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dele homograph 2

verbverb

to share · to divide

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt deila(st); opprinnelig fra lavtysk Old Norse deila(st); originally from Low German

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. stykke opp en helhet i mindre enheter;
    kløyve, skille
    to break a whole up into smaller units;
    to split, to separate
    • rommet er delt i to the room is divided in two
    • hun delte eplet i små biter she cut the apple into small pieces
    brukt som adjektiv: used as an adjective:
    • delte meninger divided opinions
  2. dividereto divide · to ponder, to mull things over, to dither to dividedividere
    • gange og dele to multiply and divide
    • 18 delt på 6 er 3 18 divided by 6 is 3
  3. skifte (II, 5)to divide up an estate, fordele;
    levere
    to divide up an estateskifte (II, 5), to distribute;
    to hand out
    • de deler på oppgavene they share the tasks between them
    • slektningene delte arven mellom seg the relatives divided the inheritance among themselves
    • dele utbyttet likt to share the profits equally
  4. ha felles eierskap over;
    ha sammen
    to have joint ownership of;
    to have in common
    • dele rom to share a room
    • idrettsutøverne delte seieren the athletes shared the victory
    • dele omsorgen for barna to share the care of the children
  5. meddele, fortelle, informere;
    gi andre innsikt i
    to communicate, to tell, to inform;
    to give others insight into
    • dele et innlegg på sosiale medier to share a post on social media
    • de delte sine innerste tanker they shared their innermost thoughts
    • dele strategien med resten av laget to share the strategy with the rest of the team
    • han var ikke redd for å dele meningene sine he was not afraid to share his opinions

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

dele inn samle i ulike grupper eller inndelinger;
gruppereto group, to classify, to categorise, avgrense (2)to demarcate
to gather into different groups or divisions;
to groupgruppere, to demarcateavgrense (2)
Eng. phraseto divide into
  • dele inn elevene i fire grupper to divide the pupils into four groups
  • teksten er delt inn i avsnitt the text is divided into paragraphs
dele seg splitte (1)to split seg i flere deler eller komponenter;
samle seg i to eller flere grupperinger (2)groupings
to splitsplitte (1) into several parts or components;
to gather into two or more groupingsgrupperinger (2)
  • cellene deler seg the cells divide
  • partiet delte seg i to the party split in two
dele syn være enig to be in agreement Eng. phraseto share a view
  • vi deler syn på mange vesentlige punkter we share the same view on many essential points
  • de unge deler ikke alltid syn med de eldre young people do not always see things the same way as their elders
dele ut gi (1)to give, overrekketo present, to hand over;
fordeleto distribute · to divide up, to share out
to givegi (1), to present (formally)overrekke;
to distributefordele
Eng. phraseto hand out
  • dele ut en pris to award a prize
  • dele ut brosjyrer to hand out leaflets