forpeste

verbverb

EtymologyOpphav

jamfør tysk verpesten; av for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess og pesta plague compare German verpesten; from for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess and pesta plague

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

gjøre illeluktende eller forurenset to make foul-smelling or polluted
- forpeste lufta med eksos to foul the air with exhaust fumes
gjøre utrivelig;
spolereto ruin to make unpleasant;
to ruinspolere
- forpeste et miljø to poison an environment
- forpeste livet for noen to make someone's life miserable