Meaning of brofast | Babel Free
Definitions
connected by a bridge to a larger landmass
not-comparable
Examples
“I dag er Slotsholmen brofast og Christiansborg ligger, hvor Absalons gamle borg lå.”
Today, Slotsholmen is connected by bridge, and Christiansborg is located where Absalon's old castle was.
“1968, Handels- og søfartsmuseet på Kronborg, Årbog ... protest mod planerne om at gøre øen brofast med Fyn.”
... objections to the plans to make the island connected by bridge to Funen.
“Øland er blevet brofast med Sverige.”
Øland has become connected by bridge to Sweden.
“Vi leverer i hele landet, undtagen ikke-brofaste øer og et mindre antal yderligtbeliggende postnumre.”
We ship to the entire country, except islands that aren't connected by bridge and a small number of remote zip codes.
“... Redningskorpsets flyveambulancetjeneste, som blev en vigtig livline for patienter på Danmarks mange ikke-brofaste øer.”
... the rescue corps' flying ambulance service, which became an important lifeline to patients on the many non-connected-by-bridge islands of Denmark.
“De største er brofaste, andre kan man sejle til med færge, og så er der resten. Dem, hvor der ikke bor så mange, og de helt øde.”
The largest ones are connected by bridge, others one can sail to by ferry, and then there are the rest. The ones where not very many live, and the completely desolate ones.
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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