tulle homograph 2
verbverbto joke, to be kidding · to mess about · to wrap, to wind
InflectionVis bøyning
Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
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rulle, svøpe, vikle
to roll, to wrap, to wind
- tulle tråden på snella to wind the thread onto the reel
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floke
to tangle
- skjorta var tullet sammen som en liten ball the shirt was bundled up into a little ball
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handle dumt eller planløst;
rote omkring, surre, vase to act foolishly or aimlessly;
to mess about, to bumble, to muddle- jeg har bare gått og tullet på jobben i dag I've just been messing about at work today
- tulle seg bort i noe ulovlig to get mixed up in something illegal
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ta feil, si noe dumt
to be mistaken, to say something silly
- nei, nå tuller jeg visst no, now I've got it wrong
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ikke mene alvor;
tøyse, vase not to be serious;
to joke, to talk nonsense- ikke hør på henne – hun bare tuller don't listen to her – she's only joking
- tulle med jentene to fool around with the girls
Set phrasesFaste uttrykk
tulle bort
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kaste eller sløse vekk
to throw away or squander
Eng. phraseto fritter away
- tulle bort penger to fritter money away
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rote eller somle bort
to misplace or lose through carelessness
- tulle bort nøklene to mislay the keys
tulle seg bort/vekk
gå seg vill
to lose one's way
Eng. phraseto get lost
- de tullet seg bort i skogen they got lost in the forest
- partiet har tullet seg vekk i politikken the party has lost its way politically
tulle seg inn
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sette seg fast
to become stuck
Eng. phraseto get caught up in
- tauet tullet seg inn i propellen the rope got tangled in the propeller
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pakke seg inn
to wrap oneself up
- tulle seg inn i et teppe to wrap oneself up in a blanket