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verbverb

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

gjøre glatt (1)smooth;
jevne, slette (III, 1)to level
to make smoothglatt (1);
to even out, to levelslette (III, 1)
  • glatte ut folder to smooth out wrinkles
  • glatte ut en brett på buksene to smooth out a crease in a pair of trousers

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

glatte over
  1. gjøre glatt;
    jevne ut
    to make smooth;
    to even out
    Eng. phraseto smooth down
    • han glatter over håret med hendene he smooths his hair down with his hands
  2. gjøre strid, uenighet, motsetninger, forskjeller eller lignende mindre;
    bagatellisere, mildne
    to make conflict, disagreement, opposition, differences or the like less severe;
    to play down, to soften
    Eng. phraseto smooth over
    • glatte over uenighetene to smooth over the disagreements
    • hun prøvde å glatte over krangelen med latter she tried to smooth over the argument with laughter