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Meaning of karsk | Babel Free

Adjective
kaʂk

Definitions

  1. healthy, vigorous
  2. healthy, vigorous (enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder)
  3. mentally and spiritually healthy, of sound mind (enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder)
  4. slightly rude; harsh, bold
  5. horny, frisky

Examples

“de karske have ikke læge behov”

it is not the healthy who need a doctor

“havde Gud virkelig gjort hende rørlig og karsk”

ad God really made her mobile and healthy

“«Jeg tænkte at du var karsk paa sindet nu, men hører, at du er galere end nogensinde»”

"I thought you were mentally healthy now, but I hear you're crazier than ever."

“den unge kraft, der blusser karsk og rød”

the young force, which flares vigorously and red

“alle blade miste det karske farveskjær”

all leaves lose their healthy tint of colour

“[italieneren spurte] om signoraen ikke var karsk”

[the Italian asked] if the signora was not healthy

“selv hadde vi kvelds- og nattarbeid og var ikke så karske om morgenen”

even we had evening and night work and were not so fresh in the morning

“han [lot] aldri hertugen merke at han ikke selv heller var så synderlig karsk”

he [never] noticed the duke that he himself was not so very vigorous

“du fungerer etter hvert som en rådgiver for andre, med din karske livsklokskap”

you eventually act as an advisor to others, with your vigorous wisdom of life

“selv er [jeg] karsk og frisk som en eplekjerne”

even [I] am as healthy and fresh as an apple core

“de fleste damer og mange herrer foretrekker [likørens] svulmende sødme fremfor konjakkens karske tørrhet”

most ladies and many gentlemen prefer the swell sweetness of [liqueur] over the bitter dryness of cognac

“[Gud hadde] valgt hende til at frelse denne usalige sjæl og gjøre dette menneske karsk”

[God had] chosen her to save this unsaved soul and make this man spiritually healthy

“Zetlas begrensede men harske og karske ordforråd”

Zetla's limited but ruthless and harsh vocabulary

“vi ordla oss alltid karskt og uten omsvøp”

we always worded ourselves harshly and without hesitation

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