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Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. være i stedet for;
   avløse (1)to relieve (take over from) to take the place of;
   to relieve (take over from)avløse (1)
   • ingen kan erstatte henne no one can replace her
   • maskinen skal erstatte to arbeidere the machine is to replace two workers
2. sette i stedet for;
   skifte ut to put in place of;
   to replace
   • erstatte en defekt del to replace a faulty part
3. være vederlagremuneration, payment · something given in return eller skadebotdamages, compensation for damage for to serve as paymentvederlag or damagesskadebot for
   • penger som skal erstatte de tapte inntektene money to make up for the lost income
4. gi vederlagremuneration, payment · something given in return eller skadebotdamages, compensation for damage for;
   kompensereto compensate (for) · to offset · to make up for;
   gjøre godt to give paymentvederlag or damagesskadebot for;
   to compensatekompensere;
   to make good
   • vi vil erstatte dette tapet we will compensate for this loss