See avgrunn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Compound word, av (“off”) + grunn (“ground”), loan-translation from Middle Low German [Term?] (compare with German Abgrund).",
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"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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"word": "avgrunnsdjup"
},
{
"word": "avgrunnsdyp"
},
{
"word": "på avgrunnens rand"
},
{
"word": "menneskesjelens avgrunner"
}
],
"examples": [
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"english": "The mountaineer slipped and fell into the chasm.",
"text": "Fjellklatreren gled og falt ned i avgrunnen.",
"translation": "The mountaineer slipped and fell into the chasm."
},
{
"english": "The damned shall perish in the suffering of the abyss.",
"text": "De fordømte skal fortapes i avgrunnens pine.",
"translation": "The damned shall perish in the suffering of the abyss."
},
{
"ref": "Det er lett nok å se ned i avgrunnen, når du står trygt. (Marit Tusvik)",
"text": "When standing safely, it's easy enough to look down into the abyss."
},
{
"english": "There was a huge gap between their points of view.",
"text": "Det var en avgrunn mellom deres synspunkter.",
"translation": "There was a huge gap between their points of view."
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"sense": "abyss; unfathomed depth, chasm",
"word": "botnløyse"
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{
"word": "brådyp"
},
{
"word": "bråstup"
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{
"word": "bunnløshet"
},
{
"word": "canyon"
},
{
"word": "dyp"
},
{
"word": "gap"
},
{
"word": "gjel"
},
{
"word": "juv"
},
{
"word": "kløft"
},
{
"word": "sluk"
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{
"word": "slukt"
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{
"word": "stup"
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{
"word": "svelg"
},
{
"word": "forskjell"
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{
"word": "helvete"
},
{
"word": "nød"
},
{
"word": "undergang"
},
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"sense": "gap; difference",
"word": "avstand"
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"sense": "hell, ruin",
"word": "fordervelse"
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"word": "avgrunn"
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"word": "avgrunnsdjup"
},
{
"word": "avgrunnsdyp"
},
{
"word": "på avgrunnens rand"
},
{
"word": "menneskesjelens avgrunner"
}
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"english": "The mountaineer slipped and fell into the chasm.",
"text": "Fjellklatreren gled og falt ned i avgrunnen.",
"translation": "The mountaineer slipped and fell into the chasm."
},
{
"english": "The damned shall perish in the suffering of the abyss.",
"text": "De fordømte skal fortapes i avgrunnens pine.",
"translation": "The damned shall perish in the suffering of the abyss."
},
{
"ref": "Det er lett nok å se ned i avgrunnen, når du står trygt. (Marit Tusvik)",
"text": "When standing safely, it's easy enough to look down into the abyss."
},
{
"english": "There was a huge gap between their points of view.",
"text": "Det var en avgrunn mellom deres synspunkter.",
"translation": "There was a huge gap between their points of view."
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"word": "bunnløshet"
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{
"word": "dyp"
},
{
"word": "gap"
},
{
"word": "gjel"
},
{
"word": "juv"
},
{
"word": "kløft"
},
{
"word": "sluk"
},
{
"word": "slukt"
},
{
"word": "stup"
},
{
"word": "svelg"
},
{
"sense": "gap; difference",
"word": "avstand"
},
{
"word": "forskjell"
},
{
"sense": "hell, ruin",
"word": "fordervelse"
},
{
"word": "helvete"
},
{
"word": "nød"
},
{
"word": "undergang"
}
],
"word": "avgrunn"
}
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