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1 pipe dream
(an idea which can only be imagined, and which would be impossible to carry out: For most people a journey round the world is only a pipe dream.) ønskedrøm, luftslottsubst. \/ˈpaɪpdriːm\/ønskedrøm -
2 pipe
1. noun1) (a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow: a water pipe; a drainpipe.) rør, ledning2) (a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked: He smokes a pipe; ( also adjective) pipe tobacco.) pipe3) (a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound: He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.) (bambus-/orgel-/sekke)pipe2. verb1) (to convey gas, water etc by a pipe: Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.) lede/legge i rør2) (to play (music) on a pipe or pipes: He piped a tune.) spille på fløyte3) (to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound: `Hallo,' the little girl piped.) pipe•- piper- pipes
- piping 3. adjective((of a sound) high-pitched: a piping voice.) pipende, skjærende- pipeline
- piping hotblåse--------rørIsubst. \/paɪp\/1) rør, ledning, rørledning• gas pipe2) pipe, tobakkspipe3) ( musikk) pipe, fløyte, orgelpipe, sekkepipe (i flertall), panfløyte (i flertall)4) (gammeldags, spesielt om sang) stemme5) ( om fugl) sang, fløyt, fløyting, pipping, piping6) ( anatomi) luftrør7) (sjøfart, også boatswain's pipe) båtsmannspipe8) ( volummål for vin) pipe (britisk 477 liter)9) ( geologi) kraterrør11) ( metallurgi) lunker, pipedance to somebody's pipe danse etter noens pipefill a pipe stoppe en pipepipe of peace se ➢ peace pipepipes sekkepipe, panfløyteput that in your pipe and smoke it! enten du liker det eller ikke!, det får du finne deg i!IIverb \/paɪp\/1) spille, blåse, spille på fløyte (pipe, sekkepipe)2) ( om fugl) synge3) (om vind, kule e.l.) hvine4) ( elektronikk) overføre via kabel (f.eks. TV-program)5) legge i rør, lede i rør6) utstyre med rør7) (matlaging, om kake e.l.) pynte8) ( håndarbeid) besette med snorer, pynte med snorer9) ( sjøfart) pipe, gi signal med båtsmannspipe10) skrike ut, skrike frem11) (botanikk, om f.eks nelliker) formere med stiklingerpipe away (sjøfart, om skip) blåse avgangssignal forpiped music bakgrunnsmusikk fra høyttalerpipe one's eye gråte, grinepipe up ( hverdagslig) si noe plutselig, heve sin røst spille opp, stemme opp
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