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stemning

noun masculine or femininesubstantiv hankjønn eller hunkjønn

mood · atmosphere · sentiment

EtymologyOpphav

av stemme (II)to vote · to be right, to add up · to tune from stemme (II)to vote · to be right, to add up · to tune

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. sinnstilstanda state of mind, a mental state som preger en person eller gruppe state of mindsinnstilstand that characterises a person or a group
    • være i god stemning to be in a good mood
    • selskapet var i løftet stemning the party was in high spirits
    • stemningen i salen var høy the mood in the hall was buoyant
  2. holdning, innstilling attitude, disposition
    • greie å snu stemningen to manage to turn the mood around
    • det var stemning for å utsette saken there was support for postponing the matter
  3. preg (1)character, atmosfære (2)atmosphere characterpreg (1), atmosphereatmosfære (2)
    • månen skapte en trolsk stemning the moon created a magical atmosphere

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

komme i stemning bli i godt humør to be put in a good mood Eng. phraseto get in the mood