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1 vished
* * *(en) certainty;[ vide med vished] know for certain;[ få vished] find out for certain;[ få vished for] have confirmation (, proof) of;[ skaffe sig vished] make sure (om of, om at that);[ en til vished grænsende sandsynlighed] a probability amounting almost to certainty, a moral certainty. -
2 sikkerhed
certainty, guarantee, protection, safeness, safety, safeguard, security, sureness* * *(en) safety,( især med henblik på fremtiden) security ( mod from, against);(mht spionage, forsvar) security;( tryghed) security;( vished) certainty;( selvtillid) confidence, assurance;( dygtighed) skill; proficiency ( fx in English);( garanti) security ( fx for a loan),F collateral ( fx use one's house as (a) collateral for a loan);[ for en sikkerheds skyld] for safety's sake;[ få sikkerhed (dvs vished) for at] get proof that;[ bringe i sikkerhed] carry (, føre: lead) to safety, remove to a safe place (el. out of harm's way);[ et lån med sikkerhed i hans ejendom] a loan secured on his property;[ jeg kan ikke sige det med sikkerhed] I cannot say with certainty (el. for certain);[ stille sikkerhed] provide (el. give) security. -
3 bestemthed
(en)( fasthed) firmness;( vished) certainty;(gram.) definiteness;[ med bestemthed], se II. bestemt. -
4 grænse
sg - grǽnsen, pl - grǽnserграни́ца ж, рубе́ж мved grǽnsen — на грани́це
* * *border, borderline, bound, boundary, confines, frontier, limit* * *I. (en -r)( naturlig geografisk grænse; grænselinje) boundary ( fx the Pyrenees form the boundary between France and Spain; natural boundaries; draw a boundary);( statsgrænse) frontier ( fx the frontier between Denmark and Germany; along the frontier with Germany), border ( fx smuggle people across the border),(i Engl, Irland og USA) border ( fx the Scottish border, the Mexican border);( mellem områder i et land) boundary ( fx between two counties (, estates));( grænseområde) border;( afslutning, ydergrænse) limit ( fx within the limits of the city);( for skoles område) bounds pl;(fig) ( afgrænsning) boundary ( fx the boundaries of human knowledge; children have a need to know where the permitted boundaries are);( yderste grænse) limit ( fx there is a limit to my patience; reach the limit(s) of one's patience; the limits of his power),(F: begrænsning) bounds ( fx it passes all reasonable bounds; his gratitude (, greed) knew no bounds (el. limits));( skillelinje) borderline ( fx she was on the borderline between failing and passing);[ sætte en grænse for] set a limit to; set bounds to;[ et sted må man sætte en grænse (el. trække grænsen)](fig) one has to draw the line somewhere;[ med præp:][ inden for landets grænser] within the frontiers (el. borders) of the country;[ inden for visse grænser] within (certain) limits;[ gå over grænsen] cross the frontier,(fig) go too far;[ være lige på grænsen af] border on ( fx it borders on insolence);(dvs til det uanstændige) T it was near the knuckle (el. bone);[ ved grænsen] at the frontier (el. border) ( fx we stopped at the frontier);(dvs langs) on the frontier (el. border) ( fx there are many guards on the frontier; fighting on the border);II. vb:[ det grænser til det utrolige] it is hardly to be believed, it is almost incredible;[ mistanke der grænser til vished] suspicion amounting almost to certainty;[ England grænser mod nord til Skotland] England borders in the north on Scotland;[ dette grænser til vanvid] this borders (el. verges) on insanity.
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