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Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from the common practice of labelling points using letters of the alphabet, and then referring to motion from one point to another as “from A to B”, and so on.
Pronunciation
[edit]Prepositional phrase
[edit]- from A to B, (from one point to the next; from the beginning of a trip to the end.)
- 2013 December 17, Harstad Tidende:
- i distriktene … der de som skal fra A til B, mangler alternative transportmidler som t-bane og tog
- in the districts… where those going from A to B lack alternative means of transport such as the metro and trains
- (colloquial) signifying a short (time) distance
- Jeg er blitt så glemsk – husker ikke fra A til B
- I have become so forgetful - can't remember A to B
Related terms
[edit]- fra A til Å (“from A to Z”)
References
[edit]- “a” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
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