toppe

verbverb

to top · to surpass · to lop the top off

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

ha den høyeste eller beste rangeringen to have the highest or best ranking
- etter siste serieomgang topper Brann tabellen after the last round of league matches Brann tops the table
- desember topper listen når det er flest branner i landet December tops the list of months with the most fires in the country
- han toppet listen over de rikeste i landet he topped the list of the richest people in the country
overgå, slå (II, 3)to beat;
være bedre enn to surpass, to beatslå (II, 3);
to be better than
- denne bragden kan vi vanskelig toppe that is a feat we will find hard to top
lage en topp på;
plassere øverst to form a top on something;
to place on top
- topp kaken med friske bær top the cake with fresh berries
- salaten var toppet med valnøtter the salad was topped with walnuts
lage eller utvikle topp eller aks to form or develop a top or an ear
- treet topper seg the tree is putting out a crown
- knip av de øverste skuddene slik at planten topper seg bedre pinch off the topmost shoots so that the plant forms a better top
fjerne eller hogge toppen av to remove or cut off the top of
- toppe et tre to top a tree

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

toppe formen arbeide for å få den beste fysiske formen (5)condition;
få en formtoppa fitness peak to train for the best possible physical conditionformen (5);
to reach a fitness peakformtopp Eng. phraseto hit peak form

toppe laget sette inn de beste to put in the best players Eng. phraseto field the strongest team

toppe seg

stikke opp;
lage topp to stick up;
to form a peak
- skyene topper seg the clouds are towering up
- snøen toppet seg utenfor vinduet the snow was heaped up outside the window
nå et høydepunkt;
kulminereto culminate to reach a peak;
to culminatekulminere
- dramaet toppet seg i et mord the drama ended in a murder
- handelen topper seg i desember trade peaks in December
- kaoset toppet seg da statsministeren skrev ut nyvalg the chaos came to a head when the prime minister called a new election