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nail [nailed, nailing, nails] (employ a nail as a fastener) verb [UK: neɪl] [US: ˈneɪl] | nagla [~de ~t]verbThe human hand has five fingers with nails. = Den mänskliga handen har fem fingrar med naglar. spika [~de ~t]verbPlease nail the windows shut. = Var snäll och spika igen fönstren. |
nail [nails] (on fingers and toes) noun [UK: neɪl] [US: ˈneɪl] | nagel [~n naglar]substantiv |
nail [nails] (spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials) noun [UK: neɪl] [US: ˈneɪl] | spiksubstantiv |
nail clipper [nail clippers] (nail trimmer) noun [UK: neɪl ˈklɪ.pə(r)] [US: ˈneɪl ˈklɪ.pər] | nagelklippare [~n ~, ~klipparna]substantiv |
nail file (A file for shaping one's fingernails and toenails) noun [UK: neɪl faɪl] [US: ˈneɪl ˈfaɪl] | nagelfil [~en ~ar]substantiv |
nail gun (gun which drives nails) noun | spikpistol [~en ~er]substantiv |
nail polish [nail polishes] (cosmetic lacquer) noun [UK: neɪl ˈpɒl.ɪʃ] [US: ˈneɪl ˈpɑːl.ɪʃ] | nagellack [~en ~et ~er]substantiv |
nail polish remover [nail polish removers] (solvent used to remove nail polish) noun [UK: neɪl ˈpɒl.ɪʃ rɪ.ˈmuː.və(r)] [US: ˈneɪl ˈpɑːl.ɪʃ rə.ˈmuː.vər] | nagellackborttagaresubstantiv nagellackborttagningsmedelsubstantiv |
nail scissors (small scissors) noun [UK: neɪl ˈsɪ.zəz] [US: ˈneɪl ˈsɪ.zərz] | nagelsax [~en ~ar]substantiv |
nailbrush (a small brush to clean the fingernails) noun [UK: ˈneɪl.brʌʃ] [US: ˈneɪl.brʌʃ] | nagelborste [~n ~borstar]substantiv |
another nail in someone's coffin (one in a series of factors which lead, or purport to lead, to downfall) phrase | |
final nail in the coffin (something responsible for a prospective demise) noun | sista spiken i kistansubstantiv |
fingernail [fingernails] (covering near the tip of finger) noun [UK: ˌfɪŋ.ɡə.ˈneɪl] [US: ˈfɪŋ.ɡər.ˌnel] | fingernagel [~n ~naglar]substantiv nagel [~n naglar]substantiv |
hangnail [hangnails] (protruding piece of nail tissue or skin near base of fingernail or toenail) noun [UK: ˈhæŋ.neɪl] [US: ˈhæŋ.neɪl] | nagelband [~et ~]substantiv |
hit the nail on the head (identify something exactly) verb [UK: hɪt ðə neɪl ɒn ðə hed] [US: ˈhɪt ðə ˈneɪl ɑːn ðə ˈhed] | |
snail [snails] (any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell) noun [UK: sneɪl] [US: ˈsneɪl] | snigel [~n sniglar]substantiv |
snail mail (postal mail) noun | snigelpost [~en]substantiv |
snail's pace (a very slow pace) noun | snigelfart [~en]substantiv |
thumbnail [thumbnails] (fingernail on the thumb) noun [UK: ˈθʌm.neɪl] [US: ˈθʌm.ˌnel] | tumnagel [~n ~naglar]substantiv |
toenail [toenails] (the plate covering the end of a toe) noun [UK: ˈtəʊ.neɪl] [US: ˈtoʊ.neɪl] | tånagel [~n ~naglar]substantiv |
tooth and nail (viciously) adverb [UK: tuːθ ənd neɪl] [US: ˈtuːθ ænd ˈneɪl] | med näbbar och kloradverb |