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unnta

verbverb

to except, to leave out of account · to exempt, to withhold

EtymologyOpphav

jamfør norrønt taka undan ‘ta bort’ compare Old Norse taka undan ‘to take away’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. se bort fra;
    ikke la telle med;
    jamfør unntattexcept · apart from
    to disregard;
    not to count something in;
    compare unntattexcept · apart from
    • når en unntar et par kommafeil, var avskriften korrekt leaving aside a couple of comma errors, the transcript was correct
  2. holde unna to withhold
    • unnta opplysninger om en søker to withhold information about an applicant
    • dokumentene var unntatt offentlighet the documents were exempt from public disclosure
    brukt som adjektiv: used as an adjective:
    • unntatte opplysninger withheld information