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1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) metalltråd2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) (lednings)tråd3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) kabel4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) telegram2. verb1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) installere elektrisitet, trekke ledninger2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) sende telegram3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) telegrafere•- wireless- wiring
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- wire-nettingstreng--------telegramIsubst. \/ˈwaɪə\/1) (metall)tråd, streng2) (lednings)tråd, kabel3) ( hesteveddeløp) mållinje4) ( hverdagslig) telegram5) ( musikk) (metall)streng6) ( jakt) snare (av metalltråd)7) ( sjøfart) bardun, vaier, ståltrosse8) avlyttingsutstyr9) piggtrådgjerdeby wire per telegramdown to the wire ( hverdagslig) helt til det sisteget one's wires crossed misforstå hverandregive somebody the wire ( slang) gi noen et vinkon the wire (amer., hverdagslig) på linjen, på telefonenpull the wires trekke i trådene, dirigerepull wires (amer.) anvende sin innflytelsetake to the wire ( hverdagslig) gi hard konkurranseunder the wire (amer., hverdagslig) i siste sekund, i grevens tidwires ( dukketeater) trådsystemIIverb \/ˈwaɪə\/1) feste med (stål)tråd, binde med (stål)tråd2) ( elektrisitet) strekke ledninger, koble, installere3) (amer., hverdagslig) telegrafere, sende telegram, sende per telegram4) ( jakt) fange i en snare5) tre på en trådwire off sperre av med piggtråd\/ståltrådwire up ( elektrisitet) installere, koble opp
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