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overvinne

verbverb

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

få bukt med, komme over;
vinne over, seire over
to get the better of, to get over;
to defeat, to triumph over
  • overvinne en fiende to defeat an enemy
  • overvinne alle vanskeligheter to overcome every difficulty
  • hun overvant kreftsykdommen she beat her cancer
brukt som adjektiv: used as an adjective:
  • en overvunnet fiende a defeated enemy