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eksponere

verbverb

to expose (to something) · to display, to show off · to expose (a film)

EtymologyOpphav

fra latin ‘sette, stille ut’ from Latin 'to put out, to put on display'

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. vise fram;
    blottstilleto lay bare
    to show, to display;
    to lay bareblottstille
    • eksponere sine ferdigheter to show off one's skills
    • eksponere en vare to display a product
    • mange unge har lav terskel for å eksponere seg selv offentlig many young people have a low threshold for putting themselves on public display
  2. (la) være omgitt og påvirkes av;
    utsette (3)to expose
    to (let something) be surrounded by and affected by;
    to exposeutsette (3)
    • ikke eksponer mobiltelefonen for sterk varme og sollys do not expose the mobile phone to strong heat or sunlight
    • bli eksponert for helseskadelige faktorer som støy, lys, stråling, gass eller smitte to be exposed to health-damaging factors such as noise, light, radiation, gas or infection
    • barn lærer morsmålet ved å bli eksponert for språket children learn their mother tongue by being exposed to the language
  3. la lys virke på film eller sensor ved fotografering to let light act on film or a sensor when taking a photograph
    • eksponere en film to expose a film
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som overeksponereto overexpose, undereksponereto underexpose