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1 run out of steam
(to lose energy, or become exhausted.) gå trett, miste farten -
2 steam
sti:m 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) vanndamp2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) damp(kraft)2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) dampe2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) stime (av gårde), dampe3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) dampkoke•- steam-- steamer
- steamy
- steamboat
- steamship
- steam engine
- steam roller
- full steam ahead
- get steamed up
- get up steam
- let off steam
- run out of steam
- steam up
- under one's own steamdampIsubst. \/stiːm\/1) damp2) ( overført) fart, kraft, energi• full steam ahead!3) dugg4) dunst, utdunsting, os5) dampskip, damplokomotiv, dampdriftat full steam eller with all the steam on for full maskin, i full fartget up steam ( også overført) få opp dampenlet\/blow off steam slippe ut damp ( hverdagslig) avreagere, lette på trykket, få utløp for sine følelserraise steam øke damptrykketrun out of steam miste orken\/fartenunder one's own steam for egen maskin på egen håndwork off steam få utløp for sin energi\/sine følelser\/sitt sinne, avreagereIIverb \/stiːm\/1) dampe, sende ut damp, behandle med damp2) dugge3) ( overført) koke, ose4) ( matlaging) dampkokebe steamed up eller get steamed up være opphisset, være sintsteam along\/ahead\/away dampe i vei, holde god fart, gå raskt fremoversteam up bli dugget, gjøre dugget( overført) sette fart på -
3 let
I let present participle - letting; verb1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) la, tillate2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) la3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) la•- let someone or something alone/be
- let alone/be
- let down
- let fall
- let go of
- let go
- let in
- out
- let in for
- let in on
- let off
- let up
- let well alone II let present participle - letting; verb(to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) leie ut- to letgodkjenne--------innrømme--------la--------tillateIsubst. \/let\/utleie, leieperiode, leieobjektIIsubst. \/let\/1) ( gammeldags) hinder, hindring2) ( tennis e.l.) nettball (ved serve)without let or hindrance ( jus) uhindret, uten hindringIII1) ( også som hjelpeverb) la, tillate• won't you let me help you?hun ville gå på dans, men hun fikk ikke lov av faren• yes, let's!ja, det gjør vi!• let's go!• let's hope so!• just let him try!• let's not go to the cinema?• don't let me see you here again!• well, let him!2) slippe inn3) leie(s) ut• the flat lets for £50 a monthleiligheten leies ut for £50 i månedenbe let go måtte gåbe let in slippe(s) inn, bli sluppet innbe let into slippes inn i, bli sluppet inn ibe let out slippe(s) ut, slippe(s) løsbe let through slippe(s) gjennom, slippe(s) fremlet alone la være i fred, la være, ikke bry seg med, ikke bry seg om, ikke befatte seg medfor ikke å snakke om, og dessuten• he was too tired to walk, let alone run• there were seven people in the car, let alone a pile of luggage and three dogs( i nektende setninger) langt mindre• he can't look after himself, let alone otherslet be la være i fredlet blood ( gammeldags) årelatelet down slippe ned, fire, fire ned, senke, heise ned, dra ned ( håndarbeid) legge ned• will you let down this dress for me please?( overført) late i stikken, overgi, svike, svikte( luftfart) planere, senke seg, foreta en innflyvning ( om dekk) slippe luft ut av (om hår, også overført) slå utlet fall la falle, senke, slippe, miste si, la fallelet fly angripe (fysisk eller verbalt)let go la gå, la løpe, slippe, slippe fri, slippe taket• let me go!( om tanke) slå bortlet go of slippe• let go of her hand!let in slippe inn, åpne døren forfelle inn, legge inn, fuge inn (bil, om clutch) slippe (opp) ( hverdagslig) lure, narrelet into slippe inn i felle inn i, sy inn i mure inn i, sette inn iinnvie i, la få vite( hverdagslig) angripe, gi seg pålet it go at that! la gå!, la det være (som det er)!let it never be said that ingen skal kunne si atlet loose slippe, slippe løsgi fritt utløp for, utøselet off ( også overført) fyre av, brenne avslippe, slippe unna, la slippe unnaslippe ut (damp e.l.), slippe, slippe opp (en ballong e.l.) slippe av• please let me off at 12th Street!( hverdagslig) fise, fjerte, slippe en leie utlet off steam ( hverdagslig) avreagerelet on ( hverdagslig) sladre, røpelate som, late som om, spillela seg merke med, innrømme, være vedlet one ( hverdagslig) slippe en fjertlet oneself go slippe seg løs, la seg rive med, bli entusiastiskslurve med utseendet sitt, ikke stelle seglet oneself in låse seg inn, gå innlet oneself in for something innlate seg på noe, rote seg bort i noe, gi seg inn på noelet out slippe ut, slippe løs, løslate ( håndarbeid) legge ut ( sjøfart) stikke ut (rev) avsløre, forråde, få seg til å si, plapre ut med( hverdagslig) renvaske, fri for mistanke leie ut ( hverdagslig) slå, lange ut etter, gå løs på, sparke, skjelle ut(amer.) slutte, holde opp• when does the university let out?utstøte, gi fra seglet slip slippe gå glipp av, mistela lekke ut, la fallelet slip the dogs of war (poetisk, overført) slippe krigen løslet somebody by la noen slippe forbilet somebody down gently ( hverdagslig) ikke ta i for hardt overfor noenlet somebody in for something dra noen inn i noelet somebody in on something ( hverdagslig) innvie noen i noelet somebody off easy la noen slippe billig unnalet somebody out of sight slippe noen ut av synelet something be equal to something ( geometri) la noe være lik noe, anta\/si at noe er lik noelet something go gi slipp på noe, slå noe ut av hodet, ikke tenke på noelet there be light! ( bibelsk) bli lys!let through slippe gjennom, slippe fremlet up avta, dabbe av, minske, slutte, holde opp, stanse, stoppe• will the rain never let up?let up on ta litt lettere på, behandle mildere, ikke presse så hardt på med, ta det rolig medlet well alone! det er bra som det er!, la det være som det er!, ikke vekk en sovende bjørn!to let ( om hus eller værelse) til leie
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