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Meaning of kroppa | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
ˈkʰrɔhpa

Definitions

  1. to pick
    weak
  2. to peck, to crop
    weak
  3. to graze
    weak

Examples

“2004 Icelandic Web of Science: Af hverju skilja sár eftir sig ör? (“Why do wounds scar?”)”

A picked wound heals slower and the resulting scar may form deeper for that reason.

“Að kroppa kjöt af beini.”

To pick a bone.

“Hættu að kroppa í sárið.”

Stop picking the wound.

“„Ég fann höfud af hrúti hrygg og gæruskinn.“ Komdu nú og kroppaðu með mér,”

“Krummi croaks outside, calling his namesake: ‘I found the head of a ram, backbone and sheepskin.’ Come now and peck with me, Krummi, my namesake.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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