sprette I homograph 1

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. gjøre en hurtig, brå bevegelse;
   hoppe, fare, fyke;
   jamfør sprettende (1)bouncing to make a quick, sudden movement;
   to leap, to dart, to fly;
   compare sprettende (1)bouncing
   • sprette fram på gulvet to come bounding out across the floor
   • fisken spretter the fish is jumping
   • knappene spratt ut av jakka the buttons popped off the jacket
   • det var så vondt at tårene spratt it hurt so much that the tears sprang to my eyes
2. springe ut;
   spire;
   jamfør sprettende (2)coming into leaf to burst into leaf;
   to sprout;
   compare sprettende (2)coming into leaf
   • løvet har sprettet ut the foliage has come out
3. stå opp;
   renne (II, 4)to rise to come up;
   to riserenne (II, 4)
   • sola spretter the sun pops up