tape homograph 2
verbverbto lose
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norrønt tapa Old Norse tapaSenses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
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lide tap, miste
to suffer a loss, to lose
- tape en formue to lose a fortune
- tape interessen for noe(n) to lose interest in something or someone
- tape noe(n) av syne – miste øyekontakten med; se syn (I)sight to lose sight of something or someone – to no longer be able to see; see syn (I)sight
- tape terreng – bli drevet tilbake, miste oppslutning to lose ground – to be driven back, to lose support
- ikke være tapt bak en vogn – se vogncarriage to be nobody's fool – see vogncarriage
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lide nederlag, bli slått
to suffer defeat, to be beaten
- tape en krig, en sak, en cupkamp to lose a war, a case, a cup match
som adjektiv i presens partisipp: as an adjective in the present participle:- den tapende part the losing party
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refleksivt:
used reflexively:
- hun har tapt seg she has lost her looks
- foredraget taper seg på trykk the lecture loses something in print
- tråkket tapte seg i ura – ble borte, utydelig the path faded out in the scree – disappeared, became indistinct
- hun har tapt seg flere kilo – gått flere kilo ned i vekt she has lost several kilos – gone down several kilos in weight
Set phrasesFaste uttrykk
gi tapt
gi opp, komme til kort
to give up, to fall short
Eng. phraseto admit defeat
- laget måtte gi tapt i finalen the team had to concede defeat in the final
gå tapt
gå til spille, bli borte
to go to waste, to vanish
Eng. phraseto be lost
- fire menneskeliv gikk tapt four lives were lost
tape seg
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forringes i utseende eller kvalitet;
falme to deteriorate in looks or quality;
to fade Eng. phraseto go downhill- han taper seg med årene he is losing his looks as the years go by
- orkesteret har tapt seg the orchestra isn't what it used to be
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bli (gradvis) borte;
svinne hen to (gradually) disappear;
to dwindle away- veien taper seg i tett tåke the road disappears into thick fog
- minnene tapte seg med årene the memories faded over the years