helle homograph 2
verbverbto pour · to slope · to lean, to tilt
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EtymologyOpphav
norrønt hella, av hallr ‘skrå, hellende’ Old Norse hella, from hallr 'sloping, slanting'Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
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slå (II, 14)to pour, tømme (II, 1)to empty out
to pourslå (II, 14), to empty outtømme (II, 1)
- helle bensin på tanken to pour petrol into the tank
- helle ut innholdet på flaska to pour out the contents of the bottle
- helle i seg flere flasker øl to knock back several bottles of beer
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skråneto slope;
lute (I)to lean to slopeskråne;
to leanlute (I)- terrenget heller mot sjøen the terrain slopes towards the sea
- veggen heller utover the wall leans outwards
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lene (II)to lean · to rest, to prop (something) against
to leanlene (II)
- helle seg bakover to lean backwards
- helle på hodet to tilt one's head
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gå mot slutten
to draw to a close
- sommeren heller summer is drawing to a close
- dagen heller mot kveld the day is drawing towards evening
Set phrasesFaste uttrykk
helle til/mot
utvikle seg i retning mot;
ha en tendens mot;
bevege seg i retning av å foretrekke noe to develop in the direction of;
to have a tendency towards;
to move towards preferring something Eng. phraseto lean towards
ha en tendens mot;
bevege seg i retning av å foretrekke noe to develop in the direction of;
to have a tendency towards;
to move towards preferring something Eng. phraseto lean towards
- det heller mot seier til det blå laget it is heading towards a win for the blue team
- jeg heller til den oppfatning at alternativ 1 er best I incline to the view that option 1 is best