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1 often
['ofn](many times: I often go to the theatre; I should see him more often.) ofte* * *['ofn](many times: I often go to the theatre; I should see him more often.) ofte -
2 often
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3 every so often
(sometimes; occasionally: I meet him at the club every so often.) med jævne mellemrum* * *(sometimes; occasionally: I meet him at the club every so often.) med jævne mellemrum -
4 every now and then / every now and again / every so often
(occasionally: We get a letter from him every now and then.) fra tid til anden; nu og da; en gang imellem* * *(occasionally: We get a letter from him every now and then.) fra tid til anden; nu og da; en gang imellemEnglish-Danish dictionary > every now and then / every now and again / every so often
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5 barracks [often treated as sg]
kaserne {fk}English-Danish mini dictionary > barracks [often treated as sg]
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6 tag along
( often with behind or with) (to follow or go (with someone), often when one is not wanted: We never get away from him - everywhere we go, he insists on tagging along (with us)!) hæfte sig på* * *( often with behind or with) (to follow or go (with someone), often when one is not wanted: We never get away from him - everywhere we go, he insists on tagging along (with us)!) hæfte sig på -
7 all set
( often with to) (ready or prepared (to do something); just on the point of (doing something): We were all set to leave when the phone rang.) parat* * *( often with to) (ready or prepared (to do something); just on the point of (doing something): We were all set to leave when the phone rang.) parat -
8 be the matter
( often with with) (to be the/a trouble, difficulty or thing that is wrong: Is anything the matter?; What's the matter with you?) være i vejen* * *( often with with) (to be the/a trouble, difficulty or thing that is wrong: Is anything the matter?; What's the matter with you?) være i vejen -
9 drop out
( often with of) (to withdraw from a group, from a course at university, or from the normal life of society: There are only two of us going to the theatre now Mary has dropped out; She's dropped out of college.) gå ud; droppe ud; springe fra* * *( often with of) (to withdraw from a group, from a course at university, or from the normal life of society: There are only two of us going to the theatre now Mary has dropped out; She's dropped out of college.) gå ud; droppe ud; springe fra -
10 fall short
( often with of) (to be not enough or not good enough etc: The money we have falls short of what we need.) ikke være tilstrækkelig* * *( often with of) (to be not enough or not good enough etc: The money we have falls short of what we need.) ikke være tilstrækkelig -
11 fit in
( often with with) (to be able to live, exist etc in agreement or harmony: She doesn't fit in with the other children.) passe sammen med* * *( often with with) (to be able to live, exist etc in agreement or harmony: She doesn't fit in with the other children.) passe sammen med -
12 for example
(often abbreviated to eg [i:'‹i:]) (for instance; as an example: Several European countries have no sea-coast - for example, Switzerland and Austria.) for eksempel; f.eks.; fx* * *(often abbreviated to eg [i:'‹i:]) (for instance; as an example: Several European countries have no sea-coast - for example, Switzerland and Austria.) for eksempel; f.eks.; fx -
13 get along
( often with with) (to be friendly or on good terms (with someone): I get along very well with him; The children just cannot get along together.) komme godt ud af det med; enes* * *( often with with) (to be friendly or on good terms (with someone): I get along very well with him; The children just cannot get along together.) komme godt ud af det med; enes -
14 hit out
( often with against or at) (to attempt to hit: The injured man hit out blindly at his attackers.) slå ud efter* * *( often with against or at) (to attempt to hit: The injured man hit out blindly at his attackers.) slå ud efter -
15 I etc might have known
((often used in annoyance) I etc ought to have known, thought, guessed etc that something was or would be the case: I might have known you would lose the key!) kunne have; burde have* * *((often used in annoyance) I etc ought to have known, thought, guessed etc that something was or would be the case: I might have known you would lose the key!) kunne have; burde have -
16 lash out
( often with at) (to hit out violently: He lashed out with his fists.) lange ud* * *( often with at) (to hit out violently: He lashed out with his fists.) lange ud -
17 let fly
( often with at) (to throw, shoot or send out violently: He let fly (an arrow) at the target.) skyde ud; affyre* * *( often with at) (to throw, shoot or send out violently: He let fly (an arrow) at the target.) skyde ud; affyre -
18 measure up
( often with to) (to reach a certain required standard: John's performance doesn't measure up (to the others).) måle sig med* * *( often with to) (to reach a certain required standard: John's performance doesn't measure up (to the others).) måle sig med -
19 muscle in
( often with on) (to gain entry, or gain a share of something by force: The large firms have muscled in on all the important contracts.) mase sig ind* * *( often with on) (to gain entry, or gain a share of something by force: The large firms have muscled in on all the important contracts.) mase sig ind -
20 own up
( often with to) (to admit that one has done something: He owned up to having broken the window.) indrømme* * *( often with to) (to admit that one has done something: He owned up to having broken the window.) indrømme
См. также в других словарях:
often — often, frequently, oft, oftentimes may be used with little or no distinction to mean again and again in more or less close succession. But often stresses the number of times a thing occurs, without regard to the interval of recurrence; frequently … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Often — Of ten, a. Frequent; common; repeated. [R.] Thine often infirmities. 1 Tim. v. 23. [1913 Webster] And weary thee with often welcomes. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
often — In current English this is more usually pronounced with the t silent. The comparative forms oftener and oftenest are permissible, although more often and most often are more commonly used … Modern English usage
often — (also archaic or N. Amer. oftentimes) ► ADVERB (oftener, oftenest) 1) frequently. 2) in many instances. USAGE The comparative and superlative forms oftener and oftenest are not incorrect, but are rarely used now in British English, the more usual … English terms dictionary
Often — Of ten ([o^]f n; 115), adv. [Compar. {Oftener} ([o^]f n*[ e]r); superl. {Oftenest}.] [Formerly also ofte, fr. oft. See {Oft}., adv.] Frequently; many times; not seldom. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
often — index chronic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
often — (adv.) c.1300, extended form of OFT (Cf. oft), originally before vowels and h , probably by influence of M.E. selden seldom. In common use from 16c., replacing oft … Etymology dictionary
often — [adv] frequently again and again, a number of times, generally, many a time, much, oftentimes, ofttimes, over and over, recurrently, regularly, repeatedly, time after time, time and again, usually; concept 541 Ant. infrequently, rarely, seldom … New thesaurus
often — [ôf′ən, äf′ən; ôf′tən, äf′tən] adv. [ME var. of OFT] many times; repeatedly; frequently adj. Archaic frequent … English World dictionary
often — of|ten W1S1 [ˈɔfən, ˈɔftən US ˈo:f ] adv [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: oft] 1.) if something happens often, it happens regularly or many times = ↑frequently ▪ She often works at the weekend. ▪ If you wash your hair too often, it can get too dry. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
often — of|ten [ ɔfn ] adverb *** 1. ) on many occasions or in many situations: Often, students with family problems have difficulties at school. Boredom often leads to bad behavior. The home is often the most likely place in which someone is injured.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
