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Meaning of sprekke | Babel Free

Verb
²sprɛkːə

Definitions

  1. to break, shatter, crack, burst
    intransitive
  2. to break, shatter, crack, burst etc.
  3. to separate, as in milk.
  4. to confess under duress or pressure
  5. to suddenly run out of power

Examples

“1862, Aasta Hansteen, (translated from P.C. Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe), "Spurnaden" "Fær eg steikja skjori mi?" spurde han. "Eg er rædd ho sprekk," svarade kungsdotteri.”

"May I fry my magpie?" he asked. "I am afraid it will burst," the princess replied.

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