wire

wire
1. noun
1) ((also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) metalltråd
2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) (lednings)tråd
3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) kabel
4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) telegram
2. verb
1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) installere elektrisitet, trekke ledninger
2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) sende telegram
3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) telegrafere
•
- wiring
- high wire
- wire-netting
streng
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telegram
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subst. \/ˈwaɪə\/
1) (metall)tråd, streng
2) (lednings)tråd, kabel
3) (hesteveddeløp) mållinje
4) (hverdagslig) telegram
5) (musikk) (metall)streng
6) (jakt) snare (av metalltråd)
7) (sjøfart) bardun, vaier, ståltrosse
8) avlyttingsutstyr
9) piggtrådgjerde
by wire per telegram
down to the wire (hverdagslig) helt til det siste
• that race will go down to the wire
det vil bli et jevnt løp
get one's wires crossed misforstå hverandre
give somebody the wire (slang) gi noen et vink
a live wire (hverdagslig) en energibunt, en urokråke, en vilter person
on the wire (amer., hverdagslig) på linjen, på telefonen
pull the wires trekke i trådene, dirigere
pull wires (amer.) anvende sin innflytelse
take to the wire (hverdagslig) gi hard konkurranse
under the wire (amer., hverdagslig) i siste sekund, i grevens tid
wires (dukketeater) trådsystem
II
verb \/ˈwaɪə\/
1) feste med (stål)tråd, binde med (stål)tråd
2) (elektrisitet) strekke ledninger, koble, installere
• they should wire the house (for electricity)
de burde installere elektrisitet i huset
3) (amer., hverdagslig) telegrafere, sende telegram, sende per telegram
• he forgot to wire them
han glemte å sende dem et telegram
• she wired a message to the sheriff
hun sendte en melding til sheriffen
4) (jakt) fange i en snare
• the rabbits were wired
harene ble fanget med snare
5) tre på en tråd
• I know how to wire pearls
jeg kan tre perler på en tråd
wire off sperre av med piggtråd\/ståltråd
wire up (elektrisitet) installere, koble opp

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