slite

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. rive i stykker;
   dra eller tøye noe så det går sund to tear to pieces;
   to pull or stretch something until it gives way
   • båten slet fortøyningene the boat broke its moorings
   • oksen har slitt seg the bull has broken loose
   • han har slitt over båndet til foreldrene he has severed his ties with his parents
2. rykke (1)to tug, rive (II, 5)to tear at to tugrykke (1), to tear atrive (II, 5)
   • hunden sliter i båndet the dog is straining at the leash
   • vinden rev og slet i huset the wind tore and tugged at the house
3. bruke (mye og lenge) så bruken setter tydelig merke;
   forringe eller tære ved mye bruk;
   jamfør slitt (II)worn, worn-out, shabby to use (heavily and for a long time) so that the use leaves visible marks;
   to degrade or erode through heavy use;
   compare slitt (II)worn, worn-out, shabby
   • hun har slitt hull på buksa she has worn a hole in her trousers
   • malingen var slitt av the paint had worn off
   • gulvet er slitt ned the floor is worn down
   • han må slite på de samme klærne som storebroren hadde he has to wear the same clothes his big brother had
   • all uroen sliter på nervene all the turmoil wears on the nerves
4. arbeide hardt;
   anstrenge seg;
   streveto struggle, toil · to strive (for something);
   jamfør slitentired · worn to work hard;
   to exert oneself;
   to toilstreve;
   compare slitentired · worn
   • vi slet oss oppover bakken we struggled our way up the hill
   • hun har slitt og arbeidet hele livet she has laboured and worked all her life

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