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billig

adjectiveadjektiv

cheap, inexpensive · cheap, unearned

EtymologyOpphav

fra lavtysk from Low German

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. som ikke koster mye;
    rimelig (4)reasonably priced
    that does not cost much;
    reasonably pricedrimelig (4)
    • det var utrolig billig that was incredibly cheap
    • den kjolen var ikke billig! that dress wasn't cheap!
    • maskinen er billig i drift the machine is cheap to run
    • selge noe billig to sell something cheaply
    • det var ingen billig fornøyelse it didn't come cheap
    • det blir billigere i lengden it works out cheaper in the long run
    • jeg tar de billigste skoene dere har I'll take the cheapest shoes you have
  2. tarvelig (2)mean, contemptible;
    lettkjøpteasily won, cheap
    mean, contemptibletarvelig (2);
    easily wonlettkjøpt
    • en billig seier a cheap victory
    • billige vitser cheap jokes
    • et billig poeng a cheap point
    • billig underholdning cheap entertainment

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

en billig penge en liten pengesum a small sum of money Eng. phrasefor a song
  • kjøpe brukte merkeklær for en billig penge to buy used designer clothes for a song
få billig brukt for å uttrykke forakt for noe eller noen used to express contempt for something or someone Eng. phraseyou're welcome to it
  • dagens fiskeripolitikk kan du få billig av meg you can have today's fisheries policy, for all I care
slippe billig unna komme lettvint unna to get away without much trouble Eng. phraseto get off lightly
  • han slapp billig unna kritikk he escaped with hardly any criticism