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at a loose end

  • 1 at a loose end

    (with nothing to do: He went to the cinema because he was at a loose end.) ikke have noget at lave
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    (with nothing to do: He went to the cinema because he was at a loose end.) ikke have noget at lave

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  • 2 end

    [end] 1. noun
    1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) ende
    2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) ende; slutning
    3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) død
    4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) formål; hensigt
    5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) skod
    2. verb
    (to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) ende; slutte
    - endless
    - at a loose end
    - end up
    - in the end
    - make both ends meet
    - make ends meet
    - no end of
    - no end
    - on end
    - put an end to
    - the end
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    [end] 1. noun
    1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) ende
    2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) ende; slutning
    3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) død
    4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) formål; hensigt
    5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) skod
    2. verb
    (to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) ende; slutte
    - endless
    - at a loose end
    - end up
    - in the end
    - make both ends meet
    - make ends meet
    - no end of
    - no end
    - on end
    - put an end to
    - the end

    English-Danish dictionary > end

  • 3 tassel

    ['tæsəl]
    (a decoration, consisting of a hanging bunch of threads tied firmly at one end and loose at the other end, put eg on a cushion, a hat, a shawl etc.) kvast
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    ['tæsəl]
    (a decoration, consisting of a hanging bunch of threads tied firmly at one end and loose at the other end, put eg on a cushion, a hat, a shawl etc.) kvast

    English-Danish dictionary > tassel

  • 4 break

    [breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
    1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) brække
    2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) brække
    3) (to make or become unusable.) brække; gå i stykker
    4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) bryde; misligeholde
    5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) bryde
    6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) afbryde
    7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) bryde
    8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) fortælle; bryde
    9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) gå/være i overgang
    10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) afbøde
    11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) bryde løs
    2. noun
    1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pause; afbrydelse
    2) (a change: a break in the weather.) omslag; ændring
    3) (an opening.) brud
    4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) chance
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    3. noun
    ((usually in plural) something likely to break.) skrøbelig ting
    - breaker
    - breakdown
    - break-in
    - breakneck
    - breakout
    - breakthrough
    - breakwater
    - break away
    - break down
    - break into
    - break in
    - break loose
    - break off
    - break out
    - break out in
    - break the ice
    - break up
    - make a break for it
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    [breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
    1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) brække
    2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) brække
    3) (to make or become unusable.) brække; gå i stykker
    4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) bryde; misligeholde
    5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) bryde
    6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) afbryde
    7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) bryde
    8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) fortælle; bryde
    9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) gå/være i overgang
    10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) afbøde
    11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) bryde løs
    2. noun
    1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pause; afbrydelse
    2) (a change: a break in the weather.) omslag; ændring
    3) (an opening.) brud
    4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) chance
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    3. noun
    ((usually in plural) something likely to break.) skrøbelig ting
    - breaker
    - breakdown
    - break-in
    - breakneck
    - breakout
    - breakthrough
    - breakwater
    - break away
    - break down
    - break into
    - break in
    - break loose
    - break off
    - break out
    - break out in
    - break the ice
    - break up
    - make a break for it

    English-Danish dictionary > break

См. также в других словарях:

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  • loose end — ► NOUN ▪ a detail that is not yet settled or explained. ● be at a loose end (or N. Amer. at loose ends) Cf. ↑be at loose ends …   English terms dictionary

  • loose end — noun count usually plural the final details or parts of something that you have not yet completed or dealt with: tie up the loose ends (=complete them): There are just one or two loose ends of the case to tie up. be at loose ends to have nothing… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • loose end — A loose end is an unresolved problem or unifinished business …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • loose end — loose′ end′ n. Usu., loose ends. an unsettled or unfinished detail • at loose ends Etymology: 1540–50 …   From formal English to slang

  • loose end — UK / US noun [countable, usually plural] Word forms loose end : singular loose end plural loose ends the final details or parts of something that you have not yet completed or dealt with tie up the loose ends (= complete them): There are just one …   English dictionary

  • loose end — 1. a part or piece left hanging, unattached, or unused: Remind me to tack down that loose end on the stairway carpet. 2. an unsettled detail, as of a business matter: The arrangements have been made, except for a few loose ends. 3. at loose ends …   Universalium

  • loose end — /lus ˈɛnd/ (say loohs end) noun 1. something left unsettled or incomplete. –phrase 2. at a loose end, without a specific task to do or pastime to follow. 3. at loose ends, a. (as of a person) restless and unsettled. b. confused; disordered. {from …  

  • loose end —    A person who is at a loose end has some spare time, and feels quite bored by having nothing in particular to do.     When the meeting was cancelled at the last minute, Julie unexpectedly found herself at a loose end …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • loose end — (BE) at a loose end (see loose ends) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • loose end — noun a detail that is not yet settled or explained. Phrases be at a loose end (or N. Amer. at loose ends) have nothing specific to do …   English new terms dictionary

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