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såkalt

adjectiveadjektiv

so-called

EtymologyOpphav

av så (V)then · so · as (in comparisons) og kalleto call, name · to call for, summon from så (V)then · so · as (in comparisons) and kalleto call, name · to call for, summon

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. brukt for å vise at et ord eller uttrykk er nytt, ukjent eller spesielt used to show that a word or expression is new, unfamiliar or special
    • vi har flere såkalte medietek we have several so-called media libraries
    • prisene er regnet ut fra såkalte basispunkter the prices are worked out from so-called basis points
    • de såkalte frie radikalene the so-called free radicals
  2. brukt for å vise skepsis, tvil eller ironi used to express scepticism, doubt or irony
    • stedets såkalte hotell the local so-called hotel
    • såkalt moderne kunst so-called modern art