washboards

[US]/'wɒʃbɔːd/
[UK]/'wɔʃbɔd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en brett med rå eller ridet overflate brukt til å skrubbe klær
adj. som en vasketavle

Example Sentences

She scrubbed the clothes on the washboard.

Hun skrubbet klærne på vasketavla.

Old-fashioned washboards are still used in some households.

Tidligere vasketavler brukes fortsatt i noen husholdninger.

The sound of clothes being scrubbed on the washboard echoed through the room.

Lyden av klær som skrubbes på vasketavla ekkoet gjennom rommet.

He used a washboard to wash his delicate garments by hand.

Han brukte en vasketavle for å vaskes sine nakne klær for hånd.

The washboard helped remove tough stains from the fabric.

Vasketavla hjalp til å fjerne svært nakne flekker fra vevet.

She demonstrated how to effectively use a washboard for laundry.

Hun demonstrerte hvordan man effektivt bruker en vasketavle for vask.

The washboard was a common tool before washing machines became popular.

Vasketavla var en vanlig verktøy før vaskemaskiner ble populære.

The rhythmic scrubbing on the washboard was oddly soothing.

Den rytmiske skrubbingen på vasketavla var på enkelig rolig.

She used a washboard and soap to hand-wash her delicate lingerie.

Hun brukte en vasketavle og savon for å vaskes sine nakne kjole.

The washboard was a staple tool for laundry in the past.

Vasketavla var en standard verktøy for vask i det gamle.

Real-world Examples

" ...had a washboard stomach-this incredible thick set of muscles rippling all along its abdomen."

"... hadde en bælbelly - denne uforståelige tykke mengden muskler som riper langs hele magen."

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American October 2020 Collection

But the half pound bellbird, roughly the size of a common city pigeon: " had a washboard stomach… this incredible thick set of muscles rippling all along its abdomen." The powerful muscles provide lots of singing power.

Men den halvpundsvært fuglen, som er omtrent like stor som en vanlig bydå, hadde en bælbelly… denne uforståelige tykke mengden muskler som riper langs hele magen. De sterke musklene gir mye sangkraft.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American December 2019 Collection

But if you're the no " abscuses" type, and you don't get " board" while working on your " washboard" , you can " plank" on " planking" as an absolutely " absome" , " absercise" that meets you in the middle.

Men hvis du er av typen som ikke har "abscuses", og du ikke blir "board" når du jobber med din "washboard", kan du "plank" på "planking" som en absolutt "absome", "absercise" som møter deg i midten.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2021 Collection

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