slepe II homograph 2

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. hale etter seg;
   dra (2)to haul (something heavy), drasseto lug to drag along behind one;
   to haul (something heavy)dra (2), to lugdrasse
   • slepe en tømmerstokk to drag a log
   • vi slepte med oss koffertene we hauled our suitcases along with us
   • han sleper den ene foten etter seg he drags one foot behind him
   • de måtte slepe ungene i seng they had to drag the kids off to bed
2. taueto tow to towtaue
   • slepe en bil to tow a car
3. arbeide hardt;
   slite (4)to labour, streveto struggle, toil · to strive (for something) to work hard;
   to labourslite (4), to struggle, toilstreve
   • slepe og slite hele livet to slog and slave away one's whole life
4. bevege seg langsomt;
   kreketo crawl along to move slowly;
   to crawl alongkreke
   • jeg slepte meg opp de siste bakkene I dragged myself up the last hills
   • timene slepte seg av sted the hours dragged by