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1 varnish
n. fernissa, lackering--------v. fernissa, lacka; täcka* * *1. noun1) (a usually clear sticky liquid which gives protection and a glossy surface to wood, paint etc.) fernissa, lack2) (the glossy surface given by this liquid: Be careful or you'll take the varnish off the table!) fernissa, lack2. verb(to cover with varnish: Don't sit on that chair - I've just varnished it.) fernissa, lacka -
2 skim
v. skumma igenom, läsa flyktigt; ta bort skinn (från mjölk etc.); skumma; kasta smörgås (med en flat sten)* * *[skim]past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) skumma2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) stryka (glida) fram över3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) skumma, ögna igenom•- skimmed milk -
3 smooth
adj. slät, mjuk, blank; jämn, stilla; lugn, friktionsfri; hal--------n. strykning, slätning--------v. göra jämn, släta till; släta över (svårigheter), undanröja (väg); utjämnas* * *[smu:ð] 1. adjective1) (having an even surface; not rough: Her skin is as smooth as satin.) slät, jämn, len, mjuk2) (without lumps: Mix the ingredients to a smooth paste.) jämn3) ((of movement) without breaks, stops or jolts: Did you have a smooth flight from New York?) lugn, stilla, jämn4) (without problems or difficulties: a smooth journey; His progress towards promotion was smooth and rapid.) friktionsfri5) ((too) agreeable and pleasant in manner etc: I don't trust those smooth salesmen.) inställsam, hal2. verb1) ((often with down, out etc) to make (something) smooth or flat: She tried to smooth the creases out.) jämna till, släta ut2) ((with into or over): to rub (a liquid substance etc) gently over (a surface): Smooth the moisturizing cream into/over your face and neck.) gnida in•- smoothen- smoothly
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4 blister
n. bubbla; blåsa; blemma--------v. få eller vara täckt av blåsor* * *['blistə] 1. noun1) (a thin bubble on the skin, containing liquid: My feet have blisters after walking so far.) blåsa, blemma2) (a similar spot on any surface: blisters on paintwork.) blåsa, utbuktning2. verb(to (cause to) rise in a blister or blisters.) få (göra) blåsor på (i, under) -
5 float
n. boj; flytande föremål; ponton (på flygplan, för att kunna flyta); kortegevagn--------v. flyta; driva; segla; sväva; sätta igång, starta; släppa ut på börsen* * *[fləut] 1. verb(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) flyta2. noun1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) flöte2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) kärra, flakvagn•- floating restaurant -
6 friction
n. friktion* * *['frikʃən]1) (the rubbing together of two things: The friction between the head of the match and the matchbox causes a spark.) gnidning2) (the resistance felt when one object is moved against another (or through liquid or gas): There is friction between the wheels of a car and the road-surface.) friktion3) (quarrelling; disagreement: There seems to be some friction between the workmen and the manager.) slitningar, motsättning -
7 immerse
v. sänka ner; sänkas ner, fördjupa; doppa i vätska; sänka* * *[i'mə:s](to put completely under the surface of a liquid: She immersed the vegetables in boiling water.) sänka (lägga) ner [], doppa []- immersion heater -
8 scum
n. slagg, skum; avfall; hinna, tunt skikt; avskum--------v. rensa bort slagg; skumma av; skumma; täckas med skum* * *1) (dirty foam that forms on the surface of a liquid: The pond was covered with (a) scum.) skum2) (bad, worthless people: People of that sort are the scum of the earth.) avskum -
9 spirit level
vattenpass (instrument fyllt med vätska och en luftbubbla som används för att avgöra om en yta är plan)* * *(a tool consisting of a bar containing a glass tube of liquid, for testing whether a surface is level.) vattenpass -
10 suction
n. sug, sugning; pumpning* * *1) (the action of sucking.) []sugning2) (the process of creating a vacuum by reducing air pressure on the surface of a liquid so that it can be drawn up into a tube etc, or between two surfaces, eg a rubber disc and a wall, so that they stick together.) sugning, sug
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