throe

[US]/θrəʊ/
[UK]/θro/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en voldsom smerte eller spasme; agonI
vi. at forårsage nogen at lide eller være i smerte
Word Forms
Pluralthroes

Phrases & Collocations

throes of passion

lidenskabets kramper

throes of death

dødskramper

throes of labor

fødslens kramper

Example Sentences

the throes of seasickness

havesyges kval

a friend was in the throes of a divorce.

en ven var i gang med en skilsmisse.

undergo the throes of childbirth

udstå fødselsveer

a country in the throes of economic collapse.

et land i økonomisk sammenbruds klemme.

The film’s about a country in the throes of change.

Filmen handler om et land i forandring.

He’s in the throes of divorce at the moment.

Han er i gang med en skilsmisse i øjeblikket.

he convulsed in his death throes .

han krampede i sine dødsveer.

By 1740 European feudalism was in its death throes.

I 1740 var europæisk feudalisme i sin døende fase.

3 At the present time the public health of our country has been seriously threatened after our country suffered cosmically foudroyant throe of the SARS, faced spreading of birds-flu virus.

3 På nuværende tidspunkt er landets offentlige sundhed alvorligt truet, efter at vores land led under SARS' kosmiske, lynende kval, og stod over for spredningen af fugleinfluenza-virus.

Real-world Examples

Earth was in the throes of tectonic upheaval.

Jorden var i kløerne på en tektonisk oprivning.

Source: Jurassic Fight Club

But I was aware that my death throes had begun.

Men jeg var klar over, at mine dødsveer var begyndt.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

Within the cloudy halls of Carina, Hubble detects the death throes of a massive star.

Inden for de skyggefulde haller i Carina opdager Hubble dødsveerene hos en massiv stjerne.

Source: The Final Frontier of the Hubble Space Telescope

In the throes of civil war.

Midt i borgerkrigens kval.

Source: CNN Listening Collection July 2013

Is that right? Oh, yes, I-I, too, am in the throes of heartbreak.

Er det rigtigt? Åh, ja, jeg er også i hjerteskærets kløer.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 7

One memorable moment was October 5th 2008, in the first throes of the financial crisis.

Et mindeværdigt øjeblik var den 5. oktober 2008, i den finansielle krises første kløer.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

We want to throe open the windows and let in a bit of fresh air.

Vi vil åbne vinduerne og lade noget frisk luft komme ind.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 1

Born in throes, 't is fit that man should live in pains and die in pangs!

Født i kval, det er passende, at manden lever i smerte og dør i kramper!

Source: Moby-Dick

I found a book by a man named Greg O'Brien, who's in the throes of Alzheimer's.

Jeg fandt en bog af en mand ved navn Greg O'Brien, der lider af Alzheimers.

Source: People Magazine

It was the final throe of what called itself old gentility.

Det var den sidste kval af det, der kaldte sig gammel gentlemannskunst.

Source: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

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