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Meaning of nykvesset | Babel Free

Adjective

Definitions

newly sharpened

Examples

“Streke rundt blomst – til denne testen trenger man en nykvesset blyant og ark med tre blomsterfigurer (med dobbel linje). Eleven skal streke rundt blomsten uten å komme borti eller krysse linjene.”

Outline a flower – for this test a newly sharpened pencil and sheets of paper with three flower shapes (with double lines) are needed. The pupil is to outline the flower without touching or crossing the lines.

“Yngstesonens egne alkoholproblemer kommer til syne etter at han hadde erindret hvordan faren kastet den eldre broren på dør, jaget ham av gårde med en nykvesset kniv i handa.”

The youngest son's own alcohol problems become visible when he remembers the father throwing out the older son and chasing him away with a newly sharpened knife.

“En trenger muligens en nykvesset fløterhake for å kunne finne, dra eller trekke frem flere beskrivende verb og begreper som kan forklare hvordan fløterne mente de lærte yrket i Nordmarka og Trysil”

One may need a newly sharpened pike pole to pull forward more descriptive words and terms that can explain how the rafters thought they learnt the trade in Nordmarka and Trysil.

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