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butter meaning in Norwegian

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butter [butters] (soft foodstuff made from milk)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə(r)]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩]

(Bokmål) smørnoun
{n}

(Nynorsk) smørnoun
{n}

butter one's bread on both sides (profit from two things at the same time)
verb

få i pose og sekkverb

butter up (to flatter)
verb
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə(r) ʌp]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩ ʌp]

smiskeverb

butterfly [butterfly] (insect)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪ]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩.flaɪ]

(Bokmål)noun

(Nynorsk) , , , , (some dialects)noun

butterfly effect [butterfly effects] noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪ ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩.flaɪ ɪ.ˈfekt]

(Nynorsk) sommarfugleffektennoun

sommerfugleffektnoun

butterfly stroke (swimming stroke)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪ strəʊk]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩.flaɪ stroʊk]

(Bokmål) butterflynoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) butterflynoun
{m}

buttermilk [buttermilks] (traditional buttermilk)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə.mɪlk]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩.mɪlk]

(Bokmål) kjernemelknoun
{m} {f}, kjernemjølk {m} {f}

(Nynorsk) kjernemjølknoun
{f}

cocoa butter (fat from cocoa bean)
noun
[UK: ˈkəʊk.əʊ ˈbʌt.ə(r)]
[US: ˈkokoʊ ˈbʌt.r̩]

(Bokmål) kakaosmørnoun
{n}

(Nynorsk) kakaosmørnoun
{n}

fine words butter no parsnips (talking about doing something does not get it done)
phrase
[UK: faɪn ˈwɜːdz ˈbʌt.ə(r) nəʊ ˈpɑː.snɪps]
[US: ˈfaɪn ˈwɝːdz ˈbʌt.r̩ ˈnoʊ ˈpæ.snɪps]

(Bokmål) det hjelper ikke med snakk (talk won't do it)phrase

have butterflies in one's stomach (be nervous)
verb
[UK: həv ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪz ɪn wʌnz ˈstʌ.mək]
[US: həv ˈbʌt.r̩.flaɪz ɪn wʌnz ˈstʌ.mək]

ha sommerfugler i magenverb

peanut butter [peanut butters] (spread made from ground peanuts)
noun
[UK: ˈpiː.nʌt ˈbʌt.ə(r)]
[US: ˈpiː.nʌt ˈbʌt.r̩]

(Bokmål) peanøttsmørnoun
{n}

(Nynorsk) peanøttsmørnoun
{n}

shea butter [shea butters] (fat extracted from the fruit of the shea tree)
noun
[UK: ˈʃeɪ ˈbʌt.ə(r)]
[US: ˈʃeɪ ˈbʌt.r̩]

(Bokmål) sheasmørnoun
{n}