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angripe

verbverb

to attack · to tackle, to go about

EtymologyOpphav

fra lavtysk from Low German

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. gå til angrep på;
    overfalleto assault, to attack, to set upon
    to launch an attack on;
    to assaultoverfalle
    • fiendtlige styrker har angrepet hovedstaden enemy forces have attacked the capital
    • bærplukkeren ble angrepet av en bjørn the berry picker was attacked by a bear
  2. i lagidett: forsøke å få mål in team sports: to try to score
    • laget angrep gjennom hele kampen the team attacked throughout the match
  3. kritisereto criticise · to review, polemisere mot to criticisekritisere, to argue against
    • regjeringens politikk ble sterkt angrepet the government's policy came under heavy attack
  4. tære på, bryte ned, ødeleggeto ruin · to break · to destroy to eat away at, to break down, to destroyødelegge
    • bli angrepet av en sykdom to be struck down by a disease
    • huset var angrepet av sopp og råte the house was attacked by fungus and rot
  5. ordne opp i;
    løseto solve · to loosen · to dissolve, takleto handle, to deal with · to cope with · to tackle (an opponent) · to rig (a vessel)
    to sort out;
    to solveløse, to tackletakle
    • angripe saken fra gal side to approach the matter from the wrong angle
    • hvordan skal dette angripes? how should we go about this?