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sə'bo:dinət 1. adjective(lower in rank, power, importance etc: A colonel is subordinate to a brigadier.) underordnet; bi-2. noun(a person who is subordinate: to give orders to one's subordinates.) underordnetIsubst. \/səˈbɔːdənət\/underordnetIIadj. \/səˈbɔːdənət\/1) underordnet, undergitt, undergiven2) lavere3) bi-4) ( grammatikk) underordnetbe subordinate to someone være underordnet noen, stå under noen, sortere under noenIIIverb \/səˈbɔːdɪneɪt\/underordne, la komme i andre rekkebe subordinated to something være underordnet noesubordinate to underordne under -
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(a clause introduced in a sentence by a conjunction etc, and acting as a noun, adjective or adverb: I don't know who she is; The book that's on the table is mine; She's crying because you were unkind.) leddsetning (bi-)subst. eller dependent clause( språkvitenskap) leddsetning, bisetning -
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klo:z1) (a part of a sentence having its own subject and predicate, eg either of the two parts of this sentence: The sentence `Mary has a friend who is rich' contains a main clause and a subordinate (relative) clause.) setning2) (a paragraph in a contract, will, or act of parliament.) klausul, paragraf, bestemmelseartikkel--------klausulsubst. \/klɔːz\/1) ( grammatikk) setning2) klausul, bestemmelse, artikkel, paragraf, post i paragraf -
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(short for several words eg submarine, subscription etc: He's the commander of a sub; Several people still haven't paid their subs.)Isubst. \/sʌb\/1) forkortelse for subaltern, sub-editor, sub-lieutenant, submarine, subordinate, subscription, substitute2) (amer.) forkortelse for subway3) ( britisk) forskuddIIverb \/sʌb\/1) (forkortelse for substitute) vikariere2) ( britisk) gi forskudd3) ( typografi) vaske manuskriptsub for vikariere for
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