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drag

noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønn

pull, stroke · draught, drag (of breath or air) · trait, feature

EtymologyOpphav

av drato go · to travel · to pull from drato go · to travel · to pull

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. halende tak;
    strykende bevegelse
    a pulling stroke;
    a sweeping movement
    • ro med lange, seige drag to row with long, steady strokes
    • gjøre noen drag med penselen, fiolinbuen to make a few strokes with the brush, with the violin bow
  2. håndlaga knack (with one's hands), lag (8)a knack, tak (II)a hold · a grip · a stroke a knack (with one's hands)håndlag, a knacklag (8), a holdtak (II)
    • få draget på noe to get the hang of something
  3. sug (1)a pull a pullsug (1)
    • trekke pusten i dype drag to breathe in deep draughts
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som åndedraga breath
  4. vindpusta breath of wind, strømning (II)a current, a trend, a movement · a flow, a stream a breath of windvindpust, a currentstrømning (II)
    • et nordlig drag i lufta a northerly draught in the air
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som vinddraga breath of wind, strømdraga strong current
  5. linjea line, konturcontour linelinje, contourkontur
    • ha et stramt drag om munnen to have a tight set about the mouth
  6. typisk trekk, karakteristisk detalj a typical feature, a characteristic detail
    • et typisk drag a typical trait
  7. langstrakt terrengformasjon an elongated landform
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som elvedraga river course, høydedraga ridge, vassdraga watercourse · a river system
  8. slag (I, 1)a blow a blowslag (I, 1)
    • få et drag over nakken to get a whack across the back of the neck
  9. to stenger med et tverrtre bakerst som forbinder hesteselen med kjøretøy eller redskap two shafts with a crossbar at the rear connecting the horse's harness to a vehicle or implement

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

ha draget på ha tekke på to have appeal for Eng. phraseto have a way with
  • hun hadde draget på jentene she had a way with the girls
i fulle drag fullt ut fully, completely Eng. phraseto the full
  • nyte i fulle drag to enjoy something to the full
slenge i draget være sliten to be worn out