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i veien

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

see:Se: veiroad · way · route · distance
  1. på et sted som stenger eller er til hinder for noe eller noen in a position that blocks or obstructs something or someone Eng. phrasein the way
    • han står i veien, så jeg ser ingenting he is standing in the way, so I can't see anything
    • ungene er alltid i veien the children are always in the way
  2. brukt for å uttrykke vanskeligheter, utfordringer eller lignende used to express difficulties, obstacles or the like Eng. phraseto get in the way of
    • sykdommen kom i veien for ferieplanene våre the illness got in the way of our holiday plans
    • alt arbeidet kom i veien for familielivet all the work got in the way of family life
  3. brukt for å uttrykke at noe er galt eller et problem used to express that something is wrong or is a problem Eng. phraseto be the matter with
    • hva er i veien med deg? what's the matter with you?
    • det er ingenting i veien med fantasien hennes there is nothing wrong with her imagination
    • det er noe i veien med bilen, den vil ikke starte there is something wrong with the car, it won't start