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ete seg

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

trenge seg;
presse (II, 3)to push, fortære (2)to eat away;
spise segto work one's way
to force one's way;
to pushpresse (II, 3), to eat awayfortære (2);
to work one's wayspise seg
see:Se: eteto eat · to eat up, to eat away at Eng. phraseto eat one's way
  • bekken har blitt så stor at den eter seg inn i veinettet the stream has grown so big that it is cutting into the road network
  • ilden åt seg oppover terrenget the fire ate its way up the hillside
  • kulden eter seg nedover i jorda the cold is creeping down into the ground