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21 fight shy of
(to avoid: He fought shy of introducing her to his wife.) genere sig for; prøve at undgå* * *(to avoid: He fought shy of introducing her to his wife.) genere sig for; prøve at undgå -
22 get out of
(to (help a person etc to) avoid doing something: I wonder how I can get out of washing the dishes; How can I get him out of going to the party?) slippe for; undgå* * *(to (help a person etc to) avoid doing something: I wonder how I can get out of washing the dishes; How can I get him out of going to the party?) slippe for; undgå -
23 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) smutte fra* * *(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) smutte fra -
24 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) smutte fra* * *(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) smutte fra -
25 have nothing to do with
1) (to avoid completely: After he came out of prison, many of his friends would have nothing to do with him.) ikke have noget at gøre med2) ((also be nothing to do with) to be something that a person ought not to be interested in: This letter has/is nothing to do with you.) ikke have noget at gøre med* * *1) (to avoid completely: After he came out of prison, many of his friends would have nothing to do with him.) ikke have noget at gøre med2) ((also be nothing to do with) to be something that a person ought not to be interested in: This letter has/is nothing to do with you.) ikke have noget at gøre med -
26 hedge
[he‹] 1. noun(a line of bushes etc planted so closely together that their branches form a solid mass, grown round the edges of gardens, fields etc.) hæk2. verb1) (to avoid giving a clear answer to a question.) undvige; tøve2) ((with in or off) to enclose (an area of land) with a hedge.) omgærde•- hedgehog- hedgerow* * *[he‹] 1. noun(a line of bushes etc planted so closely together that their branches form a solid mass, grown round the edges of gardens, fields etc.) hæk2. verb1) (to avoid giving a clear answer to a question.) undvige; tøve2) ((with in or off) to enclose (an area of land) with a hedge.) omgærde•- hedgehog- hedgerow -
27 hold one's breath
(to stop breathing (often because of anxiety or to avoid being heard): He held his breath as he watched the daring acrobat.) holde vejret* * *(to stop breathing (often because of anxiety or to avoid being heard): He held his breath as he watched the daring acrobat.) holde vejret -
28 infection
[-ʃən]1) (the process of infecting or state of being infected: You should wash your hands after handling raw meat to avoid infection.) infektion2) (a disease: a throat infection.) infektion; -infektion* * *[-ʃən]1) (the process of infecting or state of being infected: You should wash your hands after handling raw meat to avoid infection.) infektion2) (a disease: a throat infection.) infektion; -infektion -
29 keep at arm's length
(to avoid becoming too friendly with someone: She keeps her new neighbours at arm's length.) holde på afstand* * *(to avoid becoming too friendly with someone: She keeps her new neighbours at arm's length.) holde på afstand -
30 lazy
['leizi](too inclined to avoid hard work, exercise etc: I take the bus to work as I'm too lazy to walk; Lazy people tend to become fat.) doven- lazily- laziness
- lazy-bones* * *['leizi](too inclined to avoid hard work, exercise etc: I take the bus to work as I'm too lazy to walk; Lazy people tend to become fat.) doven- lazily- laziness
- lazy-bones -
31 make oneself scarce
(to run away or stay away, especially in order to avoid trouble: As soon as the police arrived, he made himself scarce.) gøre sig usynlig; stikke af* * *(to run away or stay away, especially in order to avoid trouble: As soon as the police arrived, he made himself scarce.) gøre sig usynlig; stikke af -
32 malinger
[mə'liŋɡə](to pretend to be unwell eg in order to avoid work: He says he's ill, but I think he's just malingering.) spille syg; være pjækkesyg* * *[mə'liŋɡə](to pretend to be unwell eg in order to avoid work: He says he's ill, but I think he's just malingering.) spille syg; være pjækkesyg -
33 motorist
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34 pick one's way
(to walk carefully (around or between something one wishes to avoid touching etc): She picked her way between the puddles.) gå forsigtigt* * *(to walk carefully (around or between something one wishes to avoid touching etc): She picked her way between the puddles.) gå forsigtigt -
35 pitfall
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36 precaution
[pri'ko:ʃən](care taken to avoid accidents, disease etc: They took every precaution to ensure that their journey would be safe and enjoyable.) forholdsregel* * *[pri'ko:ʃən](care taken to avoid accidents, disease etc: They took every precaution to ensure that their journey would be safe and enjoyable.) forholdsregel -
37 refrain
I [rə'frein] noun(a line of words or music repeated regularly in a song, especially at the end of or after each verse; a chorus.) refræn; omkvædII [rə'frein] verb((with from) not to do; to avoid: You are asked to refrain from smoking / from (drinking) alcohol.) afholde sig fra; undlade* * *I [rə'frein] noun(a line of words or music repeated regularly in a song, especially at the end of or after each verse; a chorus.) refræn; omkvædII [rə'frein] verb((with from) not to do; to avoid: You are asked to refrain from smoking / from (drinking) alcohol.) afholde sig fra; undlade -
38 save one's face
(to avoid appearing stupid or wrong: I refuse to accept the reponsibility for that error just to save your face - it's your fault.) redde ansigt* * *(to avoid appearing stupid or wrong: I refuse to accept the reponsibility for that error just to save your face - it's your fault.) redde ansigt -
39 scandal
['skændl]1) (something that is considered shocking or disgraceful: The price of such food is a scandal.) skandale2) (an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.) skandale3) (gossip: all the latest scandal.) sladder•- scandalise
- scandalous
- scandalously* * *['skændl]1) (something that is considered shocking or disgraceful: The price of such food is a scandal.) skandale2) (an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.) skandale3) (gossip: all the latest scandal.) sladder•- scandalise
- scandalous
- scandalously -
40 scrape through
(to only just avoid failing: He scraped through his exams.) klare sig med nød og næppe* * *(to only just avoid failing: He scraped through his exams.) klare sig med nød og næppe
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