flyte
verbverbto float · to flow
InflectionVis bøyning
EtymologyOpphav
norrønt fljóta Old Norse fljótaSenses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
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bæres av en væske, ikke synke
to be borne up by a liquid, not to sink
- tre flyter wood floats
- liket fløt opp the body floated to the surface
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strømme (I, 1)to pour, renne (II, 1)to run
to pourstrømme (I, 1), to runrenne (II, 1)
- flyte over to overflow
- flyte med blod to run with blood
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gli lett;
ha flyt to glide easily;
to move along smoothly- trafikken flyter the traffic is flowing freely
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bre seg utover, ligge strødd
to spread out, to lie scattered about
- flyte utover to spread out all over the place
- rommet fløt med aviser the room was littered with newspapers
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være ustabil, forandre seg
to be unstable, to keep changing
- alt flyter everything is in flux
Set phrasesFaste uttrykk
flyte med melk og honning
om land: være rikt og preget av overflod (etter 2. Mos 3,17)
of a country: to be rich and marked by abundance (after Exodus 3:17)
Eng. phraseto flow with milk and honey
flyte på
berge seg ved hjelp av
to get by with the help of
Eng. phraseto coast on
- han flyter på sjarmen he gets by on charm
flyte sammen
gli over i hverandre;
gå i ett to merge into one another;
to become one Eng. phraseto blur together
gå i ett to merge into one another;
to become one Eng. phraseto blur together
- dagene flyter sammen the days all blur into one