klemme homograph 2
verbverbto squeeze, to press · to hug · to pinch (of a shoe)
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EtymologyOpphav
fra lavtysk; jamfør klammea bracket from Low German; compare klammea bracketSenses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
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trykke, presse noe hardt sammen slik at det endrer form
to squeeze, to press something hard so that it changes shape
- klemme noe flatt to squash something flat
- klemme fingeren i dørsprekken to catch one's finger in the door
- skoen klemmer the shoe pinches
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gi en klem (1)a hug
to give a hugklem (1)
- kysse og klemme to kiss and cuddle
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presse (II, 1)to press i en viss retning;
sprenge (6)to force one's way to presspresse (II, 1) in a certain direction;
to force one's waysprenge (6)- klemme seg fram to squeeze one's way forward
- klemme seg sammen to press together
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tynge (2)to weigh down, knuge (2)to oppress
to weigh downtynge (2), to oppressknuge (2)
- noe klemmer for brystet something feels tight across the chest
Set phrasesFaste uttrykk
klemme i vei
sette i gang
to get going
Eng. phraseto get cracking
klemme på
drive på, henge i
to carry on, to work hard at something
Eng. phraseto keep at it
klemme til
- sette i gang for fullt to get going in earnest Eng. phraseto go all out
- slå til noen to strike someone Eng. phraseto let someone have it