skylle

flush, rinse, sweep, swill out, syringe, torrent, wash

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I. (en -r)

(regnbyge) (heavy) shower, downpour,

T soaker, drencher;

[give én en skylle]

(dvs røffel) give somebody a good dressing-down (el. ticking-off).

II. vb

(strømme) pour,

(stærkere) rush;

(for at rense) rinse ( fx one's hands, clothes; after washing your hair rinse it with clean warm water), rinse out ( fx one's mouth, a cup, a glass),

(rør, wc, motordele) flush;

[værsgo' at skylle!] rinse your mouth, please;

[ med præp, adv:]

[skylle af]

(rense) rinse out,

(motordele) flush (out),

(= bortskylle) rinse away;

[skylle bort] rinse away,

(om strøm etc: fjerne) wash away,

(voldsomt) sweep away ( fx a bridge);

(blive skyllet bort) be washed (, swept) away;

[skylle efter]

(efter vask) rinse;

[skylle efter med øl] wash it down with beer,

(om spiritus) drink beer as a chaser;

[skylle i land] be washed ashore;

[skylle i sig] gulp down;

[skylle ned]

(øsregne) pour (down),

(drikke) gulp down,

(få til at glide ned) wash down;

[skylle op] rinse through ( fx stockings);

(dvs på stranden) wash ashore, wash up,

(blive skyllet op) be washed ashore (el. up);

[skylle en (, noget) over bord] wash somebody (, something) overboard;

[bølgerne skyllede over dækket] the waves washed over the deck;

[skylle ud] rinse out ( fx a bottle); flush (out) ( fx a w.c., a

drain).