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  • 1 descend

    [di'send]
    1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) gå ned ad
    2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) skrå ned mod
    3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) vælte ind over
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    - descent
    - be descended from
    * * *
    [di'send]
    1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) gå ned ad
    2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) skrå ned mod
    3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) vælte ind over
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    - descent
    - be descended from

    English-Danish dictionary > descend

  • 2 lift

    [lift] 1. verb
    1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) hæve; løfte
    2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) bære væk
    3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) forsvinde
    4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) hæve
    2. noun
    1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) hæven; løften
    2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) elevator
    3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) lift
    4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) løft
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    * * *
    [lift] 1. verb
    1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) hæve; løfte
    2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) bære væk
    3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) forsvinde
    4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) hæve
    2. noun
    1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) hæven; løften
    2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) elevator
    3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) lift
    4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) løft
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    English-Danish dictionary > lift

  • 3 scale

    I [skeil] noun
    1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) skala
    2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) skala; -skala
    3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) skala
    4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) skala; målestoksforhold
    5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) omfang
    II [skeil] verb
    (to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) klatre
    III [skeil] noun
    (any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) skæl
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    I [skeil] noun
    1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) skala
    2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) skala; -skala
    3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) skala
    4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) skala; målestoksforhold
    5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) omfang
    II [skeil] verb
    (to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) klatre
    III [skeil] noun
    (any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) skæl

    English-Danish dictionary > scale

См. также в других словарях:

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  • climb|down — «KLYM DOWN», noun. the abandonment of a high position taken on some point or question when it has been found untenable or unacceptable …   Useful english dictionary

  • climb down — index alight Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • climb-down — climb ,down noun count BRITISH a change of attitude in which someone admits they were wrong …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • climb down — verb come down (Freq. 3) the birds alighted • Syn: ↑alight • Hypernyms: ↑descend, ↑fall, ↑go down, ↑come down • …   Useful english dictionary

  • climb down — v. 1) (D; intr.) to climb down from (to climb down from a tree) 2) (BE) (D; intr.) ( to retreat ) to climb down from (to climb down from an untenable position) * * * [ klaɪm daʊn] (D; intr.) to climb down from (to climb down from a tree) (BE) (D; …   Combinatory dictionary

  • climb-down — noun a retraction of a previously held position • Syn: ↑withdrawal, ↑backdown • Derivationally related forms: ↑back down (for: ↑backdown), ↑withdraw (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • climb-down — n. (BE) retreat a climb down from (a climb down from an untenable position) * * * (BE) [ retreat ] a climb down from (a climb down from an untenable position) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • climb down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms climb down : present tense I/you/we/they climb down he/she/it climbs down present participle climbing down past tense climbed down past participle climbed down British to admit that you were wrong,… …   English dictionary

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