shaft

[US]/ʃɑːft/
[UK]/ʃæft/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en lang, smal del eller sektion, der udgør håndtaget på et værktøj eller våben, ofte lavet af metal eller træ

n. en lodret passage, der rummer en elevator eller trappe

n. en lang, smal kanal eller duct til at transportere noget

n. en lige linje af lys eller stråling

vt. at behandle hårdt eller uretfærdigt; bedrage
Word Forms
Past Tenseshafted
Past Participleshafted
Pluralshafts
Present Participleshafting
Third Person Singularshafts

Phrases & Collocations

drive shaft

kardanaksel

propeller shaft

propellerskaft

gear shaft

gear shaft

main shaft

hovedaksel

vertical shaft

vertikal aksel

shaft wall

aksevæg

shaft furnace

skaktovn

shaft lining

skaft foring

output shaft

output aksel

inclined shaft

hældende skaft

transmission shaft

transmissionsaksel

shaft kiln

skakto brændeovn

shaft seal

akseltætning

auxiliary shaft

hjælpeaksel

rotating shaft

roteret aksel

pile shaft

pælefundament

crank shaft

krumaksel

shaft coupling

akselkobling

air shaft

luftsaksel

driving shaft

dreveskaft

shaft sinking

akselsænkning

Example Sentences

the shaft of a feather.

fjeraksen

a shaft of sunlight.

en stråle af sollys

a shaft of inspiration.

en stråle af inspiration

the shaft of an arrow

en pilaks

the shaft of a golf club.

skaftet på en golfkølle.

This is the shaft of a steam engine.

Dette er akslen på en dampmaskine.

shaft a boat through a tunnel

før en båd gennem en tunnel

crank shaft impulse neutralizer

skruestangs-impuls neutralisator

Unbolt the shaft coupling bolts.

Fjern akslens koblingsbolte.

got a shafting when they bought that house.

fik en dårlig oplevelse, da de købte det hus.

bars of sunlight shafting through the broken windows.

solstråler, der skinnede gennem de knuste vinduer.

shafts of wood flighted with a handful of feathers.

træstammer med fjer, der er blevet fløjet med en håndfuld fjer.

he directs his shafts against her.

han retter sine pile mod hende.

brilliant sunshine shafted through the skylight.

strålende solskin skinnede gennem ovenlysvinduet.

Claudia felt a shaft of pain shoot through her chest.

Claudia følte et stik af smerte, der skar gennem hendes bryst.

Unclamp the shaft from the vise and slide off the top bearing.

Fjern akslen fra skruestålen og skub den øverste leje af.

With the balance shaft, improved vibratility.

Med balancelløberen, forbedret vibrering.

Real-world Examples

These deep holes are called pit shafts.

Disse dybe huller kaldes skagte.

Source: British Students' Science Reader

Our only chance of escape just got the shaft!

Vores eneste chance for at slippe væk er blevet skadet!

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

What is this? This is a shaft off Internal Affairs?

Hvad er det her? Er det en afdeling fra Internaflørelsen?

Source: Go blank axis version

But this cracked drive shaft brings me great pain.

Men denne revnede drivaksel giver mig stor smerte.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

The crank shaft rotates, the crank shaft goes to the transmission.

Krumdrivakslen roterer, krumdrivakslen går til transmissionen.

Source: Connection Magazine

" Aye, that's so. Go on and loose your shafts, then" .

" Ja, det er sandt. Fortsæt og mist dine skakter, så."

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

But then they dropped you down that elevator shaft.

Men så smed de dig ned i elevatorskakten.

Source: Friends Season 3

A simultaneous blizzard and a shaft of sickly sun.

En samtidig snestorm og en stråle af sygeligt sollys.

Source: The Power of Art - Joseph Mallord William Turner

The Dwarf watched her keenly as she drew the shaft to her ear.

Dværgen så hende skarpt, mens hun førte skaftet til sit øre.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Check the elevator shaft, check every vent, check the basement.

Tjek elevatorskakten, tjek alle udluftninger, tjek kælderen.

Source: Go blank axis version

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