Meaning of absint | Babel Free
abˈsɪntDefinitions
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absinth or absinthe masculine
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absinth or absinthe (a distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs) masculine
Examples
“Vera! enten dette naa er siste gang jei faar lov aa se Dem eller ikke – kan De ikke i ethvert fald naa bli her en stund og drikke en absinth sammen me mei – og saa gaa hjem landevejen siden?”
Vera! whether this is now the last time you are allowed to see you or not - can you not at least now stay here for a while and drink an absinthe with me - and then go home by road afterwards?
“mod kvæld, naar absinthen frister”
towards evening, when the absinthe tempts
“– Stop nu, sa Hans Bleng, da han saa, at Peter stak sterkt paa den anden absint. To absinter er tilstrækkelig, men nødvendig for dig. Drikker du mere, kan du ikke holde rede i de traade, jeg har spundet”
"Stop now," said Hans Bleng, when he saw that Peter was sticking strongly on the other absinthe. Two absinthe is sufficient but necessary for you. If you drink more, you can not keep track of the threads I have spun
“jeg ble så plakat som en liten affiche på en kro mellom grønne absinter”
I became such a poster as a small poster on an inn between green absinthe
“[Munch] finner kroken sin ledig, absinthen er servert, sigaretten er i full fart”
[Munch] finds his hook free, the absinthe is served, the cigarette is at full speed
“grønn absint som jeg dyppet sjokoladekaker i”
green absinthe in which I dipped chocolate cakes
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