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1 tilt
tilt 1. verb(to go or put (something) into a sloping or slanting position: He tilted his chair backwards; The lamp tilted and fell.) vippe, sette i skråstilling2. noun(a slant; a slanting position: The table is at a slight tilt.) helling, på skrå- at full tilt- full tiltstrid--------vippeIsubst. \/tɪlt\/1) teltduk, telttak, presenning, seilduktak, kalesje2) solseil, solteltIIsubst. \/tɪlt\/1) helling, skrånende stilling2) vipping3) ( sjøfart) slagside4) ( historisk) turnering (til hest med lanse)5) ( historisk) lansestøt6) ( overført) dyst, disputt, ordvekslingangle of tilt hellingsvinkel(at) full tilt i full fart, med full farthave a tilt at something forsøke seg på noe gå til angrep på noeIIIverb \/tɪlt\/dekke (over) (med teltduk e.l.)IVverb \/tɪlt\/1) vippe, tippe, bikke, gynge2) sette i skråstilling, stille på skrå, sette på skrå3) tippe4) hamre (ut)5) ( historisk) angripe (med lanse)6) ( overført) angripe, gå løs på7) ( historisk) turnere (til hest med lanse)8) ( gammeldags) delta i kappestrid, kjempe, stride, tevle9) ( sjøfart) ha slagsidetilt (up) sette på skrå\/høykanttilt at angripe, gå løs påtilt at the ring ri ringridningtillt back something slå opp noetilt over velte, bikke over, falle om kull, tippe over (ende) -
2 windmill
noun (a machine with sails that work by wind power, for grinding corn or pumping water.) vindmøllesubst. \/ˈwɪn(d)mɪl\/1) vindmølle2) vindturbin, vindhjul3) (militærvesen, slang) helikoptertilt at windmills ( overført) kjempe mot vindmøller
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tilt at windmills — {v. phr.}, {literary} To do battle with an imaginary foe (after Cervantes Don Quixote). * /John is a nice guy but when it comes to departmental meetings he wastes everybody s time by constantly tilting at windmills./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tilt at windmills — {v. phr.}, {literary} To do battle with an imaginary foe (after Cervantes Don Quixote). * /John is a nice guy but when it comes to departmental meetings he wastes everybody s time by constantly tilting at windmills./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tilt at windmills — ► tilt at windmills attack imaginary enemies. [ORIGIN: with allusion to the story of Don Quixote tilting at windmills, believing they were giants.] Main Entry: ↑tilt … English terms dictionary
tilt at windmills — A person who tilts at windmills, tries to do things that will never work in practice … The small dictionary of idiomes
tilt at windmills — phrasal Etymology: so called fr. the episode in Don Quijote de la Mancha in which Don Quixote battles with a windmill, thinking it a giant more at don quixote : to fight imaginary enemies or illusory evils even though this rebellion may be a… … Useful english dictionary
tilt at windmills — attack imaginary enemies. [with allusion to the story of Don Quixote tilting at windmills, believing they were giants.] → tilt … English new terms dictionary
tilt at windmills — verb a) To attack imaginary enemies. b) To go on a wild goose chase; to persistently engage in a futile activity See Also: throw ones cap over the windmill, mistake windmills for giants … Wiktionary
tilt\ at\ windmills — v. phr. literary To do battle with an imaginary foe (after Cervantes Don Quixote). John is a nice guy but when it comes to departmental meetings he wastes everybody s time by constantly tilting at windmills … Словарь американских идиом
tilt at windmills — A person who tilts at windmills, tries to do things that will never work in practice. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
tilt at windmills — literary to waste time trying to deal with enemies or problems that do not exist. We re not tilting at windmills here. If we don t do something about these problems, our environment may be in serious danger … New idioms dictionary
Tilt at windmills — A person who tilts at windmills, tries to do things that will never work in practice … Dictionary of English idioms