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1 blot one's copybook
(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) -
2 wet
adj. blöt, våt; fuktig; regning; full (slang); förbudsfientlig (motsätter sig rusdrycksförbud i USA)--------n. motståndare mot rusdrycksförbud (i USA)--------n. väta; fuktighet; regn; regnigt väder; styrketår (slang)--------v. väta; blöta; bli våt; kissa på sig (sängvätning etc.); kissa* * *[wet] 1. adjective1) (containing, soaked in, or covered with, water or another liquid: We got soaking wet when it began to rain; His shirt was wet through with sweat; wet hair; The car skidded on the wet road.) våt, blöt2) (rainy: a wet day; wet weather; It was wet yesterday.) våt, regnig2. verb(to make wet: She wet her hair and put shampoo on it; The baby has wet himself / his nappy / the bed.) väta, blöta, kissa3. noun1) (moisture: a patch of wet.) väta, fukt2) (rain: Don't go out in the wet.) regn, väta•- wetness- wet blanket
- wet-nurse
- wetsuit
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3 snoop
n. snokande, spioneri; snokare, en som snokar--------v. snoka, vädra, lägga näsan i blöt; leta efter brott* * *[snu:p]((often with around or into) to make secretive investigations into things that do not concern oneself: She's always snooping into other people's business.) snoka -
4 soak
n. blötning; blötläggning; fylltratt, suput (slang)--------v. blötas, sugas upp; blöta; bli genomblöt; suga upp; tränga in i, tränga igenom; pressa pengar av, låta betala* * *[səuk]1) (to (let) stand in a liquid: She soaked the clothes overnight in soapy water.) blöta, lägga i blöt2) (to make very wet: That shower has completely soaked my clothes.) blöta ner, göra genomvåt (genomblöt)3) ((with in, into, through etc) (of a liquid) to penetrate: The blood from his wound has soaked right through the bandage.) tränga in/blöta (blöda) igenom•- soaked- - soaked
- soaking
- soaking wet
- soak up
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