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1 decline
1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) afslå2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) svække; forringe; gå ned2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) svækkelse; forringelse; nedgang* * *1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) afslå2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) svække; forringe; gå ned2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) svækkelse; forringelse; nedgang -
2 increase
1. [in'kri:s] verb(to (cause to) grow in size, number etc: The number of children in this school has increased greatly in recent years.) tiltage; øge; stige2. ['inkri:s] noun((the amount, number etc added by) growth: There has been some increase in business; The increase in the population over the last ten years was 40,000.) stigning; øgning- on the increase* * *1. [in'kri:s] verb(to (cause to) grow in size, number etc: The number of children in this school has increased greatly in recent years.) tiltage; øge; stige2. ['inkri:s] noun((the amount, number etc added by) growth: There has been some increase in business; The increase in the population over the last ten years was 40,000.) stigning; øgning- on the increase -
3 accident
['æksidənt]1) (an unexpected happening, often harmful, causing injury etc: There has been a road accident.) ulykke; uheld2) (chance: I met her by accident.) tilfælde; tilfældighed•- accidentally* * *['æksidənt]1) (an unexpected happening, often harmful, causing injury etc: There has been a road accident.) ulykke; uheld2) (chance: I met her by accident.) tilfælde; tilfældighed•- accidentally -
4 discussion
[-ʃən]noun ((an act of) talking about something: I think there has been too much discussion of this subject; Discussions between the heads of state took place in strict security.) diskussion; debat* * *[-ʃən]noun ((an act of) talking about something: I think there has been too much discussion of this subject; Discussions between the heads of state took place in strict security.) diskussion; debat -
5 feud
[fju:d](a long-lasting quarrel or war between families, tribes etc: There has been a feud between our two families for two hundred years.) fejde; strid* * *[fju:d](a long-lasting quarrel or war between families, tribes etc: There has been a feud between our two families for two hundred years.) fejde; strid -
6 glut
(too great a supply: There has been a glut of apples this year.) overskud* * *(too great a supply: There has been a glut of apples this year.) overskud -
7 improvement
1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) forbedring2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) forbedring* * *1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) forbedring2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) forbedring -
8 jump
1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) hoppe; springe2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) springe3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) fare sammen4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) springe over; hoppe over2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) spring; hop2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) forhindring3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) -spring4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) faren sammen5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) stigning•- jumpy- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
- jump to it* * *1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) hoppe; springe2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) springe3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) fare sammen4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) springe over; hoppe over2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) spring; hop2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) forhindring3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) -spring4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) faren sammen5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) stigning•- jumpy- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
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11 moderation
1) (the quality of being moderate: Alcohol isn't harmful if it's taken in moderation.) mådehold; med måde2) ((an) act of moderating: There has been some moderation in the force of the gale.) afdæmpning* * *1) (the quality of being moderate: Alcohol isn't harmful if it's taken in moderation.) mådehold; med måde2) ((an) act of moderating: There has been some moderation in the force of the gale.) afdæmpning -
12 mutiny
['mju:tini] 1. plural - mutinies; noun((a) refusal to obey one's senior officers in the navy or other armed services: There has been a mutiny on HMS Tigress; The sailors were found guilty of mutiny.) mytteri2. verb((of sailors etc) to refuse to obey commands from those in authority: The sailors mutinied because they did not have enough food.) gøre mytteri- mutineer- mutinous* * *['mju:tini] 1. plural - mutinies; noun((a) refusal to obey one's senior officers in the navy or other armed services: There has been a mutiny on HMS Tigress; The sailors were found guilty of mutiny.) mytteri2. verb((of sailors etc) to refuse to obey commands from those in authority: The sailors mutinied because they did not have enough food.) gøre mytteri- mutineer- mutinous -
13 notify
(to inform or warn about something: He notified the headmaster of his intentions; If there has been an accident you must notify the police.) meddele; underrette* * *(to inform or warn about something: He notified the headmaster of his intentions; If there has been an accident you must notify the police.) meddele; underrette -
14 pile-up
noun (an accident or crash involving usually several vehicles: There has been a serious pile-up on the motorway, involving three cars and a lorry.) harmonikasammenstød* * *noun (an accident or crash involving usually several vehicles: There has been a serious pile-up on the motorway, involving three cars and a lorry.) harmonikasammenstød -
15 poll
[pəul] 1. noun1) (an election: They organized a poll to elect a president.) valg; afstemning2) (the number of votes: There has been a heavy poll (= a large number of votes).) valgdeltagelse3) ((also opinion poll) a test of public opinion by asking people questions.) meningsmåling; opinionsundersøgelse2. verb(to receive a number of votes: He polled fifty per cent of the votes.) opnå- polling-station
- go to the polls* * *[pəul] 1. noun1) (an election: They organized a poll to elect a president.) valg; afstemning2) (the number of votes: There has been a heavy poll (= a large number of votes).) valgdeltagelse3) ((also opinion poll) a test of public opinion by asking people questions.) meningsmåling; opinionsundersøgelse2. verb(to receive a number of votes: He polled fifty per cent of the votes.) opnå- polling-station
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17 security
noun (the state of being, or making safe, secure, free from danger etc: the security of a happy home; This alarm system will give the factory some security; There has to be tight security at a prison; ( also adjective) the security forces; a security guard.) tryghed; sikkerhed; sikkerheds-* * *noun (the state of being, or making safe, secure, free from danger etc: the security of a happy home; This alarm system will give the factory some security; There has to be tight security at a prison; ( also adjective) the security forces; a security guard.) tryghed; sikkerhed; sikkerheds- -
18 smash
[smæʃ] 1. verb1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) knuse; smadre2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) smadre2. noun1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) brag; sammenstød2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) slag3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) smash•- smashing- smash hit* * *[smæʃ] 1. verb1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) knuse; smadre2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) smadre2. noun1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) brag; sammenstød2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) slag3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) smash•- smashing- smash hit -
19 vendetta
[ven'detə](a fierce, often violent, long-lasting dispute: There has been a bitter vendetta between the two families for many years.) vendetta* * *[ven'detə](a fierce, often violent, long-lasting dispute: There has been a bitter vendetta between the two families for many years.) vendetta -
20 hope
[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) håbe2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) håb2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) håb3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) håb; forhåbning•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes* * *[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) håbe2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) håb2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) håb3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) håb; forhåbning•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes
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