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1 up to the elbows in
ha händerna fulla med -
2 elbow
n. armbåge--------v. armbåga sig fram, använda armbågarna* * *['elbəu] 1. noun(the joint where the arm bends: He leant forward on his elbows.) armbåge2. verb(to push with the elbow: He elbowed his way through the crowd.) armbåga sig fram- at one's elbow -
3 joint
n. joint (amerikansk judisk välgörenhetsinrättning, "förenade amerikanska utdelningskommitté")* * *[‹oint] 1. noun1) (the place where two or more things join: The plumber tightened up all the joints in the pipes.) sammanfogning, fog, skarv2) (a part of the body where two bones meet but are able to move in the manner of eg a hinge: The shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles are joints.) led3) (a piece of meat for cooking containing a bone: A leg of mutton is a fairly large joint.) stek, styckad bit2. adjective1) (united; done together: the joint efforts of the whole team.) förenad2) (shared by, or belonging to, two or more: She and her husband have a joint bank account.) gemensam3. verb(to divide (an animal etc for cooking) at the, or into, joints: Joint the chicken before cooking it.) dela, stycka- jointed- jointly
- out of joint See also:- join -
4 lean
adj. smal, mager, tunn; smärt; torftig, fattig, "mager"--------n. benägenhet; magert kött--------v. luta; slutta, stå snett; böja; stödja sig; luta sig; luta åt, vara böjd för* * *I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) luta2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) luta []•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) mager2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) mager3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) mager•- leanness -
5 reinforce
v. förstärka, underbygga* * *[ri:in'fo:s](to make stronger: I've reinforced the elbows of this jacket with leather patches; Extra troops will be sent to reinforce the army.) förstärka -
6 wear
n. kläder; klädsel; klädstil; nötning; slitning, förslitning; slitstyrka--------v. vara klädd i, ha på sig; bära; ha (glasögon); nöta, slita ut; bli utsliten; förstöras; bli bevarad* * *[weə] 1. past tense - wore; verb1) (to be dressed in or carry on (a part of) the body: She wore a white dress; Does she usually wear spectacles?) vara klädd i, ha på sig, bära2) (to arrange (one's hair) in a particular way: She wears her hair in a pony-tail.) ha3) (to have or show (a particular expression): She wore an angry expression.) ha, se ut4) (to (cause to) become thinner etc because of use, rubbing etc: This carpet has worn in several places; This sweater is wearing thin at the elbows.) nöta[], bli sliten5) (to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc: I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket.) nöta, slita6) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) hålla bra, vara slitstark2. noun1) (use as clothes etc: I use this suit for everyday wear; Those shoes won't stand much wear.) bruk, användning2) (articles for use as clothes: casual wear; sportswear; leisure wear.) kläder3) ((sometimes wear and tear) damage due to use: The hall carpet is showing signs of wear.) nötning, slitage4) (ability to withstand use: There's plenty of wear left in it yet.) hållbarhet, slitstyrka, [] håller att slita på []•- wearable- wearer
- wearing
- worn
- wear away
- wear off
- wear out
- worn out
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