Meaning of seanse | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a séance (a ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people, usually led by a medium)
   masculine
2. a session, occurrence (an actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening)
   humorous, masculine
3. a séance, ceremony; session (a limited gathering or session with specific content)
   colloquial, masculine

Examples

“dr. Szernyi og hans medium var kommet. Seansen kunde begynne”

Dr. Szernyi and his medium had arrived. The session could commence

“hvis spiritister stiller ånden for nærgående spørsmål kan glasset avsløre dødsdatoen til alle som er med i seansen”

if spiritists ask the spirit for up-to-date questions, the glass can reveal the date of death to all who are in the session

“seanser er humbug”

séances are a hoax

“Det var en pinlig seanse.”

It was an awkward occurrence.

“Aksel la lokket på pianoet og oppga seansen”

Aksel put the lid on the piano and gave up the session

“vi klinte så lenge at mora la merke til oss fra stuevinduet, og kom ut og avbrøt seansen”

we made out so long that mom noticed us from the living room window, and came out and interrupted the session

“midt i seansen kom det frem [at] hun mente … at jeg var brunhåret”

in the middle of the session it emerged [that] she meant… that I was brown-haired

“på slutten av en seanse spurte [psykiateren] om hun gikk med selvmordstanker”

at the end of a session [the psychiatrist] asked if she had suicidal thoughts