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comb, nest* * *I. (en -r)(også fig) nest;( rovfuglerede også) aerie;[ bygge rede] build (el. make) a nest, nest;(se også besudle).II. sb:( fremstille) set out ( fx the Government views), state ( fx one's case), give an account of ( fx his movements on the day of themurder),( forklare nærmere) explain,F expound ( fx a scheme),( aflægge regnskab for, svare for) account for ( fx a sum of money, one's conduct);[ få rede på]( blive klar over) realize, grasp, find out,( få orden på) get straight;(= have kendskab til noget) know (about) something,( have orden i noget) have something in order;( holde øje med) keep track of,T keep tabs on,( holde orden på) keep in order,( finde ud af) make out,( skelne fra hinanden) tell one from the other.III. *( hår) comb,( og sætte det op) dress;( seng) make;[ rede sig] comb one's hair;[ rede seng] make a bed;[ som man reder så ligger man] as you make your bed, so you must lie on it;[ han ligger som han har redt] he has made the bed, now he must lie on it;T serves him right;[ med præp & adv:][ rede op] make a bed;[ rede op til én på gulvet (, på en sofa etc)] make up a bed for somebody on the floor (, on a settee), give somebody a shakedown;[ rede ud]( hår) comb out,( garn) untangle, unravel;(se også udrede);[ rede sig ud af] get out of,F extricate oneself from.IV. adj( parat) ready, prepared,[ holde sig rede] be ready, be prepared,F hold oneself ready;[ rede penge] ready money, cash;[ på rede hånd], se svar.
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comb out — verb 1. remove unwanted elements The company weeded out the incompetent people The new law weeds out the old inequities • Syn: ↑weed out • Derivationally related forms: ↑comb out • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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comb out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms comb out : present tense I/you/we/they comb out he/she/it combs out present participle combing out past tense combed out past participle combed out to use a comb to make your hair smooth or straight … English dictionary
comb-out — /kohm owt /, n. a thorough combing or brushing of the hair. [1915 20; n. use of v. phrase comb out] * * * … Universalium
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comb out — to massacre How the Germans described their treatment of Soviet citizens: ... anti partisan operations resulted in the deaths of a quarter of a million Russian civilians as a given area was encircled and then combed out , a euphemism… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
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comb — n. & v. n. 1 a toothed strip of rigid material for tidying and arranging the hair, or for keeping it in place. 2 a part of a machine having a similar design or purpose. 3 a the red fleshy crest of a fowl, esp. a cock. b an analogous growth in… … Useful english dictionary
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