Betydning av host På norsk

• 0 sb who introduces a television or radio show -- programleder [ masculine ]

  • And here’s the host of tonight’s game, Bob Branson. Og her er programlederen for kveldens konkurranse, Bob Branson.

• 1 sb who has invited guests -- vert [ masculine ]

  • We brought some wine for our host. Vi tok med litt vin til vertskapet vårt.

• 2 a country, city, organization, etc. that is holding an event -- arrangør [ masculine ]

  • This week the university played host to some of the world’s leading biologists. Denne uken var universitetet vertskap for noen av verdens fremste biologer.

• 3 a large number of -- en hel masse [ masculine ]

  • The economic troubles led to a host of other problems. De økonomiske vanskelighetene førte til en hel masse andre problemer.

• 4 to organize a special occasion or event and invite people -- være vert for

  • countries competing to host the Olympic Games land som konkurrerer om å arrangere olympiske leker

• 5 to introduce a television or radio show -- være programleder for

  • She hosts one of Public Radio’s news programs. Hun er programleder for en av Public Radios nyhetssendinger.

• 6 (feminine hostess) a person who entertains someone else as his guest, usually in his own house -- vert(inne)

  • The host and hostess greeted their guests at the door.

• 7 an animal or plant on which another lives as a parasite. -- vertsorganisme/-dyr/-plante

• 8 a very large number of people or things -- hærskare, vrimmel, sverm

  • a host of daffodils.