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1 tried
prøvet -
2 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) prøve; forsøge2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) prøve3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) stille for retten4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) sætte på prøve2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) forsøg2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) forsøg•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out* * *1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) prøve; forsøge2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) prøve3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) stille for retten4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) sætte på prøve2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) forsøg2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) forsøg•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out -
3 result
1. noun1) (anything which is due to something already done: His deafness is the result of a car accident; He went deaf as a result of an accident; He tried a new method, with excellent results; He tried again, but without result.) følge; resultat2) (the answer to a sum etc: Add all these figures and tell me the result.) resultat; facit3) (the final score: What was the result of Saturday's match?) resultat4) ((often in plural) the list of people who have been successful in a competition, of subjects a person has passed or failed in an examination etc: He had very good exam results; The results will be published next week.) resultat; -resultat2. verb1) ((often with from) to be caused (by something): We will pay for any damage which results (from our experiments).) følge2) ((with in) to cause or have as a result: The match resulted in a draw.) ende med* * *1. noun1) (anything which is due to something already done: His deafness is the result of a car accident; He went deaf as a result of an accident; He tried a new method, with excellent results; He tried again, but without result.) følge; resultat2) (the answer to a sum etc: Add all these figures and tell me the result.) resultat; facit3) (the final score: What was the result of Saturday's match?) resultat4) ((often in plural) the list of people who have been successful in a competition, of subjects a person has passed or failed in an examination etc: He had very good exam results; The results will be published next week.) resultat; -resultat2. verb1) ((often with from) to be caused (by something): We will pay for any damage which results (from our experiments).) følge2) ((with in) to cause or have as a result: The match resulted in a draw.) ende med -
4 alternate
1. ['o:ltəneit] verb(to use, do etc by turns, repeatedly, one after the other: John alternates between teaching and studying; He tried to alternate red and yellow tulips along the path as he planted them.) veksle; skifte2. [o:l'tə:nət] adjective1) (coming, happening etc in turns, one after the other: The water came in alternate bursts of hot and cold.) skiftevis; vekslende2) (every second (day, week etc): My friend and I take the children to school on alternate days.) hver anden•- alternation* * *1. ['o:ltəneit] verb(to use, do etc by turns, repeatedly, one after the other: John alternates between teaching and studying; He tried to alternate red and yellow tulips along the path as he planted them.) veksle; skifte2. [o:l'tə:nət] adjective1) (coming, happening etc in turns, one after the other: The water came in alternate bursts of hot and cold.) skiftevis; vekslende2) (every second (day, week etc): My friend and I take the children to school on alternate days.) hver anden•- alternation -
5 attention
[ə'tenʃən]1) (notice: He tried to attract my attention; Pay attention to your teacher!) opmærksomhed2) (care: That broken leg needs urgent attention.) behandling; pleje3) (concentration of the mind: His attention wanders.) opmærksomhed4) ((in the army etc) a position in which one stands very straight with hands by the sides and feet together: He stood to attention.) stå ret•- attentively
- attentiveness* * *[ə'tenʃən]1) (notice: He tried to attract my attention; Pay attention to your teacher!) opmærksomhed2) (care: That broken leg needs urgent attention.) behandling; pleje3) (concentration of the mind: His attention wanders.) opmærksomhed4) ((in the army etc) a position in which one stands very straight with hands by the sides and feet together: He stood to attention.) stå ret•- attentively
- attentiveness -
6 attract
[ə'trækt]1) (to cause (someone or something) to come towards: A magnet attracts iron; I tried to attract her attention.) tiltrække; drage2) (to arouse (someone's) liking or interest: She attracted all the young men in the neighbourhood.) tiltrække•- attractive
- attractively
- attractiveness* * *[ə'trækt]1) (to cause (someone or something) to come towards: A magnet attracts iron; I tried to attract her attention.) tiltrække; drage2) (to arouse (someone's) liking or interest: She attracted all the young men in the neighbourhood.) tiltrække•- attractive
- attractively
- attractiveness -
7 calm down
(to make or become calm: He tried to calm her down by giving her some brandy; Calm down!) tag det roligt* * *(to make or become calm: He tried to calm her down by giving her some brandy; Calm down!) tag det roligt -
8 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) fange2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) nå3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) overraske; tage på fersk gerning4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) blive forkølet5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) hænge fast i; klemme6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) ramme7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) høre; få fat i; opfatte8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) begynde at brænde2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) fangst2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) lås3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) fangst4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) stikke noget under•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up* * *[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) fange2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) nå3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) overraske; tage på fersk gerning4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) blive forkølet5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) hænge fast i; klemme6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) ramme7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) høre; få fat i; opfatte8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) begynde at brænde2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) fangst2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) lås3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) fangst4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) stikke noget under•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up -
9 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) egenskab; personlighed2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) karakterstyrke3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) rygte; ry; navn4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) figur; skikkelse; person; rolle5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) original6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) type•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) karaktertræk- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation* * *['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) egenskab; personlighed2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) karakterstyrke3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) rygte; ry; navn4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) figur; skikkelse; person; rolle5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) original6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) type•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) karaktertræk- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation -
10 civilise
(to change the ways of (a primitive people) to those found in a more advanced type of society: The Romans tried to civilize the ancient Britons.) opdrage; civilisere- civilisation* * *(to change the ways of (a primitive people) to those found in a more advanced type of society: The Romans tried to civilize the ancient Britons.) opdrage; civilisere- civilisation -
11 civilize
(to change the ways of (a primitive people) to those found in a more advanced type of society: The Romans tried to civilize the ancient Britons.) opdrage; civilisere- civilisation* * *(to change the ways of (a primitive people) to those found in a more advanced type of society: The Romans tried to civilize the ancient Britons.) opdrage; civilisere- civilisation -
12 combat
1. noun((an act of) fighting: The two knights met each other in single combat.) kamp; strid; dyst2. verb(to fight against; to oppose: The residents of the town tried to combat the government's plans to build a motorway.) bekæmpe* * *1. noun((an act of) fighting: The two knights met each other in single combat.) kamp; strid; dyst2. verb(to fight against; to oppose: The residents of the town tried to combat the government's plans to build a motorway.) bekæmpe -
13 contraption
[kən'træpʃən](a strange machine or apparatus: He tried to fly over the Atlantic in a home-made contraption.) tingest; indretning* * *[kən'træpʃən](a strange machine or apparatus: He tried to fly over the Atlantic in a home-made contraption.) tingest; indretning -
14 crystallise
1) (to form (into) crystals: He crystallized the salt from the sea water.) udkrystallisere2) (to cover with a coating of sugar crystals: crystallized fruits.) kandisere3) (to make or become definite or clear: He tried to crystallize his ideas.) gøre krystalklar; gøre indlysende* * *1) (to form (into) crystals: He crystallized the salt from the sea water.) udkrystallisere2) (to cover with a coating of sugar crystals: crystallized fruits.) kandisere3) (to make or become definite or clear: He tried to crystallize his ideas.) gøre krystalklar; gøre indlysende -
15 crystallize
1) (to form (into) crystals: He crystallized the salt from the sea water.) udkrystallisere2) (to cover with a coating of sugar crystals: crystallized fruits.) kandisere3) (to make or become definite or clear: He tried to crystallize his ideas.) gøre krystalklar; gøre indlysende* * *1) (to form (into) crystals: He crystallized the salt from the sea water.) udkrystallisere2) (to cover with a coating of sugar crystals: crystallized fruits.) kandisere3) (to make or become definite or clear: He tried to crystallize his ideas.) gøre krystalklar; gøre indlysende -
16 cut short
1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) forkorte; afbryde2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) afbryde* * *1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) forkorte; afbryde2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) afbryde -
17 determine
[di'tə:min]1) (to fix or settle; to decide: He determined his course of action.) fastlægge; beslutte; bestemme2) (to find out exactly: He tried to determine what had gone wrong.) fastslå; afgøre•- determined* * *[di'tə:min]1) (to fix or settle; to decide: He determined his course of action.) fastlægge; beslutte; bestemme2) (to find out exactly: He tried to determine what had gone wrong.) fastslå; afgøre•- determined -
18 disguise
1. verb1) (to hide the identity of by altering the appearance etc: He disguised himself as a policeman; She disguised her voice with a foreign accent.) forklæde sig; fordreje2) (to hide (eg one's intentions etc): He tried hard to disguise his feelings.) skjule2. noun1) (a disguised state: He was in disguise.) forklædning2) (a set of clothes, make-up etc which disguises: He was wearing a false beard as a disguise.) forklædning* * *1. verb1) (to hide the identity of by altering the appearance etc: He disguised himself as a policeman; She disguised her voice with a foreign accent.) forklæde sig; fordreje2) (to hide (eg one's intentions etc): He tried hard to disguise his feelings.) skjule2. noun1) (a disguised state: He was in disguise.) forklædning2) (a set of clothes, make-up etc which disguises: He was wearing a false beard as a disguise.) forklædning -
19 dissuade
[di'sweid](to stop (from doing something) by advice or persuasion: I tried to dissuade him from his foolish intention.) fraråde; tale fra* * *[di'sweid](to stop (from doing something) by advice or persuasion: I tried to dissuade him from his foolish intention.) fraråde; tale fra -
20 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) gøre6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) gøre; fuldføre7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) vaske; rydde; pudse8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) være nok; gøre det; passe9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) arbejde med; studere10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) have det; klare sig11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) ordne; sætte i stand12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gøre; handle; opføre sig13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) vise14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) forårsage15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) se; gøre2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) arrangement; fest- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with* * *[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) gøre6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) gøre; fuldføre7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) vaske; rydde; pudse8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) være nok; gøre det; passe9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) arbejde med; studere10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) have det; klare sig11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) ordne; sætte i stand12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gøre; handle; opføre sig13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) vise14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) forårsage15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) se; gøre2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) arrangement; fest- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with
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