poison

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

Translation

vt. å gjøre noen eller noe syk eller død ved å gi dem forgift; å skade eller forfør; å forurene; å hindre
vi. å gi forgift; å forurene
n. en stoff som kan forårsake sykdom eller død; noe skadelig eller ødeleggende
adj. inneholdende forgift; giftig
Word Forms
Past Tensepoisoned
Past Participlepoisoned
Pluralpoisons
Present Participlepoisoning
Third Person Singularpoisons

Phrases & Collocations

poisonous plant

giftig plante

poison control center

forgiftingskontrollsentrum

deadly poison

dødelig gift

poison gas

forgiftende gass

rat poison

råtne forgifter

poison pill

giftpiller

poison ivy

giftig iv

food poison

matforgifter

blood poison

blodforgift

Example Sentences

the poison is soluble in alcohol.

Det løselige giftet i alkohol.

they use poison to exterminate moles.

de bruker gift for å utrydde mol.

suck poison out of a wound

suge gift ut av en sår

poison for killing weeds

gift for å drepe uønskede planter

Here are their lethal poison nippers.

Her er deres dødelige giftklippere.

to poison the friendship of

å forgiftet vennskapet til

poisoning arrows; poisoned the drink.

giftige piler; forgiftet drikke.

an outbreak of food poisoning

et utbrudd av matforgiftning

drink poison to quench one's thrist

drikke gift for å døsje en tørst

poison a person's mind against sb.

forgift en persons sind mot noen.

Jealousy poisoned their friendship.

Jealousi forgiftet vennskapet deres.

The farmer poisoned the rats.

Bonden forgifta musene.

chemicals poisoning the lake;

kjemikalier som forgifter elven;

I'm not eating that poison!

Jeg spiser ikke det giftet!

There are traces of poison in the fish.

Det finnes spor av gift i fiskene.

They fired poisoned arrows at us.

De skjøt forgiftede piler mot oss.

indeterminable traces of poison; indeterminable assets.

uavklarede spor av gift; uavklarede eiendeler.

Real-world Examples

Wash the poison from off my skin.

Vask giftet fra huden min.

Source: Popular singles by Linkin Park

Don't take that horrible stuff. It's poison, it's poison.

Ta ikke det der forferdelige stoffet. Det er gift, det er gift.

Source: Brave New World

" It's not poison? " said Harry anxiously.

"Det er ikke gift?" sa Harry nervøst.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Just remember the dose is the poison.

Husk at doseringen er giftet.

Source: Asap SCIENCE Selection

" Poisoned? Who could have poisoned it" ?

"Giftet? Hvem kunne ha giftet det?"

Source: Peter Pan

" But how did she poison herself" ?

"Men hvordan giftet hun seg selv?"

Source: Madame Bovary (Part Two)

Throw it all away, that horrible poison.

Kast alt bort, det forferdelige giftet.

Source: Brave New World

But why would they poison the crew?

Men hvorfor skulle de ha giftet mannskapet?

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

And it's basically poison for our brain.

Og det er nesten gift for hjernen vår.

Source: Cambridge top student book sharing

And avoid using chemical poisons to kill insects.

Og unngå å bruke kjemiskegifter for å drepe insekter.

Source: VOA Slow English Technology

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