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gjennomgå

verbverb

to go through · to undergo · to review, to go over

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. leve gjennom;
    oppleve (1)to experience, erfare (1)to encounter;
    tåleto tolerate · to stand, to bear · to withstand
    to live through;
    to experienceoppleve (1), to encountererfare (1);
    to enduretåle
    • hun har gjennomgått mye i livet she has been through a lot in her life
    • gjennomgå en operasjon to undergo an operation
    • byen gjennomgikk en forvandling the town underwent a transformation
  2. underviseto teach;
    forklare (1)to explain
    to teachundervise;
    to explainforklare (1)
    • hele pensum er blitt gjennomgått the whole syllabus has been covered
    • læreren gjennomgikk oppgavene the teacher went through the exercises
    • elevene skal gjennomgå hovedlinjene i samfunnsutviklingen the pupils are to go through the main lines of social development
  3. gransketo scrutinise, to examine closely · to investigate (officially);
    kontrollere (1)to check
    to scrutinise, to examine closelygranske;
    to checkkontrollere (1)
    • hun gjennomgikk punktene ett for ett she went through the points one by one
    • regnskapet ble gjennomgått the accounts were reviewed

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

få gjennomgå få (mye) skjenn eller kritikk to get (a lot of) scolding or criticism Eng. phraseto get a roasting
  • romanen får gjennomgå av kritikerne the novel takes a beating from the critics
  • fotballspilleren fikk gjennomgå etter tapet the footballer came in for heavy criticism after the defeat