Meaning of ko | Babel Free
/kuː/Definitioner
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abbreviation of Konsumentombudsmannen (“The Consumer Ombudsman”); a konsumentombudsman (“consumer ombudsman”). abbreviation, alt-of, common-gender
- history of Asia
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cow; female cattle common-gender
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a queue (line of waiting people or other objects) common-gender
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a female member of a number of other species, such as moose and reindeer common-gender
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a queue (waiting list) common-gender
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a cue (straight rod) common-gender
Exempel
“Kon säger mu”
The cow says moo
“råmande kor”
mooing cows
“mjölka en ko”
milk a cow
“Många kor bor i stall under vinterhalvåret”
Many cows live in stables during the winter
“– Det var en ko på ängen. – Jag fattar inte. – Det var kon som var på ängen. / Det var kon som var poängen.”
– There was a cow in [on] the meadow. – I don't get it. – It was the cow that was in [on] the meadow. / It was the cow that was the point / punch line. [common pun]
“Jag är kung över ängarna. Springer utan keps och skor. Dansar och tar ut svängarna. Ropar glatt åt mina kor. Jag är kung över ängarna. Jag skriker högt så folk förstår: Här är en av drängarna. Solen lyser där jag går.”
I am king of the meadows. [I] run without a cap and shoes. [I] dance and take sweeping turns ["take out the turns" – also used figuratively for not holding back, letting loose, and the like]. [I] shout merrily at my cows. I am king of the meadows. I scream out loud so that people understand: Here's one of the farmhands. The sun shines where I walk. [Could also be put in the present continuous. Matches the intuition in Swedish with the [I]s. See the usage notes for -r.]
“Jag såg en älgko och hennes kalv när jag var i skogen”
I saw a cow moose and her calf when I was in the forest
“I och med den nya stämningen ska domstolen, enligt KO, pröva om banken i sin egenskap av avtalspart till den drabbade konsumenten har gjort vad som ankommer på banken för att skydda konsumentens pengar.”
With the new lawsuit, the court is to assess, according to the Consumer Ombudsman, whether the bank, in its capacity as a contracting party to the affected consumer, has fulfilled its obligations to protect the consumer's money.
“Men DNB håller inte alls med om KO:s bedömning, uppger bankens presskontakt […]”
However, DNB does not agree at all with the Consumer Ombudsman’s assessment, according to the bank's press contact, […]
“stå i kö”
be in a queue, stand in line
“ställa sig i kö”
join a queue ("stand oneself in queue")
“biljardkö”
pool cue
CEFR-nivå
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.