No. 167 in Norwegian
rykket
"Rykket" means "jerked," "pulled," or "moved suddenly" in English.
In a sentence
Hun rykket stolen nærmere bordet.
She moved the chair closer to the table.
Here, 'rykket' is used to denote the action of pulling or sliding an object closer.
Fotballaget rykket opp til en høyere divisjon.
The soccer team was promoted to a higher division.
In this sentence, 'rykket' refers to progressing to a higher level or rank.
Da alarmen gikk, rykket brannvesenet ut straks.
When the alarm went off, the fire department responded immediately.
Here, 'rykket' is used to describe the act of reacting quickly to an event or emergency.
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