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1 end
[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) ende2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) ende; slutning3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) død4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) formål; hensigt5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) skod2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) ende; slutte- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end* * *[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) ende2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) ende; slutning3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) død4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) formål; hensigt5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) skod2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) ende; slutte- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
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2 end up
1) (to reach or come to an end, usually unpleasant: I knew that he would end up in prison.) havne; ende2) (to do something in the end: He refused to believe her but he ended up apologizing.) ende med* * *1) (to reach or come to an end, usually unpleasant: I knew that he would end up in prison.) havne; ende2) (to do something in the end: He refused to believe her but he ended up apologizing.) ende med -
3 end
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4 on end
1) (upright; erect: Stand the table on end; The cat's fur stood on end.) på højkant; lige op i vejret2) (continuously; without a pause: For days on end we had hardly anything to eat.) i træk; ud i én køre* * *1) (upright; erect: Stand the table on end; The cat's fur stood on end.) på højkant; lige op i vejret2) (continuously; without a pause: For days on end we had hardly anything to eat.) i træk; ud i én køre -
5 tail-end
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6 at a loose end
(with nothing to do: He went to the cinema because he was at a loose end.) ikke have noget at lave* * *(with nothing to do: He went to the cinema because he was at a loose end.) ikke have noget at lave -
7 dead end
(a road closed off at one end.) lukket vej; blind vej* * *(a road closed off at one end.) lukket vej; blind vej -
8 dead-end
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9 fag-end
noun (the small, useless piece of a cigarette that remains after it has been smoked: The ashtray was full of fag-ends; the fag-end of the conversation.) skod; slutning* * *noun (the small, useless piece of a cigarette that remains after it has been smoked: The ashtray was full of fag-ends; the fag-end of the conversation.) skod; slutning -
10 in the end
(finally: He had to work very hard but he passed his exam in the end.) til slut* * *(finally: He had to work very hard but he passed his exam in the end.) til slut -
11 no end (of)
(very much: I feel no end of a fool.) virkelig meget; uendelig; vældig* * *(very much: I feel no end of a fool.) virkelig meget; uendelig; vældig -
12 no end (of)
(very much: I feel no end of a fool.) virkelig meget; uendelig; vældig* * *(very much: I feel no end of a fool.) virkelig meget; uendelig; vældig -
13 put an end to
(to cause to finish; to stop: The government put an end to public execution.) sætte en stopper for* * *(to cause to finish; to stop: The government put an end to public execution.) sætte en stopper for -
14 the be-all and end-all
(the final aim apart from which nothing is of any real importance: This job isn't the be-all and end-all of existence.) alfa og omega* * *(the final aim apart from which nothing is of any real importance: This job isn't the be-all and end-all of existence.) alfa og omega -
15 the end
(the limit (of what can be borne or tolerated): His behaviour is the end!) grænsen* * *(the limit (of what can be borne or tolerated): His behaviour is the end!) grænsen -
16 at one's wits' end
(utterly confused and desperate.) ikke ane sine levende råd* * *(utterly confused and desperate.) ikke ane sine levende råd -
17 come to a sticky end
(to have an unpleasant fate or death.) få et ubehageligt endeligt* * *(to have an unpleasant fate or death.) få et ubehageligt endeligt -
18 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) få helt galt fat i noget* * *(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) få helt galt fat i nogetEnglish-Danish dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
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19 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) få helt galt fat i noget* * *(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) få helt galt fat i nogetEnglish-Danish dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
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20 keep one's end up
(to perform one's part in something just as well as all the others who are involved.) følge med* * *(to perform one's part in something just as well as all the others who are involved.) følge med
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End- — End … Deutsch Wörterbuch
end — [end] noun 1. STATISTICS MARKETING top/bottom end a figure that is at the top or bottom end of a range is high or low in the range of possible figures that were expected: • The results were at the top end of previous market forecasts. 2.… … Financial and business terms
end — end·amebiasis; end·amoeba; end·amoe·bi·dae; end·aortic; end·arterial; end·arteritis; end·ar·te·ri·um; end·er·gon·ic; end·ing; end·less; end·less·ness; end·lich·ite; end·most; end·oral; end·osmometer; end·osmosis; end·osteal; end·osteitis;… … English syllables
End — ([e^]nd), n. [OE. & AS. ende; akin to OS. endi, D. einde, eind, OHG. enti, G. ende, Icel. endir, endi, Sw. [ a]nde, Dan. ende, Goth. andeis, Skr. anta. [root]208. Cf. {Ante }, {Anti }, {Answer}.] 1. The extreme or last point or part of any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
End on — End End ([e^]nd), n. [OE. & AS. ende; akin to OS. endi, D. einde, eind, OHG. enti, G. ende, Icel. endir, endi, Sw. [ a]nde, Dan. ende, Goth. andeis, Skr. anta. [root]208. Cf. {Ante }, {Anti }, {Answer}.] 1. The extreme or last point or part of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
end — ► NOUN 1) the final part of something. 2) the furthest or most extreme part. 3) a termination of a state or situation: they called for an end to violence. 4) a person s death or downfall. 5) a goal or desired result. 6) a part or share of an… … English terms dictionary
end*/*/*/ — [end] noun [C] I 1) the final part of a period of time We re going on holiday at the end of this month.[/ex] They ll make their decision at the very end of the week.[/ex] The work should be completed by the end of the year.[/ex] 2) the time when… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
end — end1 [end] n. [ME & OE ende, akin to Ger ende, Goth andeis < IE * antyos, opposite, lying ahead < * anti , opposite, facing (< base * ants, front, forehead) < OHG endi, forehead, Ger anti, L ante] 1. a limit or limiting part; point of … English World dictionary
end — O.E. ende end, conclusion, boundary, district, species, class, from P.Gmc. *andja (Cf. O.Fris. enda, O.Du. ende, Du. einde, O.N. endir end; O.H.G. enti top, forehead, end, Ger. ende, Goth. andeis end ), originally the opposite side, from P … Etymology dictionary
end — n 1 *limit, bound, term, confine Analogous words: *extreme, extremity 2 End, termination, ending, terminus are comparable when opposed to beginning or starting point and meaning the point or line beyond which a thing does not or cannot go (as in… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
end — [n1] extreme, limit borderline, bound, boundary, butt end, confine, cusp, deadline, edge, extent, extremity, foot, head, heel, limitation, neb, nib, point, prong, spire, stub, stump, tail, tail end, term, terminal, termination, terminus, tip, top … New thesaurus
