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ro homograph 4

verbverb

to row · to backpedal, to talk one's way out of something

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt róa Old Norse róa

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. drive fram et fartøy til vanns med årer;
    skysse eller frakte i robåt     to propel a vessel through the water with oars;
    to ferry or carry by rowing boat
    • ro en båt to row a boat
    • ro over fjorden to row across the fjord
    • ro turister over vannet to row tourists across the water
  2. drive fiske med robåt eller annen fiskebåt to fish from a rowing boat or other fishing boat
    • han ror i Stamsund he fishes out of Stamsund
  3. gjøre bevegelser som ligner på det å ro (IV, 1)rowing to make movements resembling rowingro (IV, 1)
    • endene rodde ute på sundet the ducks were paddling out on the sound
    • en ørn rodde gjennom lufta an eagle was beating its way through the air
  4. prøve å snakke seg bort fra et ubehagelig tema;
    bortforklare     to try to talk one's way out of an uncomfortable subject;
    to explain away
    • politikerne rodde for harde livet the politicians backpedalled for all they were worth

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

ro fiske drive fiske med robåt to fish from a rowing boat
  • han likte best å ro fiske med faren what he liked best was going out fishing in the rowing boat with his father
ro i land få i stand til slutt, etter en viss innsats to manage to bring about in the end, after some effort Eng. phraseto bring home
  • bedriften prøver å ro i land avtalen the company is trying to bring the deal home
  • fotballaget rodde seieren trygt i land the football team saw the victory safely home
ro seg i land komme seg ut av en knipe (ved å endre taktikk) to get oneself out of a tight spot (by changing tactics)
ro seg ut begynne med noe som en ikke makter;
gå over streken to take on something one cannot handle;
to go too far Eng. phraseto get out of one's depth
  • snart hadde han rodd seg for langt ut i diskusjonen til å kunne snu he had soon gone too far out in the discussion to be able to turn back
  • de har rodd seg ut i noen håpløse forhandlinger they have got themselves into some hopeless negotiations
ro seg ut av komme seg ut av en knipe (ved å endre taktikk) to get out of a tight spot (by changing tack) Eng. phraseto wriggle out of
  • de har lenge forsøkt å ro seg ut av problemene they have been trying to extricate themselves from the problems for a long time