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1 decorate
'dekəreit1) (to add some kind of ornament etc to (something) to make more beautiful, striking etc: We decorated the Christmas tree with glass balls.) pynte, (ut)smykke, dekorere2) (to put paint, paper etc on the walls, ceiling and woodwork of (a room): He spent a week decorating the living-room.) pusse opp, innrede, dekorere3) (to give a medal or badge to (someone) as a mark of honour: He was decorated for his bravery.) dekorere•- decorative
- decoratordekorere--------pryde--------smykkeverb \/ˈdekəreɪt\/1) dekorere2) pryde, smykke, pynte3) male, tapetsere4) innrede5) ( tildele en orden e.l.) dekoreredecorated style ( i England) høygotikk (omtrent 1300-1370) -
2 feather
'feðə 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) fjær2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) pynte med fjær, sette fjær i- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nestfjærIsubst. \/ˈfeħə\/1) fjær2) ( kollektiv) fuglevilt3) ( teknikk og tømrerfag) fjær4) ( mekanikk) ribbe, (glide)kile5) fjærkledning, fjærdraktas light as a feather så lett som en fjærbirds of a feather flock together like barn leker bestcrop somebody's feathers ( overført) sette noen på plasscut a feather ( sjøfart) skjære vannet så det skummer om baugen ( overført) gå raskt, bevege seg friskt ( gammeldags) drive ordkløverifeather and groove ( tømrerfag) not og fjærfeather-and-groove planking ( tømrerfag) pløyd plankekledninga feather in someone's cap\/hat en fjær i hatten på noenfine feathers make fine birds klær skaper folkknock somebody down with a feather gjøre noen paff• you could have knocked me down with a feather!in full feather rik i full stasin high feather eller in fine feather i strålende humør, opprømt i fin form, ved god helse, strålende sunnshow the white feather vise feighet, være feigIIverb1) (zoologi, om fugler) få fjær2) sette fjær på, forsyne med fjær, pynte med fjær, sette fjær i3) ( rosport) skjene (med), flatstille4) ( teknikk) nullstille5) ( jakt) skadeskyte6) sveve som fjær, vaie som fjær7) ( tømrerfag) sammenføye med not og fjær -
3 enamel
i'næməl 1. noun1) (a variety of glass applied as coating to a metal or other surface and made hard by heating: This pan is covered with enamel; ( also adjective) an enamel plate.) emalje2) (the coating of the teeth.) emalje3) (a glossy paint.) emaljelakk2. verb(to cover or decorate with enamel.) emaljere, lakkereemalje--------emaljere--------glasurIsubst. \/ɪˈnæm(ə)l\/1) emalje, glasur2) ( kunst) emaljearbeid, emaljemaling3) emaljefarge, (emalje)lakk4) ( gammeldags) neglelakk5) politurIIverb \/ɪˈnæm(ə)l\/1) emaljere, overtrekke med emalje, få til å skinne (som emalje)2) lakkere, gi en hard, blank overflate3) ( poetisk) emaljere, pryde med prangende farger, smykke med prangende fargerenamelled paper glanspapir -
4 embroider
im'broidə(to decorate with designs in needlework: The child embroidered her name on her handkerchief; an embroidered tablecloth.) broderebrodereverb \/ɪmˈbrɔɪdə\/, \/emˈbrɔɪdə\/1) brodere2) ( overført) pynte på, utbrodere -
5 trim
trim 1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb1) (to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat: He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.)2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.)3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.)2. noun(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) stuss, trimming3. adjective(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) ordentlig, nett, velstelt- trimly- trimness
- trimming
- in good trim
- in trimpynt--------redusere--------trimmeIsubst. \/trɪm\/1) stand, tilstand, orden2) form, kondis(jon)3) ( spesielt langs kantene på noe) utsmykning, pynt, dekorering4) ( på kjøretøy) pyntelister5) ( i kjøretøy) innredning6) utstyr, utrustning7) klipp(ing), stuss(ing), trimming8) beskjæring9) ( luftfart) trim10) (sjøfart, om skips dyptgående, oppmerket for og akter) amning, trim, styrlastighet11) (sjøfart, om seil) kantsettingget into trim sette i stand ( sport) få i form, komme i formout of trim (være) i uorden, (være) i dårlig stand ( spesielt sport) (være) ute av form, (være) i dårlig form ( sjøfart) ute av balanse ( sjøfart) feiltrimmet ( sjøfart) dårlig stu(v)etIIverb \/trɪm\/1) klippe, stusse, trimme2) beskjære, klippe til3) ( overført) skjære ned, redusere4) ( tømrerfag) hugge til, grovhugge, høvle til, grovhøvle5) pleie, skjøtte, passe, stelle, ta seg av, bringe i orden, pusse• can you trim the fire while I'm out?6) ( mekanikk) avgrate, skjegge, kantskjære, tilrette7) dekorere, smykke, pynte, garnere8) ( hverdagslig) banke, slå, beseire, danke ut9) ( hverdagslig) refse, irettesette, skjelle ut, ta ordentlig i skole10) ( hverdagslig) snyte, bedra, svindle14) ( overført) gå den gylne middelvei, kompromisse, tilpasse, innrette, vende kappen etter vinden, fisle, lefle• trim one's options according to...tilpasse meningene sine etter...trim down slanke seg, gå ned i vekttrim out skjære vekkIIIadj. \/trɪm\/1) nett, pen, ordentlig, sirlig2) i god stand, velordnet3) ( om person) slank (og fin), veltrent, velbygd, velformet4) ( gammeldags) velutrustet, velutstyrt, forberedttrim and tight fiks ferdig -
6 garnish
1. verb(to decorate (a dish of food): Parsley is often used to garnish salads.) pynte, garnere2. noun((an) edible decoration added to food.) garnering, pyntgarnere--------garneringIsubst. \/ˈɡɑːnɪʃ\/1) ( matlaging) garnityr2) ( overført) utsmykning, staffasjeIIverb \/ˈɡɑːnɪʃ\/1) ( matlaging) garnere2) pryde, pynte, smykke3) ( jus) ta arrest i, stevne, inndrive fordringer (hos tredjemann)4) ( slang) presse for pengergarnished with ( også) utstyrt med
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