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late homograph 1

verbverb

to pretend · to leave (in a state)

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt láta, beslektet med latlazy · gently sloping; samme opprinnelse som la (III)to let, to allow · to have something done Old Norse láta, related to latlazy · gently sloping; same origin as la (III)to let, to allow · to have something done

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. gi skinn av;
    gi seg ut for å være;
    simulere (1)to feign illness     to give the appearance of;
    to make out that one is;
    to feign illnesssimulere (1)
    • late som en ikke hører to pretend not to hear
    • late som ingenting to act as if nothing had happened
    • vi bare later som we are only pretending
    • de lot som de forstod hva hun mente they pretended to understand what she meant
  2. sette i en tilstand;
    ha opp eller igjen     to put into a certain state;
    to leave open or shut
    • lat meg i fred! leave me alone!
    • kan du late igjen døra etter deg? could you shut the door behind you?
  3. gi fra seg;
    avhendeto dispose of, to sell off, to part with     to relinquish;
    to dispose ofavhende
    • de har latt etter seg en formue they have left behind a fortune
  4. tape (II, 1)to suffer the loss of, miste (1)to lose to suffer the loss oftape (II, 1), to losemiste (1)
    • late livet to lose one's life
  5. ytre seg;
    uttale seg     to express oneself;
    to voice an opinion
    • late ille over noe to speak ill of something

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

late noen i stikken rømme fra eller svikte noen i nød to run away from or fail someone in need Eng. phraseto leave someone in the lurch
late til gi inntrykk av;
se ut til to give the impression of;
to appear to be Eng. phraseto seem to
  • han later til å være flink he seems to be good at it
  • det later til å virke it seems to be working
  • det lot til at han var fornærmet it seemed that he was offended
  • hun har latt til å like seg she appears to have settled in well
late vannet tisse, urinere to pee, to urinate Eng. phraseto pass water