taue
verb
tow
dra, slepe
tow
Old Norse
B2Upper-Intermediate
De måtte taue bilen som hadde stoppet på motorveien.
They had to tow the car that had stopped on the highway.
Jeg måtte binde bøkene sammen med et tau.
I had to tie the books together with a rope.
Lasten ble surret fast med et tau.
The load was secured with a rope.
Tauet var bundet i en stram løkke.
The rope was tied in a tight loop.
Tauet ble laget av gammelt reip som hang i naustet.
The rope was made from old rope hanging in the boathouse.
Tauet var teit og uten slakk.
The rope was taut, with no slack.
Vi må korte tauet før vi kan bruke det.
We have to shorten the rope before we can use it.
Den gamle bilen ble tauet til verkstedet for reparasjon.
The old car was towed to the workshop for repair.
Han laget en knop på tauet for å feste båten.
He tied a knot in the rope to secure the boat.
Bilen fikk motorstopp midt på motorveien og måtte taues til et verksted.
The car suffered engine failure in the middle of the highway and had to be towed to a repair shop.