minus I homograph 1

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. tegnet –;
   motsatt pluss (I, 1)the plus sign the sign -;
   the opposite of the plus signpluss (I, 1)
   • et minus foran et tall betyr at det er negativt a minus in front of a number means that it is negative
2. noe negativt;
   ulempedisadvantage, drawback, hake (II, 2)a catch;
   underskudd (1)a deficit something negative;
   a disadvantageulempe, a catchhake (II, 2);
   a deficitunderskudd (1)
   • trafikkstøy er et minus ved bylivet traffic noise is a downside of city life
   • det er et minus at programmet sendes så sent it is a drawback that the programme is broadcast so late
   • regnskapet kom ut med minus the accounts came out in the red