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bearbeide

verbverb

to work on, to process · to adapt, to revise (a text or play) · to work on, to win over (a person, a market)

EtymologyOpphav

av tysk bearbeiten from German bearbeiten

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. arbeide (videre) på eller med;
    omarbeideto rework, to revise;
    behandleto treat · to deal with · to handle
    to work (further) on or with something;
    to rework, to reviseomarbeide;
    to treatbehandle
    • bearbeide en steinblokk med hammer og meisel to work a block of stone with hammer and chisel
    • få ro til å bearbeide sorgen to have the peace to work through one's grief
    • bearbeide en bok to adapt a book
    • skuespillet er bearbeidet for radio the play has been adapted for radio
    brukt som adjektiv: used as an adjective:
    • en bearbeidet utgave av en bok a revised edition of a book
    • bearbeidede produkter processed products
  2. påvirke, overtale to influence, to persuade
    • bearbeide markedet to work the market