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brakke homograph 1

noun feminine or masculinesubstantiv hunkjønn eller hankjønn

hut · portacabin, temporary building

EtymologyOpphav

gjennom tysk; fra fransk through German; from French

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

enkel trebygning brukt til midlertidig innlosjering, som midlertidig undervisnings- eller kontorlokale eller lignende a simple wooden building used for temporary accommodation, or as temporary teaching or office premises and the like
  • 1500 anleggsarbeidere skal bo i brakker under byggingen av veien 1,500 construction workers will be housed in huts during the building of the road
  • mange elever starter skolehverdagen i brakker many pupils start their school day in temporary huts

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

stinn brakke stappfullt lokale;
fullt hus a packed venue;
a full house
  • spille for stinn brakke to play to a packed house
  • i puben var det stinn brakke og stor stemning the pub was packed and the atmosphere was great