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avsette

verbverb

to depose · to dismiss (from office) · to set aside

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. gi avskjed (fra et embete, en stilling, et verv);
    si opp
    to dismiss (from an office, a post, a position of trust);
    to remove from office
    • avsette presidenten to depose the president
  2. reservere for et visst formål to set aside for a particular purpose
    • på budsjettet er det avsatt et visst beløp til uforutsette utgifter a certain sum has been set aside in the budget for unforeseen expenses
  3. selgeto sell to sellselge
    • det var ikke noe problem å avsette varene there was no problem selling the goods
  4. avleireto deposit in layers to deposit in layersavleire