streve
verb
strive
arbeide hardt, slite
strive
[stre:`və]
German: streven
B1Intermediate
Hun strevde med å forstå de avanserte matteoppgavene.
She struggled to understand the advanced math problems.
Strevet bar frukter.
The effort bore fruit.
Alt strevet var aldeles bortkastet.
All the effort was completely wasted.
Strevet var fruktesløst.
The effort was fruitless.
Alt strevet kan gå i dass.
All the effort can go down the drain.
Studenten strevde med å forstå hva et integral egentlig representerer.
The student struggled to understand what an integral actually represents.
Etter flere års strev lyktes det.
After years of striving, she succeeded.
Det var et svare strev å få båten opp på land.
It was a tremendous struggle to get the boat ashore.
En skrå strever var montert for å støtte den ustabile veggen.
A diagonal brace had been installed to support the unstable wall.
Hun strevde etter et være som ga livet mening.
She strove for an existence that gave life meaning.