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1 demand
1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) forlange; kræve2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) kræve2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) krav2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) stille krav; lægge beslag på3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) efterspørgsel•- on demand* * *1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) forlange; kræve2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) kræve2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) krav2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) stille krav; lægge beslag på3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) efterspørgsel•- on demand -
2 absurd
[əb'sə:d](unreasonable or ridiculous: These demands are absolutely absurd.) meningsløs; urimelig; absurd- absurdly- absurdity
- absurdness* * *[əb'sə:d](unreasonable or ridiculous: These demands are absolutely absurd.) meningsløs; urimelig; absurd- absurdly- absurdity
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3 exorbitant
[iɡ'zo:bitənt]((of prices or demands) very high or unreasonable.) urimelig; umådeholden- exorbitance* * *[iɡ'zo:bitənt]((of prices or demands) very high or unreasonable.) urimelig; umådeholden- exorbitance -
4 give way
1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) stoppe op2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) give efter3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) give efter* * *1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) stoppe op2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) give efter3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) give efter -
5 hostage
['hosti‹](a person who is held prisoner in order to ensure that the captor's demands etc will be carried out: The terrorists took three people with them as hostages; They took / were holding three people hostage.) gidsel- take- hold someone hostage
- hold hostage* * *['hosti‹](a person who is held prisoner in order to ensure that the captor's demands etc will be carried out: The terrorists took three people with them as hostages; They took / were holding three people hostage.) gidsel- take- hold someone hostage
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6 hunger strike
(a refusal to eat, as a form of protest or to force (someone) to agree to certain demands etc: The prisoners went on hunger strike as a protest against prison discipline.) sultestrejke* * *(a refusal to eat, as a form of protest or to force (someone) to agree to certain demands etc: The prisoners went on hunger strike as a protest against prison discipline.) sultestrejke -
7 moderate
1. ['modəreit] verb(to make or become less extreme: He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.) moderere; mildne2. [-rət] adjective1) (keeping within reasonable limits; not extreme: The prices were moderate; moderate opinions.) moderat2) (medium or average; not particularly good: workmanship of moderate quality.) jævn3. noun(a person whose views are not extreme: Politically, she's a moderate.) moderat- moderateness
- moderation* * *1. ['modəreit] verb(to make or become less extreme: He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.) moderere; mildne2. [-rət] adjective1) (keeping within reasonable limits; not extreme: The prices were moderate; moderate opinions.) moderat2) (medium or average; not particularly good: workmanship of moderate quality.) jævn3. noun(a person whose views are not extreme: Politically, she's a moderate.) moderat- moderateness
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8 persistent
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hedging demands — Demands for securities to hedge particular sources of consumption risk, beyond the usual mean variance diversification motivation. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
