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1 burn one's boats
bränna sina skäpp -
2 burn one's bridges
bränna sina skepp -
3 does not burn one's bridges
bränner inga broar -
4 draught
n. luftdrag; fläkt, vindpust; tappning från fat; klunk; djupgående; utkast, plan* * *1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) drag2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) klunk3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) djupgående•- draughts- draughty -
5 revenge
n. hämnd, revansch--------v. hämnas* * *[rə'ven‹] 1. noun1) (harm done to another person in return for harm which he has done (to oneself or to someone else): The man told the manager he would get/have his revenge / take revenge on the company for dismissing him; His revenge was to burn down the factory.) hämnd2) (the desire to do such harm: The man said he had burned down the factory out of revenge / in revenge for being dismissed.) hämndlystnad2. verb((with on) to get (one's) revenge: He revenged himself on his enemies; I'll soon be revenged on you all.) hämnas på
См. также в других словарях:
burn\ one's\ boats — • burn one s bridges • burn one s boats v. phr. To make a decision that you cannot change; remove or destroy all the ways you can get back out of a place you have got into on purpose; leave yourself no way to escape a position. Bob was a good… … Словарь американских идиом
burn\ one's\ bridges — • burn one s bridges • burn one s boats v. phr. To make a decision that you cannot change; remove or destroy all the ways you can get back out of a place you have got into on purpose; leave yourself no way to escape a position. Bob was a good… … Словарь американских идиом
burn one's boats (or bridges) — do something which makes turning back impossible. → burn … English new terms dictionary
burn one's boats — ► burn one s boats (or bridges) do something which makes turning back impossible. Main Entry: ↑burn … English terms dictionary
burn one's bridges — ► burn one s boats (or bridges) do something which makes turning back impossible. Main Entry: ↑burn … English terms dictionary
burn one's fingers — ► burn one s fingers suffer unpleasant consequences as a result of one s actions. Main Entry: ↑finger … English terms dictionary
burn one's faggot — To recant a heresy • • • Main Entry: ↑faggot … Useful english dictionary
burn one's boats — phrasal see burn one s bridges * * * burn one s boats ● burn … Useful english dictionary
burn one's bridges — phrasal also burn one s boats : to cut off all means of retreat * * * I see burn I II do something that makes it impossible to return to an earlier state … Useful english dictionary
burn one's bridges — also[burn one s boats] {v. phr.} To make a decision that you cannot change; remove or destroy all the ways you can get back out of a place you have got into on purpose; leave yourself no way to escape a position. * /Bob was a good wrestler but a… … Dictionary of American idioms
burn one's bridges — also[burn one s boats] {v. phr.} To make a decision that you cannot change; remove or destroy all the ways you can get back out of a place you have got into on purpose; leave yourself no way to escape a position. * /Bob was a good wrestler but a… … Dictionary of American idioms
