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1 tail
adj. rygg-, bak-, stjärt---------n. svans; ända, bakre del; deckare; ung kvinna; rumpa; bakdel--------v. förse med svans; skära av roten på; skära svansen av; skugga; följa efter, hänga efter* * *[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) svans, stjärt2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) svans, stjärt2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) skugga- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) krona!- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
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2 tail off
1) (to become fewer, smaller or weaker (at the end): His interest tailed off towards the end of the film.) avta2) ((also tail away) (of voices etc) to become quieter or silent: His voice tailed away into silence.) försvagas, dö bort -
3 tail wind
(a wind coming from behind: We sailed home with a tail wind.) medvind -
4 tail-end
noun (the very end or last part: the tail-end of the procession.) slut, sluttamp -
5 tail-light
noun (the (usually red) light on the back of a car, train etc: He followed the tail-lights of the bus.) bakljus -
6 tail end
slut -
7 tail of an aircraft
flygplansstjärt -
8 tail wheel
bakhjul -
9 make head or tail of
(to understand: I can't make head or tail of these instructions.) bli klok på, få rätsida på -
10 pony-tail
noun ((a kind of hairstyle with the) hair tied in a bunch at the back of the head.) hästsvans -
11 a tail to lions
bättre att vara den sämste bland de främste än den främste bland de sämste -
12 aircraft tail
flygplanssvans -
13 angle off tail
ändvinkel, vinkel mellan ett attackflygplans bana och det luftburna målet, AOT -
14 bird's tail
fågelstjärt -
15 came out with his tail between his legs
kom ut med svansen mellan benenEnglish-Swedish dictionary > came out with his tail between his legs
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16 cannot make head or tail of
förstår ingenting -
17 cannot make head or tail of it
förstår det inte alls -
18 cast salt on the tail of
fånga, strö salt på svansen -
19 close on a person's tail
i svansen på någon, nära efter någon -
20 keep the tail in the water
lyckas, vara framgångsrik
См. также в других словарях:
Tail — Tail, n. [AS. t[ae]gel, t[ae]gl; akin to G. zagel, Icel. tagl, Sw. tagel, Goth. tagl hair. [root]59.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal. [1913 Webster] Note: The tail of mammals and reptiles… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tail — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda tail (que significa cola en inglés) es un programa de los sistemas tipo Unix, que muestra las últimas líneas de uno o más archivos de texto. tail imprimirá por defecto a la salida estándar las últimas diez líneas de… … Wikipedia Español
tail — (que significa cola en inglés) es un programa de los sistemas tipo Unix, que muestra las últimas líneas de uno o más archivos de texto. tail imprimirá por defecto a la salida estándar las últimas diez líneas de sus datos de entrada. Tanto las… … Wikipedia Español
tail — 1 n [Anglo French, literally, cutting, from Old French, from taillier to cut, prune] 1: the condition of being limited or restricted by entailing a tenant in tail 2: entail (2) tail 2 adj: limited as to tenure see al … Law dictionary
tail — tail1 [tāl] n. [ME < OE tægel, akin to OHG zagel < IE base * dek̑ , to tear, tear off > Sans saśā, fringe] 1. a) the rear end of an animal s body, esp. when forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk b) such an appendage 2.… … English World dictionary
tail — ► NOUN 1) the hindmost part of an animal, especially when extended beyond the rest of the body. 2) something extending downwards, outwards, or back like an animal s tail. 3) the rear part of an aircraft, with the tailplane and rudder. 4) the… … English terms dictionary
Tail — утилита в UNIX, выводящая несколько (по умолчанию 10) последних строк из файла. Синтаксис tail [параметры] имя файла Ключ n <количество строк> (или просто <количество строк>) позволяет изменить количество выводимых строк: tail 20… … Википедия
tail — tail утилита в UNIX, выводящая несколько (по умолчанию 10) последних строк из файла. Синтаксис tail [параметры] имя файла Ключ n <количество строк> (или просто <количество строк>) позволяет изменить количество выводимых строк:… … Википедия
Tail — Tail, v. t. 1. To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Nevertheless his bond of two thousand pounds, wherewith he was tailed, continued uncanceled, and was called on the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tail — Tail, n. [F. taille a cutting. See {Entail}, {Tally}.] (Law) Limitation; abridgment. Burrill. [1913 Webster] {Estate in tail}, a limited, abridged, or reduced fee; an estate limited to certain heirs, and from which the other heirs are precluded;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tail — Tail, a. (Law) Limited; abridged; reduced; curtailed; as, estate tail. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English