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lens homograph 2

adjectiveadjektiv

out of, empty, cleaned out · dry, pumped out of water

EtymologyOpphav

fra nederlandsk from Dutch

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. som mangler innhold;
    tom (II, 1)empty, snau (II, 3)broke (short of money), fri (II, 15)devoid of     which lacks contents;
    emptytom (II, 1), broke (short of money)snau (II, 3), devoid offri (II, 15)
    • være lens for mat to be out of food
    • være lens for ved to have run out of firewood
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som pengelensout of money
  2. tom for vann empty of water
    • pumpe skuta lens to pump the vessel dry

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

These set phrases have not been translated yet. They are shown as Bokmålsordboka has them, in Norwegian.Disse faste uttrykkene er ikke oversatt ennå. De står slik Bokmålsordboka har dem.

slå lens late vannet;
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