Dagens Engelsk ord

cliff

klippa

Definitioner

Engelsk > Engelsk

cliff

1. n. A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.

2. n. (figurative) A point where something abruptly fails or decreases in value etc.

3. n. (music) (obsolete form of clef)

Svenska > Engelsk

klippa

1. n-c. a cliff, a rock (a cliff, or in an extended sense the entire rock formation having the cliff(s), similar to how "up on the cliff" makes sense for not being on the actual cliff in English)

Segla mot klipporna där borta - Sail towards the rocks over there

2. n-c. bedrock

3. n-c. (figuratively) a rock (something strong, stable, and dependable, usually a person)

Han är en klippa som alltid hjälper till när det är problem - He is a rock who always helps out when there's problems

Så säger ock jag dig att du är Petrus; och på denna klippa skall jag bygga min församling - And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church (Matthew 16:

4. v. to cut with scissors, shears, or the like (cut with two blades or the like in a snipping motion), to clip

Han klippte av tråden med saxen - He cut the thread with the scissors

Hon klippte ut bilden ur tidningen - She cut the image out of the newspaper

klippa in en bild i en annan - insert one image (that has been cut out, with scissors or digitally) into another

Den här saxen klipper dåligt - These scissors cut poorly

5. v. to cut someone's hair

Jag klippte henne(s hår) - I cut her hair (parenthesized part normally redundant)

klippa pottfrisyr på någon - give someone a bowl cut

6. v. to get a haircut (done by someone else or oneself)

Jag ska klippa mig imorgon - I'm getting a haircut tomorrow

Jag ska klippa pottfrisyr - I will get a bowl cut / I will give someone a bowl cut (ambiguous, though the first reading is more likely)

7. v. to shear (a sheep)