loaf

loaf
I ləuf plural - loaves; noun
(a shaped mass of bread: a sliced loaf.) brød
II ləuf verb
(with about or around) to pass time without doing anything in particular: They were loafing about (the street). drive dank, gå og slenge
I
subst. (flertall: loaves) \/ləʊf\/
1) brød
2) (matlaging, med fasong som brød) grateng, pudding, form
meat loaf
kjøttpudding
3) (britisk, hverdagslig) knoll, skalle, hode
use your loaf!
bruk hodet!
half a loaf is better than no bread litt er bedre enn ingenting, smuler er også brød
loaf of bread brød
use one's loaf (britisk, hverdagslig) bruke hodet, bruke sunt vett, bruke de små grå, bruke skallen, bruke knollen
II
subst. \/ləʊf\/
1) dagdriveri, sløving
2) hvil, avslapping
have a loaf late seg
III
verb \/ləʊf\/
1) stå og henge, drive dank, sitte og sløve
they were loafing at street corners
de stod og hang på gatehjørner
2) slentre, loffe
she loafed across the room
hun slentret over rommet
loaf about drive dank, sitte og sløve drive omkring
loaf away sløse bort, sløve bort, kaste bort
loaf the evening away
sløve bort kvelden
loaf one's life away
kaste bort livet

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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  • Loaf — Loaf, v. t. To spend in idleness; with away; as, to loaf time away. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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