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81 renoncere
vb give it up, resign oneself;[ renoncere på] do without,( krav, ret etc) waive;[ renoncere på at gøre noget] give up (, F renounce, T drop) the idea of doing something. -
82 ret
correct, course, court, dish, enough, erect, law court, power, pretty, quite, rather, right, right of way* * *I. (en -ter)( mad) dish,( del af et større måltid) course ( fx the first (, second) course);[ dagens ret]( på restaurant) today's special;[ tre retter mad] three courses;[ en middag med seks retter] a six-course dinner;(se også tage (for sig)).II. (en -ter)(mods uret) right;( rettighed) right, privilege;( retfærdighed) justice;( lovgivning, jura) law;( retspleje) (administration of) justice;( domstol) court (of justice), law court;( dommersæde) Bench;( retslokale) court (room);[ lov og ret], se lov;[ med vb:][ få ret](dvs vise sig at have ret) prove right, be right after all;(fx i diskussion) carry one's point;[ få sin ret] come into one's own;[ give ham ret] agree with him ( i at that), admit that he is right;[ give ham ret i hans betragtning] admit that he is right,F admit the justice of his view;[ give ret til] give the right to, entitle (somebody) to;[ kuponen giver ret til...] the coupon entitles you to...;[ hvis jeg gjorde dig din ret] if you had your deserts;(se også skel);[ gå rettens vej] take legal action, take the matter to court,T go to law;(se også ndf: i rette, til retten & gang: gå sin gang);[ have ret] be right;[ det har du ret i] you are right there;[ have ret til (at)] have a right to, be entitled to;[ skaffe sig sin ret] take the law into one's own hands;[ ret skal være ret] fair is fair,( om modstræbende ros) I (, we etc) must give the devil his due;[ med præp:][ efter dansk ret] in (el. according to) Danish law;[ for retten] in court, before the court;[ bringe sagen for retten] take the matter to court;( om sag) come on,( om person) stand trial;[ stille ham for retten] put him on trial;[ i retten] in court;[ gå i rette med en] remonstrate with somebody ( for about, over);[ være i sin gode ret] be (quite) within one's rights;[ med rette] rightly ( fx he rightly feared that it would be too late); justly, with justice;( fortjent) deservedly ( fx the school is very famous, and deservedly so);[ med rette eller urette] rightly or wrongly;[ med hvilken ret kommer De herind?] what right have you to come in here?[ gå til retten] go to law;(dvs få sin ret) come into one's own,( komme til fuld udfoldelse) do justice to oneself,( tage sig godt ud) show to the best advantage;( blive vant til forholdene) find one's feet, settle in;( blive tilfreds) be satisfied with conditions;( slå sig til ro) settle down;[ hjælpe en til rette] help somebody, lend somebody a (helping) hand;[ han er ikke nem at komme til rette med] he takes some handling; he is not easy to get on with;[ lægge til rette] arrange, organize,( forberede) prepare;[ sætte sig til rette] settle oneself;[ tage sig selv til rette] take the law into one's own hands;[ tale en til rette] make somebody listen to reason,T talk somebody round;[ vise en til rette] show somebody his way about, instruct somebody,T show somebody the ropes;(= dadle), se tilrettevise.III. (en)( retside) right side.IV. adj( lige) straight ( fx back, line);( rigtig) right ( fx road), proper ( fx everything in its proper place);( retmæssig) rightful ( fx heir, owner),( lovlig) lawful ( fx heir, owner);[ alle ret!](mil.) attention![ det er ikke mere end ret og rimeligt] it is only right and proper, it is only fair;[ det var ret!] well done! good![ det rette] the right thing;[ han har hjertet på rette sted] his heart is in the right place;[ strikke ret] knit plain;(se også II. vrang);[ i rette tid]( tidsnok) in time ( fx come in time),( til den rigtige tid) in due time ( fx arrive in due time);[ komme i rette tid til] come (el. be) in time for;[ et ord i rette tid] a word in season;[ på rette tid og sted] at the proper time and place;[ på rette vej] on the right road (el. track);[ ret vinkel] right angle;(se også køl).V. adv( lige) straight;( rigtig) rightly, correctly, properly;[ forstå mig ret] don't misunderstand me,T don't get me wrong;[ ret forude](mar) right ahead;[ deri gjorde du ret] you were right in doing that,T you did the right thing;[ om jeg husker ret] if I remember rightly; if my memory serves me right;[ om jeg kender ham ret] if I know him;[ ret nord] due north;[ slet og ret], se II. slet;[ ret som] just as;[ stå ret](mil.) stand at attention;( indtage retstilling) come to attention.VI. adv( temmelig) rather ( fx bad, brutal, easy, hot, long, nice, rude, tall, unlikely, unpleasant; rather good but not outstanding);( svagere) quite ( fx enjoyable, good, nice, pleased, rude, unpleasant, warm);(NB quite + absolut adj el. adv betyder " aldeles", fx quite impossible, quite right);( stærkere, T) pretty ( fx well, good, bad, sure, hopeless);F tolerably ( fx well, certain);(NB T ofte udtrykt ved tilføjelse af -ish, fx latish, reddish, soonish, tallish);[ ikke ret] not very ( fx far, good, many, much);( svagere: ofte uoversat:) not ( fx far, much);[ uden ret meget håb] without (very) much hope;[ ret så...] rather, quite ( fx complicated). -
83 rigtig
correct, proper, real, right, true* * *adj right;( korrekt) correct ( fx answer, information, pronunciation);( sand) true ( fx explanation; is it true?);( passende) right, proper ( fx dress, word; in the proper order; not the proper time for drinking; not the proper way to do it);( virkelig) real ( fx pearls, wine, autumn weather; his real father);(neds, T) regular ( fx he is a regular snob), downright ( fx nonsense, fool);adv ( også: rigtigt) correctly, rightly ( fx pronounce it correctly; if I am correctly (el. rightly) informed; if I remember rightly),T right ( fx guess right; spell the word right; he can't do itright);( ordentligt) properly ( fx pronounce it properly; treat her properly; behave properly),T right;(mods efterlignet, for sjov etc, T) for real ( fx have you tried doing it for real?);( programmæssigt) duly ( fx duly received);( i høj grad) very, really,( fuldt ud) quite ( fx not quite satisfied, I don't quite understand, I don't quite know),(mere F) fully;( temmelig) quite ( fx nice, good);[ rigtig!] quite right! quite (true)!(dvs du har ret) that's it; quite right;[ det er noget af det rigtige] that's something like;[ gøre det rigtige] do the right thing;[ ramme det rigtige] hit the mark, hit the nail on the head;[ æblevin er den ( eneste) rigtige drik når det er varmt i vejret] cider is `the drink for hot weather;[ ganske rigtigt] quite right, quite true,(F, ofte ironisk el. forbeholdent) quite so;(dvs som du sagde) indeed ( fx the car was indeed where you said it would be; he is indeed a pompous ass),( som ventet) sure enough ( fx and sure enough - there he was!);[ gøre rigtigt i at] be right to;[ uret går rigtigt] the watch (, clock) is right;[ sørge for at det går rigtigt til] see to it that it is done right;[ hvis det gik rigtigt til skulle han i fængsel] he ought to be in prison by rights;[ det går ikke rigtigt til] there is something wrong;[ han er helt rigtig] he is all right;[ rigtig meget] quite a lot;[ meget rigtig], se ovf: ganske rigtigt;[ med præp:][ det er ikke rigtigt af dig] you ought not to do that;[ han er ikke rigtig i hovedet] he is not right in the head;[ det er ikke rigtigt imod ham] it is not fair on him. -
84 rinke
vb(tov etc) coil;[ rinke sig op] pull oneself together;[ rinke sig op til at gøre noget] make up one's mind to do something; get down to doing something. -
85 råde
advise, counsel* * *vb advise,F counsel;( herske) rule, be master (, mistress);( være fremherskende) prevail ( fx the mood which prevailed among them), be prevalent, reign ( fx a complete silence reigned in the house);[ råde bod på] remedy, make good;[ lad blot mig råde] leave it to me;[ lade sig råde] be advised, listen to reason;[ hvis jeg måtte råde] if I had my way;[ med præp:][ råde for] be master (, mistress) of, control;[ det råder jeg ikke for] it is beyond my control;[ råde en fra at gøre noget] advise somebody not to do something; advise somebody against doing something;[ råde over] have at one's disposal,F command;[ råde til noget] advise (el. recommend) something;[ råde en til at gøre noget] advise (el. recommend) somebody to do something;[ hverken råde til eller fra] be non-committal;[ jeg vil hverken råde til eller fra] I won't advise either way. -
86 samvittighedsnag
remorse, pangs of conscience;( især i negative forbindelser) compunction ( fx he didn't have the slightest compunction about doing it);[ plaget af samvittighedsnag] racked by a bad conscience. -
87 sen
adj late ( fx hour, dinner);( sendrægtig) slow,F tardy;admission);( om fremtid) remote ( fx the remotest generations);[ i en sen alder] late in life,F at an advanced age;[ det sene forår] the belated spring;[ sen til at gøre noget] slow to do something ( fx be slow to act),F tardy in doing something ( fx in acting); -
88 skrupel
(en, skrupler):[ jeg gør mig ingen skrupler ved at gøre det] I have no scruples about doing it, I don't scruple to do it. -
89 skrømt
sb:[ gøre noget på skrømt] pretend to do something, make a show (el. a pretence) of doing something;[ gøre modstand på skrømt] make a show of resistance. -
90 sovepude
(fig) pretext for doing nothing. -
91 spas
(en) joke,(glds) jest;[ drive spas med] make fun of, play tricks on;[ det er ingen spas at gøre dette] it is no joke doing this. -
92 spekulere
* * *vb think ( over, på about),F speculate ( over, på on, about);( prøve at finde en løsning) puzzle ( over, på about, fx I have puzzled my brain all day about it; puzzle about the best way to do it);( gøre sig bekymringer) worry ( over, på about, fx don't worry about the future (, the expense));[ med præp & adv:][ spekulere på](dvs omgås med tanker om) think of,F meditate ( fx a change, revenge),( alvorligt) contemplate ( fx a trip to America, suicide);[ spekulere på at gøre noget] think of (, meditate, contemplate) doing something;[ spekulere på hvordan (, hvorfor etc)] wonder how (, why, etc);[ spekulere ud] puzzle out ( fx a solution),( opfinde) invent, make up ( fx an excuse). -
93 stand
condition, fraternity, profession, repair, stall, stand, state* * *I. (en)( tilstand) condition ( fx the car was in very good condition), state (of repair);[ holde stand] stand (el. hold) one's ground, hold out, stand firm;[ ude af stand til at] unable to, incapable of -ing;[ forb med i stand:]( få arrangeret) bring about, negotiate,( i orden) put in order;[ i brugbar stand] fit for use, in working order;[ i god stand] in good condition (el. order),(om bygning etc) in good repair;[ være godt i stand] be stout,T be well covered;[ gøre i stand] put in order,( sit hår) do,( om barn) wash and dress,( madvarer) dress;( om værelse: gøre rent etc) do out,(male etc) do up ( fx a house, a flat, a room), redo, redecorate,( reparere), se ndf: lave i stand;[ få lejligheden gjort i stand] have the flat done up (el. redone el.redecorated);[ gøre sig i stand] tidy oneself (up), clean oneself up,( ofte =) dress;[ holde i stand] keep in order;(bygning etc) maintain, keep in repair;( blive til noget) come off, be brought about, be arranged;[ lave i stand](dvs reparere) repair,( om mindre reparation) mend,T fix;[ se sig i stand til] be in a position to, find oneself able to;[ sætte i stand til at] enable to ( fx the money enabled him to buy a house);[ være i stand] be in order;[ være i stand til at] be able to ( fx read English),( stærkere) be capable of ( fx he is quite capable of doing ithimself),F be in a position to ( fx I am not in a position to help (, tell)you);[ han er i stand til alt] he is capable of anything.II. (en, stænder)( samfundsstilling) (social) position, condition of life;( erhverv) trade, occupation;( lægestand, advokatstand etc) profession;( samfundsklasse) class, rank ( fx a lady of (high) rank);( en af de tre rigsstænder) estate;[ tredje stand] the third estate;[ den gejstlige stand] the clergy;[ over sin stand] above one's station;[ ugift stand] unmarried state;[ leve i ugift stand] be unmarried;[ gifte sig under sin stand] marry beneath one's station, marry beneath oneself.III. (en, -e el. -s)( på udstilling) stand. -
94 stikker
I. (en -e)( angiver) informer,S grass;( professionel politistikker) stool pigeon.II. pl(T: ben) pegs;(dvs aktiv) be on the go, be up and doing,(neds) be on the make. -
95 stole
vb:[ stole på](dvs være sikker på; ofte med can, could) rely on ( fx you can rely on his help (, loyalty, support); he is not to be relied on in such matters); depend on ( fx you can depend on his support (,sympathy); depend on one's own judgment; if you get into trouble you can depend on him for help; you can depend on what he says),( mere sikkert) count on,T bank on ( fx his help);( om noget usikkert) trust to ( fx chance, luck, fate, one's own judgment, one's memory);( have tillid til) trust in ( fx him, his experience, his judgment), trust ( fx he is a man to be trusted);[ jeg stoler på at du gør det] I rely (el. depend, count) on you to do it(el. on your doing it);[ du kan stole på at jeg skal være præcis] you may rely on my being punctual;[ det kan De stole på] you can take my word for it;[ ja det kan du stole på!] you bet![ stole på Gud] trust in God, put one's trust in God;( også) distrust. -
96 storvask
wash;(fig) ( rense ud) have a clean-up,( tage et opgør) have a showdown;(fig) wash one's dirty linen in public;[ vi holder (el. har) storvask i dag] we are doing the washing today. -
97 stå
* * *I.:[ gå i stå] stop ( fx he stopped in the middle of a sentence; the watch(, clock) stopped; his heart stopped), come to a standstill ( fxproduction (, operations) came to a standstill), come to a stop,( langsomt) grind to a halt ( fx the train ground to a halt; when the strike began production ground to a halt);dried up in the middle of his speech);( om motor) stop, stall,T conk out, go on the blink;[ han er gået åndeligt i stå] he has come to a mental halt; he ispsychologically arrested;[ sætte i stå] stop, bring ( fx industry) to a standstill.II. vb (stod, stået)(= være) be ( fx there is a tree in front of the house);[ stå alene] be alone ( fx I was alone in the world);[ stå og], se ndf;[ som sagerne står] as matters stand;[ stå stille], se II. stille;[ uret står] the watch (, clock) has stopped;( finde sted) take place ( fx when will the marriage take place?), be (fx when is the marriage (to be)? there was a debate about it; there was a battle);[ brylluppet stod i domkirken] the wedding took place (, F: was solemnized) in the cathedral;[ brylluppet stod i London] the wedding took place (, F: was celebrated) in London;( også) a battle was fought;[ der står at...](i brev etc) it says that...;[ det står 3-2]( om sportskamp) the score is 3-2;[ det står hos Byron, det står i avisen], se ndf;[ med vb:][ sagen står og falder med...] the case stands or falls with...; the case hangs on...;[ det hele står og falder med ham] it all depends on him; he is the kingpin of the whole undertaking;[ kom som du står og går] come as you are;[ det tøj jeg står og går i] the clothes I stand up in;[ lade noget stå] let something stand,(= lade det være i fred) leave something alone,( ikke slette det) leave something in, keep something;[ lade døren stå] leave the door open;[ lade skægget stå], se I. skæg;[ han stod og så på mig] he stood looking (el. and looked) at me;[ stå og skulle til at] be about to, be on the point of -ing;[ med sig:][ stå sig]( hævde sig) hold one's own;[ stå sig godt med] be on good terms with, stand well with;[ kunne stå sig mod (el. over for) én] be a match for somebody;[ stå sig ved] serve oneself well (, best) by, profit by;( også) it pays me to wait;[ med præp & adv:][ stå `af](dvs af køretøj) get off,F dismount;(dvs melde fra) opt out ( fx when they began to get violent I opted out);(etc) get off the bus (etc);[ stå af cyklen] get off one's bicycle,F dismount from one's bicycle;[ stå bag](dvs støtte) stand behind;(dvs være ophavsmanden) be behind;[ stå bag én](dvs støtte også) back somebody up;(dvs er ophavsmanden) he is the one behind it all, he is the one who pulls the strings;[ stå én bi] stand by somebody ( fx stand by one's friend),F aid;[ lykken står den kække bi] fortune favours the brave;[ så det står efter] with a vengeance, like anything;[ stå fast] stand firm;[ det står fast at] it is an established fact that, the fact remains that;[ stå fast på] insist on;[ stå fast ved] stick to;( om flere) stand round somebody (, something) in a ring;[` stå for]( betyde) stand for ( fx what do the letters GATT stand for?),(mene etc) stand for ( fx I don't know what he stands for),( lede) be in charge of ( fx the arrangements), manage ( fx thehouse);[ kunne stå for] be able to resist ( fx they made him an offer he could not resist); stand up to ( fx this furniture will stand up to any amount of rough treatment; the theory will not (, did not) stand up to close examination);[ kunne stå for kritik] be proof against criticism,(om bog etc) pass muster;(dvs for mit indre blik) his face is still before me (el. still haunts me);[ hun er ikke til at stå for] she is irresistible;(se også skud);[ stå foran] stand in front of;[ når der står en vokal foran] when preceded by a vowel;[ stå frem] stand forward,( rage frem) stand out;(se også ndf: stå ud);[ stå frit]( være uafhængig) be independent,( have handlefrihed) have a free hand;[ det står dig frit for] you can do it if you like;[ det står dig frit for at] you are at liberty to ( fx accept the offer if you wish);[ det står dig frit for om du vil gøre det eller ej] you can decide for yourself whether you will do it or not;[ lade det stå hen] leave it open (el. undecided),F leave it in abeyance;[ som der står hos Byron] as Byron has it;[ det står hos Byron] it is in Byron;[ det står i avisen] it is (el. it says so) in the paper;[ der står i avisen at han er her] it says in the paper (el. the paper says) that he is here;[ det står i akkusativ] it is in the accusative;[ aktierne står i pari] the shares are quoted at par;[ pengene står i en bank] the money is (deposited) in a bank;[ pengene står i landejendomme] the money is invested in landed property;[huset stod ham i £50.000] the house cost him £50,000;[ stå noget igennem] come through something;[ vi håber hun vil stå det igennem] we hope she will pull through;[ få noget (dvs at spise) til at stå imod med] have something to put one on;[ lægge lidt penge til side til at stå imod med] put a little money away for a rainy day;[ stå ind mod land] head for the shore;[ stå inde for] answer for, vouch for,(se også indestå);[ stå lige], se III. lige;[` stå op] stand, be standing up;[ stå `op] stand up,( af sengen) get up,F rise ( fx rise with the sun),( om solen, månen etc) rise;[ stå op af døde, stå op fra de døde] rise from the dead;[ stå op på] get up on ( fx the table),F mount;(fig) get something off the ground; get something going;( også) get the show on the road;[ stå over]( overvåge) stand over,( være højere stillet end) be above,( være bedre end) be superior to;[ de der står over ham] his superiors;[ stå over for] face, stand facing,F be confronted by ( fx when he left the house he was confronted by a policeman),(fig, om vanskeligheder etc) face ( fx growing opposition), be faced with ( fx a choice),F be confronted by ( fx a difficult task);( kunne se frem til) be able to look forward to ( fx we can now look forward to falling unemployment);[ stå `på]( stige ind) get up, get in;[ barometeret står på regnvejr] the barometer is at rain;[ den står på bøf hver dag] we (, they) have steak every day;[ stå på cyklen] get on one's bicycle,F mount one's bicycle;[ en plade på hvilken der stod...] a tablet bearing the inscription...; a tablet on which was written...;[ stå på et tog (, en bus etc)](dvs stige ind) get on a train (, bus etc), board a train (, bus etc);[ termometeret står på 90ø] the thermometer stands at 90ø;[ viseren står på 3] the hand points to 3;[ stå på sin ret] stand on one's rights;[ mens det stod `på] while it lasted, while it was going on;[ mens forhandlingerne stod `på] during (, F: pending) the negotiations;[ den side hvor vinden står `på] the windward side, the side exposed to the wind;[ når solen står `på] when (it is) exposed to the sun;[ stå sammen] stand together,T stick together ( fx we must stick together);[ stå stærkt (, svagt)] be in a strong (, weak) position;[` stå til]( passe til) go well with,( om farver også) match;[ mit håb står kun til dig] I set all my hopes on you;[ han står til 4 år] he stands to get 4 years;( tage chancen) chance it,( opgive ævred) let things slide;[ hvordan står det til ( med dig, etc)?] how are you (etc)?T how are you (etc) doing?[ det står dårligt til] things are not (any) too good;T he is in a bad way;(dvs i landet) the economy is in a bad shape;[ stå til søs (el. havs)] put to sea;[ det står til dig at gøre det] it is up to you to do it;[ hvis det stod til ham] if he had his way;[ han står ikke til at redde] he is past praying for;(se også regnskab);[ stå tilbage]( være til rest) be left,F remain;( i udvikling) be backward;[ stå tilbage for] be inferior to, fall short of;[ han står ikke tilbage for nogen] he is second to none;[ stå ud](fx af vogn) get out,( rage frem) stick out,F project,( iøjnefaldende) jut out,F protrude;[ stå ud af sengen] get out of bed;(mar) stand off the land;[ stå udenfor](fig) have no part in it;( være holdt ude) be left out;[ stå under én]( under éns kommando) be under (the command of) somebody,( i rang) rank below somebody;( være ringere end én) be inferior to somebody, be below somebody;[ stå ved sit løfte] stand by one's promise;[ han tør stå ved sine meninger] he has the courage of his convictions; 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98 synes
appear, look, seem, think* * *I. vb (syntes, syntes)( mene) think;[ synes du det?] (do) you think so?[ hvis du synes] if you think so, if you like;[ gør som du selv synes] do as you like (el. think best);[ synes om, synes godt om] like ( fx do you like it?);[ jeg synes ikke om at han gør det] I don't like his (, T: him) doing it;[ hvad synes du om det?] what do you think of it? how do you like it?T how does it strike you?II. vb (syntes, syntes)( at se ud til, se ud som om) seem ( fx it seems strange; the house seems larger than it is; he seems to think that I did it),fx he appeared a little nervous; he appears to have a lot of money; the stars appear small to us; when the plane takes off the earth appears to drop away);( se ud også) look ( fx he looked surprised);[ synes at være] seem (to be), appear (to be) ( fx he seemed (, appeared)(to be) surprised to see me);[ der synes at foreligge en fejltagelse] there seems (, appears) to be a mistake;[ det synes mig] it seems to me;[ det synes som om] it seems (, appears, looks) as if;[ det synes så] it seems so, so it seems (, appears). -
99 sysle
vb be busy ( fx in the kitchen);[ sysle med noget] be doing something, be busy with something, busy oneself with something,( nusse) fiddle with something, potter at something;F he is revolving ambitious schemes in his mind;[ sysle med tanken om at] be thinking of -ing. -
100 sådan
so, sound, such* * *adj( især fremhævende) such ( fx such a big one; such an idiot; such people, such things);( sammenlignende) like this (, these), like that (, those) ( fx one like this; a man like that; people like that (el. those), goods like those);adv ( på den(ne) måde) like this, like that, in this (, that) way, so;( så meget) so much ( fx I loved him so much);( omtrent) something like, about;[ sådan!](= det var ret!) good! that's it!( konstaterende) there![ sådan at] in such a way that, so that;[ sådan da](dvs nogenlunde) more or less, up to a point;[ det er ikke sådan] it isn't like that,(= ikke let) it isn't easy;[ det er ikke sådan at klare (, finde)]( også) it takes some doing (, finding);[ ikke nær sådan], se II. nær;[ sådan noget] things (el. a thing) like that, that kind of thing;[ eller sådan noget] or something;(dvs cirka) something like ( fx he left something like a million), about, a matter of,F something in the region of ( fx five hundred pounds),(dvs for eksempel) for instance, say ( fx if we take, (let us) say the fishing industry...);[ nå sådan!], se II. nå;[ sådan og sådan] in such and such a way,( det og det) this and that;[ sådan set] in a way;[ som sådan](dvs i sig selv) as such;[ sådan som] such as ( fx some metals, such as gold and silver),( på den måde) the way ( fx it can't be done the way you think);(se også forholde, II. nu (engang)).
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doing — [n] achievement accomplishing, accomplishment, achieving, act, action, carrying out, deed, execution, exploit, handiwork, implementation, performance, performing, thing; concept 706 … New thesaurus
doing — [do͞o′iŋ] n. 1. something done 2. [pl.] a) actions, events, etc. b) Dial. social activities or a social event … English World dictionary
doing — /ˈduɪŋ/ (say doohing) verb 1. present participle of do1. –noun 2. action; performance; execution: it s all in the doing. 3. Colloquial a scolding; a beating. –phrase 4. be doing, to take place (mainly of something interesting or in need of… …
doing — do|ing [ˈdu:ıŋ] n 1.) be sb s (own) doing if something bad is someone s doing, they did or caused it ▪ If you fall into this trap, it will be all your own doing. 2.) take some doing informal to be hard work ▪ We had to be on the parade ground for … Dictionary of contemporary English
doing — noun 1 be sb s doing if something bad is someone s doing, they did it: This mess is all your doing. 2 take some doing to be hard work: Sorting this lot out is going to take some doing. 3 doings BrE a) (plural) things that someone does b) (C)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
doing — do|ing [ duıŋ ] noun be someone s doing to be someone s fault: We re very late, and it s all your doing. take some doing used for saying that something will be very difficult to do: It will take some doing to finish this before five o clock … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English