canoe

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

Translation

n. liten og lett båt, en type båt som er smal og spiss på begge ender.
Word Forms
Third Person Singularcanoes
Past Participlecanoed
Past Tensecanoed
Pluralcanoes
Present Participlecanoeing

Phrases & Collocations

paddle a canoe

paddle en kanu

rent a canoe

leie en kanu

canoe trip

kanutur

Example Sentences

The canoe shot the rapids.

Kanuaen gikk gjennom rapiden.

hollow a canoe out of a log

holde en kanot ut av en stokk

They slid the canoe down to the water.

De skjøt kanuaen ned til vannet.

The canoe was tossed about in the maelstrom.

Kanuaen ble kastet rundt i maelstromen.

The canoe was sucked into the whirlpool.

Kanuaen ble sukket inn i vorten.

canoeing is gaining in popularity.

kanot er i økende popularitet.

the canoe nudged a bank of reeds.

Kanuaen støtta opp mot en rekkbank.

We were canoeing in the lake.

Vi padda i elven.

We sidled the canoe to the riverbank.

Vi skjøt kanuaen opp til elvebredden.

The wave caught the canoe broadside and sank it.

Bølgen fikk tak i kanuaen på side og sank den.

canoed and portaged the goods

padda og porterte varene

The canoe flipped over in the rapids.

Kanuaen kippet over i rapiden.

he had once canoed down the Nile.

Han hadde en gang padda ned elven Nil.

Munitions were canoed across the river.

Våpenforsyningen ble padda over elven.

A canoe made from a hollowed tree trunk;a piragua.

En kanot laget av en uthult trestamme; en piragua.

We could cross the lake only in a canoe at that time.

Vi kunne krysse elven bare med en kanua i den tiden.

swam downriver; a downriver canoe race.

svømte ned elven; en nedover elven kanua-løp.

Real-world Examples

There were no trees to build canoes.

Det var ingen trær til å bygge kanuer.

Source: "BBC Documentary: Home"

Alway put the oar atop the canoe.

Plasser alltid remmen på toppen av kanuen.

Source: Conan Talk Show

Applegate had no business taking a canoe out alone.

Applegate hadde ingen rett til å ta en kanu ut alene.

Source: The Trumpet Swan

You stopped rowing. Canoe started spinning.

Du stoppet å ro. Kanuen begynte å snurre.

Source: We Bare Bears

The formidable Viking longship had its origins in the humble dugout canoe, or log boat.

Den formidabelle vikingen langskipet hadde sine røtter i den enkle hølende kanuen, eller trelastbåten.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

It looks like a cross between a Nighthawk plane and an outrigger canoe.

Det ser ut som en blanding mellom en Nighthawk-fly og en outrigger-kanu.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

For millennia, the inhabitants of Scandinavia had used these canoes for transportation.

I tusenvis av år hadde befolkningen i Skandinavia brukt disse kanuene til transport.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Observers would later liken the scene to " a royal galleon fending off a few canoes."

Betraktningene ville senere sammenlikne scenerien med "en kongelig galé som holdt av enkelte kanuer tilbage."

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Many people take a kayak or canoe around the islands and lagoons.

Mange mennesker tar en kajak eller kanu rundt øyene og laguner.

Source: National Parks of the United States

People called the program " Sunu Gaal" , that is a local term meaning " my canoe."

Folket kallde programmet "Sunu Gaal", som er et lokalord som betyr "min kanu".

Source: VOA Special May 2014 Collection

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