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21 poke
[pəuk] 1. verb1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) støde; puffe2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) stikke3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) stikke2. noun(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) stød; puf- poker- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
- poke one's nose into* * *[pəuk] 1. verb1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) støde; puffe2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) stikke3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) stikke2. noun(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) stød; puf- poker- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
- poke one's nose into -
22 question
['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) spørgsmål2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) spørgsmål3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) spørgsmål4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) diskussion; tvivl5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) mulighed; sandsynlighed2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) spørge2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) betvivle•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question* * *['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) spørgsmål2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) spørgsmål3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) spørgsmål4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) diskussion; tvivl5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) mulighed; sandsynlighed2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) spørge2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) betvivle•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question -
23 sick
[sik] 1. adjective1) (vomiting or inclined to vomit: He has been sick several times today; I feel sick; She's inclined to be seasick/airsick/car-sick.) kvalm; kaste op; -syg2) ((especially American) ill: He is a sick man; The doctor told me that my husband is very sick and may not live very long.) syg3) (very tired (of); wishing to have no more (of): I'm sick of doing this; I'm sick and tired of hearing about it!) dødtræt af4) (affected by strong, unhappy or unpleasant feelings: I was really sick at making that bad mistake.) dårlig; syg5) (in bad taste: a sick joke.) syg2. noun(vomit: The bedclothes were covered with sick.) opkast- sicken- sickening
- sickeningly
- sickly
- sickness
- sick-leave
- make someone sick
- make sick
- the sick
- worried sick* * *[sik] 1. adjective1) (vomiting or inclined to vomit: He has been sick several times today; I feel sick; She's inclined to be seasick/airsick/car-sick.) kvalm; kaste op; -syg2) ((especially American) ill: He is a sick man; The doctor told me that my husband is very sick and may not live very long.) syg3) (very tired (of); wishing to have no more (of): I'm sick of doing this; I'm sick and tired of hearing about it!) dødtræt af4) (affected by strong, unhappy or unpleasant feelings: I was really sick at making that bad mistake.) dårlig; syg5) (in bad taste: a sick joke.) syg2. noun(vomit: The bedclothes were covered with sick.) opkast- sicken- sickening
- sickeningly
- sickly
- sickness
- sick-leave
- make someone sick
- make sick
- the sick
- worried sick -
24 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) lille; lille (stykke)2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) lille3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) ikke megen4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) lille•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small* * *[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) lille; lille (stykke)2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) lille3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) ikke megen4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) lille•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small -
25 tell on
1) (to have a bad effect on: Smoking began to tell on his health.) skade2) (to give information about (a person, usually if they are doing something wrong): I'm late for work - don't tell on me!) sladre om* * *1) (to have a bad effect on: Smoking began to tell on his health.) skade2) (to give information about (a person, usually if they are doing something wrong): I'm late for work - don't tell on me!) sladre om -
26 theory
['Ɵiəri]plural - theories; noun1) (an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct: There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.) teori2) (the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it: A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music.) teori•- theoretically
- theorize
- theorise
- theorist* * *['Ɵiəri]plural - theories; noun1) (an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct: There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.) teori2) (the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it: A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music.) teori•- theoretically
- theorize
- theorise
- theorist
- 1
- 2
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be thinking about doing something — be thinking of/about/doing something phrase to have already considered something but not yet made a decision about it Sam’s thinking of buying our car. Thesaurus: indecision and undecidedsynonym Main entry: think … Useful english dictionary
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how about doing something — how about (something/doing something) I suggest this. “What time should I pick you up?” “How about five o clock?” How about going for a drink after work? … New idioms dictionary
