Meaning of ABC | Babel Free
ɑːbɛˈseːDefinitions
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an ABC (a primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading and spelling) feminine, masculine
- ABC (often in book form), alphabet
- ABC (often in book form)
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basic knowledge of a subject feminine, figuratively, masculine
- alphabet
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a textbook that contains elementary knowledge within a topic or subject feminine, masculine
- alphabet (the set of letters used when writing in a language)
Examples
“paa bogstavet E stod i gamle tyske ABC’er 2 dyr: Esel og Elephant”
on the letter E stood in old German ABCs 2 animals: Donkey and Elephant
“Foreldreaksjonen mot samnorsk … oppfordret til retting av samnorskformene i skolebarnas ABC’er”
The parental reaction against Samnorsk… called for the correction of Samnorsk forms in school children's ABCs
“jeg kunne [lese] før jeg begynte i første klasse, og det var kjedelig å høre på når andre elever stotret seg gjennom avsnitt i ABC-en”
I could [read] before I started first grade, and it was boring to listen to other students stumble through sections of the ABC
“vi hadde lært bokstavene og tallene, lest vår ABC og fylt ut atskillige skrivebøker”
we had learned the letters and numbers, read our ABCs and filled out several exercise books
“det hører jo til en politimands ABC, at han bør mistænke alle, saalænge den skyldige ikke er opdaget”
it belongs to a policeman's ABC that he should suspect everyone, as long as the culprit is not discovered
“det er jo børsens ABC: Man selger i hausse og kjøper i baisse”
it is the stock exchange's ABC: You sell hausse and buy in baisse
“«scoringen kom etter et angrep som var tatt rett ut av fotballens ABC» er en typisk setning i avisene”
"The score came after an attack that was taken straight out of football's ABC" is a typical phrase in the newspapers
“vitenskapens og politikkens ABC”
the ABC's of science and politics
“kunne sin ABC”
know your ABCs
“kunne mer enn sin ABC”
know more than your ABCs (to understand many things)
“ABC for førerprøven”
ABC for the driving test
“ABC for matlaging”
ABC for cooking
“paa bogstavet E stod i gamle tyske ABC’er 2 dyr: Esel og Elephant”
on the letter E stood in old German ABCs 2 animals: Donkey and Elephant
“Foreldreaksjonen mot samnorsk … oppfordret til retting av samnorskformene i skolebarnas ABC’er”
The parental reaction against Samnorsk… called for the correction of Samnorsk forms in school children's ABCs
“jeg kunne [lese] før jeg begynte i første klasse, og det var kjedelig å høre på når andre elever stotret seg gjennom avsnitt i ABC-en”
I could [read] before I started first grade, and it was boring to listen to other students stumble through sections of the ABC
“vi hadde lært bokstavene og tallene, lest vår ABC og fylt ut atskillige skrivebøker”
we had learned the letters and numbers, read our ABCs and filled out several exercise books
“det hører jo til en politimands ABC, at han bør mistænke alle, saalænge den skyldige ikke er opdaget”
it belongs to a policeman's ABC that he should suspect everyone, as long as the culprit is not discovered
“det er jo børsens ABC: Man selger i hausse og kjøper i baisse”
it is the stock exchange's ABC: You sell hausse and buy in baisse
“«scoringen kom etter et angrep som var tatt rett ut av fotballens ABC» er en typisk setning i avisene”
"The score came after an attack that was taken straight out of football's ABC" is a typical phrase in the newspapers
“vitenskapens og politikkens abc”
the ABC's of science and politics
“kunne sin abc”
know your ABCs
“kunne mer enn sin abc”
know more than your ABCs (to understand many things)
“abc for førerprøven”
ABC for the driving test
“abc for matlaging”
ABC for cooking
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