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1 fence
I 1. fens noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) gjerde2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) gjerde inn- fencingII fens verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) fekte2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) vike unna, omgå sannheten•- fencinggjerde--------helerIsubst. \/fens\/1) gjerde, innhengning, stakitt, hekk2) stengsel, hinder, vern3) ( sport) hinder (i sprangridning eller hinderløp)4) fekting, fektekunst5) ( slang) heler6) forklaring: der tyvegods oppbevares eller selgescome down on one side or the other of the fence ( overført) velge side, ta stillingcome down on the right side of the fence ( overført) holde på riktig hestfence hanger (amer.) en som sitter på gjerdet, en som ikke kan bestemme segen ny kampanje ble lansert for å vinne stemmene til dem som ennå sitter på gjerdetlive fence (amer.) hekkmaster of fence dyktig fekter ( overført) dyktig debattantmend one's fences gjenopprette et godt forhold (amer., politikk) gjenoppta kontakt med velgerneover the fence (austr., hverdagslig) urimelig, ytterst upassendepush one's fences forhaste segput one's horse at\/to a fence forsøke å få hesten sin til å forsere et hindersit\/be on the fence (hverdagslig, overført) sitte på gjerdet, være nøytralsunk fence senket gjerde (som ikke stenger for utsikten), grav, dike (som stengsel)IIverb \/fens\/1) innhegne, gjerde inn2) beskytte, verne3) parere, avverge4) ( overført) vike unna, komme med utflukter, omgå sannheten5) fekte6) ( slang) hele, være heler7) ( om hest) ta (et) hinderfence from\/against beskytte, vernefence in\/round\/up gjerde inn, gjerde avfence off gjerde avfence out stenge ute (med gjerde)fence with the question unngå å besvare spørsmålet, vike unna spørsmålet -
2 hanger-on
subst. (flertall: hangers-on) \/ˌhæŋərˈɒn\/( hverdagslig) påheng, snyltegjest
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