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101 water down
(to dilute: This milk has been watered down.) utvanne, fortynne -
102 water-closet
noun (( abbreviation WC) a lavatory.) vannklosett, WC -
103 water-melon
(a type of melon with green skin and red flesh.) vannmelon -
104 water-ski
verb stå på vannski -
105 hot water
subst. \/ˌhɒtˈwɔːtə\/1) varmt vann, varmtvann2) ( overført) trøbbel, bråkget into hot water ( hverdagslig) få det hett rundt ørene, havne i trøbbelget into hot water with someone ( hverdagslig) havne i trøbbel med noenbe in hot water få bråk, få trøbbel -
106 low tide/water
(the time when the sea is lowest at a particular place during ebb-tide: There is three feet of water in the harbour, even at low water.) lavvann, fjære, ebbe -
107 ship water
((of a boat) to let water in over the side: The boat shipped water and nearly capsized.) ta inn vann, få en sjø over seg -
108 cold-water
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109 high water
(the time at which the tide or other water (eg a river) is at its highest point.) høyvannadj. \/ˌhaɪˈwɔːtə\/flo (sjø), høyvann -
110 high-water mark
subst. \/ˌhaɪˈwɔːtəmɑːk\/1) flomerke, flomål, høyvannsmerke, høyvannslinje2) ( overført) høydepunkt, kulminasjon, høyeste nivå -
111 light-water
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112 low-water
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113 mineral water
1) (a type of water containing small quantities of health-giving minerals.) kildevann2) (a fizzy, non-alcoholic drink such as lemonade.) mineralvann, brussubst.1) mineralvann2) leskedrikk, brus, mineralvann -
114 white water
subst.1) ( spesielt om elv) skummende vann2) lyst vann (over sandbunn e.l.)3) elve-4) ( teknikk) bakvannwhite water rafting ( sport) elverafting -
115 fresh-water
adjective (of inland rivers or lakes; not of the sea: fresh-water fish.) ferskvanns- -
116 hold water
(to be convincing: His explanation won't hold water.) holde stikk, overbevise -
117 in deep water
(in difficulties or trouble: He found himself in deep water when he took over the management of the firm.) på dypt vann, i store vanskeligheter -
118 in(to) deep water
(in(to) trouble or danger: I got into deep water during that argument.) (være) på gyngende grunn/dypt vann -
119 soda-water
noun (water through which the gas carbon dioxide has been passed, making it fizzy.) sodavann, brus -
120 back water
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