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stilling

noun feminine or masculinesubstantiv hunkjønn eller hankjønn

position · job, post · score

EtymologyOpphav

av stille (V)to place, to set, to position · to put forward, to pose (a question) · to provide, to field · to adjust, to tune from stille (V)to place, to set, to position · to put forward, to pose (a question) · to provide, to field · to adjust, to tune

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. måte som kropp eller lemmer er anbrakt på the way the body or the limbs are placed
    • sittende stilling a sitting position
    • skifte stilling to shift position
    • ligge i en forvridd stilling to lie in a contorted position
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som arbeidsstillinga working posture, a working position, fosterstillingthe foetal position, misjonærstillingthe missionary position
  2. plass (4)place, posisjon (2)position placeplass (4), positionposisjon (2)
    • himmellegemers stilling the position of the celestial bodies
  3. område der militære styrker har posisjonert seg an area where military forces have taken up position
    • trekke seg tilbake til nye stillinger to fall back to new positions
    • gå i stilling to take up position
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som forsvarsstillinga defensive position
  4. tilstandstate, condition;
    situasjonsituation;
    posisjon (5)a position (of high status)
    state, conditiontilstand;
    situationsituasjon;
    a position (of high status)posisjon (5)
    • være i en økonomisk vanskelig stilling to be in a financially difficult position
    • ved pause var stillingen 2–1 at half-time the score was 2–1
    • de diskuterte kvinnens stilling i samfunnet they discussed the position of women in society
    • henlegge en sak etter bevisets stilling to drop a case in view of the state of the evidence
  5. arbeid (2)employment, jobb (1)a job;
    embete (1)public office
    employmentarbeid (2), a jobjobb (1);
    public officeembete (1)
    • jeg vil søke på den ledige stillingen I want to apply for the vacant position
    • hun har en ansvarsfull stilling she has a position of responsibility
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som bistillinga secondary job, a side position, heltidsstillinga full-time job, a full-time position, lederstillinga managerial position, a leadership post

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

holde stillingen greie seg;
holde standto hold one's ground
to manage, to cope;
to hold one's groundholde stand
Eng. phraseto hold the fort
ta stilling til ta begrunnet standpunkt til noe to take a reasoned position on something Eng. phraseto make up one's mind about something
  • jeg har ikke tatt stilling til hva jeg skal bruke pengene på I haven't decided what to spend the money on