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Meaning of snabel-a | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

at sign (@)

neuter

Equivalents

English at sign

Examples

“Snabel-a'et er en ligatur, det vil sige en grafisk sammentrækning af bogstaverne a og t, fuldstændig som &-tegnet, der er en sammentrækning af e og t. Snabel-a'ets praktiske betydning er det engelske 'at', som betyder hos.”

The at sign is a ligature, that is, a graphical contraction of the letters a and t, just as the &-sign, which is a contraction of e and t. The practical significance of the at sign is the English 'at', which means by.

“Jeg skriver min mailadresse, snabel-a'et ligner jeg ved ikke hvad, giver papiret videre til forfatteren.”

I write my email address, the at sign looks like a mess, I pass on the paper to the writer.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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