veteran

[US]/ˈvetərən/
[UK]/ˈvetərən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. erfaren person; tidligere soldat
Word Forms
Pluralveterans

Example Sentences

a veteran of the hustings.

en veteran fra valgkampene.

a veteran of political campaigns.

en veteran fra politiske kampanjer.

a veteran of two world wars.

en veteran fra de to verdenskrigene.

the veteran king of slack chat.

den veteran kongen av løs samtale.

The old veteran had a martial bearing.

Den gamle veteranen hadde en krigsaktig holdning.

a retired veteran worker

en pensjonert veteranarbeider

green levies and veteran soldiers

grønne verger og veteraner

He was a Vietnam veteran with a haunted mien.

Han var en Vietnam-veteran med et hjemsøkt uttrykk.

We often asked the veteran workers for advice.

Vi spurte ofte veteranarbeidere etter råd.

His grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.

Hans bestefar er en veteran fra andre verdenskrig.

a disabled veteran; disabled children.

en støtteinvalid; funksjonshemmede barn

The baseball veteran loved to coach young players.

Den baseball-veteranen elsket å trene unge spillere.

My grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.

Min bestefar er en veteran fra andre verdenskrig.

this year one million veterans will be separated from the service.

dette året vil en million veteraner bli skilt fra tjenesten.

The veteran workers and model workers are held in high / great esteem in this factory.

Veteranarbeidere og modellarbeidere holdes i høy / stor estime i denne fabrikken.

Some veterans of the two world wars gathered to celebrate their victory.

Noen veteraner fra de to verdenskrigene samlet seg for å feire sin seier.

Seasoned veterans were picked to storm the difficult enemy position.

Erfarne veteraner ble plukket ut for å stormere den vanskelige fiendeposisjonen.

Tathiana Garbin: Athletic veteran, playing well of late, has a real shot at the quarters.

Tathiana Garbin: Idrettsdyktig veteran, har spilt godt sist, har virkelig muligheter til kvartfinalene.

Real-world Examples

What were you thinking? You're a veteran.

Hva tenkte du på? Du er en veteran.

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

It is where American war veterans are buried.

Det er stedet hvor amerikanske krigsveteraner er begravd.

Source: VOA Special September 2016 Collection

Proceeds are going to help deserving military veterans.

Inntekten går til å hjelpe fortjente militære veteraner.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2023 Compilation

That's Katie and she is a veteran of the project.

Det er Katie, og hun er en veteran av prosjektet.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2019

He's a multidecorated combat veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Han er en flertallsmektet kampveteran fra Afghanistan og Irak.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) December 2020 Collection

Our CNN Hero has helped more than 1000 veterans.

Vår CNN Hero har hjulpet over 1000 veteraner.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2023 Compilation

You have a rookie, a few seasoned veterans, and international partner and yourself, a woman.

Du har en nykommer, noen erfarna veteraner, en internasjonal partner og deg selv, en kvinne.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2020 Collection

The government says the move is meant mostly to honor the veterans.

Regjeringen sier at flytten hovedsakelig er ment å ære veteranene.

Source: CRI Online August 2015 Collection

He said he is a veteran of Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons program.

Han sa at han er en veteran av Saddams kemiske våpenprogram.

Source: BBC Listening March 2016 Compilation

This will bean extensive operation even for an open heart veteran like yourself.

Dette vil være en omfattende operasjon, selv for en åpen hjerte-veteran som deg.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

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