stand I homograph 1

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. forfatning (1)condition, tilstand;
   orden conditionforfatning (1), state;
   order
   • bilen er i kjørbar stand the car is roadworthy
   • badet er i dårlig stand the bathroom is in poor condition
2. sosial rang, status (1)status social rank, statusstatus (1)
   • i hans stand og stilling in his rank and station
   • gifte seg under sin stand to marry beneath one's station
3. i jakt: det at en jakthund står stille for å vise jegeren hvor byttet er in hunting: a gun dog standing still to show the hunter where the quarry is
   • fuglehunden fikk stand the gun dog came on point
4. etterledd som karakteriserer hvor eller hvordan noe står eller befinner seg;
   i ord som avstanddistance · a gap, a gulf, oljestandthe oil level, motstandresistance · opposition · resistor og vannstandthe water level a final element indicating where or how something stands or is situated;
   in words like avstanddistance · a gap, a gulf, oljestandthe oil level, motstandresistance · opposition · resistor and vannstandthe water level
5. etterledd som karakteriserer sivilstandmarital status;
   i ord som ektestandmatrimony, the married state, wedlock, frøkenstandspinsterhood, the unmarried state of a woman og ungkarsstandbachelorhood, the single state a final element indicating marital statussivilstand;
   in words like ektestandmatrimony, the married state, wedlock, frøkenstandspinsterhood, the unmarried state of a woman and ungkarsstandbachelorhood, the single state

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