bearbeide.
to adapt, edit
Meaning & usage
to adapt, edit
Skuespillet er blitt bearbeidet til film.
to cultivate, till
Man må passe på å bearbeide matjorda.
to work on, to persuade, coax,
Ta det med ro, vi må bare bearbeide ham litt, så gir han nok etter.
to tool, work on, work (up), process
Jeg har bearbeidet fuglekassen min, hva synes du?
to arrange
Hun har bearbeidet stykket helt selv.
Where this word comes from
From be- + arbeide (“work”), literally “work on”. Calque of German bearbeiten (although both components of the Norwegian variant are from Middle Low German)
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