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1 wax
I 1. wæks noun1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) voks2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) ørevoks3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) polerings-/boningsmiddel4) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) voks(-)5) (sealing-wax.) segllakk2. verb(to smear, polish or rub with wax.) smøre, polere, bone- waxed- waxen
- waxy
- waxwork
- waxworks II wæks verb1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) tilta2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) vokse, øketilta--------voksIsubst. \/wæks\/1) bivoks2) voks3) ( foranstilt) voks-4) voksfigur5) (gammeldags, slang) grammofonplate, vinylplate• these newfangled CDs don't do justice to the Beatles, you've got to hear them on wax6) skomakerbek7) segllakk8) skismurningbe as wax in somebody's hands være som voks i noens hendermould somebody like wax ( overført) tvinne noen rundt lillefingerenIIsubst. \/wæks\/(britisk, gammeldags, hverdagslig) det å bli sintin a wax forbannetIIIverb \/wæks\/1) vokse, bone, polere• did you wax the table?2) ( skomakerverksted) beke, vokse3) ( om ski) smøre, vokse4) ( gammeldags) ta opp på grammofonIVverb \/wæks\/1) ( spesielt om månen) tilta, vokse2) (gammeldags, litterært) bli, øke (i styrke\/størrelse)wax and wane (overført, spesielt om månen) tilta og avta (i styrke), vokse og krympe, veksle -
2 burnish
'bə:niʃ(to make (metal) bright by polishing: They burnished the silver.) polere, blankslipepolereIsubst. \/ˈbɜːnɪʃ\/glans, poleringIIverb \/ˈbɜːnɪʃ\/polere, blankslipe, trykkpolere, glitte, bli blank, skinne -
3 rub
1. past tense, past participle - rubbed; verb(to move against the surface of something else, pressing at the same time: He rubbed his eyes; The horse rubbed its head against my shoulder; The back of the shoe is rubbing against my heel.) gni; skubbe; gnage2. noun(an act of rubbing: He gave the teapot a rub with a polishing cloth.) gniing, frottering- rub down- rub it in
- rub out
- rub shoulders with
- rub up
- rub up the wrong wayskrubbeIsubst. \/rʌb\/1) skrubb, skrubbing, frottering• give the silver a rub!hun frotterte\/tørket ham på ryggen2) hinder, hake, vanskelighet3) ujevnhet, hump, kul4) spydighet, finte, hipp5) noe ergerlig, noe irriterende• the rub is that...det ergerlige er at...6) (forkortelse for rubber) gummiget the rub fatte, skjønne, henge med• do you get the rub?the rub on\/of the green (britisk, hverdagslig) (plutselig) hindringIIverb \/rʌb\/1) gni, skrubbe, smøre utover2) frottere, massere3) viske ut, gni bort4) pusse, polere5) gnage, gnisse, skrape6) gjøre avtrykk fra noe (ved hjelp av skravering)rub along\/by\/on humpe og gå, gå på et vis• we manage to rub along somehow, although we're short of moneydet går på et vis, selv om vi mangler penger klare segrub along together komme overens, være på god fotrub at something gni på noe, stryke på noeetter rideturen striglet han hesten sin pusse, pusse nedgni, tørke, frotterevisitererub in smøre inninnprente, mase omrub it in mase om, gni inn, minne om noe pinlig• don't rub it in!trenger du å gni det inn? \/ må du drive og minne meg på det der!rub noses gni nese(ne mot hverandre)( vulgært) runkerub off (on) smitte over på, smitte av pårub on\/against something skrape mot noerub one's hands gni seg i hendene ( overført) godte segrub (something) out viske bort (noe), stryke ut (noe), fjerne (noe)rub salt into someone's wounds strø salt i sårene til noenrub shoulders\/elbows with gå arm i arm med, omgås ha kontakt med, ha omgang medrub somebody out (amer., slang) kverke noen, myrde noen, gjøre av med noenrub somebody (up) the right\/wrong way stryke noen etter\/mot hårene, føye\/irritere noenrub someone's nose in it\/in the dirt gni det inn, trø noen ned i dritten, minne noen på deres feil\/tabber, tråkke på noenrub through greie segrub to a powder pulverisererub up pusse, polere friske opp• I'm going to St. Tropez this summer, so I have to rub up my Frenchjeg skal til St. Tropez i sommer, så jeg må friske opp fransken minblande sammen ( vulgært) kåte opp, runkerub up against komme borti noen egle seg innpå noen -
4 shine
1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb1) (to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something: The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.) skinne, stråle2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) skinne, stråle3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) pusse4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) briljere2. noun1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) glans, skinn2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) pussing•- shining- shiny
- shininessskinn--------skinne--------stråleIsubst. \/ʃaɪn\/1) lysskjær, skinn2) glans, blankhet3) ( hverdagslig) solskinn4) ( slang) forklaring: nedsettende betegnelse på svart persongive a good shine to pusse riktig fin\/blankput a good shine on pusse riktig fin\/blankshine down stille i skyggenshine round (amer., slang) flørte med, legge an påshine up to ( slang) flørte med, legge an påtake a shine to ( hverdagslig) få sansen fortake the shine out of ta glansen av, skade glansen på ( overført) ta glansen av, overgå, stille i skyggenII1) skinne, lyse, glinse, stråle2) ( overført) briljere, glimre, være lysende3) ( hverdagslig) pusse, polere4) lyse medshine shoes pusse skoshine through ( mest overført) skinne gjennom -
5 beeswax
'bi:zwæksnoun (the yellowish solid substance produced by bees for making their cells, and used in polishing wood.) bivoksIsubst. \/ˈbiːzwæks\/bivoksmind your own beeswax (amer., spøkefullt) pass dine egne saker, ikke bry degIIverb \/ˈbiːzwæks\/polere med bivoks -
6 RUB
1. past tense, past participle - rubbed; verb(to move against the surface of something else, pressing at the same time: He rubbed his eyes; The horse rubbed its head against my shoulder; The back of the shoe is rubbing against my heel.) gni; skubbe; gnage2. noun(an act of rubbing: He gave the teapot a rub with a polishing cloth.) gniing, frottering- rub down- rub it in
- rub out
- rub shoulders with
- rub up
- rub up the wrong wayskrubbe(EDB, blanding av router og hub) RUB -
7 sandpaper
noun (a type of paper with sand glued to it, used for smoothing and polishing.) sandpapirIsubst. \/ˈsændˌpeɪpə\/sandpapirIIverb \/ˈsændˌpeɪpə\/1) pusse med sandpapir, slipe med sandpapir2) ( også overført) slipe av
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