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1 potter
I 'potə noun(a person who makes plates, cups, vases etc out of clay and fires them in an oven (called a kiln).) keramiker, pottemaker- potteryII potə verb(to wander about doing small jobs or doing nothing important: I spent the afternoon pottering (about).) pusle (rundt), stelle og stulleIsubst. \/ˈpɒtə\/pottemaker, keramikerIIverb \/ˈpɒtə\/ eller putter1) pusle, stelle og stulle2) plapre, snakkepotter about pusle, stelle og stullepotter away one's time søle bort tiden -
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wi:l 1. noun1) (a circular frame or disc turning on a rod or axle, on which vehicles etc move along the ground: A bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle three, and most cars four; a cartwheel.) hjul2) (any of several things similar in shape and action: a potter's wheel; He was found drunk at the wheel (= steering-wheel) of his car.) hjul, skive, ratt, ror, rokk2. verb1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.) trille, kjøre, gå og leie2) (to (cause to) turn quickly: He wheeled round and slapped me.) snu brått, svinge, dreie (seg)3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.) kretse•- wheeled- - wheeled
- wheelbarrow
- wheelchair
- wheelhouse
- wheelwrighthjul--------kjøre--------ratt--------sykkelIsubst. \/wiːl\/1) ( også overført) hjul2) ratt, styre, ror3) (dreie)skive, trinse(hjul)4) ( også overført) svingning, rotasjon, kretsløp5) (sport, turn) hjul, salto(mortale)6) (amer., slang) pampbreak a (butter)fly on the wheel ( hverdagslig) skyte spurver med kanonerbreak on the wheel radbrekke (gammeldags torturmetode)Fortune's wheel eller the wheel of fortune lykkehjuletgrease the wheels ( hverdagslig) smøre maskineriet, få alt til å gå smidigon someone's wheel rett bak, i nakken på, i bakenden påon wheels i bil, på sykkel ( brukt om mobil tjeneste) på hjul (britisk, hverdagslig) som smurt (britisk, hverdagslig, for å understreke misnøye med noen) komplettset the wheels of industry turning ( overført) få hjulene i gangsilly as a wheel (austr., hverdagslig) (meget) dum, (meget) fjolletthird wheel (amer., hverdagslig) en for mye, person som er overflødig, person som er i veienturn wheels slå hjulthe wheel hjulet (syklus), maskineriet (historisk, tortur) hjulet, steile og hjul ( også overført) rattetwheel alignment ( bil) hjulinnstillingthe wheel has come full circle ringen er sluttetthe wheel of life livets gangwheels within wheels ( overført) et komplisert maskineri, kompliserte forholdIIverb \/wiːl\/1) rulle, kjøre, trille2) ( også overført) svinge (rundt), snurre (på), rotere3) ( militærvesen) dreie, svinge, bøye av4) ( om fugler og fly) kretse5) sette hjul påright wheel! ( militærvesen) bryt av - til høyre!wheel about slå omwheel and deal (amer., hverdagslig) kjøpslå, forhandlewheel round ( militærvesen) dreie, snu, bryte av svinge rundt, snurre rundt, rotere slå om
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