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nedlegge

verbverb

to close down · to put forward · to put in (work)

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. felle (dyr) to bring down (an animal)
    • han nedla viltet med et velrettet skudd he brought the game down with a well-aimed shot
  2. utføre, gjøre to carry out, to do
    • nedlegge et stort og fortjenstfullt arbeid for noe to put a great deal of commendable work into something
  3. slutte med, innstille to discontinue, to close down
    • virksomheten skal nedlegges the business is to be wound up
    brukt som adjektiv: used as an adjective:
    • nedlagte småbruk disused smallholdings
  4. framsetteto put forward to put forwardframsette
    • aktor nedla påstand om fengsel i to år the prosecutor called for a two-year prison sentence
    • nedlegge forbud mot noe to impose a ban on something
  5. brukt som adjektiv: hermetisk (1)tinned used as an adjective: tinnedhermetisk (1)
    • nedlagt ansjos tinned anchovies