Meaning of i byen | Babel Free

Definitions

on the town, out on the tiles

Examples

“Han deltog heller ikke i slagsmål, og han blev ikke fuld, når han var i byen.”

He did not participate in fights either, and he did not get drunk when he was on the town.

“En lørdag aften, hvor den unge mand var i byen med veninden, skete der noget uforudset.”

One Saturday night, where the young man was on the town with his friend/girlfriend, something unforeseen happened.

“På klubben var det tydeligt at se, at det ikke var første gang, hun var i byen, selvom hun egentlig ikke var gammel nok.”

In the club, it was clear that it wasn't the first time she was on the town, although she wasn't actually old enough.

“Her mødtes vi tit om fredagen og lørdagen, inden vi tog i byen.«”

We often met here on Fridays and Saturdays, before heading out."

“Havde en kammerat der scorede en pige i byen og tog hende med hjem. Da de var godt i gang med at klæde hinanden af ...”

I had a mate who hooked up with a girl in town and brought her home. When they were in the process of undressing each other ...

“En tilfældig pige i byen kaldte ham en gang for en überlækker mand, der gik rundt med en splejs indeni.”

A random girl on a night out once called him and über-hot man, who was walking around with a wimp inside.

CEFR level