forurense

verbverb

to pollute, to contaminate · to poison, to ruin (a mood, an atmosphere)

EtymologyOpphav

av for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess from for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

ødelegge naturen med skadelige stoffer;
forsøpleto litter, gjøre uren, tilgriseto foul to damage the natural environment with harmful substances;
to litterforsøple, to make unclean, to foultilgrise
- nye biler forurenser mindre enn gamle biler new cars pollute less than old ones
- oljeutslipp har forurenset strendene an oil spill has polluted the beaches
- lufta forurenses av eksos the air is polluted by exhaust fumes
brukt som adjektiv used as an adjective
- forurensede jordmasser er et stort problem contaminated soil is a major problem
- drikkevannet er svært forurenset the drinking water is heavily polluted
i overført betydning: gjøre utrivelig;
forpeste (2)to poison, ødelegge (1)to ruin, spolereto spoil figuratively: to make unpleasant;
to poisonforpeste (2), to ruinødelegge (1), to spoilspolere
- han forurenset atmosfæren med sitt vulgære snakk he poisoned the atmosphere with his crude talk
- nattestillheten ble forurenset av støyende musikk the quiet of the night was ruined by loud music