Meaning of klam | Babel Free
klamDefinitions
Examples
“Det var klamt og fuktig i rommet.”
It was clammy and damp in the room.
“jeg ser mig i en hvælving, klam som gravens muld”
I see myself in a vault, clammy like the dust of the grave
“klamme gjennemtrængende luftninger”
clammy penetrating aerations
“her sænker skodden klamt sig ned”
here the shutter clammily lowers down
“to klamme lig”
two moist corpses
“høstmørket længer sig klamt og vaadt”
the autumn darkness longs clammy and wet
“han var sved paa panden og klam paa hænderne”
he was sweating on his forehead and clammy on his hands
“dette klamme klasseværelset”
this clammy classroom
“en varm, klam septemberkveld med tordenvær i lufta”
a warm, humid September evening with thunderstorms in the air
“hun var … klam i hendene da vi håndhilste”
she was… clammy in her hands when we shook hands
“klamme laken”
clammy sheets
“det var ingen aabenbar uvenlighed, men en seig, klam mistænksomhet”
it was no obvious unkindness, but a tenacious, piercing suspicion
“Johan Corneliussen må ha været den klamme taushet i rommet under dette måltid”
Johan Corneliussen must have been the most unpleasant silence in the room during this meal
“alt ble så klamt når læreren skulle bry seg”
everything became so awkward when the teacher had to care
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