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lette homograph 1

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt létti; jamfør lette (II)to ease · to lighten · to lift Old Norse létti; compare lette (II)to ease · to lighten · to lift

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. det at noe blir gjort lettere;
    hjelp (1)help, lindringrelief;
    lettelse (2)a concession
    the fact of something being made easier;
    helphjelp (1), relieflindring;
    a concessionlettelse (2)
    • en stor lette i arbeidet a great help with the work
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som skattelettetax cut
  2. oppklarninga clearing up;
    opplett (I)a break in the weather
    a clearing upoppklarning;
    a break in the weatheropplett (I)
    • en lette i været a clearing in the weather