ordeal

[US]/ɔːˈdiːl/
[UK]/ɔːrˈdiːl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en smertefuld oplevelse; en hård prøvelse; pine.
Word Forms
Pluralordeals

Phrases & Collocations

harsh ordeal

barsligt prøvelse

Example Sentences

the ordeal of being shipwrecked

det pinefulde ved at blive skibbrudt

the ordeal of having to give evidence.

oplevelsen ved at skulle afgive vidnesbyrd.

accounts of their ordeal were blazoned to the entire nation.

beretninger om deres prøvelser blev offentliggjort for hele nationen.

the ordeal of being an innocent murder suspect;

oplevelsen ved at være en uskyldig mistænkt for mord;

Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.

At være tabt i vildmarken i en uge var en prøvelse for mig.

their 20-hour ordeal at the hands of a gunman

deres 20-timers prøvelse i skuddemannens hænder

she knew that the ordeal to come must tax all her strength.

hun vidste, at den kommende prøvelse ville kræve al hendes styrke.

Throughout the ordeal, he remained basically the same.

Gennem hele prøvelsen forblev han grundlæggende set den samme.

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