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1 tough
1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) robust, solid, seig2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) seig3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) sterk, robust, seig4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) barsk, tøff5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) vrien, vanskelig2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) bølle, tøffing- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough withbølle--------seig--------vanskelig--------vrienIsubst. \/tʌf\/1) barsking, tøffing, råskinn, hard type2) bølle, gangster, kjeltringIIverb \/tʌf\/bare i uttrykktough it out ( hverdagslig) holde ut, stå det over, motstå pressettough out klare seg gjennomIIIadj. \/tʌf\/1) solid, robust, hardfør2) hard, tøff, vanskelig, vrien, drøy, stri, besværlig, slitsom3) ( om person eller ting) hard, hardhudet, hardfør, seiglivet4) ( om person) rå, barsk, tøff, kaldblodig5) herdet, slitesterk, som tåler mye6) ( om person) seig, sta, ubøyelig, hard7) ( også overført) tungt fordøyelig, hardkokt, drøy, stiv8) ( om kjøtt) seigget tough with someone ta noen hardt, innta en tøff holdning overfor noentough shit (vulgært, uttrykker manglende sympati) jævla synda tough yarn en skipperskrøne, en utrolig historie -
2 mop
mop 1. noun1) (a pad of sponge, or a bunch of pieces of coarse string or yarn etc, fixed on a handle, for washing floors, dishes etc.) mopp2) (a thick mass of hair: a mop of dark hair.) hårmanke3) (an act of mopping: He gave the floor a quick mop.) vask, tørk2. verb1) (to rub or wipe with a mop: She mopped the kitchen floor.) vaske (gulvet)2) (to wipe or clean (eg a face covered with sweat): He mopped his brow.) tørke, vaske•- mop upmoppIsubst. \/mɒp\/1) mopp2) oppvaskkost3) ( sjøfart) dveil, svabermop of hair ( hverdagslig) manke, parykkmops and mows grimaserMrs. Mop ( hverdagslig) rengjøringshjelp, vaskekoneIIverb \/mɒp\/1) tørke (av), moppe2) ( sjøfart) svabremop and mow lage grimaser, skjære grimasermop up tørke opp ( hverdagslig) fylle seg med, helle i seg, tylle i seg ( hverdagslig) gjøre kål på, sluke ( hverdagslig) avslutte, gjøre ferdig( militærvesen) renske for fiendtlige styrker -
3 cotton
I 'kotn noun1) (a soft substance got from the seeds of the cotton plant, used in making thread or cloth.) bomull2) (the yarn or cloth made from this: a reel of cotton; This shirt is made of cotton; ( also adjective) a cotton shirt.) bomullsgarn; bomulls-•- cottonwool II 'kotnbomullIsubst. \/ˈkɒtn\/1) ( en av flere plantearter i slekten Gossypium)bomull, bomullsplante2) bomull, bomullstøy3) (amer.) bomullstråd, bomullsgarnbe in tall cotton (amer., hverdagslig) være heldig, seile på en bølge av medgang, surfe på en bølge av medgang• after she started making all that money on the stockmarket, she's really in tall cottonetter at hun begynte å tjene så mye penger på aksjemarkedet, har hun seilt på en bølge av medgangIIverb \/ˈkɒtn\/like, komme (bra) overenscotton on ( hverdagslig) begynne å forstå, fatte, begripe( foreldet) ha fremgang, ha suksesscotton up to gjøre seg til venns medcotton with\/to få sansen for, begynne å like komme bra overens med være enig i
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