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1 pull a face / faces (at)
(to make strange expressions with the face eg to show disgust, or to amuse: The children were pulling faces at each other; He pulled a face when he smelt the fish.) skære grimasser* * *(to make strange expressions with the face eg to show disgust, or to amuse: The children were pulling faces at each other; He pulled a face when he smelt the fish.) skære grimasser -
2 pull a face / faces (at)
(to make strange expressions with the face eg to show disgust, or to amuse: The children were pulling faces at each other; He pulled a face when he smelt the fish.) skære grimasser* * *(to make strange expressions with the face eg to show disgust, or to amuse: The children were pulling faces at each other; He pulled a face when he smelt the fish.) skære grimasser -
3 fly in the face of
(to oppose or defy; to treat with contempt: He flew in the face of danger.) gøre vold på; trodse* * *(to oppose or defy; to treat with contempt: He flew in the face of danger.) gøre vold på; trodse -
4 in the face of
(having to deal with and in spite of: She succeeded in the face of great difficulties.) til trods for* * *(having to deal with and in spite of: She succeeded in the face of great difficulties.) til trods for -
5 put a good face on it
(to give the appearance of being satisfied etc with something when one is not: Now it's done we'll have to put a good face on it.) lade som ingenting; gøre gode miner til slet spil* * *(to give the appearance of being satisfied etc with something when one is not: Now it's done we'll have to put a good face on it.) lade som ingenting; gøre gode miner til slet spil -
6 meet
[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) møde; træffe; støde på2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) mødes3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) møde; blive præsenteret for4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) mødes5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) møde; tilfredsstille6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) møde7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) møde8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) blive udsat for; blive modtaget9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) besvare2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) stævne; samling- meeting- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway* * *[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) møde; træffe; støde på2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) mødes3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) møde; blive præsenteret for4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) mødes5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) møde; tilfredsstille6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) møde7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) møde8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) blive udsat for; blive modtaget9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) besvare2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) stævne; samling- meeting- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway -
7 confront
1) (to bring face to face with: He was confronted with the evidence of his crime.) stå ansigt til ansigt med; konfrontere2) (to face in a hostile manner; to oppose: They confronted the enemy at dawn.) konfrontere•* * *1) (to bring face to face with: He was confronted with the evidence of his crime.) stå ansigt til ansigt med; konfrontere2) (to face in a hostile manner; to oppose: They confronted the enemy at dawn.) konfrontere• -
8 slash
[slæʃ] 1. verb1) (to make long cuts in (cloth etc): He slashed his victim's face with a razor.) snitte2) ((with at) to strike out violently at (something): He slashed at the bush angrily with a stick.) slå efter3) (to reduce greatly: A notice in the shop window read `Prices slashed!') skære kraftigt ned2. noun1) (a long cut or slit.) snit2) (a sweeping blow.) hug* * *[slæʃ] 1. verb1) (to make long cuts in (cloth etc): He slashed his victim's face with a razor.) snitte2) ((with at) to strike out violently at (something): He slashed at the bush angrily with a stick.) slå efter3) (to reduce greatly: A notice in the shop window read `Prices slashed!') skære kraftigt ned2. noun1) (a long cut or slit.) snit2) (a sweeping blow.) hug -
9 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) slå; ramme2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) angribe3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) stryge; slå4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) strejke5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) opdage; finde6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) slå7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) slå; virke på8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) præge9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) gå; køre10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) stryge; tage ned2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) strejke2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) fund•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up* * *1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) slå; ramme2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) angribe3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) stryge; slå4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) strejke5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) opdage; finde6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) slå7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) slå; virke på8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) præge9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) gå; køre10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) stryge; tage ned2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) strejke2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) fund•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up -
10 annoyance
1) (something which annoys: That noise has been an annoyance to me for weeks!) irritation2) (the state of being annoyed: He was red in the face with annoyance.) ærgrelse; irritation* * *1) (something which annoys: That noise has been an annoyance to me for weeks!) irritation2) (the state of being annoyed: He was red in the face with annoyance.) ærgrelse; irritation -
11 flush
1. noun1) (a flow of blood to the face, making it red: A slow flush covered her face.) rødme2) ((the device that works) a rush of water which cleans a toilet: a flush toilet.) udskylnings-2. verb1) (to become red in the face: She flushed with embarrassment.) blive rød i hovedet; rødme2) (to clean by a rush of water: to flush a toilet.) skylle ud; skylle3) ((usually with out) to cause (an animal etc) to leave a hiding place: The police flushed out the criminal.) jage•- flushed- in the first flush of
- the first flush of* * *1. noun1) (a flow of blood to the face, making it red: A slow flush covered her face.) rødme2) ((the device that works) a rush of water which cleans a toilet: a flush toilet.) udskylnings-2. verb1) (to become red in the face: She flushed with embarrassment.) blive rød i hovedet; rødme2) (to clean by a rush of water: to flush a toilet.) skylle ud; skylle3) ((usually with out) to cause (an animal etc) to leave a hiding place: The police flushed out the criminal.) jage•- flushed- in the first flush of
- the first flush of -
12 pull
[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) trække; hive2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) suge3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) ro4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) køre ind; køre ud; trække ind; trække ud2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) ryk; slurk; drag2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) tiltrækningskraft3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) indflydelse•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg* * *[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) trække; hive2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) suge3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) ro4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) køre ind; køre ud; trække ind; trække ud2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) ryk; slurk; drag2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) tiltrækningskraft3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) indflydelse•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg -
13 brush
1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) børste2) (an act of brushing.) børsten3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) busket hale4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) sammenstød2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) børste2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) børste3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) børste4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) strejfe; berøre let•- brush away
- brush up
- give
- get the brush-off* * *1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) børste2) (an act of brushing.) børsten3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) busket hale4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) sammenstød2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) børste2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) børste3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) børste4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) strejfe; berøre let•- brush away
- brush up
- give
- get the brush-off -
14 furrow
1. noun1) (a line cut into the earth by a plough: The farmer planted potatoes in the furrows.) plovfure2) (a line in the skin of the face; a wrinkle: The furrows in her forehead made her look older.) rynke2. verb(to make furrows in: Her face was furrowed with worry.) rynke- furrowed* * *1. noun1) (a line cut into the earth by a plough: The farmer planted potatoes in the furrows.) plovfure2) (a line in the skin of the face; a wrinkle: The furrows in her forehead made her look older.) rynke2. verb(to make furrows in: Her face was furrowed with worry.) rynke- furrowed -
15 pale
[peil] 1. adjective1) ((of a person, his face etc) having less colour than normal: a pale face; She went pale with fear.) bleg2) ((of a colour) closer to white than black; not dark: pale green.) bleg-2. verb(to become pale: She paled at the bad news.) blive bleg- paleness* * *[peil] 1. adjective1) ((of a person, his face etc) having less colour than normal: a pale face; She went pale with fear.) bleg2) ((of a colour) closer to white than black; not dark: pale green.) bleg-2. verb(to become pale: She paled at the bad news.) blive bleg- paleness -
16 pinched
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17 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) sætte2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) dække3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) fastsætte4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) give; statuere5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) få til6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) gå ned7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) stivne8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) stille9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) sætte10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) indfatte11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) sætte på plads2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) allerede fastlagt2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) besluttet på3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) bestemt4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) stiv5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fastlåst6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) indfattet3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sæt2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) apparat; modtager3) (a group of people: the musical set.) gruppe; -gruppe4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) føn5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) kulisse6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) sæt•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon* * *[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) sætte2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) dække3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) fastsætte4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) give; statuere5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) få til6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) gå ned7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) stivne8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) stille9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) sætte10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) indfatte11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) sætte på plads2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) allerede fastlagt2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) besluttet på3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) bestemt4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) stiv5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fastlåst6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) indfattet3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sæt2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) apparat; modtager3) (a group of people: the musical set.) gruppe; -gruppe4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) føn5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) kulisse6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) sæt•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon -
18 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) falde2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) falde omkuld; vælte3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) falde4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) falde5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) falde; blive forelsket6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) tilfalde2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) fald; styrt2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) -fald3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) fald; endeligt4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) efterår•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through* * *[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) falde2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) falde omkuld; vælte3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) falde4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) falde5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) falde; blive forelsket6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) tilfalde2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) fald; styrt2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) -fald3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) fald; endeligt4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) efterår•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through -
19 slam
[slæm] 1. past tense, past participle - slammed; verb1) (to shut with violence usually making a loud noise: The door suddenly slammed (shut); He slammed the door in my face.) smække2) (to strike against something violently especially with a loud noise: The car slammed into the wall.) smadre; hamre2. noun((the noise made by) an act of closing violently and noisily: The door closed with a slam.) smæld; brag* * *[slæm] 1. past tense, past participle - slammed; verb1) (to shut with violence usually making a loud noise: The door suddenly slammed (shut); He slammed the door in my face.) smække2) (to strike against something violently especially with a loud noise: The car slammed into the wall.) smadre; hamre2. noun((the noise made by) an act of closing violently and noisily: The door closed with a slam.) smæld; brag -
20 streak
[stri:k] 1. noun1) (a long, irregular mark or stripe: There was a streak of blood on her cheek; a streak of lightning.) stribe2) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) anstrøg2. verb1) (to mark with streaks: Her dark hair was streaked with grey; The child's face was streaked with tears.) gøre stribet2) (to move very fast: The runner streaked round the racetrack.) stryge afsted•- streaky* * *[stri:k] 1. noun1) (a long, irregular mark or stripe: There was a streak of blood on her cheek; a streak of lightning.) stribe2) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) anstrøg2. verb1) (to mark with streaks: Her dark hair was streaked with grey; The child's face was streaked with tears.) gøre stribet2) (to move very fast: The runner streaked round the racetrack.) stryge afsted•- streaky
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