water

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. verb
1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) vanne
2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) løpe i vann
3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) (vass)renne
- 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.) regnfrakk
4. 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 down
vann
I
subst. \/ˈwɔːtə\/
1) vann
2) (ofte flertall, waters) kilde
Iceland has thermal waters
Island har varme kilder
3) vannstand
high or low water
høyvann eller lavvann
4) vannoverflate, vannflate
5) (i flertall) vannmasser
6) (kjemi) væske, oppløsning
7) (fysiologi) kroppsvæske, tårer, urin
8) (også the waters) fostervann
the water(s) broke!
(foster)vannet gikk!
9) (hverdagslig) havet
do you like it on this side of the water?
liker du deg på denne siden av havet?
10) (økonomi) bokføringsmessig oppskrivning, avsvekking
11) (tekstil) moaré
above water (også overført) over vannet, i sikkerhet
by the waters of Babylon eller by the rivers of Babylon (bibelsk) ved Babylons elver
by water sjøveien, med båt
casual water (golf) tilfeldig vann
drink the waters eller take the waters (historisk, medisin) ta brønnkur
flog the water (fluefiske) kaste mange ganger
go to water miste motet
hold water holde stikk, holde mål, være troverdig
your theory doesn't hold water
teorien din holder ikke mål
forklaring: sjekke bevegelsene til en robåt ved å holde årene rolig og bladene vertikalt
in deep\/hot water i en vanskelig situasjon, i trøbbel på gyngende grunn
like water som bare det, i store mengder
he spends money like water
han bruker penger som bare det
make water lekke, ta inn vann urinere, late vannet, slå lens
of the first water (om diamanter og perler) av beste kvalitet, av reneste vann
this is a diamond of the first water
dette er en diamant av reneste vann
(overført) førsteklasses
she's a swindler of the first water
hun er en førsteklasses svindler
on the water på vannet, til sjøs, på vei, underveis
the shipment is still on the water
pass water slå lens, urinere
still waters run deep (ordtak) stillest vann har dypest grunn
strong waters (gammeldags) sterke drikker
surface of water sesurface
take (in) water ta inn vann, lekke
take the water ta vannet, lande på vannet, gå ut i vannet gå ombord (om fartøy) sjøsettes
test the water sondere terrenget, sjekke forholdene
we should test the water
vi burde sondere terrenget
throw cold water on helle isvann i blodet på
tread water trå vannet
water off a duck's back vann på gåsa
the water of life livets vann
water ordeal eller ordeal by water (historisk, jus) vannprøve
waters vann, vannmasser, bølger farvann
we're in British waters
vi er i britisk farvann
akvareller
the waters of forgetfulness (poetisk) glemselens hav
water under the bridge fortiden, over og forbi
that's water under the bridge
det hører fortiden til
written in water (overført) skrevet i sand
II
verb \/ˈwɔːtə\/
1) vanne, fukte, bløte
2) løpe i vann, bli fylt av vann
his mouth watered
han fikk vann i munnen
the sight of the food made his mouth water
synet av mat fikk tennene hans til å løpe i vann
3) spe, fortynne, tynne ut
4) bli fylt med tårer
the smoke made my eyes water
røyken gjorde at jeg fikk tårer i øynene
5) (om fartøy e.l.) tanke vann, fylle på vann, utstyre med vann
6) (tekstil) vatre, moarere
this is watered silk
dette er vatret silke
7) (om dyr) drikke (vann)
the animals must be fed and watered
dyrene må få mat og drikke
8) (økonomi) avsvekke, vanne ut (aksjekapital)
9) (historisk medisin) ta brønnkur
water down spe ut med vann, fortynne, vanne ut (overført) vanne ut, formildne, avsvekke
water the horse (hverdagslig) tisse, late vannet

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