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1 air
eə 1. noun1) (the mixture of gases we breathe; the atmosphere: Mountain air is pure.) luft2) (the space above the ground; the sky: Birds fly through the air.) luft3) (appearance: The house had an air of neglect.) preg, utseende, mine4) (a tune: She played a simple air on the piano.) melodi2. verb1) (to expose to the air in order to dry or make more fresh etc: to air linen.) lufte2) (to make known: He loved to air his opinions.) lufte, slå frampå•- airbag- airily
- airiness
- airing
- airless
- airy
- airborne
- air-conditioned
- air-conditioner
- air-conditioning
- aircraft
- aircraft carrier
- airfield
- air force
- air-gun
- air hostess
- air letter
- airlift
- airline
- airliner
- air-lock
- airmail
- airman
- air pollution
- airplane
- airport
- air-pump
- air-raid
- airship
- airtight
- airway
- on the air
- put on airs / give oneself airsbris--------luft--------lufte--------låt--------melodiIsubst. \/eə\/1) luft, atmosfære2) luftning, vindpust, trekk, bris3) fly-, luft-4) ( gammeldags) pust5) ( skisport) svevappear out of thin air dukke opp fra intet, dukke opp som lyn fra klar himmelas light as air så lett som en fjærby air med flycastles in the air luftslottfree as air fri som fuglengive air to ( overført) utbre, luftegive somebody the air (slang, spesielt amer.) gi noen sparken, gi noen reisepass, behandle noen som luft, gi noen på båtenhave some fresh air trekke frisk luft, lufte segimpermeable to air lufttettusikkert, i det blåin the open air i friluft, i det fri, utendørs, under åpen himmellighter than air lettere enn luftenon the air (radio, TV) på luftentake the air trekke frisk luftvanish into thin air forsvinne som dugg for solen, gå opp i røykwalk\/tread on air sveve (av lykke\/begeistring)IIsubst. \/eə\/1) utseende, preg2) mine, holdningairs fornem mine, viktig mineairs and graces ( nedsettende) tilgjorthet, jålerioverlegenhetgive oneself airs eller put on airs skape seg, gjøre seg til, spille fornem, være fin på detIIIsubst. \/eə\/1) melodi2) arieIVverb \/eə\/1) ( i frisk luft) lufte, ventilere2) ( i varm luft) tørke (ved ovnen)3) ( om meninger) lufteair oneself gå ut og lufte seg, få litt frisk luftair out lufte -
2 castle
1) (a large building strengthened against attack: the Norman castles of England and Wales; Windsor Castle.) borg, slott2) ((also rook) a piece in chess.) tårnborg--------palass--------slott--------tårnIsubst. \/ˈkɑːsl\/1) slott, borg, kastell, festning2) herregård3) ( sjakk) tårncastles in the air eller castles in Spain luftslott, dagdrømmerIIverb \/ˈkɑːsl\/( sjakk) rokkere
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castles in the air (or in Spain) — visionary unattainable schemes; daydreams. → castle … English new terms dictionary
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build castles in the air — or[build castles in Spain] {v. phr.} To make impossible or imaginary plans, dream about future successes that are unlikely. * /He liked to build castles in the air, but never succeeded in anything./ * /To build castles in Spain is natural for… … Dictionary of American idioms
build\ castles\ in\ the\ air — • build castles in the air • build castles in Spain v. phr. To make impossible or imaginary plans, dream about future successes that are unlikely. He liked to build castles in the air, but never succeeded in anything. To build castles in Spain is … Словарь американских идиом