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fare homograph 2

verbverb

to go, to travel · to rush, to race

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt fara Old Norse fara

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. forflytte seg;
    reise, dra;
    jamfør farendetravelling, wayfaring     to move from one place to another;
    to travel, to go;
    compare farendetravelling, wayfaring
    • fare til byen to go into town
    • de for sin vei they went on their way
    • fare vidt omkring to travel far and wide
    • la alt håp fare to abandon all hope
    • ungene farer fra dør til dør og selger lodd the kids go from door to door selling raffle tickets
  2. sveipe over eller gjennom to sweep over or through something
    • fare over åkeren to sweep across the field
    • fare gjennom boka to skim through the book
  3. bevege seg raskt;
    suse, fyke, renne     to move quickly;
    to whizz, to fly, to race
    • toget for forbi the train rushed past
    • komme farende to come rushing along
    • det for kaldt gjennom henne a chill shot through her
  4. befatte seg (med) to deal (with), to occupy oneself (with)
    • fare med sladder to spread gossip
    • fare stille med noe to keep quiet about something

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

fare fram oppføre seg;
te seg to behave;
to conduct oneself
  • fare hardt fram mot noen to deal harshly with someone
  • fare fram som en villmann to carry on like a madman
fare ille få hard medfart;
skade seg to be roughly handled;
to come to harm Eng. phraseto fare badly
  • noen vil fare ille i disse kaotiske tilstandene some will fare badly in these chaotic conditions
fare ille med behandle brutalt to treat brutally Eng. phraseto be hard on
  • livet har fart ille med henne life has been hard on her
fare sammen skvette (I, 3)to jump (with fright) to jump (with fright)skvette (I, 3)
  • en hvesende lyd fikk henne til å fare sammen a hissing sound made her jump
fare vill
  1. gå seg bort to get lost Eng. phraseto lose one's way
  2. syndeto sin, to offend against to sinsynde Eng. phraseto go astray
ikke ha mye å fare med ha dårlig med argumenter, kunnskap eller lignende to be short of arguments, knowledge or the like Eng. phrasenot to have much to go on
la fare gi opp;
droppe to give up;
to drop Eng. phraseto let go of
  • han burde la det fare he ought to let it go