slå opp

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

slå opp (present tense slår opp, past tense slo opp, supine slått opp or slege opp, past participle oppslått or oppslegen, imperative slå opp)

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to break up (to end a relationship)
2. (reciprocal, intransitive) to break up, end a relationship with each other
3. (transitive) to mount in a high location for all to see (e.g. an announcement)
4. (transitive) to publish with big headlines
5. (transitive) to open (e.g. books, doors, etc.)
6. (transitive, intransitive, by extension) to look up (something) in a book

   Og om de lurer på noko, så kan de slå det opp i læreboka.

   And if you are unsure about something, you can look it up in the textbook.

7. (transitive) to put up (often a tent)

Synonyms

• (to open): opne
• (to look up (something)): søke opp

Derived terms

• oppslag n