Meaning of våpen | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a weapon; arms (an instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords)
   neuter
2. a weapon
   neuter
3. an army; armed force (a large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground operations)
   literary, neuter, plural-normally
4. a coat of arms
   neuter
5. a branch of an army (a subdivision or a branch of defense)
   neuter
6. a weapon (an instrument or other means of exerting control over another or accomplishing something)
   figuratively, neuter
7. coat of arms (hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters)
   neuter

Examples

“bære våpen på noen”

to attack someone

“gripe til våpen”

to start fighting

“la våpnene hvile”

ceasefire; let the weapons rest

“la våpnene tale”

leave a decision to the military

“legge ned våpnene”

end armed struggle; make peace

“til våpen”

to arms

“under/i våpen”

in arms; armed

“bort med vaabnene!”

away with the weapons!

“dødbringende våben”

lethal weapons

“ladte våben”

loaded weapons

“at bruge våben, – at træde i åben dyst, – hvor vilde det bære hen”

to use weapons, - to step into open competition, - where would it carry

“våbnene er vendt mot oss!”

the weapons are facing us!

“fienden sit vaaben kasted”

the enemy threw his weapon

“intet våben bider på [hauken]”

no weapon bites on [the hawk]

“[riflen] var et våpen som det neppe fantes maken til”

[the rifle] was a weapon that could hardly be matched

“[hallen] vil bli smykket med gamle militærfaner og våpen”

[the hall] will be decorated with old military flags and weapons

“nytt tysk våpen satt inn mot England”

new German weapon deployed against England

“vi hadde mavene og brystene mot hverandre, Jeg følte spissen av våpenet hans mot låret mitt”

we had our stomachs and breasts facing each other, I felt the tip of his weapon against my thigh

“jordbruksredskap og våpen var laget av flint og stein”

agricultural tools and weapons were made of flint and stone

“en af mændene skældte mig for en træl; så bar jeg våben på ham og fældte ham”

one of the men scolded me for a slave; then I attacked him and killed him

“vaabenerne have hvilet idag”

the weapons have rested today

“Israel vil la våpnene hvile for å gi den palestinske selvstyremyndigheten en sjanse til å handle”

Israel will lay down its arms to give the Palestinian Authority a chance to act

“både NATO-soldater og Talibans krigere lot våpnene hvile da Den internasjonale fredsdagen ble markert i Afghanistan”

both NATO soldiers and Taliban fighters laid down their arms when International Peace Day was marked in Afghanistan

“generaler må være villige til å la våpnene tale”

generals must be willing to let the weapons speak

“PKK vil legge ned våpnene”

The PKK wants to lay down its arms

“hæren får beskjed om å legge ned våpnene i siste liten”

the army is told to lay down its arms at the last minute

“blæs til våben”

blow to arms

“I har kaldt almuen til våben”

You have called the common people to arms

“til våben! Lurene går gennem Oslo gader”

to arms! The lures run through the streets of Oslo

“kalde den nordenfjeldske almue under våben”

call the Nordenfjeld commons under arms

“mange mænd i våben”

many men under arms

“slå/felle noen med hans/hennes egne våpen”

beat someone with their own means

“gi noen våpen i hende”

give someone something that can harm someone

“[Cæsaren] nedsaa paa jorden med djævelens blik; og slog den med vaabnet, som himmelen gav”

[Caesar] look down on the earth with the gaze of the devil; and smote it with the weapon of the heavens

“sprogets våben”

the weapon of language

“nu havde jeg våben imod ham, ser De; han turde ikke kny”

now I had weapons against him, you see; he did not dare to kneel

“kæmpe med adelige våben”

fight with noble weapons

“[alt hva jeg hadde lært] det var vaaben, det var godt at ha til at greie sig gjennem livet med”

[everything I had learned] it was weapons, it was good to have to get through life with

“et sprog er et vaaben – og et vaaben kaster man ikke fra siget sprog er et vaaben – og et vaaben kaster man ikke fra sig”

a language is a weapon – and a weapon is not be thrown away

“sablen og vievandskosten er mægtige vaaben [i Frankrike]”

the saber and the holy water broom are mighty weapons [in France]

“korrupsjonskomiteen som våben i valgkampen?”

the corruption committee as a weapon in the election campaign?

“holde F. N. i live som et aktivt våpen mot aggresjon”

keep F. N. alive as an active weapon against aggression

“din penn er ditt våpen”

your pen is your weapon

“ungdommene … bruker Facebook og Twitter som våpen”

the young people… use Facebook and Twitter as weapons

“[jeg vil] slå [skihopperen] Wirkola med hans egne våpen, to gode hopp, lengst og best hver gang”

[I want to] beat [the ski jumper] Wirkola with his own weapon, two good jumps, longest and best every time

“føre våpen”

use a badge of nobility

“rød som løvens felt i vaabnet”

red as the lion's field in the weapon

“en rytterfane, hvor paa Skotlands vaaben”

an equestrian flag, where on the coat of arms of Scotland

“[fra Håkon Håkonssøns tid fremstilte seglet] stedse kongens og rigets vaaben”

[from Håkon Håkonssøn's time, the seal always produced] the arms of the king and the kingdom