ricochetting

[US]/ˈrɪkəʃeɪ,ˈrɪkəʃet/
[UK]/ˈrɪkəʃeɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. sprett; sprette; trekke seg tilbake
v. sprette; trekke seg tilbake

Phrases & Collocations

bullets ricochet

kuler spretter

ricochet off walls

sprette av vegger

ricochet sound

sprettlyd

Example Sentences

the sound ricocheted around the hall.

lyden spredte seg rundt i hallen.

The bullet ricocheted from the wall.

Kulen sprette fra veggen.

The bullet ricocheted off the bridge.

Kulen sprette av broen.

a bullet ricocheted off a nearby wall.

en kule spretter mot en vegg i nærheten.

The bullets ricocheted off the stones.

Kulene sprette av steinene.

they fired off a couple of rounds, ricocheting the bullets against a wall.

De skjøt av noen skudd, og kulene sprette mot en vegg.

Real-world Examples

Higher energy costs could ricochet through other industries.

Høyere energikostnader kan få ringvirkninger i andre bransjer.

Source: New York Times

Day in and day out, the ricochet effect keeps them unfocused and unproductive.

Dag etter dag holder det som om det spretter dem uoppmerksomme og ineffektive.

Source: Science in Life

Some, meeting the liquid surface, would ricochet and vanish into the sea at considerable distances.

Noen ville sprette og forsvinne ut i havet med betydelige avstander når de traff den flytende overflaten.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

But he could have been describing the ricocheting highs and lows of this moment in America.

Men han kunne ha beskrevet de hoppende høydene og lavpunktene i dette øyeblikket i Amerika.

Source: Hillary's 2018 Yale University graduation speech

The general ricochet of the whole over pits and prominences had the gravest pitch of the chime.

Den generelle spretteeffekten over groper og utspring hadde den dypeste klangen.

Source: Returning Home

Although the news largely escaped attention in the media, it ricocheted through the world of infectious disease experts.

Selv om nyhetene i stor grad unngikk oppmerksomhet i media, spredde de seg gjennom verden av eksperter på smittsomme sykdommer.

Source: Newsweek

The spell hit the skrewt's armor again and ricocheted off; Harry staggered back a few paces and fell over.

Besvergelsen traff skrewtens rustning igjen og spretter unna; Harry snublet og falt bakover noen skritt.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

These collisions further heat the gas until the hydrogen atoms don't collide and ricochet but coalesce to form helium atoms!

Disse kollisjonene varmer gassen ytterligere til hydrogenatomer ikke kolliderer og spretter, men smelter sammen for å danne heliumatomer!

Source: The Great Science Revelation

But the ball merely ricocheted off a tree trunk, mocking my efforts.

Men ballen spretter bare av en trestamme, og latterliggjør mine anstrengelser.

Source: 202323

She had been walking on plenty of those lately, her house ricocheting with grief.

Hun hadde gått på mange av dem i det siste, og huset hennes spretter med sorg.

Source: Friday Flash Fiction - 100-word Micro Fiction

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