Meaning of vanedyr | Babel Free

Definitions

1. an animal that is prone to following routines
   neuter
2. a creature of habit
   idiomatic, neuter

Examples

“Fuglene er noen små vanedyr. Når de er vant til å finne mat et sted, vil de stadig vende tilbake dit – og venter å finne den maten de trenger. Er det tomt på matbrettet er det ofte vanskelig for dem å finne seg noe et annet sted.”

Birds are little creatures of habit. When they are used to finding food in one place, they will often return there – and wait to find the food they need. If there is no food on their plate, they often find it difficult to find more at another place.

“Hele familien består av vanedyr, men pappa er verst”

My entire family consists of creatures of habit, but my dad is the worst

“Ingen som hadde fåt stadigere intryk av hennes sjælsrene godhed kunde ha våget, . . . skønt hvæm vet? Dogmeblinne vanedyr ser ikke.”

No one that had gotten a more steady impression of her pure-hearted goodness could have dared, . . . but who knows? Narrow-minded creatures of habit cannot see.

“[...] kyrne stormar nedover lia til seterfjøset, presis på klokkeslettet. Kua er eit vanedyr, seier ordtaket.”

… the cows storm down the hillside to the shieling, precisely on the hour. The cow is a creature of habit, as the saying goes.

“Han er eit vanedyr som berre et fisk og potet”

He is a creature of habit that only eats fish and potatoes

“1982, Tone Birkeland, Å skrive for barn, Det Norske Samlaget”

What strange creatures of habit the grown-ups were. They had to sleep at exactly the same time, day after day, as soon as the dinner had gone down their gullet.