sprain

[US]/spreɪn/
[UK]/spreɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. at beskadige et led ved at vride det for langt
n. en skade på et led forårsaget af et pludseligt vrid
Word Forms
Third Person Singularsprains
Past Participlesprained
Pluralsprains
Past Tensesprained
Present Participlespraining

Example Sentences

he left in a wheelchair after spraining an ankle.

Han forlod stedet i en kørestol efter at have forstuvet sin ankel.

He got a foot sprain in his ankle.

Han forstuvet sin ankel.

A sprained ankle slowed my pace.

En forstuvet ankel sænkede mit tempo.

She sprained her ankle playing squash.

Hun forstuvet sin ankel, mens hun spillede squash.

slipped on a patch of ice and sprained his ankle.

Han gled på en isplet og forstuvet sin ankel.

He sprained his ankle when he fell.

Han forstuvet sin ankel, da han faldt.

The injury isn’t serious—it’s nothing more than a sprained ankle.

Skaden er ikke alvorlig - det er ikke mere end en forstuvet ankel.

When Mary sprained her ankles, John carried her piggyback to the doctors.

Da Mary forstuvet sine ankler, slæbte John hende på ryggen til lægen.

Real-world Examples

I don't think it's broken, but it might be a sprain.

Jeg tror ikke, det er brækket, men det kan være en forstuvning.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Reuben sprained his hamstring today while playing Quidditch.

Reuben forstuvet sin lægmuskel i dag, mens han spillede Quidditch.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

A sprain is when you have an injury to your ligaments.

En forstuvning er, når du har en skade på dine ledbånd.

Source: Connection Magazine

Candy sprained her ankle playing badminton.

Candy forstuvet sin ankel, mens hun spillede badminton.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

So that's the difference between a sprain and a strain.

Så det er forskellen på en forstuvning og en forvridning.

Source: Connection Magazine

But the man, making more haste than good speed, sprained his ankle in jumping over a fence.

Men manden, der handlede forhastet, forstuvet sin ankel, mens han sprang over et hegn.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 3

I sprained my ankle by stopping too quick-no, not too quick, either, for there was something in my way.

Jeg forstuvet min ankel ved at stoppe for hurtigt - nej, ikke for hurtigt, for der var noget i vejen.

Source: American Original Language Arts Third Volume

" To sprain" (sprain) means to injure, to hurt.

"At forstue" (forstue) betyder at skade, at gøre ondt.

Source: 2013 ESLPod

A branch of a river used to even be called a sprain.

En gren af en flod blev endda kaldt en forstuvning.

Source: Pop culture

No, but it's a pretty bad sprain.

Nej, men det er en ret slem forstuvning.

Source: Night shift doctor

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