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1 billow out
(to move in a way similar to large waves: The sails billowed out in the strong wind; Her skirt billowed out in the breeze.) bølge; svaje; blafre* * *(to move in a way similar to large waves: The sails billowed out in the strong wind; Her skirt billowed out in the breeze.) bølge; svaje; blafre -
2 gentle
['‹entl]1) ((of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way: a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle.) blid; rolig2) (not strong or rough: a gentle breeze.) svag; blid3) ((of hills) rising gradually: a gentle slope.) blid•- gently- gentleness* * *['‹entl]1) ((of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way: a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle.) blid; rolig2) (not strong or rough: a gentle breeze.) svag; blid3) ((of hills) rising gradually: a gentle slope.) blid•- gently- gentleness -
3 stiff
[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) stiv2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) stiv3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) stiv4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) svær5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) stærk6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) streng; skrap•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff* * *[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) stiv2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) stiv3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) stiv4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) svær5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) stærk6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) streng; skrap•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff
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