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1 eat into
(to destroy or waste gradually: Acid eats into metal; The school fees have eaten into our savings.) gøre indhug i; æde op* * *(to destroy or waste gradually: Acid eats into metal; The school fees have eaten into our savings.) gøre indhug i; æde op -
2 eat
[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) spise- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) madvarer- eat into- eat one's words* * *[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) spise- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) madvarer- eat into- eat one's words -
3 fork
[fo:k] 1. noun1) (an instrument with two or more pointed pieces for piercing and lifting things: We usually eat with a knife, fork and spoon.) gaffel2) (the point at which a road, river etc divides into two or more branches or divisions: a fork in the river.) vejgaffel; forgrening3) (one of the branches or divisions of a road, river etc into which the road, river etc divides: Take the left fork (of the road).) forgrening2. verb1) ((of a road, river etc) to divide into (usually two) branches or divisions: The main road forks here.) dele sig; forgrene sig2) ((of a person or vehicle) to follow one of the branches or divisions into which a road has divided: The car forked left.) dreje; svinge3) (to lift or move with a fork: The farmer forked the hay.) forke; læsse•- forked- fork-lift truck
- fork out* * *[fo:k] 1. noun1) (an instrument with two or more pointed pieces for piercing and lifting things: We usually eat with a knife, fork and spoon.) gaffel2) (the point at which a road, river etc divides into two or more branches or divisions: a fork in the river.) vejgaffel; forgrening3) (one of the branches or divisions of a road, river etc into which the road, river etc divides: Take the left fork (of the road).) forgrening2. verb1) ((of a road, river etc) to divide into (usually two) branches or divisions: The main road forks here.) dele sig; forgrene sig2) ((of a person or vehicle) to follow one of the branches or divisions into which a road has divided: The car forked left.) dreje; svinge3) (to lift or move with a fork: The farmer forked the hay.) forke; læsse•- forked- fork-lift truck
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4 freeze
[fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) fryse2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) fryse3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) fryse4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) fryse; nedfryse5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) stivne6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) fryse2. noun(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) frostvejr- freezer- freezing
- frozen
- freezing-point
- freeze up* * *[fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) fryse2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) fryse3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) fryse4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) fryse; nedfryse5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) stivne6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) fryse2. noun(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) frostvejr- freezer- freezing
- frozen
- freezing-point
- freeze up
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