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1 acrid
'ækrid(harsh in smell or taste: The acrid smell of smoke filled the room.) stram, skarp, bitteradj. \/ˈækrɪd\/( også overført) bitter, skarp, besk, stram -
2 stifle
1) (to prevent, or be prevented, from breathing (easily) eg because of bad air, an obstruction over the mouth and nose etc; to suffocate: He was stifled to death when smoke filled his bedroom; I'm stifling in this heat!) kvele(s), bli kvalt2) (to extinguish or put out (flames).) kvele, slokke3) (to suppress (a yawn, a laugh etc).) kvele•- stiflingkveleIsubst. \/ˈstaɪfl\/ eller stifle joint( veterinærfag) kneleddIIverb \/ˈstaɪfl\/1) kvele2) ( overført) kvele, undertrykke, slå nedstifle the voice of conscience overdøve samvittighetens stemme -
3 smoky
1) (filled with, or giving out (too much) smoke: The atmosphere in the room was thick and smoky.) røykfylt, rykende, osende2) (like smoke in appearance etc.) røykaktigrøykfyltadj. \/ˈsməʊkɪ\/1) rykende, osende2) røykfylt, tilrøykt3) røykaktig, røykfarget, røyk-4) innrøykt, nedrøykt, røyksvertet, sotet5) ( om person) som røyker (mye)6) tåket, tåke-7) ( om stemme) sløret -
4 vapour
'veipə1) (the gas-like form into which a substance can be changed by heating: water vapour.) damp2) (mist, fumes or smoke in the air: Near the marshes the air was filled with a strange-smelling vapour.) eim, dunst, røykos•- vaporize- vaporise Isubst. \/ˈveɪpə\/ eller vapor1) damp, eim, tåkedamp2) dunst, utdunsting3) (gammeldags, overført) tomt skryt, tåkeprat, innbilning, fantasifostervapours ( gammeldags) hypokondri, melankoliIIverb \/ˈveɪpə\/ eller vapor1) vaporisere, fordampe2) tøve, sludre, komme med tomt snakk3) skryte
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