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1 tread water
(to keep oneself afloat in an upright position by moving the legs (and arms).) trå vannet -
2 tread
tred 1. past tense - trod; verb1) (to place one's feet on: He threw his cigarette on the ground and trod on it.)2) (to walk on, along, over etc: He trod the streets looking for a job.)3) (to crush by putting one's feet on: We watched them treading the grapes.)2. noun1) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) skritt, gange2) (the grooved and patterned surface of a tyre: The tread has been worn away.) mønster, sliteflate3) (the horizontal part of a step or stair on which the foot is placed.) trappetrinn•gange--------skritt--------trinnIsubst. \/tred\/1) steg, skritt, gange2) trappetrinn, trinn, inntrinn3) trinnbredde, trinnflate4) ( på fot eller sko) sliteflate5) (på bildekk, også tread pattern) slitebane, slitemønster, dekkmønster, profil6) (på skinner, skosåler) slitebane, sliteflate7) (gammeldags, om fugler) paringII1) trå, tråkke, gå2) trampe (på), trampe i stykker, presse ut (med føttene), stampe (med føttene), tråkke ned3) tråkke opp4) gå (på), vandre (på), gå langs, følge5) ( overført) betre6) ( om fugler) pare seg (med)7) forsyne med slitebane, legge slitebane på8) ( spøkefullt) dansetread a measure ( gammeldags) trø dansentread down ( også overført) trå ned, trampe ned, tråkke ned, knusetread in someone's footstep gå i noens fotsportread lightly ( overført) gå forsiktig fremtread on air eller walk on air være i den syvende himmeltread on someone's corns tråkke noen på tærnetread on someone's heels tråkke i hælene på noen, følge like etter noentread on someone's toes ( spesielt overført) tråkke noen på tærnetread to death tråkke ihjel, trampe ihjeltread under foot trå under fottread water trå vannet ( overført) stagnere, ikke gjøre fremskritt -
3 water
'wo:tə 1. noun(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) vann, vann-2. verb1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) vanne2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) løpe i vann3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) (vass)renne•- waters- watery
- wateriness
- waterborne
- water-closet
- water-colour
- watercress
- waterfall
- waterfowl
- waterfront
- waterhole
- watering-can
- water level
- waterlily
- waterlogged
- water main
- water-melon
- waterproof 3. noun(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) regnfrakk4. verb(to make (material) waterproof.) gjøre vanntett, impregnere- water-skiing
- water-ski
- watertight
- water vapour
- waterway
- waterwheel
- waterworks
- hold water
- into deep water
- in deep water
- water downvannIsubst. \/ˈwɔːtə\/1) vann2) (ofte flertall, waters) kilde3) vannstand4) vannoverflate, vannflate5) ( i flertall) vannmasser6) ( kjemi) væske, oppløsning7) ( fysiologi) kroppsvæske, tårer, urin8) ( også the waters) fostervann• the water(s) broke!9) ( hverdagslig) havet• do you like it on this side of the water?above water ( også overført) over vannet, i sikkerhetby water sjøveien, med båtcasual water ( golf) tilfeldig vannflog the water ( fluefiske) kaste mange gangergo to water miste motethold water holde stikk, holde mål, være troverdigforklaring: sjekke bevegelsene til en robåt ved å holde årene rolig og bladene vertikaltin deep\/hot water i en vanskelig situasjon, i trøbbel på gyngende grunnlike water som bare det, i store mengdermake water lekke, ta inn vann urinere, late vannet, slå lensof the first water ( om diamanter og perler) av beste kvalitet, av reneste vann( overført) førsteklasseson the water på vannet, til sjøs, på vei, underveispass water slå lens, urinerestill waters run deep ( ordtak) stillest vann har dypest grunnstrong waters ( gammeldags) sterke drikkersurface of water se ➢ surfacetake (in) water ta inn vann, lekketake the water ta vannet, lande på vannet, gå ut i vannet gå ombord ( om fartøy) sjøsettestest the water sondere terrenget, sjekke forholdenethrow cold water on helle isvann i blodet påtread water trå vannetwater off a duck's back vann på gåsathe water of life livets vannwaters vann, vannmasser, bølger farvannakvarellerwater under the bridge fortiden, over og forbiwritten in water ( overført) skrevet i sandIIverb \/ˈwɔːtə\/1) vanne, fukte, bløte2) løpe i vann, bli fylt av vann3) spe, fortynne, tynne ut4) bli fylt med tårer5) ( om fartøy e.l.) tanke vann, fylle på vann, utstyre med vann6) ( tekstil) vatre, moarere7) ( om dyr) drikke (vann)8) ( økonomi) avsvekke, vanne ut (aksjekapital)9) ( historisk medisin) ta brønnkurwater down spe ut med vann, fortynne, vanne ut ( overført) vanne ut, formildne, avsvekkewater the horse ( hverdagslig) tisse, late vannet -
4 rush
I 1. verb(to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.) skynde seg, bringe i all hast, storme (inn)2. noun1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.) jag, rush2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.) hast(verk)•II noun(a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water: They hid their boat in the rushes.) sivfart--------hast--------hastverk--------jag--------masIsubst. \/rʌʃ\/( om plantefamilien Juncaceae, særlig slekten Juncus) sivnot worth a rush ikke verdt fem sure sildIIsubst. \/rʌʃ\/1) rush, tilstrømning2) fremstorming, fremstyrt, anløp, anfall3) jag, mas, kjas4) hastverk, travelhet• what's all the rush?5) (frem)busing, fremstrømming, fossing, strøm6) ( om vind eller vann) brus(ing), sus(ing)7) (amer., hverdagslig) flittig oppvarting, stormkurtise8) ( militærvesen) storm, sprangvis fremrykkingadvance by rushes ( militærvesen) forflytte seg sprangvisa rush of sympathy en bølge av sympatibe in a rush ha det traveltcarry with a rush ( militærvesen) erobre\/ta med stormthe five o'clock rush ettermiddagsrushetgive somebody a big rush stormkurtisere noengold rush gullfebermake a rush styrte frem, komme stormende frem skynde segrush at fremstorming motrush on\/to\/into tilstrømning tilthere was a rush eller a rush took place det ble litt av et rush, folk strømmet tilIIIverb \/rʌʃ\/1) flette med siv2) bestrø med sivIVverb \/rʌʃ\/1) komme stormende, fare, styrte (seg), storme2) ( overført) kaste seg3) storme, jage i vei med, føre frem i all hast, bringe i all hast, kaste frem4) jage, haste, ile, mase• don't rush into anything!5) forsere, skynde på, drive på, mase på• don't rush me!6) fosse, bruse (frem), velle, strømme7) ( militærvesen og overført) storme, velle inn over, invadere, okkupere8) ( også overført) kaste seg over, angripe, gå løs på9) (amer., hverdagslig) oppvarte flittig• how much did they rush you for this?fools rush in (where angels fear to tread) dårer begir seg inn på områder som andre knapt tør nærme segrush a bill through trumfe igjennom et lovforslag, forsere behandlingen av et lovforslagrush and tear jage, haste, maserush an order through hurtigekspedere en bestillingrush at komme stormende mot, kaste seg over, fly på, storme frem motrush into kaste seg inn i, styrte inn irush into extremes la seg drive til ytterligheterrush into print fare til avisenerush off fare av sted få av sted i all hastrush (up)on kaste seg overrush one's fences ( overført) gå for fort framrush somebody for something flå noen for noerush somebody off one's feet bringe noen ut av fatning få noen til å løpe bena av segrush through ( om arbeid) skynde seg med, slurve med, fare over med harelabbrush to conclusions trekke forhastede slutninger
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