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1 ply
I verb1) (an old word for to work at: He plies his trade as weaver.) utøve, drive2) (to use (a tool etc) vigorously.) bruke flittig3) (to keep supplying: They plied their guests with drink.) forsyne rikeligII noun(a thickness, layer or strand, as in three-ply / two-ply wool.) lag, -tråds- plywoodlagIsubst. \/plaɪ\/1) tråd, -trådet, -tråds (som sisteledd i sammensetning), kordel2) lag, -lags (som sisteledd i sammensetning)3) ( overført) tendens, tilbøyelighet, retningIIverb \/plaɪ\/1) bruke flittig, arbeide flittig med2) ( om yrke) drive med, utføre3) henvende seg til gjentatte ganger (med spørsmål e.l.)4) ( om strekning) gå i trafikk på, trafikkere jevnlig5) arbeidearbeide med noe\/drive med noe6) ( seiling) krysse, befare, beseile7) (om drosje, bærer e.l.) vente på kunder, vente på arbeid8) ( poetisk) sette kursen, seile, styreply for hire vente på kjøring, vente på turply one's trade drive med sittply the bottle være hard på flaskaply with forsyne, holde med -
2 five-ply
adj. \/ˈfaɪvplaɪ\/1) ( om garn e.l.) femtrådet, femdobbel, femfoldig2) ( om tre e.l.) i fem lagfive-ply wood femdobbel finerplate, femlags finerplate -
3 radial-ply
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4 cross-ply
Isubst. \/ˈkrɒsplaɪ\/ eller crossply tyre(britisk, bil) diagonaldekkIIadj. \/ˈkrɒsplaɪ\/( britisk) diagonal -
5 four-ply
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6 three-ply
Isubst. \/ˈθriːplaɪ\/, \/ˌθriːˈplaɪ\/trelags kryssfinérIIadj. \/ˈθriːplaɪ\/, \/ˌθriːˈplaɪ\/tretrådet, treslått, tretråds-, trelags -
7 two-ply
adj. \/ˈtuːplaɪ\/(om materiale, tekstil e.l.) tolags(-), dobbelt, dobbeltvevd, totrådet
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ply — [plaɪ] verb plied PTandPP JOURNALISM 1. [transitive] to sell something: • 60 retailers were plying their products on the radio. 2. ply your trade to work at your job or business: • two outdoor … Financial and business terms
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