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  • 1 could

    [kud]
    negative short form - couldn't; verb
    1) (past tense of can: They asked if I could drive a car; I said I couldn't; She asked if she could go.) kunne
    2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) kunne
    •
    * * *
    [kud]
    negative short form - couldn't; verb
    1) (past tense of can: They asked if I could drive a car; I said I couldn't; She asked if she could go.) kunne
    2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) kunne
    •

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  • 2 could have

    (used to express a possibility in the past: We could have gone, but we didn't.)
    * * *
    (used to express a possibility in the past: We could have gone, but we didn't.)

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  • 3 he etc could be doing with / could do with

    (it would be better if I, he etc had or did (something): I could do with a cup of coffee.) kan klare; kan tænke sig
    * * *
    (it would be better if I, he etc had or did (something): I could do with a cup of coffee.) kan klare; kan tænke sig

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  • 4 couldn't [could not]

    kunne ikke

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  • 5 stretch

    [stre ] 1. verb
    1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) strække; række
    2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) strække sig
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) strækken
    2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) stykke; strækning; periode
    •
    - stretchy
    - at a stretch
    - be at full stretch
    - stretch one's legs
    - stretch out
    * * *
    [stre ] 1. verb
    1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) strække; række
    2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) strække sig
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) strækken
    2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) stykke; strækning; periode
    •
    - stretchy
    - at a stretch
    - be at full stretch
    - stretch one's legs
    - stretch out

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  • 6 afford

    [ə'fo:d]
    1) ((usually with can, could) to be able to spend money, time etc on or for something: I can't afford (to buy) a new car.) have råd til
    2) ((usually with can, could) to be able to do (something) without causing oneself trouble, difficulty etc: She can't afford to be rude to her employer no matter how rude he is to her.) tillade sig
    * * *
    [ə'fo:d]
    1) ((usually with can, could) to be able to spend money, time etc on or for something: I can't afford (to buy) a new car.) have råd til
    2) ((usually with can, could) to be able to do (something) without causing oneself trouble, difficulty etc: She can't afford to be rude to her employer no matter how rude he is to her.) tillade sig

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  • 7 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (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.) gøre
    6) (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; fuldføre
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) vaske; rydde; pudse
    8) (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; passe
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) arbejde med; studere
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) have det; klare sig
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) ordne; sætte i stand
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gøre; handle; opføre sig
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) vise
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) forårsage
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) se; gøre
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) arrangement; fest
    - 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; verb
    1) (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.) gøre
    6) (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; fuldføre
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) vaske; rydde; pudse
    8) (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; passe
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) arbejde med; studere
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) have det; klare sig
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) ordne; sætte i stand
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gøre; handle; opføre sig
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) vise
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) forårsage
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) se; gøre
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) arrangement; fest
    - 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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  • 8 eke out

    1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) få til at række; få til at slå til
    2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) klare dagen og vejen; få til at løbe rundt
    * * *
    1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) få til at række; få til at slå til
    2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) klare dagen og vejen; få til at løbe rundt

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  • 9 equipment

    1) (the clothes, machines, tools etc necessary for a particular kind of work, activity etc: The mechanic could not repair the car because he did not have the right equipment; The boy could not afford the equipment necessary for mountaineering.) udstyr; grej; udrustning
    2) (the act of equipping.) ekvipering; udstyring; udrustning
    * * *
    1) (the clothes, machines, tools etc necessary for a particular kind of work, activity etc: The mechanic could not repair the car because he did not have the right equipment; The boy could not afford the equipment necessary for mountaineering.) udstyr; grej; udrustning
    2) (the act of equipping.) ekvipering; udstyring; udrustning

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  • 10 humiliate

    [hju'milieit]
    (to make (someone) feel ashamed: He was humiliated to find that his girlfriend could run faster than he could.) ydmyge
    - humiliation
    * * *
    [hju'milieit]
    (to make (someone) feel ashamed: He was humiliated to find that his girlfriend could run faster than he could.) ydmyge
    - humiliation

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  • 11 Miss

    [mis]
    1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) frøken
    2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) pige
    * * *
    [mis]
    1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) frøken
    2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) pige

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  • 12 (on the one hand) ... on the other hand

    (an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) på den ene side og på den anden side
    * * *
    (an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) på den ene side og på den anden side

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  • 13 a week today

    (a week from today, tomorrow, Friday etc: I'm going away a week tomorrow; Could we meet a week (on/next) Monday ?) idag om en uge
    * * *
    (a week from today, tomorrow, Friday etc: I'm going away a week tomorrow; Could we meet a week (on/next) Monday ?) idag om en uge

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  • 14 accommodate

    [ə'komədeit]
    1) (to find or be a place for: The house could accommodate two families.) huse; rumme; have plads til
    2) (to oblige: They did their best to accommodate him by carrying out his wishes.) imødekomme
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    - accommodation
    * * *
    [ə'komədeit]
    1) (to find or be a place for: The house could accommodate two families.) huse; rumme; have plads til
    2) (to oblige: They did their best to accommodate him by carrying out his wishes.) imødekomme
    •
    - accommodation

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  • 15 accordingly

    1) (in agreement (with the circumstances etc): Find out what has happened and act accordingly.) i overensstemmelse dermed; derefter; følgeligt
    2) (therefore: He was very worried about the future of the firm and accordingly he did what he could to help.) derfor; følgeligt
    * * *
    1) (in agreement (with the circumstances etc): Find out what has happened and act accordingly.) i overensstemmelse dermed; derefter; følgeligt
    2) (therefore: He was very worried about the future of the firm and accordingly he did what he could to help.) derfor; følgeligt

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  • 16 answer

    1. noun
    1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) svar
    2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) løsning
    2. verb
    1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) svare
    2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) tage telefonen; åbne døren
    3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) svare til; tilfredsstille
    4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) svare til; passe til
    •
    - answering machine
    - answer for
    - answerphone
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) svar
    2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) løsning
    2. verb
    1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) svare
    2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) tage telefonen; åbne døren
    3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) svare til; tilfredsstille
    4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) svare til; passe til
    •
    - answering machine
    - answer for
    - answerphone

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  • 17 any

    ['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective
    1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) hvad/hvilken/nogen som helst
    2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) nogen
    2. adjective
    (every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) enhver/en hvilken som helst
    3. adverb
    (at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) noget (som helst)
    - anyone
    - anyhow
    - anything
    - anyway
    - anywhere
    - at any rate
    - in any case
    * * *
    ['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective
    1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) hvad/hvilken/nogen som helst
    2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) nogen
    2. adjective
    (every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) enhver/en hvilken som helst
    3. adverb
    (at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) noget (som helst)
    - anyone
    - anyhow
    - anything
    - anyway
    - anywhere
    - at any rate
    - in any case

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  • 18 anybody

    1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) nogen
    2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) hvem som helst
    3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) enhver; hvem som helst
    * * *
    1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) nogen
    2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) hvem som helst
    3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) enhver; hvem som helst

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  • 19 anyone

    1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) nogen
    2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) hvem som helst
    3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) enhver; hvem som helst
    * * *
    1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) nogen
    2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) hvem som helst
    3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) enhver; hvem som helst

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  • 20 apply

    1) ((with to) to put (something) on or against something else: to apply ointment to a cut.) påføre; påsmøre
    2) ((with to) to use (something) for some purpose: He applied his wits to planning their escape.) bruge; anvende
    3) ((with for) to ask for (something) formally: You could apply (to the manager) for a job.) ansøge
    4) ((with to) to concern: This rule does not apply to him.) gælde; angå
    5) (to be in force: The rule doesn't apply at weekends.) gælde
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    - applicable
    - applicability
    - applicant
    - application
    - apply oneself/one's mind
    * * *
    1) ((with to) to put (something) on or against something else: to apply ointment to a cut.) påføre; påsmøre
    2) ((with to) to use (something) for some purpose: He applied his wits to planning their escape.) bruge; anvende
    3) ((with for) to ask for (something) formally: You could apply (to the manager) for a job.) ansøge
    4) ((with to) to concern: This rule does not apply to him.) gælde; angå
    5) (to be in force: The rule doesn't apply at weekends.) gælde
    •
    - applicable
    - applicability
    - applicant
    - application
    - apply oneself/one's mind

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