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1 hair('s)-breadth
noun (a very small distance: That knife missed me by a hair's-breadth.) hårsbredd, med nød og neppe -
2 hair('s)-breadth
noun (a very small distance: That knife missed me by a hair's-breadth.) hårsbredd, med nød og neppe -
3 hair's-breadth
\/ˈheəzbredθ\/se ➢ hairbreadth -
4 hair
heə 1. noun1) (one of the mass of thread-like objects that grow from the skin: He brushed the dog's hairs off his jacket.) hår2) (the mass of these, especially on a person's head: He's got brown hair.) hår•- - haired- hairy
- hairiness
- hair's-breadth
- hair-breadth
- hairbrush
- haircut
- hair-do
- hairdresser
- hairdressing
- hair-drier
- hairline
- hair-oil
- hairpin 2. adjective((of a bend in a road) sharp and U-shaped, especially on a mountain or a hill.) hårnålssving- hairstyle
- keep one's hair on
- let one's hair down
- make someone's hair stand on end
- make hair stand on end
- not to turn a hair
- turn a hair
- split hairs
- tear one's hairhårsubst. \/heə\/1) hår, hårstrå2) ( på dyr) pels, hårdo one's hair sette opp håret, stelle håreta fine head of hair flott hårget in someone's hair ( hverdagslig) gå noen på nervene, irritere noenget one's hair cut klippe seg, klippe håretget someone by the short hairs ( hverdagslig) få taket på noenhair lotion hårvannhair of the dog (that bit you) drink dagen derpå (for å kurere tømmermenn)keep your hair on! (britisk, hverdagslig) ta det rolig!, ingen grunn til panikk!let one's hair down løse (på) håret, ta ned håret ( hverdagslig) slappe av, koble av, slå seg løs, slå ut håretlose one's hair miste håret ( overført) bli sintloss of hair håravfallnot hurt a hair on someone's head ikke krumme et hår på noens hodenot turn a hair ikke fortrekke en mine, ta det med knusende ropull somebody's hair eller pull somebody by the hair dra noen i håret, lugge noenput up one's hair eller put one's hair up sette opp håretsplit hairs drive ordkløveri, drive med flisespikkeritake down one's hair løse opp håret, slå ut håretto a hair eller to the turn of a hair på en prikk, på håret -
5 hairbreadth
Isubst. \/ˈheəbredθ\/ eller hair's-breadthhårsbreddescape death by a hairbreadth være en hårsbredd fra dødenIIadj. \/ˈheəbredθ\/ eller hair's-breadthhårfin, med nød og neppe
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