heis homograph 1
noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønna lift · an elevator
InflectionVis bøyning
EtymologyOpphav
av heise (I)to hoist from heise (I)to hoistSenses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
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innretning til å frakte varer eller personer opp eller ned med, i vertikal eller skrå retning;
elevatora lift a device for transporting goods or people up or down, vertically or at an angle;
a liftelevator- ta heisen opp i tiende etasje to take the lift up to the tenth floor
- øvre hjørne i trekantet seil the upper corner of a triangular sail
Set phrasesFaste uttrykk
gå i heisen
gå tapt;
gå til grunne to be lost;
to come to nothing Eng. phraseto go down the drain
gå til grunne to be lost;
to come to nothing Eng. phraseto go down the drain
komme i heisen
(etter gammel straffemetode til sjøs der en ble heist opp i råa med en stropp under armene) komme i knipe;
måtte stå til rette (from an old naval punishment in which a person was hoisted up to the yardarm by a strap under the arms) to get into trouble;
to have to answer for something Eng. phraseto get into hot water
måtte stå til rette (from an old naval punishment in which a person was hoisted up to the yardarm by a strap under the arms) to get into trouble;
to have to answer for something Eng. phraseto get into hot water