Norvég | Angol |
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Bordet proper noun | Mensa(constellation) |
bank i bordet (knock on the table) interjection | knock on wood(hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) |
banke i bordet (to knock on the table) verb | knock on wood(to take a customary action to ward off misfortune) |
dekke (på) bordet (to prepare a table for a meal) verb | table [tabled, tabling, tables](to put on a table) |
når katten er borte, danser musene på bordet (when the cat’s away, the mice are dancing on the table) phrase | when the cat's away the mice will play(in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances) |