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Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. dra eller suge (med maskin) melk ut av spener to draw or suck (by machine) milk out of teats
   • være flink til å melke to be good at milking
   • melke en ku to milk a cow
   • hun melker geitene ute she milks the goats outdoors
   • de melker med maskin they milk by machine
2. i overført betydning: utnytte maksimalt;
   trekke penger eller andre verdier ut av noe figuratively: to exploit to the utmost;
   to extract money or other assets from something
   • de melket landet for råstoffer they milked the country of its raw materials
3. gi melk to give milk
   • kua melker godt the cow is a good milker
   • kua har sluttet å melke the cow has stopped giving milk