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  • 101 lighting

    noun (a means of providing light: The lighting was so bad in the restaurant that we could hardly see.) belysning
    * * *
    noun (a means of providing light: The lighting was so bad in the restaurant that we could hardly see.) belysning

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  • 102 make little of

    1) (to treat as unimportant etc: He made little of his injuries.) ikke gøre noget ud af
    2) (not to be able to understand: I could make little of his instructions.) ikke forstå; ikke få noget ud af
    * * *
    1) (to treat as unimportant etc: He made little of his injuries.) ikke gøre noget ud af
    2) (not to be able to understand: I could make little of his instructions.) ikke forstå; ikke få noget ud af

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  • 103 make out

    1) (to see, hear or understand: He could make out a ship in the distance.) skelne; tyde
    2) (to make it seem that: He made out that he was earning a huge amount of money.) få til at se ud som om
    3) (to write or fill in: The doctor made out a prescription.) skrive; udfylde
    4) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress; to neck: They were making out in the back seat.) gå til den
    * * *
    1) (to see, hear or understand: He could make out a ship in the distance.) skelne; tyde
    2) (to make it seem that: He made out that he was earning a huge amount of money.) få til at se ud som om
    3) (to write or fill in: The doctor made out a prescription.) skrive; udfylde
    4) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress; to neck: They were making out in the back seat.) gå til den

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  • 104 mincer

    noun (a machine for mincing meat etc: Could you put the meat in the mincer?) hakkemaskine
    * * *
    noun (a machine for mincing meat etc: Could you put the meat in the mincer?) hakkemaskine

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  • 105 mislead

    [mis'li:d]
    past tense, past participle - misled; verb
    (to give a wrong idea to: Her friendly attitude misled me into thinking I could trust her.) vildlede; forlede
    * * *
    [mis'li:d]
    past tense, past participle - misled; verb
    (to give a wrong idea to: Her friendly attitude misled me into thinking I could trust her.) vildlede; forlede

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  • 106 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. verb
    1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) ramme ved siden af
    2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) komme for sent til
    3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) gå glip af
    4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) savne
    5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) savne
    6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) gå glip af
    7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) forsømme
    8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) ikke få øje på
    9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) undgå
    10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) sætte ud
    2. noun
    (a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) forbier
    - go missing
    - miss out
    - miss the boat

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  • 107 mockery

    noun (an act of making fun of something: She could not bear the mockery of the other children.) latterliggørelse
    * * *
    noun (an act of making fun of something: She could not bear the mockery of the other children.) latterliggørelse

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  • 108 motorist

    noun (a person who drives a motor car: The motorist could not avoid hitting the dog.) bilist
    * * *
    noun (a person who drives a motor car: The motorist could not avoid hitting the dog.) bilist

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  • 109 mouth

    1. plural - mouths; noun
    1) (the opening in the head by which a human or animal eats and speaks or makes noises: What has the baby got in its mouth?) mund
    2) (the opening or entrance eg of a bottle, river etc: the mouth of the harbour.) åbning; munding; indgang
    2. verb
    (to move the lips as if forming (words), but without making any sound: He mouthed the words to me so that no-one could overhear.) udtale stumt
    - mouth-organ
    - mouthpiece
    - mouthwash
    * * *
    1. plural - mouths; noun
    1) (the opening in the head by which a human or animal eats and speaks or makes noises: What has the baby got in its mouth?) mund
    2) (the opening or entrance eg of a bottle, river etc: the mouth of the harbour.) åbning; munding; indgang
    2. verb
    (to move the lips as if forming (words), but without making any sound: He mouthed the words to me so that no-one could overhear.) udtale stumt
    - mouth-organ
    - mouthpiece
    - mouthwash

    English-Danish dictionary > mouth

  • 110 name

    [neim] 1. noun
    1) (a word by which a person, place or thing is called: My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.) navn
    2) (reputation; fame: He has a name for honesty.) navn; omdømme
    2. verb
    1) (to give a name to: They named the child Thomas.) navngive; give navn; døbe
    2) (to speak of or list by name: He could name all the kings of England.) nævne
    - namely
    - nameplate
    - namesake
    - call someone names
    - call names
    - in the name of
    - make a name for oneself
    - name after
    * * *
    [neim] 1. noun
    1) (a word by which a person, place or thing is called: My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.) navn
    2) (reputation; fame: He has a name for honesty.) navn; omdømme
    2. verb
    1) (to give a name to: They named the child Thomas.) navngive; give navn; døbe
    2) (to speak of or list by name: He could name all the kings of England.) nævne
    - namely
    - nameplate
    - namesake
    - call someone names
    - call names
    - in the name of
    - make a name for oneself
    - name after

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  • 111 neigh

    [nei] 1. verb
    (to utter the cry of a horse: They could hear the horses neighing.) vrinske
    2. noun
    (such a cry: The horse gave a neigh.) vrinsken
    * * *
    [nei] 1. verb
    (to utter the cry of a horse: They could hear the horses neighing.) vrinske
    2. noun
    (such a cry: The horse gave a neigh.) vrinsken

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  • 112 neither

    adjective, pronoun
    (not the one nor the other (of two things or people): Neither window faces the sea; Neither of them could understand Italian.) ingen
    * * *
    adjective, pronoun
    (not the one nor the other (of two things or people): Neither window faces the sea; Neither of them could understand Italian.) ingen

    English-Danish dictionary > neither

  • 113 neither ... nor

    (used to introduce alternatives which are both negative: Neither John nor David could come; He can neither read nor write.) hverken... eller
    * * *
    (used to introduce alternatives which are both negative: Neither John nor David could come; He can neither read nor write.) hverken... eller

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  • 114 no

    [nəu] 1. adjective
    1) (not any: We have no food; No other person could have done it.) ingen
    2) (not allowed: No smoking.) forbudt
    3) (not a: He is no friend of mine; This will be no easy task.) ingen; ikke nogen
    2. adverb
    (not (any): He is no better at golf than swimming; He went as far as the shop and no further.) ikke
    3. interjection
    (a word used for denying, disagreeing, refusing etc: `Do you like travelling?' `No, (I don't).'; No, I don't agree; `Will you help me?' `No, I won't.') nej
    4. noun plural
    ( noes)
    1) (a refusal: She answered with a definite no.) nej
    2) (a vote against something: The noes have won.) nejstemme
    5. noun
    (a very unimportant person: She's just a nobody.) nul
    - there's no saying
    - knowing
    * * *
    [nəu] 1. adjective
    1) (not any: We have no food; No other person could have done it.) ingen
    2) (not allowed: No smoking.) forbudt
    3) (not a: He is no friend of mine; This will be no easy task.) ingen; ikke nogen
    2. adverb
    (not (any): He is no better at golf than swimming; He went as far as the shop and no further.) ikke
    3. interjection
    (a word used for denying, disagreeing, refusing etc: `Do you like travelling?' `No, (I don't).'; No, I don't agree; `Will you help me?' `No, I won't.') nej
    4. noun plural
    ( noes)
    1) (a refusal: She answered with a definite no.) nej
    2) (a vote against something: The noes have won.) nejstemme
    5. noun
    (a very unimportant person: She's just a nobody.) nul
    - there's no saying
    - knowing

    English-Danish dictionary > no

  • 115 oblige

    1) (to force to do something: She was obliged to go; The police obliged him to leave.) tvinge
    2) (to do (someone) a favour or service: Could you oblige me by carrying this, please?) gøre én en tjeneste
    - obligatory
    - obligatorily
    - obliging
    - obligingly
    * * *
    1) (to force to do something: She was obliged to go; The police obliged him to leave.) tvinge
    2) (to do (someone) a favour or service: Could you oblige me by carrying this, please?) gøre én en tjeneste
    - obligatory
    - obligatorily
    - obliging
    - obligingly

    English-Danish dictionary > oblige

  • 116 (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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  • 117 (on/next) Friday etc

    (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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  • 118 once

    1. adverb
    1) (a single time: He did it once; If I could see her once again I would be happy.) én gang
    2) (at a time in the past: I once wanted to be a dancer.) engang
    2. conjunction
    (when; as soon as: Once (it had been) unlocked, the door opened easily.) da; så snart
    - just for once
    - for once
    - once and for all
    - once in a while
    * * *
    1. adverb
    1) (a single time: He did it once; If I could see her once again I would be happy.) én gang
    2) (at a time in the past: I once wanted to be a dancer.) engang
    2. conjunction
    (when; as soon as: Once (it had been) unlocked, the door opened easily.) da; så snart
    - just for once
    - for once
    - once and for all
    - once in a while

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  • 119 ought

    [o:t]
    negative short form - oughtn't; verb
    1) (used to indicate duty; should: You ought to help them; He oughtn't to have done that.) burde
    2) (used to indicate something that one could reasonably expect; should: He ought to have been able to do it.) burde have; skulle have
    * * *
    [o:t]
    negative short form - oughtn't; verb
    1) (used to indicate duty; should: You ought to help them; He oughtn't to have done that.) burde
    2) (used to indicate something that one could reasonably expect; should: He ought to have been able to do it.) burde have; skulle have

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  • 120 out of the habit of

    (to make (a person) start or stop doing (something) as a habit: I wish I could get out of the habit of biting my nails; You must get your children into the habit of cleaning their teeth.) vænne til; vænne fra
    * * *
    (to make (a person) start or stop doing (something) as a habit: I wish I could get out of the habit of biting my nails; You must get your children into the habit of cleaning their teeth.) vænne til; vænne fra

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См. также в других словарях:

  • could — [ weak kəd, strong kud ] modal verb *** Could is usually followed by an infinitive without to : I m glad you could come. Sometimes it is used without a following infinitive: I came as quickly as I could. Could does not change its form, so the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • could — W1S1 [kəd strong kud] modal v negative short form couldn t ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(past ability)¦ 2¦(possibility)¦ 3¦(emphasizing your feelings)¦ 4¦(requesting)¦ 5¦(suggesting)¦ 6¦(annoyance)¦ 7 couldn t be better/worse/more pleased etc 8 I couldn t …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • could — [kood] v.aux. [altered (infl. by WOULD, SHOULD) < ME coud < OE cuthe (akin to Goth kuntha, OHG konda, ON kunna), pt. of cunnan, to be able: see CAN1] 1. pt. of CAN1 [he gave what he could give] 2 …   English World dictionary

  • could — modal auxiliary. 1. See can. It functions as (1) the past tense of can, as in We could see for miles, (2) as a conditional equivalent to would be able to, as in I could take you in the car if you like, and (3) as a more tentative form of can in… …   Modern English usage

  • Could — (k??d), imp. of {Can}. [OF. coude. The l was inserted by mistake, under the influence of should and would.] Was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or in the conditional present. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • could've — [kood′əv] contraction could have * * * …   Universalium

  • could've — (could have) v. used to express the possibility that one may have been able to do something …   English contemporary dictionary

  • could — could; could·est; …   English syllables

  • could've — [kood′əv] contraction could have …   English World dictionary

  • could|n't — «KUD uhnt», could not …   Useful english dictionary

  • could — O.E. cuðe, pt. of cunnan to be able (see CAN (Cf. can) (v.)); ending changed 14c. to standard English d(e). The excrescent l was added 15c. 16c. on model of would, should, where it is historical …   Etymology dictionary

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