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21 chatter
[' ætə] 1. verb1) (to talk quickly and noisily about unimportant things: The children chattered among themselves.) knævre løs2) ((of teeth) to knock together with the cold etc: teeth chattering with terror.) klapre2. noun(rapid, noisy talk: childish chatter.) knævren løs* * *[' ætə] 1. verb1) (to talk quickly and noisily about unimportant things: The children chattered among themselves.) knævre løs2) ((of teeth) to knock together with the cold etc: teeth chattering with terror.) klapre2. noun(rapid, noisy talk: childish chatter.) knævren løs -
22 concubine
1) (an old word for a woman who lives with a man as his lover but is not his wife.) konkubine2) ((among peoples and religions that allow men to have more than one wife) a secondary wife.) medhustru* * *1) (an old word for a woman who lives with a man as his lover but is not his wife.) konkubine2) ((among peoples and religions that allow men to have more than one wife) a secondary wife.) medhustru -
23 deal
1. [di:l] noun1) (a bargain or arrangement: a business deal.) handel; forretning2) (the act of dividing cards among players in a card game.) given2. [delt] verb1) (to do business, especially to buy and sell: I think he deals in stocks and shares.) handle med2) (to distribute (cards).) give•- dealer- dealing
- deal with
- a good deal / a great deal* * *1. [di:l] noun1) (a bargain or arrangement: a business deal.) handel; forretning2) (the act of dividing cards among players in a card game.) given2. [delt] verb1) (to do business, especially to buy and sell: I think he deals in stocks and shares.) handle med2) (to distribute (cards).) give•- dealer- dealing
- deal with
- a good deal / a great deal -
24 debris
['deibri:, ]( American[) də'bri:]1) (the remains of something broken, destroyed etc: The fireman found a corpse among the debris.) ruiner; brokker; stumper2) (rubbish: There was a lot of debris in the house after the builder had left.) affald* * *['deibri:, ]( American[) də'bri:]1) (the remains of something broken, destroyed etc: The fireman found a corpse among the debris.) ruiner; brokker; stumper2) (rubbish: There was a lot of debris in the house after the builder had left.) affald -
25 dialect
(a way of speaking found only in a certain area or among a certain group or class of people: They were speaking in dialect.) dialekt* * *(a way of speaking found only in a certain area or among a certain group or class of people: They were speaking in dialect.) dialekt -
26 discontent
[diskən'tent](the state of not being contented; dissatisfaction: There is a lot of discontent among young people.) utilfredshed- discontentedly
- discontentment* * *[diskən'tent](the state of not being contented; dissatisfaction: There is a lot of discontent among young people.) utilfredshed- discontentedly
- discontentment -
27 distribute
[di'stribjut]1) (to divide (something) among several (people); to deal out: He distributed sweets to all the children in the class.) uddele; omdele2) (to spread out widely: Our shops are distributed all over the city.) fordele; sprede ud•* * *[di'stribjut]1) (to divide (something) among several (people); to deal out: He distributed sweets to all the children in the class.) uddele; omdele2) (to spread out widely: Our shops are distributed all over the city.) fordele; sprede ud• -
28 divide
1) (to separate into parts or groups: The wall divided the garden in two; The group divided into three when we got off the bus; We are divided (= We do not agree) as to where to spend our holidays.) dele; inddele2) ((with between or among) to share: We divided the sweets between us.) dele; fordele3) (to find out how many times one number contains another: 6 divided by 2 equals 3.) dele; dividere•- dividers- divisible
- division
- divisional* * *1) (to separate into parts or groups: The wall divided the garden in two; The group divided into three when we got off the bus; We are divided (= We do not agree) as to where to spend our holidays.) dele; inddele2) ((with between or among) to share: We divided the sweets between us.) dele; fordele3) (to find out how many times one number contains another: 6 divided by 2 equals 3.) dele; dividere•- dividers- divisible
- division
- divisional -
29 estate
[i'steit]1) (a large piece of land owned by one person or a group of people etc: They have an estate in Ireland.) gods; landsted; ejendom2) (a piece of land developed for building etc: a housing/industrial estate.) boligkvarter; industriområde3) (a person's total possessions (property, money etc): His estate was divided among his sons.) bo; formue•- estate-car* * *[i'steit]1) (a large piece of land owned by one person or a group of people etc: They have an estate in Ireland.) gods; landsted; ejendom2) (a piece of land developed for building etc: a housing/industrial estate.) boligkvarter; industriområde3) (a person's total possessions (property, money etc): His estate was divided among his sons.) bo; formue•- estate-car -
30 fight it out
(to fight on to a decisive end: Although they were both exhausted the armies fought it out until the attackers were victorious at dawn; Fight it out among yourselves which of you is to go.) kæmpe til den bitre ende; slås om det* * *(to fight on to a decisive end: Although they were both exhausted the armies fought it out until the attackers were victorious at dawn; Fight it out among yourselves which of you is to go.) kæmpe til den bitre ende; slås om det -
31 following
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32 in the midst of
1) (among or in the centre of: in the midst of a crowd of people.) midt iblandt; midt i2) (at the same time as: in the midst of all these troubles.) midt under* * *1) (among or in the centre of: in the midst of a crowd of people.) midt iblandt; midt i2) (at the same time as: in the midst of all these troubles.) midt under -
33 jaywalker
['‹eiwo:kə](a person who walks carelessly among traffic: She never looks to see if there's a car coming before she crosses the road - she's a jaywalker.) fumlegænger* * *['‹eiwo:kə](a person who walks carelessly among traffic: She never looks to see if there's a car coming before she crosses the road - she's a jaywalker.) fumlegænger -
34 lair
[leə](the den of a wild beast: The bear had its lair among the rocks at the top of the valley.) hule* * *[leə](the den of a wild beast: The bear had its lair among the rocks at the top of the valley.) hule -
35 murmur
['mə:mə] 1. noun(a quiet, indistinct sound, eg that of running water or low voices: the murmur of the sea; There was a low murmur among the crowd.) brusen; mumlen2. verb(to make such a sound: The child murmured (something) in his sleep.) mumle* * *['mə:mə] 1. noun(a quiet, indistinct sound, eg that of running water or low voices: the murmur of the sea; There was a low murmur among the crowd.) brusen; mumlen2. verb(to make such a sound: The child murmured (something) in his sleep.) mumle -
36 netiquette
['netiket](a set of rules for proper behaviour among users in a computer network (the Internet) when exchanging messages.) netikette; netværksetikette* * *['netiket](a set of rules for proper behaviour among users in a computer network (the Internet) when exchanging messages.) netikette; netværksetikette -
37 number
1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) nummer; tal2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) antal3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) nummer; -nummer4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) nummer2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) nummerere2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) tælle3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) udgøre•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number* * *1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) nummer; tal2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) antal3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) nummer; -nummer4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) nummer2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) nummerere2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) tælle3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) udgøre•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number -
38 out of
1) (from inside: He took it out of the bag.) ud af2) (not in: Mr Smith is out of the office; out of danger; out of sight.) væk fra; uden for; ude af3) (from among: Four out of five people like this song.) af4) (having none left: She is quite out of breath.) uden; tom for; stakåndet5) (because of: He did it out of curiosity/spite.) på grund af6) (from: He drank the lemonade straight out of the bottle.) fra* * *1) (from inside: He took it out of the bag.) ud af2) (not in: Mr Smith is out of the office; out of danger; out of sight.) væk fra; uden for; ude af3) (from among: Four out of five people like this song.) af4) (having none left: She is quite out of breath.) uden; tom for; stakåndet5) (because of: He did it out of curiosity/spite.) på grund af6) (from: He drank the lemonade straight out of the bottle.) fra -
39 pass as/for
(to be mistaken for or accepted as: Some man-made materials could pass as silk; His nasty remarks pass for wit among his admirers.) gå for; blive opfattet som* * *(to be mistaken for or accepted as: Some man-made materials could pass as silk; His nasty remarks pass for wit among his admirers.) gå for; blive opfattet som -
40 paternal
[pə'tə:nl]1) (of or like a father: paternal feelings.) faderlig; fader-2) (among one's father's relatives: Her paternal grandmother.) på fædrene side•* * *[pə'tə:nl]1) (of or like a father: paternal feelings.) faderlig; fader-2) (among one's father's relatives: Her paternal grandmother.) på fædrene side•
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