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1 punctual
(arriving etc on time; not late: Please be punctual for your appointment; She's a very punctual person.) præcis; punktlig- punctually* * *(arriving etc on time; not late: Please be punctual for your appointment; She's a very punctual person.) præcis; punktlig- punctually -
2 punctual
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3 effort
['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) anstrengelse; indsats2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) anstrengelse; indsats3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) umagen værd•- effortlessly* * *['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) anstrengelse; indsats2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) anstrengelse; indsats3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) umagen værd•- effortlessly -
4 late
[leit] 1. adjective1) (coming etc after the expected or usual time: The train is late tonight; I try to be punctual but I am always late.) forsinket2) (far on in the day or night: late in the day; late at night; It was very late when I got to bed.) sent3) (dead, especially recently: the late king.) afdød4) (recently, but no longer, holding an office or position: Mr Allan, the late chairman, made a speech.) forhenværende2. adverb1) (after the expected or usual time: He arrived late for his interview.) sent2) (far on in the day or night: They always go to bed late.) sent•- lateness- lately
- later on
- of late* * *[leit] 1. adjective1) (coming etc after the expected or usual time: The train is late tonight; I try to be punctual but I am always late.) forsinket2) (far on in the day or night: late in the day; late at night; It was very late when I got to bed.) sent3) (dead, especially recently: the late king.) afdød4) (recently, but no longer, holding an office or position: Mr Allan, the late chairman, made a speech.) forhenværende2. adverb1) (after the expected or usual time: He arrived late for his interview.) sent2) (far on in the day or night: They always go to bed late.) sent•- lateness- lately
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5 stress
[stres] 1. noun1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) stress; pres2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) tryk; belastning3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) tryk; betoning2. verb(to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc): Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual.) lægge tryk på; lægge vægt på- lay/put stress on* * *[stres] 1. noun1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) stress; pres2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) tryk; belastning3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) tryk; betoning2. verb(to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc): Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual.) lægge tryk på; lægge vægt på- lay/put stress on
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