Meaning of blæða | Babel Free
[ˈplaiːða]Definitions
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to cause to bleed [with dative ‘someone’] (idiomatically translated as "bleed" with the dative object as the subject) impersonal, weak
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to pay, to pay through the nose intransitive, weak
Equivalents
Deutsch
tief in die Tasche greifen
English
pay through the nose
Suomi
maksaa maltaita
Français
acheter à prix d'or
débourser une fortune
payer bonbon
payer le prix fort
payer une fortune
Nederlands
blauw betalen
Português
pagar os olhos da cara
Examples
“Henni blæddi út.”
She bled to death.
“Mér blæðir.”
I am bleeding.
“Hann mátti blæða.”
He had to pay through the nose.
“Ég skal blæða á þig kaffi.”
I'll buy you some coffee.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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