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121 take/keep one's mind off
(to turn one's attention from; to prevent one from thinking about: A good holiday will take your mind off your troubles.) få til at glemme* * *(to turn one's attention from; to prevent one from thinking about: A good holiday will take your mind off your troubles.) få til at glemme -
122 thorough
1) ((of a person) very careful; attending to every detail: a thorough worker.) omhyggelig2) ((of a task etc) done with a suitably high level of care, attention to detail etc: His work is very thorough.) grundig3) (complete; absolute: a thorough waste of time.) fuldstændig•- thoroughness
- thoroughfare* * *1) ((of a person) very careful; attending to every detail: a thorough worker.) omhyggelig2) ((of a task etc) done with a suitably high level of care, attention to detail etc: His work is very thorough.) grundig3) (complete; absolute: a thorough waste of time.) fuldstændig•- thoroughness
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123 thoroughness
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124 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) dreje2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) dreje sig; vende sig3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) dreje4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) rette mod5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) dreje omkring6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) forvandle; blive til7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) blive; gøre2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) drej; drejning2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) omvikling3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) sidevej4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) tur5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) nummer•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up* * *[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) dreje2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) dreje sig; vende sig3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) dreje4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) rette mod5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) dreje omkring6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) forvandle; blive til7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) blive; gøre2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) drej; drejning2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) omvikling3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) sidevej4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) tur5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) nummer•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
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125 unbalanced
1) (without the proper amount of attention being given to everything: If we don't hear both sides of the argument, we'll get an unbalanced view of the situation.) uafbalanceret; ensidig2) (disordered in the mind; not quite sane: The murderer was completely unbalanced.) uligevægtig* * *1) (without the proper amount of attention being given to everything: If we don't hear both sides of the argument, we'll get an unbalanced view of the situation.) uafbalanceret; ensidig2) (disordered in the mind; not quite sane: The murderer was completely unbalanced.) uligevægtig -
126 urgent
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127 wander
['wondə] 1. verb1) (to go, move, walk etc (about, in or on) from place to place with no definite destination in mind: I'd like to spend a holiday wandering through France; The mother wandered the streets looking for her child.) vandre omkring2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) flakke2. noun(an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) slentretur- wanderer- wanderlust* * *['wondə] 1. verb1) (to go, move, walk etc (about, in or on) from place to place with no definite destination in mind: I'd like to spend a holiday wandering through France; The mother wandered the streets looking for her child.) vandre omkring2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) flakke2. noun(an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) slentretur- wanderer- wanderlust -
128 wave aside
(to dismiss (a suggestion etc) without paying much attention to it.) feje til side* * *(to dismiss (a suggestion etc) without paying much attention to it.) feje til side
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