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Meaning of på skøy | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2

Definitions

in jest; not to be taken seriously.

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Equivalents

English in jest
Español en broma
Suomi piloillaan
Polski w żartach
Русский в шу́тку

Examples

“1841, Asbjørnsen & Moe, Norske Folkeeventyr, Høyfjellsbilleder: 1. En søndagskveld til seters "Enn hæin da? æ 'n kar, hæin au? E tykjy 'n æ likar te eit kvinnfolk i kar-klæé," sa hun på skøy.”

"And that one? is it a man, that too? I think it is more like a woman in man's clothing", she said jokingly.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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