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1 mend
mend 1. verb1) (to put (something broken, torn etc) into good condition again; to repair: Can you mend this broken chair?) reparere, lappe, stoppe, bøte2) (to grow better, especially in health: My broken leg is mending very well.) være på bedringens vei; gro2. noun(a repaired place: This shirt has a mend in the sleeve.) lapp(ing)- mendingreparereIsubst. \/mend\/1) reparasjon, utbedring2) lapp, stopp, reparasjon, reparert stedIIverb \/mend\/1) reparere, lappe, bøte (klær, seil e.l.), stoppe (strømper), flikke, såle (sko)2) bedre, forbedre, rette på, gjøre i stand, utbedre3) bedres, forbedre seg4) kurere5) være på bedringens vei, friskne til, komme segit's never too late to mend det er aldri for seint å begynne et nytt og bedre livleast said soonest mended eller little said soon mended jo mindre det sies om den saken, desto bedremake do and mend se ➢ makemend fences bli venner, slutte fred tomend matters gjøre noe med sakenmend oneself bli bedre, forbedre segmend one's manners bedre oppførselen sin, forbedre segmend one's ways ( moralsk) forbedre segmend the fire ( slang) legge mer ved på bålet -
2 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
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