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1 rain
[rein] 1. noun1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) regn2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) regn2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) regne2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) regne•- rainy- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rain* * *[rein] 1. noun1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) regn2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) regn2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) regne2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) regne•- rainy- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rain -
2 pitch
I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) rejse; sætte op2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) kaste3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) styrte; snuble4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) vippe; hugge5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) sætte i en tonehøjde2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) bane2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) tonehøjde3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) grad4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) sted; plads5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) kast6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) vippen; huggen•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) beg- pitch-dark* * *I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) rejse; sætte op2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) kaste3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) styrte; snuble4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) vippe; hugge5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) sætte i en tonehøjde2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) bane2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) tonehøjde3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) grad4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) sted; plads5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) kast6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) vippen; huggen•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) beg- pitch-dark -
3 tumble
1. verb1) (to (cause to) fall, especially in a helpless or confused way: She tumbled down the stairs; The box suddenly tumbled off the top of the wardrobe.) falde2) (to do tumbling.) styrtdykke2. noun(a fall: She took a tumble on the stairs.) fald- tumbler- tumblerful
- tumble-drier
- tumbling* * *1. verb1) (to (cause to) fall, especially in a helpless or confused way: She tumbled down the stairs; The box suddenly tumbled off the top of the wardrobe.) falde2) (to do tumbling.) styrtdykke2. noun(a fall: She took a tumble on the stairs.) fald- tumbler- tumblerful
- tumble-drier
- tumbling -
4 bring down
(to cause to fall: The storm brought all the trees down.) vælte; fælde* * *(to cause to fall: The storm brought all the trees down.) vælte; fælde -
5 crash
[kræʃ] 1. noun1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) brag2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) sammenstød; kollision3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) krak4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) smadre; styrte; brage2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) støde ind; smadre3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) styrte ned4) ((of a business) to fail.) krakke5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) brage; styrte6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)3. adjective(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) lyn-- crash-land* * *[kræʃ] 1. noun1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) brag2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) sammenstød; kollision3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) krak4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) smadre; styrte; brage2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) støde ind; smadre3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) styrte ned4) ((of a business) to fail.) krakke5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) brage; styrte6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)3. adjective(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) lyn-- crash-land -
6 cut down
1) (to cause to fall by cutting: He has cut down the apple tree.) fælde2) (to reduce (an amount taken etc): I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down.) skære ned; reducere* * *1) (to cause to fall by cutting: He has cut down the apple tree.) fælde2) (to reduce (an amount taken etc): I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down.) skære ned; reducere -
7 disintegrate
[dis'intiɡreit](to (cause to) fall to pieces: The paper bag was so wet that the bottom disintegrated and all the groceries fell out.) falde fra hinanden; gå i opløsning* * *[dis'intiɡreit](to (cause to) fall to pieces: The paper bag was so wet that the bottom disintegrated and all the groceries fell out.) falde fra hinanden; gå i opløsning -
8 drip
[drip] 1. past tense, past participle - dripped; verb(to (cause to) fall in single drops: Rain dripped off the roof; His hand was dripping blood.) dryppe2. noun1) (a small quantity (of liquid) falling in drops: A drip of water ran down the tap.) dråbe2) (the noise made by dripping: I can hear a drip somewhere.) dryppen3) (an apparatus for passing a liquid slowly and continuously into a vein of the body.) drop; infusionssæt•- dripping- drip-dry 3. verb(to dry in this manner.) dryptørre* * *[drip] 1. past tense, past participle - dripped; verb(to (cause to) fall in single drops: Rain dripped off the roof; His hand was dripping blood.) dryppe2. noun1) (a small quantity (of liquid) falling in drops: A drip of water ran down the tap.) dråbe2) (the noise made by dripping: I can hear a drip somewhere.) dryppen3) (an apparatus for passing a liquid slowly and continuously into a vein of the body.) drop; infusionssæt•- dripping- drip-dry 3. verb(to dry in this manner.) dryptørre -
9 knock down
1) (to cause to fall by striking: He was so angry with the man that he knocked him down; The old lady was knocked down by a van as she crossed the street.) slå ned; køre over2) (to reduce the price of (goods): She bought a coat that had been knocked down to half-price.) nedsætte* * *1) (to cause to fall by striking: He was so angry with the man that he knocked him down; The old lady was knocked down by a van as she crossed the street.) slå ned; køre over2) (to reduce the price of (goods): She bought a coat that had been knocked down to half-price.) nedsætte -
10 knock over
(to cause to fall from an upright position: The dog knocked over a chair as it rushed past.) vælte* * *(to cause to fall from an upright position: The dog knocked over a chair as it rushed past.) vælte -
11 push over
(to cause to fall; to knock down: He pushed me over.) skubbe omkuld* * *(to cause to fall; to knock down: He pushed me over.) skubbe omkuld -
12 collapse
[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) styrte sammen; falde sammen; bryde sammen; kollapse2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) falde om; kollapse3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) bryde sammen; kollapse4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) klappe sammen; slå sammen•* * *[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) styrte sammen; falde sammen; bryde sammen; kollapse2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) falde om; kollapse3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) bryde sammen; kollapse4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) klappe sammen; slå sammen• -
13 chop down
(to cause (especially a tree) to fall by cutting it with an axe: He chopped down the fir tree.) fælde* * *(to cause (especially a tree) to fall by cutting it with an axe: He chopped down the fir tree.) fælde -
14 knock
[nok] 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) banke2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) slå; vælte; rive ned3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) slå; banke4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) støde2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) bank; stød; slag2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) banken•- knocker- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up* * *[nok] 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) banke2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) slå; vælte; rive ned3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) slå; banke4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) støde2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) bank; stød; slag2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) banken•- knocker- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up -
15 let
I [let] present participle - letting; verb1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) lade2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) lade3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) lad•- let someone or something alone/be
- let alone/be
- let down
- let fall
- let go of
- let go
- let in
- out
- let in for
- let in on
- let off
- let up
- let well alone II [let] present participle - letting; verb(to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) udleje- to let* * *I [let] present participle - letting; verb1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) lade2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) lade3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) lad•- let someone or something alone/be
- let alone/be
- let down
- let fall
- let go of
- let go
- let in
- out
- let in for
- let in on
- let off
- let up
- let well alone II [let] present participle - letting; verb(to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) udleje- to let -
16 spill
[spil]past tense, past participle - spilt; verb(to (cause something to) fall or run out (usually accidentally): He spilt milk on the floor; Vegetables spilled out of the burst bag.) spilde; vælte ud* * *[spil]past tense, past participle - spilt; verb(to (cause something to) fall or run out (usually accidentally): He spilt milk on the floor; Vegetables spilled out of the burst bag.) spilde; vælte ud -
17 splash
[splæʃ] 1. verb1) (to make wet with drops of liquid, mud etc, especially suddenly and accidentally: A passing car splashed my coat (with water).) oversprøjte2) (to (cause to) fly about in drops: Water splashed everywhere.) plaske3) (to fall or move with splashes: The children were splashing in the sea.) plaske4) (to display etc in a place, manner etc that will be noticed: Posters advertising the concert were splashed all over the wall.) slå op2. noun1) (a scattering of drops of liquid or the noise made by this: He fell in with a loud splash.) plask2) (a mark made by splashing: There was a splash of mud on her dress.) stænk3) (a bright patch: a splash of colour.) stænk* * *[splæʃ] 1. verb1) (to make wet with drops of liquid, mud etc, especially suddenly and accidentally: A passing car splashed my coat (with water).) oversprøjte2) (to (cause to) fly about in drops: Water splashed everywhere.) plaske3) (to fall or move with splashes: The children were splashing in the sea.) plaske4) (to display etc in a place, manner etc that will be noticed: Posters advertising the concert were splashed all over the wall.) slå op2. noun1) (a scattering of drops of liquid or the noise made by this: He fell in with a loud splash.) plask2) (a mark made by splashing: There was a splash of mud on her dress.) stænk3) (a bright patch: a splash of colour.) stænk -
18 trip
[trip] 1. past tense, past participle - tripped; verb1) ((often with up or over) to (cause to) catch one's foot and stumble or fall: She tripped and fell; She tripped over the carpet.) snuble2) (to walk with short, light steps: She tripped happily along the road.) trippe2. noun(a journey or tour: She went on / took a trip to Paris.) tur- tripper* * *[trip] 1. past tense, past participle - tripped; verb1) ((often with up or over) to (cause to) catch one's foot and stumble or fall: She tripped and fell; She tripped over the carpet.) snuble2) (to walk with short, light steps: She tripped happily along the road.) trippe2. noun(a journey or tour: She went on / took a trip to Paris.) tur- tripper
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