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1 carve
1) (to make designs, shapes etc by cutting a piece of wood etc: A figure carved out of wood.) skjære ut; hugge ut, meisle2) (to cut up (meat) into slices: Father carved the joint.) skjære (i skiver)•- carving- carve outsnitteverb \/kɑːv\/1) skjære, snitte i, risse inn (i), skjære ut (i)2) hugge (ut), meisle, gravere3) ( matlaging) skjære for, skjære opp, tranchere (kjøtt)carve one's own future skape seg sin egen fremtid, komme seg frem på egenhåndcarve out hugge ut, skjære ut, stykke opp (eiendom) tilkjempe seg, lage seg, skape seg, vinnecarve up ( hverdagslig) dele (opp), dele inn (områder)( slang) skjære i småbiter, snitte opp -
2 figure
'fiɡə, ]( American) 'fiɡjər 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) form, skikkelse, figur, kroppsbygning2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) figur, form, mønster3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) tall, siffer4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) figur2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) opptre, forekomme, figurere2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) regne med, vente•- figuratively
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- figure outsiffer--------skikkelse--------tallIsubst. \/ˈfɪɡə\/, \/ˈfɪɡjə\/1) (matematikk, også figures) siffer, tall, talltegn, regning2) ( også figures) opplysninger, statistikk3) ( hverdagslig) beløp, pris4) figur, kropp, form, fasong5) person, personlighet (overført), skikkelse, figur6) ( geometri) figur, diagram7) illustrasjon, bilde, mønster8) ( billedhuggerkunst) figur, statue, skulptur9) ( retorikk) figur, bilde13) symbol, bilde, forbilde14) horoskopat one's own figure for den prisen en selv byrcarved figures utskårne figurercut figures ( kunstløp) tegne figurercut\/make a fine figure gjøre et imponerende inntrykkcut\/make a poor\/sorry figure gjøre en dårlig\/ynkelig figurdo figures regnea double figure et tosifret talla figure of fun en latterlig figur, en skyteskive for narrestrekerfigure of speach billedlig uttrykk, bildefigures (in the landscape) staffasjegeometrical figures geometriske figurerget\/buy something at a low figure få\/kjøpe noe billigan interesting figure en interessant personlighetkeep one's figure holde figurenlose one's figure legge på segman of figures en matematiker, en som er flink med tallname your\/the figure! si hva du skal ha (for det\/den\/dem)a public figure en offentlig personput a figure on ( hverdagslig) bestemme nøyaktig\/mengdespeak in figures snakke i bilderwhat a figure you look! som du ser ut!IIverb \/ˈfɪɡə\/, \/ˈfiɡjə\/1) beregne, kalkulere, regne2) (spesielt amer.) anta, tro, formode• he's going to lose, I figure3) forestille4) ( overført eller symbolsk) betegne5) pryde (med figurer), lage fasong, lage mønster, mønsterveve6) avbilde, tegne, portrettere7) betegne med siffer8) opptre, figurere, inngå, forekomme9) spille en viss rolle10) (amer., hverdagslig) stemme, være troligfigure on (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) regne medstole påfigure out regne ut• he figured out the cost at £600finne ut, forstågi resultat• it figures out at £45det blir £45figure to oneself forestille segfigure well regne bra -
3 knife
1. plural - knives; noun1) (an instrument for cutting: He carved the meat with a large knife.) kniv2) (such an instrument used as a weapon: She stabbed him with a knife.) kniv, dolk2. verb(to stab with a knife: He knifed her in the back.) dolke, stikke med knivknivIsubst. (i flertall: knives) \/naɪf\/1) kniv2) ( i maskin) kniv, skjæreblad, skjæreknivbefore you can say knife før man vet ordet av dethave a horror of the knife være redd operasjonerhave one's knife into someone være ute etter noen, ha et horn i siden til noenplay a good knife and fork ( gammeldags) spise godt, spise med god appetittwar to the knife krig på knivenIIverb \/naɪf\/1) knivstikke, stikke ned med kniv, skjære2) dolke i ryggen, falle i ryggenknife through something skjære seg gjennom noe -
4 fountain
1) (an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air: Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains.) fontene, springvann2) (the water coming from such a structure: It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool.) fontenevann3) (a source: God is the fountain of all goodness.) kilde, utspring•fonteneIsubst. \/ˈfaʊntən\/1) (drikke)fontene, springvann2) kaskade3) ( overført) kilde, vell, oppkomme4) ( poetisk) kilde, brønn5) beholder, reservoarIIverb \/ˈfaʊntən\/sprute
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carve — verb (carved; carving) Etymology: Middle English kerven, from Old English ceorfan; akin to Old High German kerban to notch, Greek graphein to scratch, write Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to cut with care or precision … New Collegiate Dictionary
carve up — verb separate into parts or portions divide the cake into three equal parts The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I • Syn: ↑divide, ↑split, ↑split up, ↑separate, ↑dissever • Ant … Useful english dictionary
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undercut — verb (undercuts, undercutting; past and past participle undercut) 1》 offer goods or services at a lower price than (a competitor). 2》 cut or wear away the part under (something, especially a cliff). ↘cut away material to leave (a carved… … English new terms dictionary
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