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1 slukke
extinguish, put off, put out, quench, snuff out, stamp out, switch on / off* * *vb( om ild) put out,F extinguish ( fx the candle, a cigarette, the fire);( ved kontakt, hane) turn off,(elekt også) switch off, put off;[ slukkes] go out,( om lidenskab) die out;[ slukke sin tørst] quench one's thirst;[ slukke for] turn off ( fx the gas, the light, the radio, the water),(elekt også) switch off, put off ( fx the light, the radio). -
2 snuse
pry, sniff, snoop* * *vb sniff;( tobak) take snuff;[ snuse efter] nose about for;[ snuse i] pry into,T nose into,(mere neds) snoop into;[ snuse omkring] nose about,(mere neds) snoop around;[ snuse op]( i næsen) sniff up,( opspore) sniff out, nose out;[ snuse til] sniff at. -
3 snyde
cheat, con, deceive, double-cross, have, screw, swindle* * *vb (snød, snydt)( narre) cheat, take in,T do;( uden objekt) cheat ( fx cheat at cards; you are cheating!),[ snyde lyset] snuff the candle;[ snyde næsen] blow one's nose;[ med præp & sig:][ snyde ham for] cheat (, T: do) him out of;[ blive snydt for] be cheated (, done) out of ( fx money; a chance);(= udeblive) cut a lesson;[ snyde i skat](dvs fuske med opgørelsen) fiddle one's income tax,( prøve at undgå) dodge income tax;[ den bil er du ikke snydt med] you've got your money's worth with that car; you won't regret having bought that car;[ snyde med regnskaberne] fiddle the accounts;[ snyde sig fra] shirk ( fx one's duty, the responsibility),T dodge ( fx the washing-up);[ snyde sig til at gøre noget] do something on the sly;[ han er som snydt ud af næsen på sin far] he is the living image (, T: the spit and image) of his father;[ snyde ved eksamen] cheat at an examination. -
4 kradse
claw, scratch* * *vb scratch,( skrabe) scrape;( irritere huden) irritate (the skin), chafe,( om tøj) be scratchy ( fx my wool sweater is scratchy);(fig: kunne mærkes) bite;[ kradse af] scrape off;(T: dø) snuff it; kick the bucket;[ kradse i halsen] burn the throat;[ kradse penge ind] collect money;[ kradse ned]( skrive hurtigt) jot down,( sjusket) scrawl,( tegne) sketch roughly;[ kradse sig på ryggen] scratch one's back;[ kradse ud] scrape out ( fx a pipe); erase ( fx a word).
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snuff out — (something) to put an end to something. The bomber triggered his explosion and snuffed out the lives of 167 innocent people in that building. Before he could reach the top in his career, a scandal almost snuffed it out. Etymology: based on the… … New idioms dictionary
snuff out — index obliterate, stifle, strangle Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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snuff out — verb 1. put an end to; kill (Freq. 1) The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children • Syn: ↑extinguish • Derivationally related forms: ↑extinction (for: ↑extinguish), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
snuff out — phr verb Snuff out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑candle, ↑flame … Collocations dictionary
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snuff out — Synonyms and related words: blow out, cash in, check out, choke, conk, croak, damp, die, douse, drop, extinguish, kick in, kick off, out, pass out, pop off, put down, put out, quash, quell, quench, silence, slack, smother, snuff, squash, squelch … Moby Thesaurus
snuff (out) — to kill Like extinguishing a candle: You mean you make sure he doesn t go off like a mad dog, snuffing people left and right, (van Lustbaden, 1983) I d have snuffed out every life in India. (Fraser, 1975) To snuff it is to die:… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
snuff out — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To cause to stop burning or giving light: douse, extinguish, put out, quench. See CONTINUE. 2. To destroy all traces of: abolish, annihilate, blot out, clear, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate,… … English dictionary for students
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