"desto" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

See desto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: functioning as a conjunction [also]
Etymology: From German desto. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|de|desto}} German desto Head templates: {{head|nb|adverb}} desto
  1. (used before a comparative with jo to express comparison) even, all the more
    Sense id: en-desto-nb-adv-PAlewm2h Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 19 1 1 1 0 19 17 0 15 1 15 0 1
  2. (forming the parallel comparative with jo) the, more
    Sense id: en-desto-nb-adv--PJnAswy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: desto bedre, desto mer, ikke desto mindre
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ikke desto mindre"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From German desto.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
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      },
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  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "adv",
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 19 1 1 1 0 19 17 0 15 1 15 0 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              38,
              42
            ]
          ],
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            [
              36,
              41
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Well, he does smoke a lot, but drinks even more.",
          "text": "Vel, han røyker jo mye, men drikker desto mer.",
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        }
      ],
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        "even, all the more"
      ],
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        ],
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          "jo",
          "jo"
        ],
        [
          "even",
          "even"
        ],
        [
          "all the more",
          "all the more"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
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      ],
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      ]
    },
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        {
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            [
              28,
              33
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The more I think about it, the stranger it seems.",
          "text": "Jo mer jeg tenker over det, desto merkeligere virker det.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the, more"
      ],
      "id": "en-desto-nb-adv--PJnAswy",
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          "jo",
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        ],
        [
          "the",
          "the"
        ],
        [
          "more",
          "more"
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      ],
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        "(forming the parallel comparative with jo) the, more"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "desto"
}
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  ],
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      "word": "desto bedre"
    },
    {
      "word": "desto mer"
    },
    {
      "word": "ikke desto mindre"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "desto"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From German desto.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nb",
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      ],
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              38,
              42
            ]
          ],
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            [
              36,
              41
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Well, he does smoke a lot, but drinks even more.",
          "text": "Vel, han røyker jo mye, men drikker desto mer.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "even, all the more"
      ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "even",
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        ],
        [
          "all the more",
          "all the more"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "used before a comparative with jo to express comparison"
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      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              28,
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          ],
          "english": "The more I think about it, the stranger it seems.",
          "text": "Jo mer jeg tenker over det, desto merkeligere virker det.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        "(forming the parallel comparative with jo) the, more"
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    }
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}

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