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1 singles
1) (( also noun singular) in tennis etc, a match or matches with only one player on each side: The men's singles are being played this week; ( also adjective) a singles match.) single; single-2) ((especially American) unmarried (usually young) people: a bar for singles; ( also adjective) a singles holiday/club.) enlig* * *1) (( also noun singular) in tennis etc, a match or matches with only one player on each side: The men's singles are being played this week; ( also adjective) a singles match.) single; single-2) ((especially American) unmarried (usually young) people: a bar for singles; ( also adjective) a singles holiday/club.) enlig -
2 vacation
[və'keiʃən, ]( American[) vei-] 1. noun(a holiday: a summer vacation.) ferie; -ferie2. verb((American) to take a holiday: He vacationed in Paris last year.) holde ferie* * *[və'keiʃən, ]( American[) vei-] 1. noun(a holiday: a summer vacation.) ferie; -ferie2. verb((American) to take a holiday: He vacationed in Paris last year.) holde ferie -
3 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) nærig; fedtet2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) ondskabsfuld3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) uvenlig; ondskabsfuld; led4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) tarvelig•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) middel-2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) gennemsnitlig2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) gennemsnitIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) betyde; mene2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) have til hensigt; være beregnet til•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) sigende- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) nærig; fedtet2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) ondskabsfuld3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) uvenlig; ondskabsfuld; led4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) tarvelig•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) middel-2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) gennemsnitlig2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) gennemsnitIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) betyde; mene2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) have til hensigt; være beregnet til•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) sigende- meaningless
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4 souvenir
[su:və'niə, ]( American[) 'su:vəniər](something (bought, kept or given) which reminds one of a place, person or occasion: a souvenir of one's holiday.) souvenir* * *[su:və'niə, ]( American[) 'su:vəniər](something (bought, kept or given) which reminds one of a place, person or occasion: a souvenir of one's holiday.) souvenir
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