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passe homograph 1

adjectiveadjektiv

just right · suitable · moderately

EtymologyOpphav

fra lavtysk, samme opprinnelse som pass (V)fitting, deserved (in {til pass}) · well, in good health (in {til pass}); jamfør passe (V)to fit · to suit, to be convenient from Low German, same origin as pass (V)fitting, deserved (in {til pass}) · well, in good health (in {til pass}); compare passe (V)to fit · to suit, to be convenient

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

passeligsuitable, of the right size · just about enough · moderately, fairly (as an adverb) just rightpasselig
  • en passe mengde a suitable amount
  • en passe dose sjarm just the right dose of charm
brukt som adverb: used as an adverb:
  • passe stor just big enough
  • jeg er sånn passe fornøyd I'm only moderately pleased
  • hun skal bli passe forbanna når hun oppdager dette she'll be pretty pissed off when she finds this out