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Meaning of på sin plads | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

appropriate

Examples

“... en lyd, der var flere oktaver højere end dåselatter og mere på sin plads, når man skulle fejre en Manchester United-sejr.”

... a sound several octaves higher than a laugh track, and more fitting for the celebration of a Manchester United victory.

“Dette er selvfølgelig ikke et hæfte om at bygge huse, men sammenligningen er på sin plads, når der skal skrives et program.”

Of course, this is not a booklet on the building of houses, but the comparison is apt [for] when a program is to be written.

“Vi rykkede fra en noget mindre lejlighed, også i et almennyttigt boligbyggeri i Hvidovre, som mine forældre i sin tid havde fået, da de pludselig skulle have mig, og de derfor fandt det på sin plads at gifte sig, bare 19 og 21 år gamle.”

We moved out of a somewhat smaller apartment, also in a subsidized complex in Hvidovre, which my parents had gotten when they were suddenly having me, and therefore found it fitting to marry, only 19 and 21 years old.

“Tydeligt at mærke, at mor synes, det er helt på sin plads, at hun skal sidde her.”

Clear to feel that mother finds it entirely appropriate for her to sit here.

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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