tube

tju:b

noun

1) (a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe: The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.) rør, slange

2) (an organ of this kind in animals or plants.) kanal, kar, rør

3) (an underground railway (especially in London): I go to work on the tube / by tube; (also adjective) a tube train/station.) tunnel-/undergrunnsbane

4) (a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing: I must buy a tube of toothpaste.) tube

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- tubing

- tubular

rør

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slange

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undergrunnsbane

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subst. \/tjuːb\/

1) rør

• he held a test tube in his hand

han holdt et reagensrør i hånden

2) (også teknikk) tube

• a tube of toothpaste

3) slange

• rubber tube

gummislange

4) (militærvesen) fengrør

5) (britisk, hverdagslig) T-bane, tunnelbane, undergrunnsbane

6) tunnel for undergrunnsbane

7) (austr., hverdagslig) ølboks

• hand me a tube of lager, will you?

8) (radio, TV e.l., også picture tube) bilderør

9) (anatomi eller biologi) rør, kanal, kar

• her Fallopian tubes are blocked

egglederne hennes er tette

10) (også pnemumatic tube) rørpostledning

11) (gammeldags) teleskop

12) (slang) sigarett

13) (medisin) kanyle

by tube med rørpost

go by tube (hverdagslig) reise med T-banen

go down the tube(s) gå den veien høna sparker, gå ad undas

take the tube (hverdagslig) ta T-banen

the tube (amer., hverdagslig) skjermen, TV (britisk, hverdagslig) undergrunnsbanen i London

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verb \/tjuːb\/

1) forsyne med rør, legge rør i

2) gjøre rørformet