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lange homograph 2

verbverb

to stride · to pass, to hand along · to deal (in drink or drugs)

EtymologyOpphav

av langlong · tall (of a person) from langlong · tall (of a person)

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. gå eller springe med lange skritt to walk or run with long strides
    • lange i vei to stride along
    • lange ut to stride out
  2. være håndlanger (1)a craftsman's assistant;
    sende (1)to send     to be a craftsman's assistanthåndlanger (1);
    to sendsende (1)
    • lange vassbøtta fra mann til mann to pass the water bucket from man to man
  3. omsette alkohol eller narkotika ulovlig to deal in alcohol or drugs illegally

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

lange innpå spise mye to eat a lot Eng. phraseto tuck in
lange til noen slå noen to hit someone Eng. phraseto take a swing at someone