solid

'solid 1. adjective

1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) fast, i fast form

2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) massiv

3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) solid

4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) massiv, gedigen

5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) ubrutt, sammenhengende, fast

6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) tett, kompakt

7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) stive, i hele

2. adverb

(without interruption; continuously: She was working for six hours solid.) sammenhengende, ubrutt

3. noun

1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) fast stoff

2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) fast legeme

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- solidarity

- solidify
- solidification
- solidity
- solidness
- solidly
- solid fuel

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I

subst. \/ˈsɒlɪd\/

1) (fysikk) fast legeme\/stoff

2) (geometri) solid\/tredimensjonal figur, legeme

3) massiv mur

solids faste emner\/bestanddeler, tørrstoff fast føde

II

adj. \/ˈsɒlɪd\/

1) fast, i fast form (også overført)

• it had become solid

den hadde antatt fast form

2) massiv, solid, gedigen

3) bastant, stødig, sterk, kraftig, skikkelig

• I need a solid meal

jeg trenger et skikkelig måltid

• he is a man of solid build

han er en kraftig bygd mann

4) velfundert, pålitelig, holdbar, sikker, solid, solvent (om firma)

• he is a solid man

han er en pålitelig mann

5) enstemmig, enig

6) (også om tid, dager e.l.) ubrutt, sammenhengende , hel, kontinuerlig

• they were at it for two solid hours \/ two hours solid

de holdt på med det i to timer i strekk \/ i to hele timer

• a solid row of buildings

en sammenhengende rekke med bygninger

7) kubikk- (foreldet), rom-, tredimensjonal

• a solid foot of snow

en kubikkfot snø

8) alvorlig, grundig, ordentlig

• I should do a bit of solid reading

jeg bør lese noe ordentlig

9) tett, kompakt, massiv, solid

10) (amer., slang) strålende, glimrende, topp-

• it's a solid dance band

det er et glimrende danseband

11) fullkommen, fullstendig

12) (om farger) ensfarget

be solid for \/ in favour of støtte enstemmig\/helt og fullt, være enig om

booked solid fullbooket

do a solid piece of work gjøre et realt stykke arbeid

frozen solid gjennomfrosset, bunnfrosset

get\/be (in) solid with komme\/stå på god fot med

packed solid fullstappet

rock solid fjellstø, bunnsolid

solid arguments vektige argumenter, tungtveiende argumenter

solid bodies faste legemer

solid chocolate ren sjokolade

solid compound (språkvitenskap) sammensatt ord som skrives i ett

• 'airline' is a solid compound

solid content(s) kubikkinnhold, fastmasse

solid core of something den faste kjernen i noe

solid flesh rent kjøtt

solid fog tykk tåke

solid food fast føde

solid geometry romgeometri, stereometri

solid gold rent gull

solid ground fast grunn

solid line heltrukket linje

solid majority klart flertall

solid matter tørrstoff (typografi) kompress (sats)

solid measure kubikkmål

a solid problem et alvorlig problem

the Solid South (i USA) det trofaste sør (som tradisjonelt støtter det demokratiske partiet)

solid state fast tilstand

a solid suit (kortspill) en god hånd

a solid tyre slangeløst dekk

III

adv. \/ˈsɒlɪd\/

enstemmig

vote solid eller go solid stemme enstemmig