turf

turf
tə:f 1. plural - turfs; noun
1) (rough grass and the earth it grows out of: He walked across the springy turf.)
2) ((a usually square piece of) grass and earth: We laid turf in our garden to make a lawn.)
2. verb
1) (to cover with turf(s): We are going to turf that part of the garden.) legge ferdigplen
2) (to throw: We turfed him out of the house.) hive, kaste
veddeløpsbane
I
subst. (flertall: turfs eller turves) \/tɜːf\/
1) (gress)torv
2) gress, gressbakke, grønnsvær
3) brenntorv
4) (amer., slang) distrikt, revir
the gentlemen of the turf (spøkefullt) hestesportens venner og utøvere
be on the turf sysle med hestesport, holde på med hesteveddeløp være prostituert, gå på gaten
the turf veddeløpsbanen hestesporten, hesteveddeløp
II
verb \/tɜːf\/
1) torvtekke, dekke med gresstorv
2) legge under torven (dvs. begrave)
3) grave torv
turf it (slang) dø
turf (out) (slang) slenge ut, hive ut, kaste ut (slang) sparke
• he was turfed out of the club
han ble sparket ut av klubben

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