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1 flush
adj. jämn, slät, plan; vid kassa, rik; full, stigande över sina bräddar (om flod)--------n. rodnad, rödhet; spolning; renspolning; vattenström; blomstring; upprymdhet; styrka, mod--------v. rodna, blossa upp; flöda fram; spola; spolning; vara upphetsad och upplivad; jaga upp (vilt); tömma ut en del av minnet, städa i minnet (data)* * *1. noun1) (a flow of blood to the face, making it red: A slow flush covered her face.) rodnad2) ((the device that works) a rush of water which cleans a toilet: a flush toilet.) spolning2. verb1) (to become red in the face: She flushed with embarrassment.) rodna2) (to clean by a rush of water: to flush a toilet.) spola3) ((usually with out) to cause (an animal etc) to leave a hiding place: The police flushed out the criminal.) skrämma upp, jaga ut (fram)•- flushed- in the first flush of
- the first flush of -
2 point
n. punkt; prick; ställe; poäng; ämne; (huvud) sak; sida; udd; (elektron.) vägguttag; rikta; (byggn.) fogstyrka; peka; måttenhet för ett typsnitt (data)--------v. peka; betona, poängtera; vässa; visa, peka mot* * *[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) spets, udd, mynning2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) udde3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punkt, tecken, komma4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punkt5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) tidpunkt, ögonblick6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punkt7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) streck8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) poäng9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) punkt, detalj, poäng, synpunkt, kärnpunkt, huvudsak10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) mening, nytta11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) sida, egenskap12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) vägguttag2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) rikta2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) peka mot (på)3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) fogstryka•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes -
3 wave
n. våg; bölja; vinkning; våg (hår)--------v. vinka; svänga med; vifta bort; gunga; bölja, svalla (vågor); våga sig (hår); göra vågig, permanenta* * *[weiv] 1. noun1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) våg2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) våg3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) våg4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) våg5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) vinkning2. verb1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) bölja, fladdra2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) [] göra vågig, [] självfall3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) vinka•- wavy- waviness
- waveband
- wave
- wavelength
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4 surface
adj. ytlig, yt-, yttre--------n. yta; ytskikt; utsida--------v. täcka; göra rak, räta ut; flyta upp till ytan; dyka upp* * *['sə:fis] 1. noun1) (the outside part (of anything): Two-thirds of the earth's surface is covered with water; This road has a very uneven surface.) yta, utsida, ytskikt2) (the outward appearance of, or first impression made by, a person or thing: On the surface he seems cold and unfriendly, but he's really a kind person.) yta2. verb1) (to put a surface on (a road etc): The road has been damaged by frost and will have to be surfaced again.) belägga, ytbehandla2) ((of a submarine, diver etc) to come to the surface.) stiga upp till ytan•
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