leaf

leaf
li:f
plural - leaves; noun
1) (a part of a plant growing from the side of a stem, usually green, flat and thin, but of various shapes depending on the plant: Many trees lose their leaves in autumn.) blad, løv
2) (something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book: Several leaves had been torn out of the book.) blad
3) (an extra part of a table, either attached to one side with a hinge or added to the centre when the two ends are apart.) klaff, forlengelsesplate
- leafy
- turn over a new leaf
blad
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lauv
I
subst. (flertall: leaves) \/liːf\/
1) (botanikk) løv, blad, løvverk
2) blad (av te eller tobakk)
3) (papir) blad
4) (metall) folie, blad, lamell, tynn skive, tynt flak, tynn plate
gold leaf
bladgull
5) fløy, seksjon (av vindu, dør eller lignende)
6) (til forlengelse av bord e.l.) klaff, plate, ileggsplate, lem
7) (teknikk) klaff, broklaff
8) klaff, fjærblad (del av geværsikte)
9) tann (i drev eller på tannhjul)
10) (botanikk) kronblad
a rose leaf
come into leaf springe ut, sprette
fall of the leaf løvfall, løvfallstid, høst
indeciduous leaves løv som ikke faller av
be in (full) leaf være utsprunget
a leaf of the same book (overført) noe av samme slag, en kopi
opposite leaves (botanikk) motsatte blader
put out leaves slå ut, få blader
shake like a leaf eller tremble like a leaf skjelve som et aspeløv
take a leaf out of somebody's book (overført) følge noens eksempel
turn over a new leaf (overført) begynne et nytt liv, starte på nytt, forbedre seg, bli et nytt og bedre menneske
turn over the leaves of a book bla i en bok
II
verb \/liːf\/
1) få løv, springe ut
2) bla, bla i, bla gjennom, vende
leaf through bla i, bla gjennom
she asked me to leaf through the pages

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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  • Leaf — (l[=e]f), n.; pl. {Leaves} (l[=e]vz). [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS. le[ a]f; akin to S. l[=o]f, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G. laub, OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. l[ o]f, Dan. l[ o]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. {Lodge}.] 1. (Bot.) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Leaf — Leaf, Leaf out Leaf out(l[=e]f), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leafed} (l[=e]ft); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leafing}.] To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • leaf|y — «LEE fee», adjective, leaf|i|er, leaf|i|est. 1. having many leaves; covered with leaves, especially broad leaves: »the leafy woods. 2. resembling a leaf; …   Useful english dictionary

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