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kapital homograph 2

adjectiveadjektiv

EtymologyOpphav

fra latin, av caput ‘hode’; jamfør hoved-main-, chief- from Latin, from caput 'head'; compare hoved-main-, chief-

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

stor, viktig, vesentlig great, important, substantial
  • en kapital misforståelse a major misunderstanding
  • avviket skyldtes en kapital systemsvikt the discrepancy was down to a massive system failure
brukt som adverb: used as an adverb:
  • laget skuffet tilhengerne kapitalt the team utterly disappointed its supporters
  • hun fikk livet kapitalt endret her life was radically changed