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1 tinker
'tiŋkə 1. noun(a person who travels around like a gypsy, mending kettles, pans etc.) kjeleflikker; kramkar; fant, tater2. verb(often with about or around) to fiddle, or work in an unskilled way, with machinery etc: He enjoys tinkering around (with car engines). flikke, lappe; fikle medIsubst. \/ˈtɪŋkə\/1) ( gammeldags) kjeleflikker, kannestøper (også overført)2) altmuligmann, tusenkunstner3) (britisk, hverdagslig) rakkerunge4) (britisk, irsk, mest nedsettende) tater, fant, sigøyner5) klønet forsøk (på å reparere noe), lappverkhave a tinker at klusse mednot give a tinker's damn\/cuss\/curse ( hverdagslig) gi blanke i, gi blaffen inot worth a tinker's damn\/cuss\/curse ( hverdagslig) ikke verdt fem flate øre, ikke verdt et rødt øreswear like a tinker banne så det lyserIIverb \/ˈtɪŋkə\/1) reparere, flikke (på), lappe (sammen), fikse på, mekke2) vandre omkring som kjeleflikker, arbeide som kjeleflikker3) pusle medtinker up reparere, flikke (på), lappe (sammen), fikse påtinker with fikle med
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