sprenge

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. få til å eksplodere eller springe i stykker to cause to explode or burst apart
   • de sprengte en mine they set off a mine
   • sprenge noe i lufta to blow something up
   • vi sprenger ut en tunnel we are blasting out a tunnel
   • naboen har sprengt vekk fjell the neighbour has blasted away some rock
2. bryte (opp) to break (open)
   • sprenge en låst dør to force a locked door
   • han sprenger lenkene he bursts his chains
3. splitte (2)to split up to split upsplitte (2)
   • koalisjonen ble sprengt the coalition was torn apart
4. ødelegge ved overanstrengelse to ruin through over-exertion
   • hun ønsker ikke å sprenge stemmen når hun synger she does not want to wreck her voice when she sings
5. overskride, overbelaste to exceed, to overload
   • sprenge et budsjett to blow a budget
   • alle hoteller er sprengt all the hotels are full to bursting
6. presse, trenge to press, to push
   • sprenge seg forbi to force one's way past
   • gråten sprengte i brystet the sobs were bursting in his chest
7. ri eller kjøre fort to ride or drive fast
   • hun kaster seg på hesten og sprenger i vei she leaps onto the horse and gallops off
8. salte;
   jamfør lettsprengtlightly salted, saltsprengtlightly salted to salt;
   compare lettsprengtlightly salted, saltsprengtlightly salted
   • sprenge fisk to salt fish
   brukt som adjektiv: used as an adjective:

   • sprengt torsk salted cod
9. brukt som etterledd i sammensetninger: som har et stenk av used as a final element in compounds: which has a touch of
   in words such as:i ord som gråsprengtflecked with grey, rødsprengtruddy or bloodshot

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