Meaning of hel | Babel Free

Definitions

1. whole, entire, complete, full (undivided, with all elements)
2. whole, intact, undamaged (not broken)
3. the hour, top of the hour (at the start of a new hour)
4. entire (Used to indicate that an amount is considered large.)

Examples

“Man kan være så frygteligt alene i måneder, hele måneder ad gangen, og gøre stort set alt hvad der står i éns magt for at komme i kontakt.”

One can be so terribly alone for months, entire months at a time, and do practically anything in one's power to get in contact.

“Jeg så en mand, der holdt sin Soldbuch frem til samtlige GI'er, der gik forbi i en hel halv time, og ingen tog notits af ham.”

I saw a man who held out his Soldbuch to every single GI who want past him for an entire half hour, and no one took any notice of him.

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