surface

surface
'sə:fis 1. noun
1) (the outside part (of anything): Two-thirds of the earth's surface is covered with water; This road has a very uneven surface.) overflate; veidekke
2) (the outward appearance of, or first impression made by, a person or thing: On the surface he seems cold and unfriendly, but he's really a kind person.) overflate, i det ytre
2. verb
1) (to put a surface on (a road etc): The road has been damaged by frost and will have to be surfaced again.) asfaltere, overflatebehandle
2) ((of a submarine, diver etc) to come to the surface.) dukke opp, komme opp til overflaten
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dekke
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flate
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overflate
I
subst. \/ˈsɜːfɪs\/
1) overflate
• glass has a smooth surface
glass har en glatt overflate
2) utside, side
• a cube has six surfaces
en terning har seks sider
be all on the surface være svært overfladisk
• he is all on the surface
han er svært overfladisk
on the surface på overflaten (overført også) overfladisk sett, utvendig, tilsynelatende (gruvedrift) i dagen
rise to the surface stige opp til overflaten, flyte opp
striking surface strykeflate (på fyrstikkeske)
surface of fracture (medisin) bruddflate
surface of water vannflate, vannkant, vannspeil
II
verb \/ˈsɜːfɪs\/
1) komme opp til overflaten, stige opp til overflaten
2) (overført) dukke opp, bli oppdaget, stå opp (om morgenen)
3) belegge, dekke, påføre
• surface a road with gravel
legge gruslag på en vei
4) overflatebehandle, pusse, polere
III
adj. \/ˈsɜːfɪs\/
1) overflate-, jord-
• surface soil
overflatejord
• surface treatment
overflatebehandling
2) (gruvedrift) dag-
• surface mining
dagbrudd
3) overfladisk, ytre
• surface politeness
overfladisk høflighet\/politur

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