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belyse

verbverb

to shed light on · to illuminate · to light up

PronunciationUttale

belyˊse

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. lyse opp, vende lys(kaster) mot to light up, to direct a light at
    • rommet var dårlig belyst the room was poorly lit
  2. i overført betydning: kaste lys over;
    utdypeto elaborate, klargjøre (I)to clarify · to clear up
    figuratively: to cast light on;
    to elaborateutdype, to clarifyklargjøre (I)
    • belyse et emne to shed light on a topic
    • belyse en sak to throw light on a matter
    • et eksempel kan belyse hva jeg mener an example may illustrate what I mean
    • spørsmålet er blitt grundig belyst the question has been thoroughly examined