"A4" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɑːfiːrə/ Audio: NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «A4».ogg Forms: A4 [plural, singular], mer A4 [comparative], mest A4 [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːrə Etymology: See the Wikipedia article ISO 216, the international standard on paper sizes.
  1. (colloquial) being the typical, what one would expect, without deviating from the norm Tags: colloquial Synonyms: konvensjonell, standard, normal, gjennomsnittlig Derived forms: A4-ark, A4-format, A4-liv, A4-menneske, A4-papir
    Sense id: en-A4-nb-adj-9BZX3lFz Related terms (A paper sizes): 2A0, A0, A1, A2, A3, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10

Noun

IPA: /ˈɑːfiːrə/ Audio: NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «A4».ogg
Rhymes: -iːrə Etymology: See the Wikipedia article ISO 216, the international standard on paper sizes. Head templates: {{head|nb|noun}} A4
  1. (uncountable, often the first part of a compound noun) a standard paper size, defined by ISO 216 Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Paper sizes
    Sense id: en-A4-nb-noun-hZ~um-LX Disambiguation of Paper sizes: 19 70 11
  2. (colloquial, used in a compound noun) indicating that something is standard or unexciting Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-A4-nb-noun-DYIr6sjv
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  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "19 70 11",
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          "langcode": "nb",
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          "orig": "nb:Paper sizes",
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            "Materials",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "dimensions: 210 x 297 mm"
        }
      ],
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        "a standard paper size, defined by ISO 216"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "paper",
          "paper"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "often the first part of a compound noun",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable, often the first part of a compound noun) a standard paper size, defined by ISO 216"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I [Erik Solheim] consciously try to avoid becoming an A-4 politician who sounds like a parliamentary bill",
          "ref": "1991 November 18, Aftenposten, page 6:",
          "text": "jeg [Erik Solheim] prøver bevisst å unngå å bli en A-4 politiker som lyder som en stortingsproposisjon",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "for years, the thugs have spoken with contempt about \"a4 life.\" A4 is a prison and all that",
          "ref": "2009, Kjetil Stensvik Østli, Politi og røver:",
          "text": "i årevis har kjeltringene snakket med forakt om «a4-livet.» A4 er et fengsel og alt det der",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "suddenly I wanted to sit in the scissors without even being able to brag about an A4 life. To say that you live A3 is not as impressive",
          "ref": "1999, Cathrine Sandnes, Matriark, page 81:",
          "text": "plutselig ville jeg sitte i saksa uten engang å kunne skryte på meg et A4-liv. Å si at man lever A3, er ikke like imponerende",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "indicating that something is standard or unexciting"
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        ],
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          "unexciting",
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        ]
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      ],
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        "used in a compound noun"
      ],
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        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "A4",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mer A4",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mest A4",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "A4-ark"
        },
        {
          "word": "A4-format"
        },
        {
          "word": "A4-liv"
        },
        {
          "word": "A4-menneske"
        },
        {
          "word": "A4-papir"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "disability is an insult. Anything that is not completely a4… is \"disabled\" or handicapped",
          "ref": "2008, Harald Rosenløw Eeg, Løp hare løp:",
          "text": "handikap er et skjellsord. Alt som ikke er helt a4 … er «hemma» eller handikappa",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "I have an old childhood friend. We were very familiar and a little happy together. Now he is provocative a4",
          "ref": "2005, Mari Maurstad, Sex- og familieliv:",
          "text": "eg har en gammel barndomsvenn. Vi var veldig fortrolige og litt gærne sammen. Nå er han provoserende a4",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "being the typical, what one would expect, without deviating from the norm"
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          "#English"
        ]
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        "(colloquial) being the typical, what one would expect, without deviating from the norm"
      ],
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        {
          "sense": "A paper sizes",
          "word": "2A0"
        },
        {
          "sense": "A paper sizes",
          "word": "A0"
        },
        {
          "sense": "A paper sizes",
          "word": "A1"
        },
        {
          "sense": "A paper sizes",
          "word": "A2"
        },
        {
          "sense": "A paper sizes",
          "word": "A3"
        },
        {
          "sense": "A paper sizes",
          "word": "A5"
        },
        {
          "sense": "A paper sizes",
          "word": "A6"
        },
        {
          "sense": "A paper sizes",
          "word": "A7"
        },
        {
          "sense": "A paper sizes",
          "word": "A8"
        },
        {
          "sense": "A paper sizes",
          "word": "A9"
        },
        {
          "sense": "A paper sizes",
          "word": "A10"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "konvensjonell"
        },
        {
          "word": "standard"
        },
        {
          "word": "normal"
        },
        {
          "word": "gjennomsnittlig"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈɑːfiːrə/"
    },
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  "word": "A4"
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    "Pages with entries",
    "nb:Paper sizes"
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  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "text": "dimensions: 210 x 297 mm"
        }
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      ],
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          "ref": "1991 November 18, Aftenposten, page 6:",
          "text": "jeg [Erik Solheim] prøver bevisst å unngå å bli en A-4 politiker som lyder som en stortingsproposisjon",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "for years, the thugs have spoken with contempt about \"a4 life.\" A4 is a prison and all that",
          "ref": "2009, Kjetil Stensvik Østli, Politi og røver:",
          "text": "i årevis har kjeltringene snakket med forakt om «a4-livet.» A4 er et fengsel og alt det der",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "suddenly I wanted to sit in the scissors without even being able to brag about an A4 life. To say that you live A3 is not as impressive",
          "ref": "1999, Cathrine Sandnes, Matriark, page 81:",
          "text": "plutselig ville jeg sitte i saksa uten engang å kunne skryte på meg et A4-liv. Å si at man lever A3, er ikke like imponerende",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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    {
      "word": "A4-ark"
    },
    {
      "word": "A4-format"
    },
    {
      "word": "A4-liv"
    },
    {
      "word": "A4-menneske"
    },
    {
      "word": "A4-papir"
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    },
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    },
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      "tags": [
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  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "sense": "A paper sizes",
      "word": "2A0"
    },
    {
      "sense": "A paper sizes",
      "word": "A0"
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    {
      "sense": "A paper sizes",
      "word": "A1"
    },
    {
      "sense": "A paper sizes",
      "word": "A2"
    },
    {
      "sense": "A paper sizes",
      "word": "A3"
    },
    {
      "sense": "A paper sizes",
      "word": "A5"
    },
    {
      "sense": "A paper sizes",
      "word": "A6"
    },
    {
      "sense": "A paper sizes",
      "word": "A7"
    },
    {
      "sense": "A paper sizes",
      "word": "A8"
    },
    {
      "sense": "A paper sizes",
      "word": "A9"
    },
    {
      "sense": "A paper sizes",
      "word": "A10"
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        {
          "english": "disability is an insult. Anything that is not completely a4… is \"disabled\" or handicapped",
          "ref": "2008, Harald Rosenløw Eeg, Løp hare løp:",
          "text": "handikap er et skjellsord. Alt som ikke er helt a4 … er «hemma» eller handikappa",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "I have an old childhood friend. We were very familiar and a little happy together. Now he is provocative a4",
          "ref": "2005, Mari Maurstad, Sex- og familieliv:",
          "text": "eg har en gammel barndomsvenn. Vi var veldig fortrolige og litt gærne sammen. Nå er han provoserende a4",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "being the typical, what one would expect, without deviating from the norm"
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        {
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        {
          "word": "gjennomsnittlig"
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