wax

wax
I 1. wæks noun
1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) voks
2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) ørevoks
3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) polerings-/boningsmiddel
4) ((also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) voks(-)
5) (sealing-wax.) segllakk
2. verb
(to smear, polish or rub with wax.) smøre, polere, bone
- waxen
- waxy
- waxwork
- waxworks II wæks verb
1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) tilta
2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) vokse, øke
tilta
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voks
I
subst. \/wæks\/
1) bivoks
2) voks
3) (foranstilt) voks-
• you can take this wax model
du kan ta denne voksdukken
4) voksfigur
5) (gammeldags, slang) grammofonplate, vinylplate
• these newfangled CDs don't do justice to the Beatles, you've got to hear them on wax
6) skomakerbek
7) segllakk
8) skismurning
be as wax in somebody's hands være som voks i noens hender
mould somebody like wax (overført) tvinne noen rundt lillefingeren
II
subst. \/wæks\/
(britisk, gammeldags, hverdagslig) det å bli sint
in a wax forbannet
• he's in a wax about the delay
han er forbannet over forsinkelsen
III
verb \/wæks\/
1) vokse, bone, polere
• they wax floors every week
de boner gulv hver uke
• did you wax the table?
polerte du bordet?
2) (skomakerverksted) beke, vokse
3) (om ski) smøre, vokse
4) (gammeldags) ta opp på grammofon
IV
verb \/wæks\/
1) (spesielt om månen) tilta, vokse
2) (gammeldags, litterært) bli, øke (i styrke\/størrelse)
• I'm waxing old
jeg blir gammel
• her anger waxed
sinnet hennes vokste
wax and wane (overført, spesielt om månen) tilta og avta (i styrke), vokse og krympe, veksle

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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