Skip to the article
Ordpar Norwegian–English dictionary

Article view Home 1 more entry for male1 artikkel til for male

male homograph 2

verbverb

to paint

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt mála; fra lavtysk malen Old Norse mála; from Low German malen

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. dekke med maling to cover with paint
    • male huset to paint the house
    • male stolen hvit to paint the chair white
    • vi malte stua i fjor we painted the living room last year
    • naboen maler gjerdet grønt the neighbour is painting the fence green
    • nå har jeg malt det første strøket now I've done the first coat
  2. lage et maleri to make a painting
    • male landskapsbilder to paint landscapes
    • Tidemand har malt ‘Haugianerne’ Tidemand painted ‘The Haugians’
  3. i overført betydning: framstille, uttrykke figuratively: to portray, to express
    • overraskelsen stod malt i ansiktet hennes the surprise was written all over her face
    • han maler situasjonen temmelig svart he paints a rather bleak picture of the situation

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

male fanden på veggen svartmale tilstanden eller framtiden to portray the situation or the future in the blackest terms Eng. phraseto paint a gloomy picture
male med bred pensel skildre i kraftige og tydelige ordelag to depict in bold and vivid terms Eng. phraseto paint in vivid colours
male seg sminke seg to apply make-up to oneself Eng. phraseto put on make-up
male seg inn i et hjørne selvforskyldt sette seg i en vanskelig situasjon to get oneself into a difficult situation through one's own doing Eng. phraseto paint oneself into a corner
  • han har malt seg inn i et hjørne ved å utsette gavekjøpet til kona i siste liten he has painted himself into a corner by leaving his wife's present until the last minute
male ut skildre på en levende og utførlig eller overdrevent måte to describe in a vivid and detailed or exaggerated way
  • male ut alle tenkelige risikoer to spell out every conceivable risk in lurid detail