ordeal

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

Translation

n. en smärtsam upplevelse; ett svårt prov; plåga.
Word Forms
Pluralordeals

Phrases & Collocations

harsh ordeal

hårt vedermöda

Example Sentences

the ordeal of being shipwrecked

besväret med att skeppsvrakas.

the ordeal of having to give evidence.

utmaningen med att behöva vittna.

accounts of their ordeal were blazoned to the entire nation.

berättelser om deras prövningar spreds till hela nationen.

the ordeal of being an innocent murder suspect;

prövningen att vara en oskyldig misstänkt mördare;

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

Att vara förlorad i vildmarken i en vecka var en prövning för mig.

their 20-hour ordeal at the hands of a gunman

deras 20-timmars långa prövning i en gisslares händer

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

hon visste att den kommande prövningen måste anstränga all hennes styrka.

Throughout the ordeal, he remained basically the same.

Under hela prövningen förblev han i princip densamma.

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