The Norwegian word for crowd is
flokk
Translations for crowd and their definitions
| flokk | |
| 1. n. a flock, herd, crowd (can be used to refer to both people and animals) | |
| Store flokker av rein vandrer over vidda - Great herds of reindeer wander over the mountain plateau. | |
| En stor flokk mennesker ventet utålmodig på at konserten skulle begynne. - A large crowd waited impatiently for the concert to begin. | |
| 2. n. a school (e.g. of dolphins) | |
| 3. n. A Norse ode or song that does not have a refrain | |
| 4. n. A snowflake, but larger and containing more liquid water than ordinary flakes |
| mengde | |
| 1. n. great number, lots of, numerous (this sense applies to nouns) | |
| det var en mengde med rare gjenstander i rommet = there were a great number of strange objects in the room | |
| hun kjøpte mengder med blomster = she bought lots of/numerous/a great number of flowers | |
| 2. n. amount, quantity (this sense applies to unnouns) | |
| han åt enorme mengder mat = he ate enormous amounts of food | |
| det falt snø i store mengder på julaften = a huge amount of snow fell on Christmas Eve (literally: "it fell snow in huge amounts on Christmas Eve") | |
| 3. n. crowd, multitude | |
| han banet seg vei gjennom mengden = he made his way through the crowd | |
| en stor mengde møtte opp for å demonstrere mot det nye lovforslaget = a huge crowd turned up to protest the new bill (here: proposal for legislation) | |
| å skille seg ut fra mengden = to stand out from the crowd |
| folkemengde | |
| 1. n. a crowd | |
| 2. n. population |
| haug | |
| 1. n. a heap | |
| 2. n. a pile (heap) |
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