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1 crest
krest1) (the comb or tuft on the head of a cock or other bird.) kam, (fjær)topp2) (the summit or highest part: the crest of a wave; the crest of a mountain.) bølge-/fjelltopp3) (feathers on the top of a helmet.) hjelmkam, fjærbusk4) (a badge or emblem: the family crest.) våpenskjold, familievåpen, bumerke•- crestedspiss--------topp--------toppunktIsubst. \/krest\/1) fjærtopp (på fugler), kam (på hane)2) åskam, bakkekam3) bølgekam4) ( på hest) halskam, man5) ( heraldikk) familievåpen, våpenskjold6) ( historisk) hjelm, fjærbusk (på hjelm)7) krone, topp, øverste kant8) ( overført) høydepunktcrest of tooth ( mekanikk) tannkant (på tannhjul)be (riding) on the crest of the wave stå på sitt livs høydepunkt, ha fått vind i seileneIIverb \/krest\/1) krone, danne kronen på, danne toppen på2) nå toppen av (f.eks. et fjell)3) ( om bølger) danne kammer eller skumtopper -
2 seesaw
'si:so: 1. noun(a long flat piece of wood, metal etc, balanced on a central support so that one end of it goes up as the other goes down: The boy fell off the seesaw in the park.) vippehuske2. verb(to move up and down like a seesaw: The boat seesawed on the crest of the wave.) vippe, bølge opp og nedIsubst. \/ˈsiːsɔː\/1) huske, dumpehuske, vippebrett, gynge2) vipping, husking, dumping, gynging3) ( overført) veksling, pendling, innbyrdes balanse, vekselvirkninga seesaw between veksling melloma seesaw of balanse mellomIIverb \/ˈsiːsɔː\/1) huske, gynge opp og ned, vippe på en huske2) ( overført) veksle, pendle, svinge frem og tilbake, vingleIIIadj. \/ˈsiːsɔː\/1) vippende, huskende2) vekslende, vingletseesaw battle forklaring: en krig med vekslende fremgang
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