe hardt
    to persevere;
    to work hard
    Eng. phraseto keep at it
    • de jobber og står på for å rekke fristen they are working flat out to meet the deadline