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1 pear-shaped
adjective pæreformetadj. \/ˈpeəʃeɪpt\/pæreformetgo pear-shaped ( britisk) gå til helvete, gå ad undas -
2 pear
peə(a type of fruit of the apple family, round at the bottom and narrowing towards the stem or top: She's very fond of pears; ( also adjective) a pear tree.) pære, pære-(tre)pæresubst. \/peə\/1) ( frukt) pære2) ( tre i slekten Pyrus) pære(tre)apples and pears se ➢ apple -
3 bulb
1) (the ball-shaped part of the stem of certain plants, eg onions, tulips etc, from which their roots grow.) (blomster)løk, knoll2) ((also light bulb) a pear-shaped glass globe surrounding the element of an electric light.) lyspære3) (the pear-shaped end of a thermometer.) kule•- bulbouspæresubst. \/bʌlb\/1) (blomster)løk, knoll2) lyspære, elektrisk pære, kolbe3) ball, kolbe4) ( anatomi) bulbus5) ( mekanikk) vulstbulb of a hair ( anatomi) hårsekk, hårrot -
4 avocado
plural - avocados; noun((also avocado pear) a kind of pear-shaped tropical fruit.) avokadosubst. (flertall: avocados) \/ˌævə(ʊ)ˈkɑːdəʊ\/ eller alligator pear1) ( tresorten Persea gratissima) avokado, alligatorpære, advokattre2) ( frukt) avokado -
5 drop
drop 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) dråpe2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) en dråpe, litt3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) fall4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) fallhøyde2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) la falle, miste, slippe2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) falle, hoppe ned3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) droppe4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) sette av, gå av5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) sende•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop outdråpe--------utelateIsubst. \/drɒp\/1) dråpe2) ( hverdagslig) tår, glass3) slurk, dråpe, litt• would you like another drop?4) ( også acid drops) syrlig sukkertøy, syrlig drops5) ( også ear drop) øredobb6) prisme7) fall, nedgang, stup8) fallhøyde9) (teater, også drop curtain) forteppe, mellomaktteppe10) falldør, fallem (ved henging)11) (amer.) brevsprekk i dørat the drop of a hat på et gitt signal omgående, ved minste foranledning, for et godt orddrop area ( fallskjermhopp) slippområdedrop by drop dråpe for dråpe, dråpevisa drop in the bucket\/ocean en dråpe i havetdrop in (the) temperature temperaturfallget the drop(s) on somebody ( hverdagslig) ha en fordel fremfor noenhave a drop too much få seg et glass for myein drops i dråper, dråpevistake a drop ta en slurk\/tårIIverb \/drɒp\/1) dryppe2) falle, synke, senke3) synke ned4) gli, seile5) stupe, styrte6) segne, være segneferdig7) falle, falle om, dø8) legge seg, stilne (av), løye9) slutte, oppheve, tørke inn10) forfalle, utsette, trekke seg ut11) (rugby, også drop a goal) lage (mål ved) droppspark12) krype sammen13) miste, slippe, la falle14) kaste, slippe15) ymte frempå, la falle• (let) drop a word\/remark\/hint16) sløyfe, fjerne, glemme, utelate17) gi opp, slutte med, holde opp med, legge av seg18) forkaste, velge bort19) droppe, slå hånden av, slutte å omgås med, sparke noen (spesielt om sport)20) slippe av, sette av• shall I drop you\/the luggage at the station?22) skyte ned, felle, nedlegge23) tapetape en match \/ tape et game (i tennis)25) (sport, også drop the ball\/puck)droppe (ballen\/pucken)drop across løpe på, støte på, møte tilfeldig ( hverdagslig) skjelle ut, hudflettedrop around komme innom, titte innom, kikke innomdrop astern ( sjøfart) sakke akterutdrop away falle fra, ta avdrop back falle tilbake, trekke seg tilbakedrop behind sakke akterut, bli liggende etterdrop by komme innom, titte innom, kikke innomdrop dead! ( slang) dra til helvete!drop down falle ned, synke ned, slippe seg neddrop down a river seile nedover en elvdrop down on ( hverdagslig) laste, klandredrop down with the tide ( sjøfart) seile (ned) med strømmendrop from falle ut, la falledrop from a race bryte et løpdrop in stikke innomdrop in on somebody kikke innom noen, titte innom noendrop into stikke innom, kikke innom falle inn i( ubevisst eller utilsiktet) gå over tildrop it! kutt ut!, hold opp (med det der)!drop off falle avavta, minske, gå tilbakefalle fra, forsvinnesovne inn, falle i søvn, dorme (av), døse (av)falle fra, forsvinne, døstige av, gå av kjøretøydrop one's eyes senke blikketdrop on (to) one's knees falle på knedrop out falle fra gi avbud, falle fra, utebli, bryte (et løp), trekke seg (fra en konkurranse), kutte ut, hoppe av, forlate skole uten eksamengå ut (av), stige ut (av)drop over stikke innom, hilse pådrop round komme innom, stikke innomdrop somebody something gi noen noegi noen et vink\/hintsende noen noedrop something into the pillar box poste noedrop the subject droppe emnetdrop through falle gjennom, renne ut i sanden, ikke bli til noedrop with dryppe avlet something drop la noe ligge, gi opp noe -
6 fig
fiɡ(a type of soft pear-shaped fruit, often eaten dried.) fikenfiken--------fikentreIsubst. \/fɪɡ\/1) ( en av flere arter i planteslekten Ficus) fiken2) ( tresorten Ficus carica) fikentre3) ( frukt fra fikentreet) fiken4) grann, fnugg5) ( hverdagslig) form, kondisjongreen figs ferske fikenin full fig i full krigsmaling, i full gallanot care\/give a fig for ikke bry seg det grann omnot worth a fig ikke verdt fem ørepulled figs (tørkede) håndplukkede fikenIIverb \/fɪɡ\/( hverdagslig) kle seg -
7 guava
(the yellow pear-shaped fruit of a type of tropical tree.) guavasubst. \/ˈɡwɑːvə\/2) ( frukt fra guava) guava(frukt)
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