flekse
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Verb edit
flekse (present tense flekser, past tense fleksa or flekset, past participle fleksa or flekset)
- to flex (e.g. muscles)
- NATO flekser muskler - NATO flexes its muscles
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From English flex, from Latin flexus.
Verb edit
flekse (present tense fleksar, past tense fleksa, past participle fleksa, passive infinitive fleksast, present participle fleksande, imperative flekse/fleks)
- (intransitive) to use or work flexitime
- (transitive) to flex (e.g. a muscle)
- (intransitive) to flex (to tighten one's muscles for the purpose of displaying them)
- (intransitive, slang, by extension) to flex (to flaunt one's superiority)
References edit
- “flekse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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