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1 a clean slate
(a fresh start: After being in prison he started his new job with a clean slate.) (begynne på) et nytt blad, med reine ark -
2 slate
I sleit noun1) ((a piece of) a type of easily split rock of a dull blue-grey colour, used for roofing etc: Slates fell off the roof in the wind; ( also adjective) a slate roof.) skifer2) (a small writing-board made of this, used by schoolchildren.) tavleII sleit verb(to say harsh things to or about: The new play was slated by the critics.) sable ned, kritisere voldsomtskiferIsubst. \/sleɪt\/1) ( mineralogi) skifer2) skiferstein, takskifer, skiferheller3) (skifer)tavle4) skifergrått5) kandidatliste, deltakerliste6) (spesielt amer.) program, dagsordenclean the slate ( overført) begynne forfra igjen, slå en strek over fortidenhave a clean slate ( overført) ha et godt rykte, ha en uplettet fortidhave a slate loose ( hverdagslig) ha en skrue løson the slate på bok, på kredittstart with a clean slate ( overført) begynne et nytt og bedre liv, starte med blanke arkwipe the slate clean ( overført) begynne på ny frisk, starte med blanke arkIIverb \/sleɪt\/1) tekke med skifer, legge skifer, legge heller2) (britisk, hverdagslig) rakke ned på, kritisere voldsomt3) (spesielt amer.) foreslå (som kandidat), nominere, sette på liste4) (spesielt amer.) avtale, beramme, planlegge5) (amer.) (forut)bestemme
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