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sammen

adverbadverb

together

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt saman Old Norse saman

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. i fellesskap, med hverandre together, with one another
    • bo sammen to live together
    • arbeide sammen to work together
    • drikke et glass sammen to have a drink together
    • snakke sammen to talk to each other
    • sitte tett sammen to sit close together
    • gå sammen om noe to team up on something
    • ha barn sammen to have children together
    • han eide hytta sammen med broren he owned the cabin together with his brother
    • veien binder bygdene sammen the road ties the villages together
  2. i gruppe eller flokk into a group, into a flock
    • stimle sammen to crowd together
    • flokke seg sammen to flock together
  3. mot hverandre together, against one another
    • slå hendene sammen to clap one's hands together
    • bilene støtte sammen the cars collided
  4. i haug, i en masse into a heap, into a mass
    • flyte sammen to flow together
    • rote sammen papirene to jumble the papers together
    • samle sammen restene to gather up the leftovers
    • snøen var føket sammen the snow had drifted into heaps
  5. i hop together, up
    • brette tommestokken sammen to fold up the folding ruler
    • slå sammen en bok to close a book
    • sette sammen delene to assemble the parts
    • spikre sammen noen fjøler to nail some boards together
    • legge sammen to tall to add two numbers together
    • dikte sammen en historie to make up a story
    • navnene deres nevnes alltid sammen their names are always mentioned together

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

alle sammen mest om personer: alle (av et visst antall) chiefly of people: all (of a given number)
  • alle sammen møtte opp everyone showed up
  • kjære alle sammen! dear all!
alt sammen det hele;
det som skal regnes med the whole thing;
everything that is included
  • du får alt sammen for 100 kroner you get the whole lot for 100 kroner
blande sammen
  1. røre sammen to stir together Eng. phraseto mix together
    • blande sammen løk, kjøttdeig og krydder to mix together onion, minced meat and spices
  2. forveksle to confuse one with another Eng. phraseto mix up
    • folk blander sammen de to navnene people mix up the two names
bli sammen bli kjærester to become a couple Eng. phraseto get together
bryte sammen
  1. gå i stykker;
    briste     to break apart;
    to give way
    • tribunen brøt sammen under vekten the stand collapsed under the weight
  2. uttrykke sterke følelser to express strong emotion Eng. phraseto break down
    • hun brøt sammen i latter she burst out laughing
  3. bli avbrutt to be interrupted Eng. phraseto break down
    • forhandlingen har brutt sammen the negotiations have broken down
    • all kommunikasjon brøt sammen under uværet all communication broke down during the storm
henge sammen
  1. ha alle deler festet sammen til en helhet to have all the parts fastened together into a whole Eng. phraseto hold together
    • skoene hang så vidt sammen the shoes were barely holding together
  2. holde sammen to keep together Eng. phraseto stick together
    • søstrene hang alltid sammen the sisters always stuck together
  3. stå i forbindelse med;
    høre sammen     to be connected;
    to belong together     Eng. phraseto hang together
    • hvordan kan dette henge sammen? how does this all fit together?
pakke sammen
  1. samle og legge i en veske, kasse eller lignende to gather up and put into a bag, box or the like Eng. phraseto pack up
    • pakke sammen utstyret to pack up the equipment
  2. avslutte en virksomhet;
    gi opp     to close down;
    to give up     Eng. phraseto pack it in
    • de har gått konkurs og pakket sammen they went bankrupt and shut up shop
stå sammen være samlet;
gjøre felles sak to be united;
to make common cause Eng. phraseto stand together
sønder og sammen fullstendig ødelagt completely destroyed Eng. phraseto smithereens
  • byen er bombet sønder og sammen the city has been bombed to smithereens
  • laget ble slått sønder og sammen the team was thoroughly thrashed
  • synspunktet kritiseres sønder og sammen the view is torn to shreds
ta seg sammen stramme seg opp to take oneself in hand, to buck up Eng. phraseto pull oneself together
til sammen i det stor og hele;
alt i altall in all, on the whole · in total all told, altogether;
all in allalt i alt
  • det blir til sammen 800 kroner that comes to 800 kroner in total