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1 ear
I [iə] noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) øre2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) øre•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II [iə] noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) aks; vippe; majskolbe* * *I [iə] noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) øre2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) øre•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II [iə] noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) aks; vippe; majskolbe -
2 play by ear
(to play (music) without looking at and without having memorized printed music.) spille efter gehør* * *(to play (music) without looking at and without having memorized printed music.) spille efter gehør -
3 pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) udvælge2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) genkende3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) klemte sig igennem* * *1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) udvælge2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) genkende3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) klemte sig igennem
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