atten meaning in English
| Norwegian | English |
|---|---|
| atten numeral | eighteen(cardinal number) |
| attende adjective | eighteenth(the ordinal form of the number eighteen, see also: 18th) |
| (Bokmål) altomfattende, universell adjective | all-encompassing(including everything) |
| (Bokmål) attentat noun {n} | assassination [assassinations](murder for political reasons or personal gain) |
| (Bokmål) fjær i hatten noun | feather in one's cap(recognized accomplishment) |
| (Bokmål) henge bjella på katten verb | bell the cat(to undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group) |
| (Bokmål) nysgjerrighet drepte katten, nysgjerrig høne får enten korn eller knuff (the curious chicken gets either corn or beatings) phrase | curiosity killed the cat(undue curiosity is dangerous) |
| (Bokmål) spise hatten sin, krype til korset verb | eat humble pie(to admit one's faults) |
| (Bokmål) ta av seg hatten for verb | take one's hat off to(to remove one's hat as sign of respect) |
| (Bokmål) Valborgsnatten noun {m}, ValborgSnatta {f} | Walpurgis night(Walpurgis Night) |
| (Nynorsk) attendeføring noun {m} {f} | reunification(the unification of something that was previously divided; used especially of a country) |
| (Nynorsk) attentat noun {n} | assassination [assassinations](murder for political reasons or personal gain) |
| (Nynorsk) fjør i hatten noun | feather in one's cap(recognized accomplishment) |
| (Nynorsk) halde attende, halde tilbake verb | hold out(withhold something) |
| (Nynorsk) hengje bjølla på katten, henge bjølla på katten verb | bell the cat(to undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group) |
| (Nynorsk) til og frå, fram og attende adverb | to and fro(back and forth) |
| grundig, omfattende adjective | comprehensive(broadly or completely covering) |
| gå som katten rundt den varme grøten (circle like a cat around the warm porridge) verb | beat around the bush(to treat a topic but omit its main points) |
| katten i sekken noun | pig in a poke(something whose true value is concealed or unknown) |
| 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) |
| omfattende / omfangsrik adjective | extensive(wide) |
| skolematten noun | scholar's mate(checkmate which occurs after the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Qxf7#) |
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