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bli revet bort/vekk

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

see:Se: riveto tear, to rip · to tear down, to demolish · to grate
  1. dø brått og uventet;
    omkomme
    to die suddenly and unexpectedly;
    to perish
    Eng. phraseto be snatched away
    • hun ble revet bort i ung alder she was taken from us at a young age
    • familien ble brutalt revet vekk the family was brutally torn away
  2. forsvinne fra markedet to disappear from the market Eng. phraseto be snapped up
    • billettene ble revet bort the tickets sold out in no time
    • varene ble revet vekk fra hyllene the goods flew off the shelves