rifle

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

Translation

n. en våpen designert med en loddrett boret løype for bedre nøyaktighet og rekkevidde
Word Forms
Third Person Singularrifles
Present Participlerifling
Past Participlerifled
Pluralrifles
Past Tenserifled

Phrases & Collocations

sniper rifle

snusdyttervåpen

bolt-action rifle

låsegevær

semi-automatic rifle

halvautomatisk gevær

hunting rifle

jaktkjol

assault rifle

voldvåpen

air rifle

luftgevær

automatic rifle

automatisk gevær

Example Sentences

a rifle with a heavy kick.

en gevær med kraftig rykk.

he was an excellent rifle shot.

han var en utmerket skytter med rifle.

the distant crackle of rifle fire

det fjerne knirken fra geværskudd

a good shot with the rifle and the bow.

en god skudd med geværet og bøen.

the caliber of a rifle

kaliberen til et gevær

an exploded diagram of the rifle's parts.

et oppblåst diagram av geværets deler.

a line of replacement rifled barrels.

en linje med erstattende vrikkolber.

rifle the safe of its contents

gevær låsen av innholdet

The rifle -ries almost a mile.

Geværet rykker nesten en mil.

a takedown rifle; a takedown scaffold.

et takedown-gevær; et takedown-stige.

Break out the rifles!

Ta ut geværene!

This rifle only holds one cartridge.

Dette geværet holder bare én patrone.

bringing his rifle to bear on a distant target.

å rette sin gevær mot et fjern mål.

Parker had his rifle at the port.

Parker hadde sin gevær på havn.

they were to present their rifles, take aim, and fire.

de skulle vise sine gevær, rette inn og skyte.

she rifled through the cassette tapes.

hun gjennomgikk kassettbåndene.

Real-world Examples

The window vines that clamber yet, Whose blooms the bee still rifles?

Vindusslangene som fortsatt klatrer, hvis blomster bienen fortsatt plunderer?

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

He raised his rifle. Don't shoot!

Han løftet sin gevær. Ikke skyt!

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

I wish we had rifles. I mean, they got rifles.

Jeg hadde gjerne hatt geværer. Jeg mener, de har geværer.

Source: Tiger and Leopard: The Little Overlord (Original Soundtrack)

Unlike his colleagues, the pale 21-year-old held no rifle in his hands.

Ulik sine kolleger hadde den bleke 21-åringen ingen gevær i hendene.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

The assailant who was using a semiautomatic rifle also died at the scene.

Angriperen som brukte en halvautomatisk gevær døde også på stedet.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation April 2023

But it's a shame to waste a rifle like this on kneecaps.

Men det er synd å kaste bort et slikt gevær på knekapper.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

A name derived from the fanciful resemblance to the sound produced by cocking a rifle.

Et navn som kommer fra den fantasifulle likheten med lyden som produseres ved å pisk en gevær.

Source: The Five Orange Pips of Sherlock Holmes

Still, police say he bought the rifle he allegedly used in the attack from a store last year.

Likevel sier politiet at han kjøpte geværet han ifølge myndighetene brukte i angrepet fra en butikk for ett år siden.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

Do you know what is lovely? This is the proverbial rifling through your recipe drawers. Yeah.

Vet du hva som er fin? Det her er det prosverbial å røpe gjennom oppskriftsdragene dine. Ja.

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

Goes down into the living room, gets out the rifle from the hiding place behind the radiator.

Går ned i stua, henter ut geværet fra skjulsplassen bak radiatoren.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

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