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rattle someone's cage

  • 1 rattle

    rætl 1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) make a series of short, sharp noises by knocking together: The cups rattled as he carried the tray in; The strong wind rattled the windows.) skrangle, klirre
    2) (to move quickly: The car was rattling along at top speed.) suse av gårde
    3) (to upset and confuse (a person): Don't let him rattle you - he likes annoying people.) gjøre usikker/nervøs
    2. noun
    1) (a series of short, sharp noises: the rattle of cups.) klirring, skrangling
    2) (a child's toy, or a wooden instrument, which makes a noise of this sort: The baby waved its rattle.) rangle, skrangle
    3) (the bony rings of a rattlesnake's tail.) rangle
    - rattlesnake
    - rattle off
    - rattle through
    rasle
    --------
    skramling
    I
    subst. \/ˈrætl\/
    1) ( instrument) skralle
    2) rangle, skrangle
    3) hornringer (hos klapperslange)
    4) ranglelyd, skramling, skrangling, rasling, klapring, tromming, klirring
    5) (døds)ralling
    6) roping, skriking
    7) skravling, pjatt
    8) pratmaker, sladrekjerring
    9) forvirring, oppstyr
    the rattles ( hverdagslig) krupp, strupehoste
    II
    verb \/ˈrætl\/
    1) rangle, skrangle, skramle, tromme, klirre
    2) få til å rasle, rasle med
    3) rope, skrike, bråke
    4) ralle
    5) knatre, smatre
    6) skravle, plapre i vei
    7) gjøre usikker, gjøre forvirret
    8) ( hverdagslig) irritere
    rattled ( som adjektiv) irritert, nervøs, forvirret
    rattle off\/out lire av seg, ramse opp
    rattle on\/away skravle i vei, skravle løs, la skravla gå
    rattle (the) sabres rasle med sablene
    rattle someone's cage vekke en sovende bjørn

    English-Norwegian dictionary > rattle

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  • rattle someone's cage — verb to demand attention; to nag, nudge, or remind Nobody has corrected the problem yet, so its time to rattle their cage …   Wiktionary

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  • rattle — rat|tle1 [ˈrætl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Middle Low German ratelen] 1.) [I and T] if you rattle something, or if it rattles, it shakes and makes a quick series of short sounds ▪ Dan banged on her door and rattled the handle. ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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