weave

weave: wi:v
past tense - wove; verb

1) (to make by crossing strands in a pattern: to weave cloth.) veve

2) (to tell (an interesting story).) dikte, fortelle

3) ((past tense, past participle weaved) to move backwards and forwards or from side to side: The cyclist weaved in and out of the traffic.) sno seg gjennom, vakle

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veve

I
subst. \/wiːv\/

1) vev, veving

• it was a loose weave

det var en løs vev

2) binding
II
verb (wove - woven) \/wiːv\/

1) veve

• she wove the cloth

hun vevet tøystykket

• he gave me a cloth woven from silk

han gav meg et tøystykke vevet av silke

• to make this, you weave threads together

for å lage dette vever du sammen tråder

2) flette, binde

• he wove a basket at school

han flettet en kurv på skolen

• do you know how to weave a garland of flowers?

vet du hvordan du skal binde en blomsterkrans?

• this is how you weave flowers into a garland

slik binder du blomster til en krans

3) (zoologi) spinne

• it weaves a web

den spinner et nett

4) (overført) sette sammen, spinne, dikte

• she sure knows how to weave a story

hun vet sannelig hvordan man skal snekre sammen en historie

• he always weaves a romance around an event

han dikter alltid opp en kjærlighetshistorie rundt en hendelse

5) flette inn

weave a spell utøve trolldom, foreta besvergelse

weave into (også overført) flette inn, veve inn

• she wove a piano piece into the melody

hun flettet inn et stykke for piano i melodien

weave something into something veve noe inn i noe

• she weaves a pattern into the rug

hun vever et mønster inn i filleryen

veve noe til noe

• the yarn wove into a beautiful fabric

det ble et vakkert tøy av garnet
III
verb (wove - woven) \/wiːv\/

1) gå i sikksakk, sno seg

2) (luftfart) fly i sikksakk, gjøre unnamanøver

3) vagge (frem og tilbake), vakle, vingle

get weaving (slang) få ut fingeren, få opp farten

• get weaving on that article!

få opp farten med den artikkelen!

weave through sno igjennom

• the road weaves through the valley

veien snor seg gjennom dalen

• she wove through the traffic

hun krysset trafikken

• he's weaving his way through the crowd

han åler seg frem gjennom folkemengden

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Synonyms:

Interlace (as the threads of a fabric), intwine, plant, plat, braid, mat / Unite intimately, unite by close connection or intermixture / Compose, form into a fabric, Work a loom, practise weaving

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Weave — (w[=e]v), v. t. [imp. {Wove} (w[=o]v); p. p. {Woven} (w[=o]v n), {Wove}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weaving}. The regular imp. & p. p. {Weaved} (w[=e]vd), is rarely used.] [OE. weven, AS. wefan; akin to D. weven, G. weben, OHG. weban, Icel. vefa, Sw. v[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weave — [wēv] vt. WOVE or, chiefly for vt. 6 & vi. 2, weaved, woven or wove or, chiefly for vt. 6 & vi. 2, weaved, weaving, wove [ME weven < OE wefan, akin to ON vefa, Ger weben < IE * webh (> Gr hyphē) < base * (a)we , to plait, weave] 1. a) … English World dictionary
weave — Ⅰ. weave [1] ► VERB (past wove; past part. woven or wove) 1) form (fabric) by interlacing long threads passing in one direction with others at a right angle to them. 2) (usu. as noun weaving) make fabric in this way. 3) … English terms dictionary
Weave — Weave, n. A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere weave. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weave — (v.) O.E. wefan form by interlacing yarn (class V strong verb; past tense wæf, pp. wefen), from P.Gmc. *webanan (Cf. O.N. vefa, M.L.G., M.Du., Du. weven, O.H.G. weban, Ger. weben to weave ), from PIE *webh /*wobh (Cf. Skt. ubhnati he laces to … Etymology dictionary
weave — weave, knit, crochet, braid, plait, tat mean to make a fabric or textile or to form an article by interlacing threads or strands of material. Weave usually implies crossing rows of threads or strands interlaced into a web, irrespective of method … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Weave — Weave, v. i. 1. To practice weaving; to work with a loom. [1913 Webster] 2. To become woven or interwoven. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weave — index incorporate (include) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
weave — verb. It is worth pointing out that there are two words involved here, although their meanings overlap in figurative applications. The one meaning ‘to form fabric by interlacing threads’ is from Old English, and the other, meaning ‘to take a… … Modern English usage
weave — [v] blend, unite; contrive braid, build, careen, complect, complicate, compose, construct, create, criss cross, crochet, cue, entwine, fabricate, fold, fuse, incorporate, interfold, interlace, interlink, intermingle, intertwine, introduce, knit,… … New thesaurus
weave — I n. a plain; satin; twill weave II v. 1) (C) she wove a basket for us; or: she wove us a basket 2) (d; tr.) to weave around, round (she wove the story around a specific theme) 3) (d; tr.) to weave from, out of (she wants to weave a scarf from… … Combinatory dictionary

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