Meaning of fatte | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to grip or grasp (to take hold of; particularly with the hand)
   transitive
2. to catch fire (to become engulfed in flames)
   intransitive
3. to spread, burn
   intransitive
4. to enclose, contain
   literary
5. to understand, get, comprehend
   literary, transitive
6. to take, get, have; win
   literary, transitive
7. to reclaim oneself as a master; get together and calm down (again)
   intransitive, literary
8. to express oneself (in a certain way)
   literary, transitive
9. to customize and assemble stones in (gold and silver) jewelry
   transitive

Examples

“[han] fatter rosenkransen”

[he] grasps the rosary

“[skolemesteren] fattede ham i trøjekraven”

[the schoolmaster] grabbed him by the shirt collar

“det skal lykkes mig at beholde, hvad min hånd har fattet tag i”

I must succeed in keeping what my hand has grasped

“han fatted om skødet”

he grasped the lap

“fatt!”

grip! (command used in gymnastics)

“fatte om (noe med begge hender)”

to take hold off (something with both hands)

“i et nu fattede de tørre kvister i veiret”

in a now the dry twigs combusted in the air

“flammen var først usynlig, nesten bare en skjelving i luften like over gresstrået … Men så fattet selve tusten, og derfra krøp flammen utover”

the flame was invisible at first, almost just a tremor in the air just above the blade of grass… But then the very mist took hold, and from there the flame crept out

“ilden fatter i skogen”

the fire is spreading in the forest

“alt, hvad åndens rige i sig fatter”

all that the realm of the spirit in itself comprehends

“jeg vil tro, at jeg ikke har fattet eders mening”

I would think, that I have not understood your opinion

“Petra fatter først, hvad her er sket, da bruden stille kommer gående ind”

Petra first realizes what has happened here as the bride quietly enters walking

“vel havde hendes blik opfattet forvandlingen i ham; men hendes uskyldige og rene jomfrusjæl havde ikke fattet dens væsen”

well her gaze had perceived the transformation in him; but her innocent and pure virgin soul had not grasped its essence

“kan du fatte eller begribe, hvorfor han er saa forhakkende gal paa Charles?”

can you understand why he is so mad at Charles?

“av og til kan de ikke fatte og begripe hva de absolutt skulle ha et barn til for. Var det ikke nok med tre …?”

sometimes they can not comprehend what they absolutely should have a child for. Was not enough with three…?

“fatte og begripe / fatte eller begripe”

to understand; comprehend

“da fatted jeg den store forløsende erkendelse”

then I got the great redemptive realization

“[almuen] fattede underlige tanker ved at se ham staa paa en venskabelig fod med landkræmmer Hans Orre”

[the common people] had strange thoughts when they saw him standing on a friendly footing with landowner Hans Orre

“jeg forsto aldri helt hvorfor hun hadde fattet interesse for en særling som meg”

I never quite understood why she had taken an interest in a weirdo like me

“intetanende og umiddelbart fattet [han] godhet for [selskapets] vert og primus motor”

unsuspecting and immediately grasped [he] kindness to [the company] host and primus engine

“å fatte mistanke om noe / til noen”

to get a suspicion about something / of someone

“fatte et forsett”

to set a high goal

“fatte håp”

to win hope

“fatte mot”

to win against

“Paulsen, vær en mand og fat dig!”

Paulsen, be a man and catch up!

“– Fat Dem, miss Lyall, … og la mig faa høre, hvad De har at berette”

- Master yourself, Miss Lyall,… and let me know what you have to say

“kammerherren er i færd med at sige noget, men fatter sig i det”

the chamberlain is in the process of saying something, but stops himself

“fatte seg i det”

to catch yourself, stop (and fail to say something you are about to say)

“[jeg] skal mig fatte kort”

[I] must be brief

“jeg skal søge at fatte mig muligst klart og bestemt”

I must seek to express myself as clearly and decisively as possible

“jeg skal fatte mig i korthed”

I must be brief

“gullsmedfagene bestod opprinnelig av åtte fag, og dagens gullsmed har et arbeidsområde som omfatter to av disse åtte, gullarbeid og fatting”

goldsmithery originally consisted of eight subjects, and today's goldsmith has a work area that includes two of these eight, goldsmithing and assembling