hogge
hugge
verb
hugge
chop
svinge, slå et skarpt redskap mot eller inn i noe
chop
Old Norse: hǫggva
B2Upper-Intermediate
Vi måtte hogge ned treet fordi det var råttent.
We had to cut down the tree because it was rotten.
Regnskogen blir hogd ned for fote.
The rainforest is being cut down at every turn.
Han slo til med et hardt hugg mot treet.
He struck the tree with a hard blow.
Hun hogde i da hun oppdaget at ingen hadde fulgt instruksjonene.
She snapped at them when she discovered that no one had followed the instructions.
Det gamle skipet ble hogd opp, og metallet ble sendt til gjenvinning.
The old ship was broken up, and the metal was sent for recycling.
De hogde ut den tette granskogen for å gi de beste trærne mer lys.
They thinned out the dense spruce forest to give the best trees more light.
Beslutningen var endelig og føltes hugget i stein.
The decision was final and felt set in stone.
Smeden brukte en beitel til å hogge av den tykke jernstangen.
The blacksmith used a cutting chisel to cut through the thick iron bar.
I myten måtte Herakles kjempe mot en hydra som fikk nye hoder når ett ble hogd av.
In the myth, Heracles had to fight a hydra that grew new heads whenever one was cut off.
Skogarbeideren skatet treet ved å hogge av toppen og grenene.
The forestry worker topped the tree by cutting off its top and branches.