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  • 1 couldn't

    ['kudnt]
    negative short form; = could
    * * *
    ['kudnt]
    negative short form; = could

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  • 2 couldn't [could not]

    kunne ikke

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  • 3 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
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    * * *
    [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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  • 4 semicolon

    [semi'kəulən, ]( American[) 'semikoulən]
    (the punctuation mark (;) used especially to separate parts of a sentence which have more independence than clauses separated by a comma: He wondered what to do. He couldn't go back; he couldn't borrow money.) semikolon
    * * *
    [semi'kəulən, ]( American[) 'semikoulən]
    (the punctuation mark (;) used especially to separate parts of a sentence which have more independence than clauses separated by a comma: He wondered what to do. He couldn't go back; he couldn't borrow money.) semikolon

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  • 5 think of

    1) (to remember to do (something); to keep in one's mind; to consider: You always think of everything!; Have you thought of the cost involved?) tænke på
    2) (to remember: I couldn't think of her name when I met her at the party.) komme i tanke om
    3) ((with would, should, not, never etc) to be willing to do (something): I would never think of being rude to her; He couldn't think of leaving her.) forestille sig
    * * *
    1) (to remember to do (something); to keep in one's mind; to consider: You always think of everything!; Have you thought of the cost involved?) tænke på
    2) (to remember: I couldn't think of her name when I met her at the party.) komme i tanke om
    3) ((with would, should, not, never etc) to be willing to do (something): I would never think of being rude to her; He couldn't think of leaving her.) forestille sig

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  • 6 at/in the back of one's mind

    (being vaguely aware of something; deep inside: In the back of her mind she knew she couldn't trust him.) i baghovedet
    * * *
    (being vaguely aware of something; deep inside: In the back of her mind she knew she couldn't trust him.) i baghovedet

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  • 7 bear

    I [beə] past tense - bore; verb
    1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) bære; tåle; udholde
    2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) bære
    3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) føde
    4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) bære
    5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) bære
    6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) svinge
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    - bearer
    - bearing
    - bearings
    - bear down on
    - bear fruit
    - bear out
    - bear up
    - bear with
    - find/get one's bearings
    - lose one's bearings     II [beə] noun
    (a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) bjørn
    * * *
    I [beə] past tense - bore; verb
    1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) bære; tåle; udholde
    2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) bære
    3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) føde
    4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) bære
    5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) bære
    6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) svinge
    •
    - bearer
    - bearing
    - bearings
    - bear down on
    - bear fruit
    - bear out
    - bear up
    - bear with
    - find/get one's bearings
    - lose one's bearings     II [beə] noun
    (a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) bjørn

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  • 8 care

    [keə] 1. noun
    1) (close attention: Do it with care.) omhu
    2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) varetægt
    3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) bekymring
    4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.) behandling; pleje
    2. verb
    1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) bekymre sig
    2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) have lyst til
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    - carefully
    - carefulness
    - careless
    - carelessly
    - carelessness
    - carefree
    - caregiver
    - caretaker
    - careworn
    - care for
    - care of
    - take care
    - take care of
    * * *
    [keə] 1. noun
    1) (close attention: Do it with care.) omhu
    2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) varetægt
    3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) bekymring
    4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.) behandling; pleje
    2. verb
    1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) bekymre sig
    2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) have lyst til
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    - carefully
    - carefulness
    - careless
    - carelessly
    - carelessness
    - carefree
    - caregiver
    - caretaker
    - careworn
    - care for
    - care of
    - take care
    - take care of

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  • 9 catch someone's eye

    (to attract someone's attention: The advertisement caught my eye; I couldn't catch the waiter's eye and so we were last to be served.) fange (ens) øje
    * * *
    (to attract someone's attention: The advertisement caught my eye; I couldn't catch the waiter's eye and so we were last to be served.) fange (ens) øje

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  • 10 combination

    [-bi-]
    1) ((the result of) combining or being combined: The town was a combination of old and new architecture.) kombination
    2) (a set of numbers used to open certain types of lock: He couldn't open the safe as he had forgotten the combination; ( also adjective) a combination lock.) kode; kode-
    * * *
    [-bi-]
    1) ((the result of) combining or being combined: The town was a combination of old and new architecture.) kombination
    2) (a set of numbers used to open certain types of lock: He couldn't open the safe as he had forgotten the combination; ( also adjective) a combination lock.) kode; kode-

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  • 11 compartment

    (a separate part or division eg of a railway carriage: We couldn't find an empty compartment in the train; The drawer was divided into compartments.) kupé; afdeling
    * * *
    (a separate part or division eg of a railway carriage: We couldn't find an empty compartment in the train; The drawer was divided into compartments.) kupé; afdeling

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  • 12 distinct

    [di'stiŋkt]
    1) (easily seen, heard or noticed: There are distinct differences between the two; Her voice is very distinct.) tydelig; klar
    2) (separate or different: Those two birds are quite distinct - you couldn't confuse them.) forskellig
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    - distinctness
    - distinction
    - distinctive
    - distinctively
    * * *
    [di'stiŋkt]
    1) (easily seen, heard or noticed: There are distinct differences between the two; Her voice is very distinct.) tydelig; klar
    2) (separate or different: Those two birds are quite distinct - you couldn't confuse them.) forskellig
    •
    - distinctness
    - distinction
    - distinctive
    - distinctively

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  • 13 distracted

    1) (turned aside (from what one is doing or thinking): He had slipped out while her attention was distracted.) forstyrret; afledt
    2) (out of one's mind; mad: a distracted old woman.) distræt; forstyrret
    3) (distressed: The distracted mother couldn't reach her child in the burning house.) fortvivlet
    * * *
    1) (turned aside (from what one is doing or thinking): He had slipped out while her attention was distracted.) forstyrret; afledt
    2) (out of one's mind; mad: a distracted old woman.) distræt; forstyrret
    3) (distressed: The distracted mother couldn't reach her child in the burning house.) fortvivlet

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  • 14 drift

    [drift] 1. noun
    1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) drive; snedrive
    2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) mening
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) drive
    2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) flakke
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    - driftwood
    * * *
    [drift] 1. noun
    1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) drive; snedrive
    2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) mening
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) drive
    2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) flakke
    •
    - driftwood

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  • 15 during

    ['djuəriŋ]
    1) (throughout the time of: We couldn't get cigarettes during the war.) under
    2) (at a particular time within: He died during the war.) under; i løbet af; i
    * * *
    ['djuəriŋ]
    1) (throughout the time of: We couldn't get cigarettes during the war.) under
    2) (at a particular time within: He died during the war.) under; i løbet af; i

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  • 16 fault

    [fo:lt] 1. noun
    1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) skyld; fejl
    2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) fejl; brist
    3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) forkastning
    2. verb
    (to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) rakke ned på; kritisere
    - faultlessly
    - faulty
    - at fault
    - find fault with
    - to a fault
    * * *
    [fo:lt] 1. noun
    1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) skyld; fejl
    2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) fejl; brist
    3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) forkastning
    2. verb
    (to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) rakke ned på; kritisere
    - faultlessly
    - faulty
    - at fault
    - find fault with
    - to a fault

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  • 17 find

    1. past tense, past participle - found; verb
    1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) finde
    2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) finde; finde ud af
    3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) finde
    2. noun
    (something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) fund
    - find out
    * * *
    1. past tense, past participle - found; verb
    1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) finde
    2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) finde; finde ud af
    3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) finde
    2. noun
    (something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) fund
    - find out

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  • 18 for love or money

    (in any way at all: We couldn't get a taxi for love or money.) på nogen som helst måde
    * * *
    (in any way at all: We couldn't get a taxi for love or money.) på nogen som helst måde

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  • 19 get

    [ɡet]
    past tense - got; verb
    1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) få
    2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) bringe; købe
    3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) bevæge sig; komme; tage; lægge
    4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) bringe; få
    5) (to become: You're getting old.) blive
    6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) overtale
    7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) komme
    8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) komme til; få
    9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) få
    10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) få fat på
    11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) forstå
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    - get-together
    - get-up
    - be getting on for
    - get about
    - get across
    - get after
    - get ahead
    - get along
    - get around
    - get around to
    - get at
    - get away
    - get away with
    - get back
    - get by
    - get down
    - get down to
    - get in
    - get into
    - get nowhere
    - get off
    - get on
    - get on at
    - get out
    - get out of
    - get over
    - get round
    - get around to
    - get round to
    - get there
    - get through
    - get together
    - get up
    - get up to
    * * *
    [ɡet]
    past tense - got; verb
    1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) få
    2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) bringe; købe
    3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) bevæge sig; komme; tage; lægge
    4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) bringe; få
    5) (to become: You're getting old.) blive
    6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) overtale
    7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) komme
    8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) komme til; få
    9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) få
    10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) få fat på
    11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) forstå
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    - get-together
    - get-up
    - be getting on for
    - get about
    - get across
    - get after
    - get ahead
    - get along
    - get around
    - get around to
    - get at
    - get away
    - get away with
    - get back
    - get by
    - get down
    - get down to
    - get in
    - get into
    - get nowhere
    - get off
    - get on
    - get on at
    - get out
    - get out of
    - get over
    - get round
    - get around to
    - get round to
    - get there
    - get through
    - get together
    - get up
    - get up to

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  • 20 help

    [help] 1. verb
    1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) hjælpe
    2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) hjælpe; gavne
    3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) hjælpe
    4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) hjælpe
    5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) ikke kunne lade være med; ikke kunne gøre for
    2. noun
    1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) hjælp
    2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) hjælp
    3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) hjælper; medhjælper
    4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) hjælp
    •
    - helpful
    - helpfully
    - helpfulness
    - helping
    - helpless
    - helplessly
    - helplessness
    - help oneself
    - help out
    * * *
    [help] 1. verb
    1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) hjælpe
    2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) hjælpe; gavne
    3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) hjælpe
    4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) hjælpe
    5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) ikke kunne lade være med; ikke kunne gøre for
    2. noun
    1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) hjælp
    2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) hjælp
    3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) hjælper; medhjælper
    4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) hjælp
    •
    - helpful
    - helpfully
    - helpfulness
    - helping
    - helpless
    - helplessly
    - helplessness
    - help oneself
    - help out

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