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mette homograph 2

verbverb

to fill up, to satisfy (hunger) · to feed · to saturate

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt metta; av mettfull · sated · satisfied Old Norse metta; from mettfull · sated · satisfied

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. gjøre mettfull · sated · satisfied, gi mat to make someone fullmett, to give food
    • brødet metter bread fills you up
    • ha mange munner å mette to have many mouths to feed
    • mette en stor familie to feed a large family
    brukt som adjektiv used as an adjective
    • rømmegrøt er mettende sour cream porridge is filling
    • en mettende saus a filling sauce
  2. fylle, tilfredsstille to fill, to satisfy
    • lufta var mettet av blomsterduft the air was saturated with the scent of flowers
    • markedet er mettet the market is saturated
  3. la et stoff ta opp i seg størst mulig mengde av et annet stoff;
    jamfør mettet (1)saturated
    to let a substance take up the greatest possible amount of another substance;
    compare mettet (1)saturated
    • mette bordplata med voks, såpe eller olje to saturate the tabletop with wax, soap or oil