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1 come to grief
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2 grief
ɡri:f(great sorrow or unhappiness: She was filled with grief at the news of her sister's death.) sorg, harme- come to griefsorgsubst. \/ɡriːf\/sorg, smertebe a grief to somebody være til (stor) sorg for noen, volde noen sorgbring to grief bringe i ulykkecome to grief bli utsatt for en ulykke, komme ut for en ulykke, gå noen ille, komme til skade forlise, havarere, forulykke gå galt for, gå i vasken, mislykkeshan kommer til å mislykkes \/ det kommer til å gå ham illegood grief! ( hverdagslig) bevare meg vel!, herregud!, jøss!, i all verden!grief for\/at sorg over -
3 force
fo:s 1. noun1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) kraft, makt2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) (-)kraft, (-)styrke3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) styrke2. verb1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) tvinge, presse2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) presse, forsere, overanstrenge•- forced- forceful
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- into forcedra--------hale--------kraft--------makt--------puffe--------skubbe--------sprenge--------styrke--------trekke--------tvinge--------voldIsubst. \/fɔːs\/1) ( også overført) styrke, kraft, makt2) styrke, tropp3) vold4) hold, tyngde, substans, beviskraft, virkning5) bindende virkning, gyldighet, lovs kraft6) egentlig innhold, eksakt innhold, eksakt betydning, eksakt mening7) ( fysikk) kraft8) ( tennis) hard ball, hardt slag9) ( kortspill) kravmeldingbrute force rå kraft, voldby force med vold, med maktby force of i kraft avby force of arms med våpenmakt, med våpen i håndby force of habit av gammel vanecome into force tre i kraftcome\/put in(to) force ( om lov) tre i kraft iverksetteforce of character karakterstyrkethe force of circumstances omstendighetenes makt, nødsituasjon(en)force of contrast kontrastvirkningforce of habit vanens maktforce of will viljestyrkeforces stridsstyrkerthe forces of darkness mørkets makter\/krefterthe forces of nature naturkreftenebe in force være i kraft, gjelde, stå ved lagin (great) force ( militærvesen) med store styrker, mannsterkein full force med full styrke, mannsterkejoin forces slå seg sammen, alliere segjoin the Forces gå inn i militæret, verve seglose force miste styrke, svekkesof force ( gammeldags) med nødvendighetrules (previously) in force (tidligere) gjeldende loversuperior force overmaktthe armed forces de væpnede styrkerIIverb \/fɔːs\/1) tvinge, betvinge• force an analogy \/ a simile2) presse, trykke, forsere• force the pace \/ the runningforsere farten \/ sette opp tempoet3) forsere, storme, innta, erobre, bane seg vei, brøyte seg gjennom, bryte gjennom4) bryte opp, sprenge• force a lock \/ a door5) tiltvinge seg, trenge seg6) ( kortspill) kravmelde, trumfe, spille ut trumf7) skynde på, forsere, drive frem, presse frem, tvinge frem, drive gjennom, tvinge igjennom, trumfe igjennom8) ( gartnerfag) drive (frem)9) voldtaforce along rive med segforce an entrance into se ➢ entrance, 1force a passage eller force one's way bane seg vei med vold, trenge seg inn, trenge seg gjennomforce away drive bort, bryte løs, rive løsforce down presse ned, trykke ned, drive ned, tvinge ned, tvinge i segforce in hamre\/banke innforce on drive fremforce oneself (up)on tvinge\/trenge seg påforce one's voice anstrenge stemmenforce out presse\/tvinge fremforce something from\/out of someone fravriste noen noe• I will force the truth out of you!force something (up)on someone tvinge noe på noenforce the bidding ( auksjon) presse opp budeneforce the game forsere spillet, spille høytforce the sense of a word tøye et begrepforce through drive\/trumfe gjennomforce up presse\/hausse opp
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come to grief — {v. phr.} To have a bad accident or disappointment; meet trouble or ruin; end badly; wreck; fail. * /Bill came to grief learning to drive a car./ * /Nick s hopes for a new house came to grief when the house he was building burned down./ * /The… … Dictionary of American idioms
come to grief — {v. phr.} To have a bad accident or disappointment; meet trouble or ruin; end badly; wreck; fail. * /Bill came to grief learning to drive a car./ * /Nick s hopes for a new house came to grief when the house he was building burned down./ * /The… … Dictionary of American idioms
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come to grief — verb To have a disastrous outcome. These elves and half elves and wizards, they would come to grief perhaps. (J.R.R. Tolkien) … Wiktionary
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To come to grief — Grief Grief (gr[=e]f), n. [OE. grief, gref, OF. grief, gref, F. grief, L. gravis heavy; akin to Gr. bary s, Skr. guru, Goth. ka[ u]rus. Cf. {Barometer}, {Grave}, a., {Grieve}, {Gooroo.}] 1. Pain of mind on account of something in the past; mental … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
come to grief — FAIL, meet with disaster, miscarry, go wrong, go awry, fall through, fall flat, founder, come to nothing, come to naught; informal come unstuck, come a cropper, flop, go phut; Brit. informal go pear shaped. → grief … Useful english dictionary
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