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1 emphatic
[-'fæ-]adjective ((negative unemphatic) expressed with emphasis; firm and definite: an emphatic denial; He was most emphatic about the importance of arriving on time.) bestemt* * *[-'fæ-]adjective ((negative unemphatic) expressed with emphasis; firm and definite: an emphatic denial; He was most emphatic about the importance of arriving on time.) bestemt -
2 emphasis
['emfəsis]plural - emphases; noun1) (stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable: In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.) tryk; eftertryk; betoning2) (force; firmness: `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.) eftertryk3) (importance given to something: He placed great emphasis on this point.) vægt•- emphasise
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- emphatically* * *['emfəsis]plural - emphases; noun1) (stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable: In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.) tryk; eftertryk; betoning2) (force; firmness: `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.) eftertryk3) (importance given to something: He placed great emphasis on this point.) vægt•- emphasise
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3 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) flad; jævn; plan; lige2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) kedelig; død3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) ubetinget; kategorisk; pure4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) flad; punkteret5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) flad; doven6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) for lav; ikke ren2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) udstrakt3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) lejlighed2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) (med b for)3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) håndflade4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) fladt land; slette; marsk•- flatly- flatten
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- flat out* * *[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) flad; jævn; plan; lige2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) kedelig; død3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) ubetinget; kategorisk; pure4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) flad; punkteret5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) flad; doven6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) for lav; ikke ren2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) udstrakt3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) lejlighed2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) (med b for)3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) håndflade4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) fladt land; slette; marsk•- flatly- flatten
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4 nothing doing!
(an expression used to show a strong or emphatic refusal: `Would you like to go to the meeting instead of me?' `Nothing doing!') ikke på nogen måde* * *(an expression used to show a strong or emphatic refusal: `Would you like to go to the meeting instead of me?' `Nothing doing!') ikke på nogen måde
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