No. 631 in Norwegian
bortvist
Expelled or dismissed.
In a sentence
Eleven ble bortvist fra skolen for dårlig oppførsel.
The student was expelled from the school for bad behavior.
Here, 'bortvist' is used as a past tense participle describing an official action taken to remove or expel someone from a setting, such as the school.
Hun følte seg bortvist fra vennegruppen etter konflikten.
She felt excluded from the group of friends after the conflict.
In this context, 'bortvist' is used metaphorically to express a feeling of exclusion instead of an official action.
Bortvist av vakten, måtte mannen forlate lokalet.
Expelled by the guard, the man had to leave the premises.
Here, 'bortvist' is used to indicate an enforcement action taken by authority to remove someone from a location.
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