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1 cotton
I 'kotn noun1) (a soft substance got from the seeds of the cotton plant, used in making thread or cloth.) bomull2) (the yarn or cloth made from this: a reel of cotton; This shirt is made of cotton; ( also adjective) a cotton shirt.) bomullsgarn; bomulls-•- cottonwool II 'kotnbomullIsubst. \/ˈkɒtn\/1) ( en av flere plantearter i slekten Gossypium)bomull, bomullsplante2) bomull, bomullstøy3) (amer.) bomullstråd, bomullsgarnbe in tall cotton (amer., hverdagslig) være heldig, seile på en bølge av medgang, surfe på en bølge av medgang• after she started making all that money on the stockmarket, she's really in tall cottonetter at hun begynte å tjene så mye penger på aksjemarkedet, har hun seilt på en bølge av medgangIIverb \/ˈkɒtn\/like, komme (bra) overenscotton on ( hverdagslig) begynne å forstå, fatte, begripe( foreldet) ha fremgang, ha suksesscotton up to gjøre seg til venns medcotton with\/to få sansen for, begynne å like komme bra overens med være enig i -
2 yarn
I noun(wool, cotton etc spun into thread: knitting-yarn; a length of yarn.) garn, trådII noun(an old word for a story or tale: He told us interesting yarns about his travels.) fortelling; skrøne, røverhistoriegarn--------historie--------trådIsubst. \/jɑːn\/1) garn, tråd2) ( sjøfart) kabelgarn3) ( hverdagslig) historie, skrøne4) (austr.) pratspin a yarn ( hverdagslig) fortelle en skipperskrøneIIverb \/jɑːn\/1) ( hverdagslig) fortelle skipperskrøner, sitte og lyve2) (austr.) skravle, prate -
3 mop
mop 1. noun1) (a pad of sponge, or a bunch of pieces of coarse string or yarn etc, fixed on a handle, for washing floors, dishes etc.) mopp2) (a thick mass of hair: a mop of dark hair.) hårmanke3) (an act of mopping: He gave the floor a quick mop.) vask, tørk2. verb1) (to rub or wipe with a mop: She mopped the kitchen floor.) vaske (gulvet)2) (to wipe or clean (eg a face covered with sweat): He mopped his brow.) tørke, vaske•- mop upmoppIsubst. \/mɒp\/1) mopp2) oppvaskkost3) ( sjøfart) dveil, svabermop of hair ( hverdagslig) manke, parykkmops and mows grimaserMrs. Mop ( hverdagslig) rengjøringshjelp, vaskekoneIIverb \/mɒp\/1) tørke (av), moppe2) ( sjøfart) svabremop and mow lage grimaser, skjære grimasermop up tørke opp ( hverdagslig) fylle seg med, helle i seg, tylle i seg ( hverdagslig) gjøre kål på, sluke ( hverdagslig) avslutte, gjøre ferdig( militærvesen) renske for fiendtlige styrker -
4 spin
spin 1. present participle - spinning; verb1) (to (cause to) go round and round rapidly: She spun round in surprise; He spun the revolving door round and round.) snu seg plutselig, snurre2) (to form threads from (wool, cotton etc) by drawing out and twisting: The old woman was spinning (wool) in the corner of the room.) spinne2. noun1) (a whirling or turning motion: The patch of mud sent the car into a spin.) snurring, spinn2) (a ride, especially on wheels: After lunch we went for a spin in my new car.) svipptur, rask kjøretur•- spinner- spin-drier
- spin outspinne--------virvleIsubst. \/spɪn\/1) snurring, virvling2) spinn, skru (på ball)3) ( hverdagslig) sentrifugering4) ( hverdagslig) rask (kjøre)tur, svipptur5) (økonomi, hverdagslig) plutselig nedadgående trend6) ( hverdagslig) vinkling7) ( luftfart) spinnget into a flat spin ( hverdagslig) bli helt forstyrret, vite verken ut eller inngive somebody a spin ( politi) ta noen med på stasjoneninverted spin ryggspinnII1) (tekstil, zoologi) spinne2) ( overført) sette sammen3) snurre (rundt), få til å snurre, gå rundt, rotere (om sin akse), gå i spinn4) ( ballspill) skru5) fiske med spinner6) ( skolevesen) la en elev dumpespin (along) gli\/suse\/flyte fremspin a coin slå mynt og kronspin a yarn ( hverdagslig) spinne en ende, fortelle en drøy historie\/skrønespin off gi opphav til, føre med segspin out trekke ut, trekke i langdraggjøre lengre, strekke, få til å vare så lenge som mulig, tvære utspin round snurre rundtspin the ball skru ballen
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