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stusse homograph 2

verbverb

to be taken aback, to be puzzled · to bounce · to flick (a ball) on

EtymologyOpphav

fra tysk, opprinnelig ‘(få til å) støte mot’ from German, originally '(to cause to) bump against'

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. stanse opp og tenke seg om;
    bli forundret;
    lure på     to stop short and think;
    to be puzzled;
    to wonder
    • stusse over noe to find something odd
    • jeg stusset da jeg hørte det I was taken aback when I heard it
  2. sprette lett to bounce lightly
    • ballen stusset the ball bounced
  3. gi et lite spark eller støt to give a slight kick or knock
    • spilleren stusset ballen videre the player flicked the ball on