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1 cotton wool
subst. \/ˌkɒtnˈwʊl\/1) (amer.) råbomull2) ( britisk) bomull, vattwrap in cotton wool ( også overført) pakke inn i bomull -
2 cottonwool
noun ((American absorbent cotton) loose cotton pressed into a mass, for absorbing liquids, wiping or protecting an injury etc: She bathed the wound with cotton wool.) vatt, råbomull -
3 thread
Ɵred 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) tråd2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) gjenge3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) tråd2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) træ2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) åle seg gjennom, sno seg gjennom•garn--------trådIsubst. \/θred\/1) ( også overført) tråd2) garn3) fiber4) smal stripe, tynn stripe5) sildrebekk6) ( gruvedrift) tynn malmåre7) ( mekanikk) (skrue)gjenge(r)8) ( mål på garn) 1 1\/2 yard (1, 37 m)gather up the threads samle trådenehun samlet\/bandt sammen trådene i fortellingenhang by a thread eller hang on a single thread henge i en (tynn) trådhave a dry thread on one ha en tørr tråd på kroppen, ha en tørr tråd på segin threads eller worn to a thread tynnslittlose the thread miste trådenthe main thread den røde trådenthread and thrum to alen av samme stykkeIIverb \/θred\/1) træ, træ i2) danne en snor gjennom, gå som en tråd gjennom3) bukte seg frem, sno seg frem4) mate med film5) åle seg frem, sno seg frem6) ( teknikk) gjengeskjære, gjenge (opp)thread a film ( om filmfremviser) sette i en film, mate med filmthread beads eller thread pearls træ perler på en snorthread one's way through eller thread one's course through sno seg frem gjennom, bane seg vei gjennomthread out a path lete seg frem langs en sti, følge en vei -
4 spin
spin 1. present participle - spinning; verb1) (to (cause to) go round and round rapidly: She spun round in surprise; He spun the revolving door round and round.) snu seg plutselig, snurre2) (to form threads from (wool, cotton etc) by drawing out and twisting: The old woman was spinning (wool) in the corner of the room.) spinne2. noun1) (a whirling or turning motion: The patch of mud sent the car into a spin.) snurring, spinn2) (a ride, especially on wheels: After lunch we went for a spin in my new car.) svipptur, rask kjøretur•- spinner- spin-drier
- spin outspinne--------virvleIsubst. \/spɪn\/1) snurring, virvling2) spinn, skru (på ball)3) ( hverdagslig) sentrifugering4) ( hverdagslig) rask (kjøre)tur, svipptur5) (økonomi, hverdagslig) plutselig nedadgående trend6) ( hverdagslig) vinkling7) ( luftfart) spinnget into a flat spin ( hverdagslig) bli helt forstyrret, vite verken ut eller inngive somebody a spin ( politi) ta noen med på stasjoneninverted spin ryggspinnII1) (tekstil, zoologi) spinne2) ( overført) sette sammen3) snurre (rundt), få til å snurre, gå rundt, rotere (om sin akse), gå i spinn4) ( ballspill) skru5) fiske med spinner6) ( skolevesen) la en elev dumpespin (along) gli\/suse\/flyte fremspin a coin slå mynt og kronspin a yarn ( hverdagslig) spinne en ende, fortelle en drøy historie\/skrønespin off gi opphav til, føre med segspin out trekke ut, trekke i langdraggjøre lengre, strekke, få til å vare så lenge som mulig, tvære utspin round snurre rundtspin the ball skru ballen -
5 picker
subst. \/ˈpɪkə\/1) plukker, samler, plukkemaskin2) sorterer, renser3) ( veving) skytteldriver4) ( gruvedrift) klauber, sjeider5) (musikk, slang) en som spiller på strengeinstrument -
6 sock
sok I noun(a (usually wool, cotton or nylon) covering for the foot and ankle, sometimes reaching to the knee, worn inside a shoe, boot etc: I need a new pair of socks.) sokk, halvstrømpeII 1. verb(slang) to strike someone hard with the fist: He socked the burglar (on the jaw). dra til2. noun((slang) a strong blow with the fist: He gave me a sock on the jaw.) slag, en på kjakensokkIsubst. (flertall også: sox) \/sɒk\/1) sokk, halvstrømpe2) innleggssåle3) strømpelegg, strømpeskaft (til å oppbevare penger i)4) ( antikken) soccus (sko for komediant), komedie (overført)bore the socks off ( hverdagslig) kjede vettet avknock\/blow someone's socks off ( hverdagslig) spille fletta av noen, spille skjorta av noenknock the socks off ( overført) slå ned i støvlenepull one's socks up eller pull up one's socks ( hverdagslig) spytte i nevene, skjerpe seg, ta seg sammenput a sock in it! ( slang) hold kjeft!sock and buskin ( gammeldags) teateret, de skrå bredderIIsubst. \/sɒk\/(skolevesen, slang) godteri, slikkeriIIIsubst. \/sɒk\/ ( slang)1) slag, smell2) (amer.) pangsuksess3) (spesielt amer.) slagkraftgive someone socks gi noen en på tygga skjelle ut noenIVverb \/sɒk\/(spesielt amer., om penger) sette inn, legge vekk, plasseresock in (amer.) hylle inn (i tåke e.l.)sock money away legge seg opp penger, salte ned pengerVverb \/sɒk\/ ( slang)1) slå, denge (til)2) slenge, kaste, hivebe socked with bli belastet med, bli utsatt for, bli belemret medsock it to'em! gi dem inn!, gi dem hva de fortjener!sock it to someone gi noen en på kjeften, gi noen så han\/hun tiersock someone on the jaw slå noen på kjeftenVIadj. \/sɒk\/(amer., slang) vellykket, suksess-• a sock performance!VIIadv. \/sɒk\/( slang) like, midt, rett -
7 yarn
I noun(wool, cotton etc spun into thread: knitting-yarn; a length of yarn.) garn, trådII noun(an old word for a story or tale: He told us interesting yarns about his travels.) fortelling; skrøne, røverhistoriegarn--------historie--------trådIsubst. \/jɑːn\/1) garn, tråd2) ( sjøfart) kabelgarn3) ( hverdagslig) historie, skrøne4) (austr.) pratspin a yarn ( hverdagslig) fortelle en skipperskrøneIIverb \/jɑːn\/1) ( hverdagslig) fortelle skipperskrøner, sitte og lyve2) (austr.) skravle, prate
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cotton wool — N UNCOUNT Cotton wool is a soft mass of cotton, used especially for applying liquids or creams to your skin. [BRIT] (in AM, use cotton) … English dictionary
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