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bringe homograph 3

verbverb

to bring · to deliver · to take (somewhere)

EtymologyOpphav

av lavtysk bringen from Low German bringen

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. bære med seg;
    ha med seg
    to carry along;
    to bring with one
    • bringe varer to deliver goods
    • tøy hentes og bringes clothes are collected and delivered
    • båten bringer folk til byen the boat takes people to town
  2. la noen få tilgang til;
    legge fram
    to give someone access to;
    to put forward
    • bringe påstandene videre to pass the allegations on
    • avisene brakte en reportasje fra møtet the newspapers carried a report from the meeting
    • bringe nye momenter inn i en sak to bring new points into a case
    • hun brakte saken inn for domstolene she brought the case before the courts
    • ingen vet hva framtiden vil bringe no one knows what the future will bring
  3. få til å komme i en viss tilstand to cause to end up in a certain state
    • bringe noe i orden to put something in order
    • bringe saken nærmere en løsning to bring the matter closer to a solution
    • bringe balanse i regnskapet to balance the accounts
    • hun brakte dem til taushet she silenced them
  4. være årsak til;
    føre med seg;
    framkalle
    to be the cause of;
    to bring with it;
    to give rise to
    • bringe ulykke to bring bad luck