billig
adjectiveadjektivcheap, inexpensive · cheap, unearned
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EtymologyOpphav
fra lavtysk from Low GermanSenses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
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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
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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