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drivfjær, drivfjør

noun masculine or femininesubstantiv hankjønn eller hunkjønn

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. fjær (II, 1)spring, elastic component (as part of machinery, often made of steel) som driver et urverk eller annet maskineri (1)collective term for machines or machine parts working together
  2. grunn til at en gjør noe;
    drivkraft (2)the thing or the person that makes something happen or makes someone act in a particular way;
    the reason someone does something;
    a mainspring, a prime mover;
    motivation
    ;
    motiv (1)the reason someone does something;
    a motive, driving force, purpose
    • ytringsfrihet er selve drivfjæren i et demokrati