pitchfork

[US]/'pɪtʃfɔːk/
[UK]/'pɪtʃ'fɔrk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en langt håndtatt håndverktøy med skarpe metallspissene, brukt til å løfte og kaste fôr, stro, eller avfall
Word Forms
Pluralpitchforks
Past Tensepitchforked
Third Person Singularpitchforks
Past Participlepitchforked
Present Participlepitchforking

Example Sentences

to lift with a pitchfork

å løfte med en høystakk

pitchfork sb. into a job

stikke en i jobb med en gaffel

a pitchfork with four prongs.

en gaffel med fire grener.

The farmer used a pitchfork to move the hay.

Bonden brukte en gaffel for å flytte høet.

She grabbed a pitchfork to clean out the stables.

Hun tok en gaffel for å rense ut stallene.

The angry mob carried torches and pitchforks.

Den rasende hordaen bærte fakler og gaffler.

He was stabbed with a pitchfork during the fight.

Han ble stukket med en gaffel under kampen.

The pitchfork is a common tool in farming.

Gaffelen er en vanlig verktøy i landbruket.

She used a pitchfork to turn over the compost pile.

Hun brukte en gaffel for å vende komposthaugen.

The scarecrow held a pitchfork in its hand.

Skrekfiguren holdt en gaffel i hånden.

The pitchfork is made of metal and wood.

Gaffelen er laget av metall og tre.

He needed a pitchfork to aerate the soil in the garden.

Han trengte en gaffel for å lufta jorda i hagen.

The pitchfork has sharp tines for lifting and tossing materials.

Gaffelen har skarpe grener for å heve og kaste materialer.

Real-world Examples

Tarber plucked a pitchfork out of a bale of hay. " I am."

Tarber plukket en spikker ut av en høstokk. "Jeg er."

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

Lurvy picked up a pitchfork and walked away to get some clean straw.

Lurvy tok opp en spikker og gikk bort for å få litt ren hø.

Source: Charlotte's Web

But you should know the boosters got pitchforks out.

Men du bør vite at opphøyerne tok opp spikker.

Source: Young Sheldon Season 5

I was on the wrong side of the pitchfork on this one.

Jeg var på feil side av spikken denne gangen.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

Marge, those people chased us with pitchforks and torches. Torches! At 4 in the afternoon!

Marge, de menneskene jaget oss med spikker og fakler. Fakler! Klokken fire på ettermiddagen!

Source: The Simpsons Movie

One woman said that getting to know him was “like running against a pitchfork.”

En kvinne sa at å lære å kjenne ham var "som å løpe mot en spikker."

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

We gathered our pitchforks, hoes, and rakes and went to the hill where we had cleared ground all spring.

Vi samlet opp spikker, høker og gresshø og gikk opp til høynet hvor vi hadde ryddet jorda hele våren.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

Just a second, just a second... put down the three-tined pitchfork.

Bare et øyeblikk, bare et øyeblikk... sett ned den tretinede spikken.

Source: Pop culture

When the people held their pitchforks, they used them to farm, never to fight.

Når folk hadde spikker, brukte de dem til å gjøre landbruk, aldri til å kjempe.

Source: Simple English short story

A pitted pitcher threw a pitchfork at the pirate ship.

En pitted bøtte kastet en spikker mot piratbåten.

Source: Pan Pan

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