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1 water down
(to dilute: This milk has been watered down.) utvanne, fortynne -
2 water
'wo:tə 1. noun(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) vann, vann-2. verb1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) vanne2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) løpe i vann3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) (vass)renne•- waters- watery
- wateriness
- waterborne
- water-closet
- water-colour
- watercress
- waterfall
- waterfowl
- waterfront
- waterhole
- watering-can
- water level
- waterlily
- waterlogged
- water main
- water-melon
- waterproof 3. noun(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) regnfrakk4. verb(to make (material) waterproof.) gjøre vanntett, impregnere- water-skiing
- water-ski
- watertight
- water vapour
- waterway
- waterwheel
- waterworks
- hold water
- into deep water
- in deep water
- water downvannIsubst. \/ˈwɔːtə\/1) vann2) (ofte flertall, waters) kilde3) vannstand4) vannoverflate, vannflate5) ( i flertall) vannmasser6) ( kjemi) væske, oppløsning7) ( fysiologi) kroppsvæske, tårer, urin8) ( også the waters) fostervann• the water(s) broke!9) ( hverdagslig) havet• do you like it on this side of the water?above water ( også overført) over vannet, i sikkerhetby water sjøveien, med båtcasual water ( golf) tilfeldig vannflog the water ( fluefiske) kaste mange gangergo to water miste motethold water holde stikk, holde mål, være troverdigforklaring: sjekke bevegelsene til en robåt ved å holde årene rolig og bladene vertikaltin deep\/hot water i en vanskelig situasjon, i trøbbel på gyngende grunnlike water som bare det, i store mengdermake water lekke, ta inn vann urinere, late vannet, slå lensof the first water ( om diamanter og perler) av beste kvalitet, av reneste vann( overført) førsteklasseson the water på vannet, til sjøs, på vei, underveispass water slå lens, urinerestill waters run deep ( ordtak) stillest vann har dypest grunnstrong waters ( gammeldags) sterke drikkersurface of water se ➢ surfacetake (in) water ta inn vann, lekketake the water ta vannet, lande på vannet, gå ut i vannet gå ombord ( om fartøy) sjøsettestest the water sondere terrenget, sjekke forholdenethrow cold water on helle isvann i blodet påtread water trå vannetwater off a duck's back vann på gåsathe water of life livets vannwaters vann, vannmasser, bølger farvannakvarellerwater under the bridge fortiden, over og forbiwritten in water ( overført) skrevet i sandIIverb \/ˈwɔːtə\/1) vanne, fukte, bløte2) løpe i vann, bli fylt av vann3) spe, fortynne, tynne ut4) bli fylt med tårer5) ( om fartøy e.l.) tanke vann, fylle på vann, utstyre med vann6) ( tekstil) vatre, moarere7) ( om dyr) drikke (vann)8) ( økonomi) avsvekke, vanne ut (aksjekapital)9) ( historisk medisin) ta brønnkurwater down spe ut med vann, fortynne, vanne ut ( overført) vanne ut, formildne, avsvekkewater the horse ( hverdagslig) tisse, late vannet -
3 mouth
1. plural - mouths; noun1) (the opening in the head by which a human or animal eats and speaks or makes noises: What has the baby got in its mouth?) munn2) (the opening or entrance eg of a bottle, river etc: the mouth of the harbour.) (flaske)åpning, (elve)munning2. verb(to move the lips as if forming (words), but without making any sound: He mouthed the words to me so that no-one could overhear.) forme ord med leppene- mouthful- mouth-organ
- mouthpiece
- mouthwashmunn--------snakke--------taleIsubst. \/maʊθ\/1) munndet låter underlig i din munn \/ det låter underlig når det kommer fra deg2) grimasehun skar grimaser \/ hun geipet3) munning, utløp, innløp, inngang, åpning4) ( bygg) sponhull, sponåpningcorner of the mouth munnvikbe down in the mouth henge med nebbet, henge med hodet, være nedforgive mouth ( om hund) gi halsgive mouth to ytrehave a big mouth være stor i kjeftenhave a foul mouth være grov i munnen, være stygg i munnen (om hest, også have a hard mouth) være hard i munnenhave many mouths to feed ha mange munner å mettehave one's heart in one's mouth ha hjertet i halsenbe in everybody's mouth være på alles leppermake mouths at skjære grimaser til, geipe tilmouth music ordløs sang, nynningpull a wry mouth sette opp en sur mine, rynke på nesenput one's foot in one's mouth se ➢ foot, 1put words into somebody's mouth legge ord i munnen på noen tillegge noen en uttalelseshoot one's mouth off snakke for mye, la skravla gå kjefte, bruke munnshut your mouth hold munn, hold kjeftstop somebody's mouth stoppe munnen på noen, få noen til å holde munntake the mouth ( om hest) løpe løpskword of mouth se ➢ wordIIverb \/maʊħ\/1) deklamere overdrevent, snakke affektert2) ( også mouth out) forme med leppene, hviske3) berøre med leppene4) smake på, ta i munnen5) ( om hest) kjøre inn, venne til bislet6) geipe, skjære ansikter7) sladremouth one's words smake på ordene
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