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storme

verbverb

to rush, storm (in, out) · to blow a gale · to storm, take by force · to rage, be in uproar

EtymologyOpphav

av storma gale · a storm from storma gale · a storm

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. blåse sterkt to blow hard
    • det snødde og stormet it was snowing and blowing a gale
  2. være i sterkt opprør eller konflikt med seg selv eller andre to be in great turmoil or in conflict with oneself or others
    • det stormet inni meg! there was a storm raging inside me!
    • det stormer i partiet the party is in uproar
  3. løpe eller bevege seg raskt;
    fare, styrte
    to run or move rapidly;
    to dash, to rush
    • alle mann stormet ut everyone stormed out
    • storme inn i stua to come storming into the living room
  4. ta ved stormangrep;
    ta med makt
    to take by storm;
    to take by force
    • storme fiendens stillinger to storm the enemy's positions
    • politiet stormet det okkuperte huset the police stormed the squatted house
    • publikum stormet sperringene the crowd rushed the barriers

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

storme fram
  1. raskt bevege seg fram til noe to move quickly forward towards something Eng. phraseto charge forward
    • jeg stormet fram og skåret I charged forward and scored
  2. få rask utbredelse eller framgang to spread or advance rapidly Eng. phraseto surge ahead
    • nye stormakter stormer fram new great powers are surging ahead
    • innvandrerjenter stormer fram i høyere utdanning girls with an immigrant background are surging ahead in higher education
storme rundt være i en situasjon preget av oppstyr, kritikk eller konflikt to be in a situation marked by uproar, criticism or conflict Eng. phraseto be at the centre of a storm
  • det stormet rundt partilederen etter mange dårlige målinger the party leader came under fire after a string of bad polls
  • noen trivest best når det stormer rundt dem some people thrive when there is a storm raging around them