Meaning of b | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The second letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
   letter, lowercase
2. the letter b, the second letter of the Norwegian alphabet
   masculine
3. The second letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
   letter, lowercase
4. B-flat
   masculine
5. Denoting the second, or number two, on a scale, order or degree.
   masculine
6. the tone h lowered by half a step
   masculine
7. the second highest grade in a school or university using the A-F scale
   masculine
8. a flat (sign indicating that the following note is to be lowered by half a step)
   masculine
9. symbol for bar (“bar”)
   alt-of, masculine, symbol
10. a B-flat (sign indicating that the following note is to be lowered by half a step)
    masculine
11. abbreviation of bass (“bass”)
    abbreviation, alt-of, masculine
12. symbol for bel (“bel”)
    alt-of, masculine, symbol
13. symbol for bor (“boron”)
    alt-of, masculine, symbol

Examples

“enhver tone er mangetydig, fiss er også gess, diss er ess, b er aiss og så videre”

every tone is ambiguous, fiss is also gess, diss is ace, b is aiss and so on

“skotske sekkepiper stemmes i B”

Scottish bagpipes are tuned in B

“ingen vil påstå at notebladet med nøkler, kryss og b’er er selve musikken”

no one will claim that the sheet music with clefs, sharps and flats is the music itself

“[ordet «neste»] skulde ud af verden uden nåde, som b og g af Knudsens grammatik”

[the word «next»] was to come out of the world without grace, as b and g of Knudsen's grammar

“B-post, B-lag, blodtype B, energiklasse B”

B-post, B-team, blood type B, energy class B

“øl i klasse B”

beer with 0.7–2.75 volume percent alcohol

“førerkort klasse B”

driving license class B

“plan B”

plan B

“øverst i oppgang b lå den nye presteboligen med åtte rom, hall, entré og kjøkken”

at the top of entrance b was the new parsonage with eight rooms, hall, entrance and kitchen

“få B til eksamen”

receive an B on an exam

“jeg har gode karakterer. Bare A-er og B-er”

I have good grades. Only A's and B's

“B-dur og B-moll”

B major and B minor

“stemt i B”

tuned so that a C on the instrument sounds like B in the normal scale

“enhver tone er mangetydig, fiss er også gess, diss er ess, b er aiss og så videre”

every tone is ambiguous, fiss is also gess, diss is ace, b is aiss and so on

“skotske sekkepiper stemmes i B”

Scottish bagpipes are tuned in B

“ingen vil påstå at notebladet med nøkler, kryss og b’er er selve musikken”

no one will claim that the sheet music with keys, crosses and bs is the music itself