slit I homograph 1

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. det å slite (4)labouring;
   hardt arbeid;
   strev (1)toil the act of labouringslite (4);
   hard work;
   toilstrev (1)
   • det daglige slitet the daily grind
   • det var et slit å få med seg all bagasjen it was a struggle to manage all the luggage
   • det var mye slit og strev før jeg bestod eksamen it took a lot of hard work and effort before I passed the exam
   • vi nådde målet etter mye slit og møye we reached the goal after much toil and trouble
2. det at noe slites;
   slitasjewear · wear and tear · strain the wearing down of something;
   wear and tearslitasje
   • buksa var blank av slit the trousers were shiny with wear