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garderobe

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

changing room · cloakroom · wardrobe

EtymologyOpphav

av fransk garder ‘vokte’ og robe ‘kjole’ from French garder 'to guard' and robe 'dress'

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. rom til å ha ytterklær i, særlig i offentlig bygning a room for outdoor clothing, especially in a public building
    • henge fra seg kåpen i garderoben to hang up one's coat in the cloakroom
  2. omkledningsroma changing room for skuespillere, idrettsutøvere, skoleelever eller lignende a changing roomomkledningsrom for actors, athletes, schoolchildren or the like
    • garderoben til fotballaget the football team's dressing room
    • gå til garderoben for å skifte to go to the changing room to change
  3. de klærne en person eier the clothes a person owns
    • ha en stor garderobe to have a large wardrobe
    • fornye garderoben to refresh one's wardrobe
  4. garderobeskapa large wardrobe a large wardrobegarderobeskap
    • frittstående garderober free-standing wardrobes