dab

dab
dæb 1. past tense, past participle - dabbed; verb
(to touch gently with something soft or moist: He dabbed the wound gently with cottonwool.)
2. noun
1) (a small lump of anything soft or moist: a dab of butter.) klatt, klump
2) (a gentle touch: a dab with a wet cloth.) lett berøring, lite dask
I
subst. \/dæb\/
1) puff, dask
2) lett berøring
3) liten porsjon, liten smule, klatt
• there were only dabs of food on her plate
4) (om fugl) hakking, plukking
5) (hverdagslig) mester, kløpper
II
subst. \/dæb\/
forklaring: fisk i slekten Limanda, særlig sandflyndre, Limanda limanda
III
verb \/dæb\/
1) daske, puffe (til)
2) (med noe mykt eller fuktig) berøre lett, klappe lett
• she was dabbing (at) her cheeks with a powder puff
3) tørke
• he dabbed his moist eyes
han tørket de fuktige øynene sine
4) fukte
• the nurse dabbed the sore with disinfectant
sykepleieren fuktet såret med desinfeksjonsmiddel
5) trykke lett (gjentatte ganger), pumpe på\/med
• he dabbed the brakes of the old car
han pumpet lett med bremsen i den gamle bilen

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