| Example in Norwegian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Dette er som å skuffe kvikksand. | This is like trying to shovel quicksand. |
| Jeg ble satt til å skuffe kull. | I was put on to shoveling coal. |
| Hvor du slipper å klippe gresset å skuffe snø | Where you don't have to worry about mowing the lawn or shoveling snow. |
| Dette er som å skuffe kvikksand. | This is like trying to shovel quicksand. |
| Han vil ha ei skuffe og seks for jord. | He wants a shovel and six feet of dirt. |
| Det som er interessant er at når du spiser med pinner på autentisk vis, bringer du armen til munnen med en skuffe-bevegelse. | What's interesting is when they eat rice with chopsticks authentically, they bring it up to their mouths in a shovelling move with your arm. |
| Jeg ble satt til å skuffe kull. | I was put on to shoveling coal. |
| Du kan like gjerne skuffe den i deg. | You might just as well shovel it in. |
| Han skuffer maten i seg, som om han var en maskin. | He just shovels food into his mouth like a machine. |
| Jeg skuffer meget bra. | I shovel very well. |
| Du skuffer bedre enn noen annen mann jeg vet om. | You shovel better than any man I've ever known. |
| Du skuffer i nok jord til å dekke meg. | You shovel in just enough earth to cover me. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | رفش | English | shovel |
| Esperanto | ŝoveli | Finnish | lapioida,mättää |
| French | enfourner, peller, pelleter | German | schippen |
| Greek | φτυαρίζω, φτωχαίνω | Hungarian | lapátol |
| Italian | palare, spalare | Polish | odgarniać, przeszuflować, szuflować |
| Portuguese | padejar, palear | Quechua | lampay |
| Russian | разгребать, разгрести | Spanish | palear |
| Swedish | skotta | Thai | กระแซะ, แซะ |