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benk

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

a bench · a row of seats · a work surface, worktop

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt bekkr Old Norse bekkr

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. langt, smalt møbel til å sitte (eller ligge) på a long, narrow piece of furniture to sit (or lie) on
    • sitte på en benk i hagen to sit on a bench in the garden
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som innbytterbenka substitutes' bench, a bench, kirkebenka pew, sengebenka bench bed
  2. sitteplass i samlingsrom;
    stolrada row of chairs
    a seat in an assembly hall;
    a row of chairsstolrad
    • sitte på første benk i teateret to sit in the front row at the theatre
    • tale for tomme benker to speak to an empty house
  3. i idrett: utvisningsbenk in sport: the penalty bench
    • få to minutter på benken to get two minutes in the penalty box
  4. avlangt underlag for forskjellig arbeid an elongated surface used for various kinds of work
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som dreiebenka lathe, høvelbenka carpenter's workbench, kjøkkenbenka kitchen worktop
  5. næringsrik jordseng i karm dekket med glass eller plast;
    vekstbenka hotbed (covered growing frame)
    a bed of nutrient-rich soil in a frame covered with glass or plastic;
    a hotbed (covered growing frame)vekstbenk
  6. stilling i bryting (3)wrestling a position in wrestlingbryting (3)