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formidle

verbverb

to convey · to pass on · to arrange · to broker

EtymologyOpphav

fra lavtysk; av for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess og middel (I)means · agent, remedy · funds from Low German; from for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess and middel (I)means · agent, remedy · funds

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. være mellomledd for;
    hjelpe til å skje;
    overføreto transfer · to broadcast
    to act as an intermediary for;
    to help bring about;
    to transferoverføre
    • formidle arbeid to place people in jobs
    • de ble tatt i å formidle falske pass they were caught supplying forged passports
    • byrået har formidlet arbeidskraft i en årrekke the agency has been supplying labour for many years
    brukt som adjektiv used as an adjective
    • ha en formidlende rolle to play a mediating role
    • et formidlende organ a mediating body
  2. dele videre kunnskap eller informasjon;
    forklare noe for andre på en pedagogisk måte;
    underviseto teach, fortelleto tell · to recount, narrate
    to pass on knowledge or information;
    to explain something to others in an accessible way;
    to teachundervise, to tellfortelle
    • formidle budskapet på en god måte to get the message across well