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1 let the cat out of the bag
(to let a secret become known unintentionally.) slippe katten ut av sekken -
2 cat
kæt1) (a small, four-legged, fur-covered animal often kept as a pet: a Siamese cat.) katt2) (a large wild animal of the same family (eg tiger, lion etc): the big cats.) kattedyr•- catty- catcall
- catfish
- catgut
- catsuit
- cattail
- let the cat out of the bagkatt--------katteIsubst. \/kæt\/1) (om slekter og arter i kattefamilien, Felidae) kattedyr3) (nedsettende, om kvinne) katt(e), hunnkatt, marekatt, forbitret kvinnfolk4) (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) gutt, fyr5) ( sjøfart) katt6) dobbel trefotall cats are grey in the dark eller at night all cats are grey i mørket er alle katter gråcat and dog (som) hund og kattcat fight ( hverdagslig) katteslagsmål, slagsmål mellom kvinner• what are those fingernails good for besides cat fights?the cat is out of the bag hemmeligheten er avslørt, katten er ute av sekkenfight like cat and dog (hverdagslig, om to personer) krangle hele tiden, være i tottene på hverandre til stadighetfraidy cat ( barnespråk) reddhare, pyse• go ahead and jump, don't be such a fraidy catkom igjen og hopp, ikke vær en reddharehas the cat got your tongue? har du mistet taleevnen?, har du mistet mål og mæle?it's enough to make a cat laugh ( hverdagslig) det er til å le seg i hjel avit's raining cats and dogs eller it's coming down cats and dogs det pøsregner, det høljer (ned), det silregner, det øser ned, det styrtregnerit's the cat's pyjamas\/whiskers ( hverdagslig) det er helt supert, det er alle tiderslead a cat and dog life ( overført) leve sammen som hund og kattlet the cat out of the bag slippe katten ut av sekken, si for mye, forsnakke segbe like a cat on hot bricks eller be like a cat on a hot tin roof være rastløs, sitte på nåler, ha kvikksølv i blodet, gå som på glørlook like something the cat brought in ( hverdagslig) se helt elendig ut, se forpjusket utno room to swing a cat (in) eller not enough room to swing a cat ( hverdagslig) trangt om saligheten, trangt om plassen, lite armslagnot a cat in hell's chance ( hverdagslig) ikke nubbesjanse, ikke en sjanseplay cat and mouse with ( overført) leke som katten med musenput the cat among the pigeons forårsake bråk og spetakkelsee which way the cat jumps eller wait for the cat to jump se hvilken vei vinden blåser, sitte på gjerdetthat cat won't jump! den går ikke!when the cat's away the mice will play når katten er borte danser musene på bordetIIsubst. \/kæt\/( hverdagslig, forkortelse for caterpillar ( tractor) beltetraktorIIIsubst. \/kæt\/( hverdagslig) forkortelse for catamaranIVsubst. \/kæt\/( hverdagslig) forkortelse for catalytic converter, cat carVverb \/kæt\/1) ( sjøfart) kaste anker2) ( hverdagslig) spy, brekke seg, kaste opp -
3 CAT
kæt1) (a small, four-legged, fur-covered animal often kept as a pet: a Siamese cat.) katt2) (a large wild animal of the same family (eg tiger, lion etc): the big cats.) kattedyr•- catty- catcall
- catfish
- catgut
- catsuit
- cattail
- let the cat out of the bagkatt--------katteIforkortelse for Civil Air Transport, College of Advanced Technology, computer-aided teaching, computer-assisted testing, computer-aided testingII\/kæt\/medisin, forkortelse for computer-assisted tomography, computerized axial tomography)CT, datatomografi
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