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Meaning of starfsemi | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B2
ˈstarv.sɛːmɪ

Definitions

  1. activity, operations
    feminine, no-plural
  2. function (how something works, particularly how the brain works)
    feminine, no-plural
  3. industriousness
    feminine, no-plural, obsolete

Equivalents

English operation

Examples

“Faðir minn er gimsteina-meistari og verzlar með gimsteina og hefur aflað sér mikilla fjármuna með starfsemi sinni og hagleik.”

My father is a gemstone master and trades in gemstones, and has acquired a great deal of money through his industriousness and craftsmanship.

“Alls staðar var endurfætt líf, gleði, kæti og starfsemi og byltingagirni.”

Everywhere there was reborn life, joy, delight, industriousness and revolution.

“Beinir [fundurinn] því um leið að foreldrum öllum í sveitum og kaupstöðum að venja börn sín á hlýðni og starfsemi í hvívetna.”

[The meeting] also urges all parents in rural areas and towns to accustom their children to obedience and industriousness in whatsoever.

CEFR level

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

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