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1 get the brush-off
(to reject or be rejected abruptly.) avvise, overse noen med vilje; bli avvist -
2 brush
1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) børste, kost2) (an act of brushing.) børsting, kosting3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) busket hale4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) sammenstøt2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) børste, pusse2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) børste, koste3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) børste, gre4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) stryke, streife•- brush away
- brush up
- give
- get the brush-offbuskvegetasjon--------børste--------stubbeskogIsubst. \/brʌʃ\/1) børste, pensel, kost2) børsting, det å børste3) busket hale (på rev e.l.)4) kratt, krattskog5) streif, kort møte, sammenstøt6) ( elektronikk) børste, velger (telefoni)7) (hverdagslig, om kvinnes kjønnsbehåring) dott8) ( hverdagslig) tøyte (kvinne oppfattet som sexobjekt)9) kunstmalerfrom the same brush av samme malergive someone a brush børste av noenIIverb \/brʌʃ\/1) børste2) pusse (tenner)• before you go to the dentist, you have to brush your teeth3) røre ved, streife bort i, stryke forbibrush aside\/away ( overført) avvise, avferdige, avfeiebrush away tørke bort, vifte bort, stryke bortbrush off børste av, børste vekk ( hverdagslig) avspise, avfeiebrush off on ( overført) smitte over påbrush past stryke forbibrush up (on) something ( om kunnskaper e.l.) friske opp på, gjenoppfriske -
3 sweep
swi:p 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) feie, koste, sope2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) feie, koste; rive med3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) gå/feie over; hjemsøke4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) feie, suse, skride2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) feiing, kosting, soping2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) feiende bevegelse, sving3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) (skorsteins)feier4) (a sweepstake.) lotteri•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep upsopeIsubst. \/swiːp\/1) feiing, soping, måking2) feiende bevegelse, sveip, drag, strøk, kast, sving3) (skorsteins)feier, gatefeier4) ( i terreng) (lang) strekning, bredt område, lang skråning, lang kurve, lang rad5) rekkevidde, synsvidde, omfang, spennvidde6) ( sjøfart og militærvesen) paravane, minesveiper, minesveiping, patruljering, finkjemming7) ( sport) storseier, brakseier, erobring, seier i samtlige øvelser8) ( kortspill) rent bord, slem9) brønnvippe, styreåre, vindmøllevinge10) usling, lømmelat one sweep eller in one sweep på en gang, i ett (eneste) sveipmake a clean sweep gjøre rent bord(carriage) sweep svinget innkjørsel, svinget oppkjørsela sweep of one's hand en feiende håndbevegelsesweep of shoulder skulderbreddesweep of the oar åretaksweeps det som er feid oppwithin the sweep of something innen noens rekkeviddeII1) feie, sope2) ( om vær og vind) feie (over), feie langs, suse, fare over, slå, skylle3) ( overført) herje, fare herjende frem over, ta med storm, feie (gjennom)4) gli raskt, fare over, suse over, komme farende, jage5) skride frem, seile frem6) ( om kyst e.l.) strekke seg, utbre seg, bøye av7) ( også overført) gjennomsøke, sveipe, dregge, feie rent8) stryke, røre, kjærtegne, gli over (om blikk)9) ( sport e.l.) vinne overlegent, vinne alle grener, vinne alle klasser10) ( militærvesen) bestrykebe swept off one's feet ( overført) bli revet med, bli begeistret, bli tatt med storm bli kastet over endesweep along trekke med segsweep aside feie\/føyse til sidesweep away eller sweep off sope\/skylle vekk, feie med seg, feie unna ( overført også) avskaffe, rydde av veiensweep clean feie (rent)sweep down feie ned, feie utsweep out feie ut, feie rentsweep the board gjøre rent bordsweep up feie opp, skrape sammenswept of tom for, tømt for -
4 lick
lik 1. verb(to pass the tongue over: The dog licked her hand.) slikke2. noun1) (an act of licking: The child gave the ice-cream a lick.) slikk2) (a hasty application (of paint): These doors could do with a lick of paint.) raskt strøk maling•slikkeIsubst. \/lɪk\/1) slikk, slikking2) ( også saltlick) saltslikke, saltstein, slikkestein3) ( hverdagslig) smell, rapp4) ( hverdagslig) skvett, grann, anelse5) ( hverdagslig) fres, fart6) (om hår, også cowlick) dårelokk, sleikat full lick i full fartgive something a cat's lick gi noe en kattevask, vaske av noe i full fartgive something a lick and a promise fare over noe med harelabb, gi noe en kattevaskhave a lick of the tar brush (hverdagslig, nedsettende) ha litt negerblod i årenenot a lick of work ( hverdagslig) ikke det skapte grannIIverb \/lɪk\/1) ( med tungen) slikke (på)2) ( om ild) slikke (over), slå opp3) ( om bølger) skylle (over)4) ( hverdagslig) jule opp, banke, denge, slå5) ( hverdagslig) slå, overvinne, beseire6) ( hverdagslig) fare av stedhan styrtet av sted \/ han løp så fort han orketbe licked være gåen, være utslittlick one's lips\/chops slikke seg om munnenlick one's wounds ( også overført) slikke sine sårlick someone into shape få skikk på noen, gjøre folk av noen, plukke av noen unotenelick someone's boots\/shoes ( hverdagslig) slikke noen oppetter ryggen, smiske for noen, krype for noenlick something clean slikke noe rent, slikke ut av noelick something off slikke bort noe, slikke noe avlick the dust bite i gresset krype i støvetthat licks creation eller that licks everything det tar kaka, det slår alle rekorder, det overgår altthat licks me det går over min forstand, jeg forstår det ikke -
5 stroke
strəuk I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) slag, hogg2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) lyn(nedslag); skjebnens ironi; lykketreff3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) (klokke)slag4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) (penne)strøk; blyantstrek5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) åretak; slag6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) (svømme)tak7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) slag, tak8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) slag(tilfelle)•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) stryke, klappe2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) kjærtegn, stryking, klappingslagIsubst. \/strəʊk\/1) stryking (med hånden), klapp2) kjærtegn, kosdifferent strokes for different folks ( hverdagslig) hver sin lyst\/smak, noen liker mora og noen liker dattera• well, I don't share your taste, but different strokes for different folksvel, jeg deler ikke din smak, men hver sin lystIIsubst. \/strəʊk\/1) slag, rapp2) hogg3) støt4) ( sport) slag5) (golf, også penalty stroke) straffeslag6) (klokke)slag7) (puls)slag, (hjerte)slag8) (vinge)slag9) ( teknikk) (stempel)slag10) (teknikk, i forbrenningsmotor) takt16) (roing, også stroke oar) stroke (bakerste roer i kapproingsbåt)17) anslag på skrivemaskin18) (skrå)strek19) brøkstrek20) strøkat a stroke eller at one stroke med ett (eneste) slag med ett slag, i ett slag, med ett, på en gangbe off one's stroke være i utakt være ute av slagdo a (good) stroke of business gjøre en god forretningkeep stroke ro i taktlittle strokes fell great oaks ( ordtak) liten tue kan velte stort lassnot do a stroke of work ikke gjøre et arbeidsslag ( overført) ikke legge to pinner i korson the stroke of på slagetpull\/row stroke ( roing) være strokeput someone off one's stroke forstyrre noen, distrahere noen bringe noen ut av fatningstroke of genius genistrek, genialt trekkstroke of luck lykketreff, kjempeflaksIIIverb \/strəʊk\/1) stryke, klappe2) stryke (med hånden) over3) kjærtegne, strykestroke down someone berolige noen, roe noen nedstroke someone the wrong way ( overført) stryke noen mot hårene, irritere noenIVverb \/strəʊk\/1) ( roing) ro taktåren, være stroke2) trekke en strek gjennom3) slå ned, trykke ned4) ( sport) slå (til) (en ball)stroke out stryke over, stryke ut (med en strek) -
6 scrub
1. past tense, past participle - scrubbed; verb1) (to rub hard in order to clean: She's scrubbing the floor.) skure, skrubbe, vaske2) (to remove by scrubbing: She scrubbed the mess off the carpet.) vaske, skrubbe3) (to cancel: We planned to go but had to scrub the idea.) avlyse2. noun(an act of scrubbing.) skuringbusk--------krattskog--------skureIsubst. \/skrʌb\/1) skrubbing, skuring2) skrubbekrem (rengjøringskrem for huden)give oneself a good scrubbing vaske seg grundigIIsubst. \/skrʌb\/1) kratt(skog), småkratt, kjerr2) forkrøplet tre3) tufs, undermåler4) slave (overført), sliter5) (amer. sport) benkesliter, B-lagsspillerIIIverb \/skrʌb\/1) skrubbe, skure2) (teknikk, om gass) skrubbe, vaske3) slette, stryke4) torpedere, velte, få til å gå i vaskenscrub around! eller scrub it! hold deg unna!, ikke bry deg! ikke ta deg nær av detIVadj. \/skrʌb\/1) elendig, ussel, ynkelig2) forkrøplet, dverg-3) ( sport) annenrangs(-), reserve-han spiller på reservelaget\/B-laget -
7 wash
woʃ 1. verb1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) vaske (seg)2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) tåle vask, holde seg i vask3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) skvulpe, skylle mot/over4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) skylle bort, hule ut2. noun1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) vask, stell2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) vask(etøy)3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) skvulp(ing), brus, bølgeslag4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) -vann5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) tynt lag, lavering6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) sjø, bølger•- washable- washer
- washing
- washed-out
- washerwoman
- washerman
- washcloth
- wash-basin
- washing-machine
- washing-powder
- washing-up
- washout
- washroom
- wash upvask--------vaskeIsubst. \/wɒʃ\/1) vask, vasking2) vask, vasketøy, skittentøy3) ( hverdagslig) vaskeri• did you send it to the wash?4) dønning, bølgeskvulp, bølgeslag, kjølvannsbølge5) (legemidler e.l) lotion, -vann• do you have a mouthwash?6) skyller, grisemat7) (hverdagslig, om drikke e.l.) skvip, søl8) (hverdagslig, overført) sludder, vrøvl9) ( geologi) vannerosjon, utvasking13) (amer.) tørt elveleie14) ( gruvedrift) malm16) ( metallurgi) plett, belegg, forgylling, forsølving, fornikling18) (murerfag, kjemi) slemming19) (børs, slang) fiktiv transaksjonin the wash til vask, på vaskIIverb \/wɒʃ\/1) vaske, skylle, bade2) vaske seg, skylle av seg3) vaske tøy4) ( om tøy e.l.) tåle vask, være vaskeekte5) ( om vann e.l.) skylle, strømme, fosse6) ( om vann e.l.) skylles, kastes, spyles7) ( om bølger e.l.) skylle mot, slå opp over, skylle inn over8) ( hverdagslig) duge, holde, stå sin prøve9) ( kjemi) vaske ut11) fukte, bløte, gjøre våt12) (kjemi, murerfag) vaske (ut), slemme14) (murerfag, maling) hvitte, kalke15) ( metallurgi) plettere, belegge, forgylle, forsølve, fornikle16) (børs, slang) foreta fiktivt kjøp og salgget washed vaske segwash ashore skylle i land, kaste i land, skylle opp på stranden skylles i land, kastes i land, skylles opp på strandenwash away vaske bort, spyle bort, skylle bort( overført) utslette, stryke utwash down vaske grundig, vaske nedskylle nedwash from renvaske frawash off vaske bort, vaske avgå bort i vask, mulig å vaske bort skylle bort, spyles bortwash one's dirty linen in public ( overført) foreta en offentlig skittentøyvaskwash one's hands vaske hendene ( forskjønnende) gå på toalettetwash one's hands of ( overført) toe sine hender, si fra seg ansvaret for, ikke ville ha noe mer å gjøre medwash out skylle ut, skylle bortregne bort( overført) glemme, utelukke• wash out the idea of going to the moon!( overført) sette en strek over, gi oppwash over skylle over, strømme over (murerfag, maling) kalke, hvitteIIIverb \/wɒʃ\/se ➢ separate, 3
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