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helse

noun feminine or masculinesubstantiv hunkjønn eller hankjønn

health

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt heilsa; beslektet med hell (I)luck, good fortune · a stroke of luck, a lucky coincidence og hel (II)whole, entire · intact, unbroken · completely, entirely (adverb {helt}) Old Norse heilsa; related to hell (I)luck, good fortune · a stroke of luck, a lucky coincidence and hel (II)whole, entire · intact, unbroken · completely, entirely (adverb {helt})

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. fysisk og psykisk tilstand;
    sunnhethealth, healthiness;
    konstitusjon (3)constitution (innate physical health)
    physical and mental condition;
    health, healthinesssunnhet;
    constitution (innate physical health)konstitusjon (3)
    • ha svak helse to be in poor health
    • de har god helse they are in good health
    • den mentale helsa mental health
    • miste helsa to lose one's health
    • bare en lever og har helsa, får en være tilfreds as long as you are alive and have your health, you can be content
    • det gikk på helsa løs it was taking a serious toll on his health
    • ikke ha helse til hardt arbeid not to be strong enough for hard work
  2. helsebothealth benefit, a tonic, a restorative benefit to one's healthhelsebot
    • det er helse i hver dråpe there is goodness in every drop

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

slit det med helsa uttrykk for at en håper noen får være sunne og friske så lenge de bruker noe (sagt når en gir noe til bruk eller noen har fått noe nytt) expression of the hope that someone will stay fit and well for as long as they use something (said when handing something over for use, or when someone has got something new) Eng. phrasewear it in good health