erect

erect
i'rekt 1. adjective
(upright: He held his head erect.) oppreist, stående, rank
2. verb
1) (to set up; to put up or to build: They erected a statue in his memory; They plan to erect an office block there.) sette opp, føre opp, reise
2) (to set upright (a mast etc).) reise, sette i opprettstående stilling
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- erectly
- erectness
oppføre
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reise
I
verb \/ɪˈrekt\/
1) reise, føre opp, stille opp, bygge (opp), montere
• the town erected a statue of her
• they can't erect a building on this ground!
2) reise (opp), stille rett opp, løfte opp
3) opprette, grunne, danne
4) (geometri) opprette, oppreise
5) opphøye
6) (om penis) erigere(s)
erect into opphøye til
erect on oppreise en normal på
erect oneself rette seg opp
II
adj. \/ɪˈrekt\/
1) rak, oppreist, stående
• she walks erect
• sit in an erect position
• one must walk with one's head erect
man må bære\/holde hodet høyt
• he sat there with hair erect
han satt der med strittende hår
• the dog stood in front of me with ears erect
hunden stod foran meg med spisse ører
2) (om penis) erigert, stiv
3) (overført) fast, rakrygget
4) (botanikk, om frø) opprett
stand erect stå med rak rygg, stå oppreist rette seg opp

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