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1 cleaning
n. rengöring, renhållning -
2 cleaning up
städning -
3 cleaning materials
rengöringsmedel -
4 cleaning rod
läskstång (speciell stång för att rengöra vapen) -
5 cleaning stick
läskstång -
6 spring cleaning
(thorough cleaning of a house etc especially in spring.) vårstädning -
7 dry cleaning
kemtvätt -
8 thorough cleaning
grundlig rengöring (disinfektion, skurning) -
9 abrasive
adj. avskrapande; skrovlig, sträv; motsträvig--------n. slipmedel, slippasta* * *[-siv]adjective (tending to make surfaces rough when rubbed on to them: An abrasive material is unsuitable for cleaning baths.) skrovlig, sträv -
10 agent
n. agent; ombud; (kemiskt) medel* * *['ei‹ənt]1) (a person or thing that acts: detergents and other cleaning agents.) handlande person, medel2) (a person who acts for someone in business etc: our agent in London; a theatrical agent.) agent, ombud3) ((especially secret agent) a spy: an agent for the Russians.) hemlig agent•- agency- by/through the agency of -
11 ammonia
n. ammoniak (kemisk förening)* * *[ə'mouniə]1) (a strong-smelling gas made of hydrogen and nitrogen.) ammoniak2) (a solution of this gas in water, used for cleaning etc.) ammoniak -
12 brush
n. borste; pensel; borstning; sammandrabbning, tumult; rävsvans; snårskog--------v. borsta; röra, snudda; borsta av; svepa förbi* * *1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) borste2) (an act of brushing.) borstning3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) []svans4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) sammandrabbning, nappatag2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) borsta2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) sopa, borsta3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) borsta4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) vidröra, nudda (snudda) vid•- brush away
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13 condescend
v. värdigas; nedlåta sig* * *[kondi'send](to agree (to do something) in spite of one's feeling of superiority: The president of the company condescended to having dinner with the cleaning staff.) nedlåta sig- condescendingly
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14 detergent
adj. rengörande, renande--------n. tvättmedel, rengöringsmedel* * *[di'tə:‹ənt](a (soapless) substance used for cleaning: She poured detergent into the washing-machine.) tvätt-, disk-, rengöringsmedel -
15 earn
v. tjäna; förtjäna, vara värd* * *[ə:n]1) (to gain (money, wages, one's living) by working: He earns $200 a week; He earns his living by cleaning shoes; You can afford a car now that you're earning.) tjäna2) (to deserve: I've earned a rest.) förtjäna•- earnings -
16 fluid
adj. flytande; obestämd, instabil--------n. vätska* * *['fluid] 1. noun1) (a substance (liquid or gas) whose particles can move about freely.) icke fast kropp2) (any liquid substance: cleaning fluid.) gas, vätska2. adjective1) (able to flow like a liquid: a fluid substance.) flytande2) (smooth and graceful: fluid movements.) ledig, lättflytande3) ((of arrangements, plans etc) able to be changed easily: My holiday plans are fluid.) obestämd, flytande•- fluidity -
17 get (someone) into
(to make (a person) start or stop doing (something) as a habit: I wish I could get out of the habit of biting my nails; You must get your children into the habit of cleaning their teeth.) -
18 hearth
n. härd; hem, familj* * *((the part of a room beside) the fireplace: She was cleaning the hearth.) härd, spis[] -
19 hold back
1) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) förtiga2) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) hålla tillbaka3) (to prevent from making progress: I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all morning.) hindra -
20 lotion
n. lotion, vätska, lösning, kräm* * *['ləuʃən](a liquid for soothing or cleaning the skin: hand-lotion.) lotion, balsam
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