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parkere

verbverb

to park · to shelve

EtymologyOpphav

fra fransk; samme opprinnelse som parkpark · fleet, stock (of machinery; in compounds) from French; same origin as parkpark · fleet, stock (of machinery; in compounds)

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. sette noe fra seg, som regel et kjøretøy to set something down, usually a vehicle
    • parkere bilen to park the car
  2. i overført betydning: plassere (i andres varetekt) figuratively: to place (in someone else's care)
    • de parkerte barna hos slektninger they parked the children with relatives
  3. i overført betydning: utsette eller avslutte figuratively: to postpone or to drop
    • de må parkere saken inntil videre they have to shelve the matter for the time being