sag

sag
sæɡ
past tense, past participle - sagged; verb
(to bend, hang down, especially in the middle: There were so many books on the shelf that it sagged.) sige, henge ned (på midten)
sig
I
subst. \/sæɡ\/
1) fordypning, grop
• there is a bad sag in the seat of this chair
denne stolen er svært nedsittet
2) (overført) nedgang, fall, prisfall
• there's been a sag in the price of oil
det har vært en nedgang i oljeprisen
3) nedheng, defleksjon, nedbøyning
4) (sjøfart) avdrift
5) (sjøfart) kjølsprengthet
6) (teleteknikk) pilhøyde
II
verb \/sæɡ\/
1) svikte, gi etter
• the plank sagged under his weight
planken gav etter for vekten hans
2) synke, slå seg, sige
• the roof has sagged
taket har sunket på midten
3) henge (ujevnt), slenge
• her skirt is sagging on the right side
skjørtet hennes henger ned på høyre side
4) henge ned, bøye seg ned, lute
5) miste stramhet, miste spenstighet, bli slapp
• her cheeks are beginning to sag
kinnene hennes begynner å bli slappe
6) (overført) synke, falle, tape seg
• prices began to sag
prisene begynte å synke
• his novel sags at the end
romanen hans daler mot slutten
7) (sjøfart) drive (ut av kurs)
8) (sjøfart) bli\/være kjølsprengt
9) miste motet
sagging synkende, dalende
sag to leeward drive i le, ha avdrift

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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