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21 slim
slim 1. adjective1) (not thick or fat; thin: She has a slim, graceful figure; Taking exercise is one way of keeping slim.) slank, tynn2) (not good; slight: There's still a slim chance that we'll find the child alive.) liten, mager, snau2. verb(to use means (such as eating less) in order to become slimmer: I mustn't eat cakes - I'm trying to slim.) slanke seg, være på slankekur- slimming- slimnessslank--------smekker--------spinkel--------tynnIsubst.1) (amer., slang) sigarett2) (afrikansk, slang, også slim disease) aidsIIverb \/slɪm\/1) slanke seg, gjøre slank2) slanke, redusereslim down slanke segIIIadj. \/slɪm\/1) (lang og) smal, slank, spinkel, tynn, mager2) ( hverdagslig) snau, svak, liten3) ( sørafrikansk) slu, listig -
22 wash
woʃ 1. verb1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) vaske (seg)2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) tåle vask, holde seg i vask3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) skvulpe, skylle mot/over4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) skylle bort, hule ut2. noun1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) vask, stell2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) vask(etøy)3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) skvulp(ing), brus, bølgeslag4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) -vann5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) tynt lag, lavering6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) sjø, bølger•- washable- washer
- washing
- washed-out
- washerwoman
- washerman
- washcloth
- wash-basin
- washing-machine
- washing-powder
- washing-up
- washout
- washroom
- wash upvask--------vaskeIsubst. \/wɒʃ\/1) vask, vasking2) vask, vasketøy, skittentøy3) ( hverdagslig) vaskeri• did you send it to the wash?4) dønning, bølgeskvulp, bølgeslag, kjølvannsbølge5) (legemidler e.l) lotion, -vann• do you have a mouthwash?6) skyller, grisemat7) (hverdagslig, om drikke e.l.) skvip, søl8) (hverdagslig, overført) sludder, vrøvl9) ( geologi) vannerosjon, utvasking13) (amer.) tørt elveleie14) ( gruvedrift) malm16) ( metallurgi) plett, belegg, forgylling, forsølving, fornikling18) (murerfag, kjemi) slemming19) (børs, slang) fiktiv transaksjonin the wash til vask, på vaskIIverb \/wɒʃ\/1) vaske, skylle, bade2) vaske seg, skylle av seg3) vaske tøy4) ( om tøy e.l.) tåle vask, være vaskeekte5) ( om vann e.l.) skylle, strømme, fosse6) ( om vann e.l.) skylles, kastes, spyles7) ( om bølger e.l.) skylle mot, slå opp over, skylle inn over8) ( hverdagslig) duge, holde, stå sin prøve9) ( kjemi) vaske ut11) fukte, bløte, gjøre våt12) (kjemi, murerfag) vaske (ut), slemme14) (murerfag, maling) hvitte, kalke15) ( metallurgi) plettere, belegge, forgylle, forsølve, fornikle16) (børs, slang) foreta fiktivt kjøp og salgget washed vaske segwash ashore skylle i land, kaste i land, skylle opp på stranden skylles i land, kastes i land, skylles opp på strandenwash away vaske bort, spyle bort, skylle bort( overført) utslette, stryke utwash down vaske grundig, vaske nedskylle nedwash from renvaske frawash off vaske bort, vaske avgå bort i vask, mulig å vaske bort skylle bort, spyles bortwash one's dirty linen in public ( overført) foreta en offentlig skittentøyvaskwash one's hands vaske hendene ( forskjønnende) gå på toalettetwash one's hands of ( overført) toe sine hender, si fra seg ansvaret for, ikke ville ha noe mer å gjøre medwash out skylle ut, skylle bortregne bort( overført) glemme, utelukke• wash out the idea of going to the moon!( overført) sette en strek over, gi oppwash over skylle over, strømme over (murerfag, maling) kalke, hvitteIIIverb \/wɒʃ\/se ➢ separate, 3 -
23 at the risk of
(with the possibility of (loss, injury, trouble etc): He saved the little girl at the risk of his own life; At the risk of offending you, I must tell you that I disapprove of your behaviour.) med fare for (å) -
24 by any chance
(used in enquiring about the possibility of something: Are you by any chance free tonight?) tilfeldigvis -
25 could have
(used to express a possibility in the past: We could have gone, but we didn't.) -
26 in case
(in order to guard against a possibility: I'll take an umbrella in case (it rains).) i tilfelle, for alle tilfellers skyld -
27 look like
1) (to appear similar to: She looks very like her mother.) likne2) (to show the effects, signs or possibility of: It looks like rain.) se ut som/til å -
28 may have
(used to express a possibility in the past: He may have been here, but we cannot be sure.) kunne ha vært -
29 possibilities
plural; see possibility -
30 rule out
(to leave out; not to consider: We mustn't rule out the possibility of bad weather.) utelukke
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