neat

ni:t

adjective

1) (tidy; well-ordered, with everything in the right place: a neat house; She is very neat and tidy.) ryddig, ordentlig, pyntelig

2) (skilfully done: He has made a neat job of the repair.) pen, nydelig

3) ((of drink, especially alcoholic) without added water: neat whisky.) bar, ublandet

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- neatness

- neatly

ryddig

I

subst. \/niːt\/ (gammeldags)

1) (tar verb i flertall) (storfe)buskap

2) storfe

3) okse

II

adj. \/niːt\/

1) ordentlig, nøye, nøyaktig

• he is a neat worker

han er en nøyaktig arbeider

2) velstelt, ren (og pen), ryddig

• your desk is so neat today

pulten din er så ren og pen i dag

3) velpleid, sirlig

• he has a neat appearance

han har et velpleid ytre

• her handwriting is extremely neat

hun har en ekstremt sirlig håndskrift

4) (om utseende) pen, nett, nydelig, velformet

• you have produced a neat piece of work

du har produsert et pent stykke arbeid

• she has a neat figure

hun er velformet

5) slagferdig, elegant, smidig

• she gave him a neat answer

hun gav ham et slagferdig svar

• they found a neat solution

de fant en smidig løsning

6) (om alkohol) ren, ikke utspedd, ublandet, bar

• I drink my whisky neat

jeg drikker whiskyen bar

7) (slang) stilig, kul, lekker

(very) neat! (også) kjempebra! , toppers!