ordeal

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

Translation

n. en smertefull opplevelse; en hard prøve; plager.
Word Forms
Pluralordeals

Phrases & Collocations

harsh ordeal

skarp prøvelse

Example Sentences

the ordeal of being shipwrecked

prøvelsen ved å bli strandet

the ordeal of having to give evidence.

den påfølgende erfaringen av å måtte gi vitnesbyrd.

accounts of their ordeal were blazoned to the entire nation.

beskrivelser av deres erfaring ble utskrevet over hele nasjonen.

the ordeal of being an innocent murder suspect;

den påfølgende erfaringen av å være en uskyldig mistenkt for mord;

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

Å bli tapt i nakne naturen i en uke var en erfaring for meg.

their 20-hour ordeal at the hands of a gunman

deres 20-timers erfaring i hendene til en skytt

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

hun visste at den påfølgende erfaringen ville kreve alt hennes styrke.

Throughout the ordeal, he remained basically the same.

Under hele opplevelsen forble han i hovedsak den samme.

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