litter

litter
'litə(r) 1. noun
1) (an untidy mess of paper, rubbish etc: Put your litter in that bin.) avfall, søppel, rot
2) (a heap of straw etc for animals to lie on etc.) halm, strø
3) (a number of animals born to the same mother at the same time: a litter of kittens.) kull
2. verb
(to cover (the ground etc) with scattered objects: Papers littered the table.) rote til, la flyte utover
avfall
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kull
I
subst. \/ˈlɪtə\/
1) avfall, søppel, skrot, skrap
2) uorden, røre, uryddig tilstand
3) (om dyr) kull
• a litter of kittens
et kull kattunger
4) (landbruk) strø, strå, halm, høy
5) (for syke) båre
6) (historisk) bærestol, bæreseng
in a litter rotet
• her room was in such a litter that ...
det var så rotete på rommet hennes at ...
make a litter rote, stelle til uorden, forsøple
II
verb \/ˈlɪtə\/
1) (spesielt om dyr) føde, få (et kull) unger, yngle
2) (også litter up) rote på, rote i, skape uorden, la ligge og flyte, strø om seg
• don't let your books litter up the table
ikke la bøkene dine ligge og rote til bordet
• he littered his things all over the room
han strødde tingene sine over hele rommet
3) (også litter up) ligge omkring og rote til, ligge strødd, fylle opp
• papers littered the room
aviser lå omkring og rotet til rommet
4) (gammeldags, om dyr) strø under, legge strå under
• litter a horse
strø under en hest
5) legge strø på, dekke med strø
• litter the floor
legge strø på gulvet
(be) littered with (overført) (være) overstrødd med

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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