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tiltak

noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønn

a measure · an initiative · an effort

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. forholdsregelprecaution · precautionary measure;
    skritt (2)step
    precautionforholdsregel;
    stepskritt (2)
    • sette inn nødvendige tiltak to put the necessary measures in place
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som antiterrortiltaka counterterrorism measure, enøktiltakan energy-saving measure, an energy conservation measure, føre-var-tiltaka precautionary measure, mottiltaka countermeasure
  2. prosjekt, aktivitet project, activity
    • offentlige tiltak public initiatives
  3. noe som krever overskudd;
    ork (1)chore
    something that takes energy to face;
    choreork (1)
    • det er et tiltak å besøke dem når de bor så langt unna it takes some doing to visit them when they live so far away
  4. handlekraftdecisiveness, drive, ability to get things done, initiativ (2)initiative decisivenesshandlekraft, initiativeinitiativ (2)
    • det fins ikke tiltak i gutten there is no get-up-and-go in that boy