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spenne homograph 3

verbverb

to kick

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt sperna, spenna Old Norse sperna, spenna

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

støte til med foten;
sparke (1)to kick
to strike with the foot;
to kicksparke (1)
  • de spente og slo they kicked and hit
  • jeg spenner imot med beina I brace myself with my legs

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

spenne bein for/under
  1. plassere foten sin foran en annens fot slik at hen snubler to put one's foot in front of someone else's so that they stumble Eng. phraseto trip someone up
  2. forsøke å ødelegge for en annen to try to spoil things for someone else Eng. phraseto trip someone up
    • været spenner bein for turplanene the weather scuppers the hiking plans
    • rapporten kan spenne bein under det vi står for the report may undermine what we stand for
spenne fra løsne (særlig hest fra vogn) to unhitch (especially a horse from a cart)
  • spenne fra hesten og sette den på stallen to unhitch the horse and put it in the stable
spenne krok for sette beinet slik at en annen snubler i det to put out one's leg so that someone else trips over it Eng. phraseto trip someone up