vand

water

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(et -e) water;

[det er det bare vand imod] it is nothing to;

[blødt (, hårdt) vand] soft (, hard) water;

[vand og brød] bread and water;

[dagligt vande] mean sea level;

[snavset vand] dirty water;

[man skal ikke hælde det snavsede vand ud før man har det rene] don't throw out your dirty water until you get in fresh;

(se også de ord, hvormed vand forbindes, fx dansk, dråbe, holde, ild,

kold, II. lade, II. ren, rørt, II. stille, strand, sætte (over),

træde, trække, vise);

[ med præp:]

[hælde vandet fra kartoflerne, lade vandet løbe fra kartoflerne] drain the potatoes;

[gå i vandet] go bathing, go swimming, go for a swim, bathe;

(fig) be taken in, fall into a trap,

T be led up the garden path;

[løbe i vand], se tand, øje;

[sætte blomster i vand] put flowers in water;

[sætte en båd i vandet] launch a boat,

(fra et skib også) lower a boat;

[vand i hovedet] water on the brain,

(fagligt) hydrocephalus;

[vand i knæet] water (el. fluid) on the knee;

[oven vande] above water, afloat;

[holde sig oven vande]

(fig) keep one's head above water;

[hun svævede over vandene] she made her presence felt in the background;

[det er som at slå vand på en gås] it is like water off a duck's back;

[på 10 meter vand] in 10 metres of water;

[det er vand på hans mølle] that suits him (down to the ground), that is grist to his mill;

[til vands] by water, by sea ( fx travel by sea);

[ride hestene til vands] water the horses;

[stå under vand] be under water, be flooded, be submerged;

[sætte under vand] flood;

[byen ligger ved vandet] the town is situated by the sea.