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1. noun(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) plog2. verb1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) pløye2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) pløye/slite seg gjennom3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) brase inn ipløyeIsubst. \/plaʊ\/ eller plow1) plog2) pløyd mark3) (tømrerfag, også plough plane) nothøvel4) ( bokbinding) bokbinderhøvel5) (slang, universitet) strykPlough Monday forklaring: mandagen etter trettendedag julput one's hand to the plough (overført, bibelsk, Luk 6,62) legge hånden på plogen, gå i gang med en oppgaveIIverb \/plaʊ\/ eller plow1) pløye, note (tømrerfag), fure, lage furer2) la seg pløye3) ( slang) stryke (til eksamen)be ploughed ( slang) strykeplough a lonely furrow (britisk, litterært) arbeide alene, gå sin egen veiplough back ( om gress e.l.) pløye ned i jorden for å gjøre den mer næringsrik (handel, om fortjeneste) føre tilbake til firmaet, reinvestere i firmaetplough one's way bane seg vei, pløye seg frem, brøyte seg fremplough the sand slite forgjevesplough through ( overført) pløye (seg) gjennom
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