meddle

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

Translation

vi. stå inn i, gripe inn i andre mennesker saker.
Word Forms
Past Participlemeddled
Third Person Singularmeddles
Past Tensemeddled
Present Participlemeddling
Pluralmeddles

Phrases & Collocations

stop meddling

slutt med å bry seg

meddle in

bry seg med i

meddle with

bry seg med

Example Sentences

Don't meddle in my affairs.

Snu ikke deg inn i mine saker.

I hope he doesn’t try to meddle in my affairs.

Jeg håper han ikke prøver å snu seg inn i mine saker.

Do not meddle in things that do not concern you.

Snu deg ikke inn i saker som ikke angår deg.

Falsehood like a nettle stings those who meddle with it.

Løgn stikker som et brekkefår de som tukler med den.

'Rough as a saw-edge, and hard as whinstone! The less you meddle with him the better.'

'Rå som en saksøk, og hard som whinstone! Jo mindre du snur deg inn i ham, jo bedre.'

(1) No person shall interfere or meddle with or move in any way any of the Company's mobile equipment or trucks, or make use of its tramlines except with the permission of an official of the Company.

(1) Ingen person skal innblande seg, snu seg inn i eller bevege på noe måte noe av selskapets mobil utstyr eller lastbiler, eller bruke selskapets tramlines, bortsett fra med tillatelse fra en selskapsfunksjonær.

A blacksmith once said to me, when…asked why he was not both blacksmith and whitesmith, "The smith that will meddle with all things may go shoe the gosling."

En smed sa engang til meg, når… han ble spurt hvorfor han ikke var både smed og hvitsmed, "Den som snur seg inn i alt kan gå og sko gosselet."

Real-world Examples

That's what happens when you meddle. - Phoebe's gonna say yes? That's great.

Det er det som skjer når du meddler. - Phoebe skal si ja? Det er bra.

Source: Friends Season 9

No. We are not meddling like that.

Nei. Vi meddler ikke slik.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

Mainland officials might be tempted to meddle.

Førstehandsfunksjonærer kan være temmelig å meddler.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

So you decided to meddle in my love life?

Så du bestemte deg for å meddler i min kærlighetsliv?

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

A spring wedding? It's up to you, dear. We don't want to meddle.

En forårsbryllup? Det er opp til deg, kjære. Vi vil ikke meddler.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 1

" Some one of meddling with the Machine-" they began.

"Noen som meddler seg med Maskinen-" sa de.

Source: The machine has stopped operating.

Awful things happen to wizards who meddle with time.

Det skjer forferdelige ting med trolldømmer som meddler seg med tiden.

Source: Films

On Wednesday, US Secretary of State John Kerry denied that the United States was meddling in Ukraine's internal politics.

Onsdag nekte USAs utenriksminister John Kerry at USA meddler seg i Ukrainas interne politikk.

Source: People in the Know

I always meddle in things that don't concern me.

Jeg meddler alltid i ting som ikke gjelder meg.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

Do you have any idea what you're meddling with?

Har du noen forståelse for hva du meddler deg med?

Source: Lost Girl Season 3

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