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What does akkurat mean.

19:01 Jul 16, 2004
Norwegian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
Norwegian term or phrase: What does akkurat mean.
I recieved and email and the sender is writing about going to bed. But i just don't get what akkurat means in the sentence.
kathryn


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4exactly
Wanda Vaiarello
4just
Richard Lawson


  

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exactly


Explanation:
where is the sentence?
Can also mean "precise" or "just" or "punctually".

Wanda Vaiarello
Norway
Local time: 11:31
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in FrenchFrench
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just


Explanation:
If your correspondent wrote "Jeg skulle akkurat til å legge meg", he or she meant "I was just on my way to bed".

Richard Lawson
Local time: 11:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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