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neil 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) negl2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) spiker2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) spikre (igjen)- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the headnagle--------negl--------spiker--------spikreIsubst. \/neɪl\/1) negl2) klo3) spiker4) søm, stift, nagle5) (slang, narkotikasprøyte) sil6) ( lengdemål) forklaring: omtrent 5,7 cm(as) hard as nails ( hverdagslig) urokkelig, fullstendig umedgjørlig steinhard, i toppformhit the nail on the head ( overført) treffe spikeren på hodeta nail in one's coffin et skritt nærmere dødenon the nail ( hverdagslig) omgående, straks, på stående fotright as nails ( hverdagslig) helt riktigIIverb \/neɪl\/1) spikre (fast)2) spikre sammen3) beslå med spiker4) ( overført) holde fast, holde tilbake, holde fanget, fengsle5) ( hverdagslig) sette fast, fakke, fange6) ( hverdagslig) skyte ned, felle7) (slang, amer.) naske, stjele8) ( medisin) nagleget nailed bli tatt, bli satt fast, bli fanget (av politiet)nail a lie avsløre en løgnnail a rumour to the counter\/barn door ( gammeldags) avlive et rykte, slå hull på et ryktenail down spikre igjen, spikre tilbe nailed to the spot stå som fastnagletnail somebody ta noen holde fast noennail somebody down stille noen mot veggen, presse noen, trollbinde noennail somebody down to a promise binde noen ved et løfte, tvinge noen til å holde et løftenail up spikre igjenspikre opp, slå opp• could you nail up the pictures for me, please?
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