crock

crock
krok
noun
1) (an earthenware pot or jar.) leirkrukke/-kar
2) (an old and decrepit person or thing: That car's an old crock.) stakkar, krok; gammelt vrak, skranglekasse
I
subst. \/krɒk\/
1) leirkrukke
2) gjenstand av steintøy
3) potteskår
4) (amer., vulgært, også crock of shit) løgn, tøv
5) krok, gammel stakkar, avfeldig person
6) gammelt øk
7) (dialekt) skitt, sot
old crock (om bil) gammel kjerre, skramlekasse, skrothaug (om sykkel) rokk
II
verb \/krɒk\/ (hverdagslig)
1) (britisk) skade, bli skadet, bli\/gjøre udugelig
2) farge av, sote til
3) legge ned (i krukke)
4) forklaring: legge potteskår i bunnen av en blomsterpotte
crock up bli skrøpelig, takke av, knekke\/bryte sammen
it has crocked me up det har knekt meg, det har tatt knekken på meg

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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