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Learn Hardcore Norwegian: la være å - to refrain from

Hardcore Norwegian
/Lesson 60
/la være å

la være å

Word

la være å

Meaning

to refrain from

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Norwegian

Lesson

Usages of la være å

Etter dusjen finner hun hårstrikken, men hun lar være å bruke føner så sent på kvelden.

After the shower she finds the hair tie, but she refrains from using a hairdryer so late in the evening.

I prøverommet så hun at størrelsen var feil, men hun lot være å klage fordi køen var lang.

In the fitting room she saw that the size was wrong, but she refrained from complaining because the queue was long.

Jeg lar være å bestille noe nytt før jeg har prøvd riktig størrelse i prøverommet.

I refrain from ordering anything new before I have tried the right size in the fitting room.

Avsenderen ba meg la være å kaste pakkelappen før de hadde fått den i retur på postkontoret.

The sender asked me not to throw away the parcel label before they had received it back at the post office.

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