Meaning of norgesvenn | Babel Free

Definitions

a foreigner who is fond of Norway and Norwegians (literally; friend of Norway)

masculine

Examples

“han er en norgesvenn”

he is a friend of Norway

“en Norges Ven”

a friend of Norway

“en trofast Norgesven”

a faithful friend of Norway

“Mr. Markham, … gammel Norgesvenn fra decennier tilbake, både som beundrer av vårt land og som interessent i vår hvalfangst og oljeproduksjon”

Mr. Markham, ... an old friend of Norway from decades ago, both as an admirer of our country and as an interested party in our whaling and oil production

“keiseren [av Tyskland] var en stor norgesvenn, og han besøkte Norge mange somre”

the emperor [of Germany] was a great friend of Norway, and he visited Norway many summers

“norgesvenn og fluefisker Horst Tappert … tolket rollen som politiinspektør Stefan Derrick”

friend of Norway and fly fisherman Horst Tappert … interpreted the role of police inspector Stefan Derrick

“lusekofta er tegnet på at du er … Norgesvenn”

the lusekofte is a sign that you are … friend of Norway

“med «My Kind Of Town, Lilyhammer» … lar Bruce Springsteen en enda større norgesvenn [Steven Van Zandt] åpne gårsdagens konsert”

with "My Kind Of Town, Lilyhammer" ... Bruce Springsteen lets an even bigger friend of Norway [Steven Van Zandt] open yesterday's concert

“Smokie, Bonnie Tyler og Derrick har gjort stempelet som norgesvenn litt … slitt”

Smokie, Bonnie Tyler and Derrick have made the stamp as a friend of Norway a bit ... worn