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1 fail
[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) fejle; mislykkes; ikke kunne2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) bryde sammen; svigte3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) svigte4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) dumpe; lade dumpe; ikke bestå5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) skuffe•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) i mangel af- failure- without fail* * *[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) fejle; mislykkes; ikke kunne2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) bryde sammen; svigte3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) svigte4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) dumpe; lade dumpe; ikke bestå5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) skuffe•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) i mangel af- failure- without fail -
2 without fail
(definitely or certainly: I shall do it tomorrow without fail.) helt sikkert* * *(definitely or certainly: I shall do it tomorrow without fail.) helt sikkert -
3 to fail
at fejle -
4 to fail [an examination]
at dumpe -
5 to fail [go wrong]
at mislykkes -
6 miss
[mis]1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) frøken2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) pige* * *[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) ramme ved siden af2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) komme for sent til3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) gå glip af4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) savne5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) savne6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) gå glip af7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) forsømme8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) ikke få øje på9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) undgå10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) sætte ud2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) forbier- missing- go missing
- miss out
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7 misfire
1) ((of a gun, bomb etc) to fail to explode or catch fire.) klikke2) ((of a motor engine) to fail to ignite properly.) sætte ud3) ((of a plan etc) to go wrong.) mislykkes* * *1) ((of a gun, bomb etc) to fail to explode or catch fire.) klikke2) ((of a motor engine) to fail to ignite properly.) sætte ud3) ((of a plan etc) to go wrong.) mislykkes -
8 after
1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) efter2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) efter3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) efter; bag4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) efter5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) efter6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) over2. adverb(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) efter3. conjunction(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) efter; senere; sidenhen- afterthought
- afterwards
- after all
- be after* * *1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) efter2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) efter3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) efter; bag4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) efter5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) efter6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) over2. adverb(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) efter3. conjunction(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) efter; senere; sidenhen- afterthought
- afterwards
- after all
- be after -
9 as sure as
(used in various phrases that mean `without fail' or `without doubt': As sure as fate / anything / eggs are eggs, he'll be late again.) så sikkert som* * *(used in various phrases that mean `without fail' or `without doubt': As sure as fate / anything / eggs are eggs, he'll be late again.) så sikkert som -
10 be sure to
(don't fail to: Be sure to switch off the television.) husk* * *(don't fail to: Be sure to switch off the television.) husk -
11 be up to / below standard
(to (fail to) achieve the required standard: Her work is well up to standard.) leve op til standard* * *(to (fail to) achieve the required standard: Her work is well up to standard.) leve op til standard -
12 bite the dust
(to fail; to be unsuccessful: That's another scheme that's bitten the dust.) bide i græsset* * *(to fail; to be unsuccessful: That's another scheme that's bitten the dust.) bide i græsset -
13 bomb
[bom] 1. noun(a hollow case containing explosives etc: The enemy dropped a bomb on the factory and blew it up.) bombe2. verb1) (to drop bombs on: London was bombed several times.) bombe2) (to fail miserably: The play bombed on the first night.) mislykkes; blive fiasko•- bomber- bombshell* * *[bom] 1. noun(a hollow case containing explosives etc: The enemy dropped a bomb on the factory and blew it up.) bombe2. verb1) (to drop bombs on: London was bombed several times.) bombe2) (to fail miserably: The play bombed on the first night.) mislykkes; blive fiasko•- bomber- bombshell -
14 break down
1) (to use force on (a door etc) to cause it to open.) bryde ind; slå ind2) (to stop working properly: My car has broken down.) bryde sammen3) (to fail: The talks have broken down.) bryde sammen4) (to be overcome with emotion: She broke down and wept.) bryde sammen* * *1) (to use force on (a door etc) to cause it to open.) bryde ind; slå ind2) (to stop working properly: My car has broken down.) bryde sammen3) (to fail: The talks have broken down.) bryde sammen4) (to be overcome with emotion: She broke down and wept.) bryde sammen -
15 break one's word
(to keep or fail to keep one's promise.) holde sit ord; ikke holde sit ord* * *(to keep or fail to keep one's promise.) holde sit ord; ikke holde sit ord -
16 care
[keə] 1. noun1) (close attention: Do it with care.) omhu2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) varetægt3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) bekymring4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.) behandling; pleje2. verb1) (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 sig2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) have lyst til•- careful- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
- take care of* * *[keə] 1. noun1) (close attention: Do it with care.) omhu2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) varetægt3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) bekymring4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.) behandling; pleje2. verb1) (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 sig2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) have lyst til•- careful- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
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17 catch out
1) (to put out (a batsman) at cricket by catching the ball after it has been hit and before it touches the ground.) fange2) (to cause (someone) to fail by means of a trick, a difficult question etc: The last question in the exam caught them all out.) fange* * *1) (to put out (a batsman) at cricket by catching the ball after it has been hit and before it touches the ground.) fange2) (to cause (someone) to fail by means of a trick, a difficult question etc: The last question in the exam caught them all out.) fange -
18 collapse
[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) styrte sammen; falde sammen; bryde sammen; kollapse2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) falde om; kollapse3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) bryde sammen; kollapse4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) klappe sammen; slå sammen•* * *[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) styrte sammen; falde sammen; bryde sammen; kollapse2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) falde om; kollapse3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) bryde sammen; kollapse4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) klappe sammen; slå sammen• -
19 come to grief
(to meet disaster; to fail: The project came to grief.) gå galt* * *(to meet disaster; to fail: The project came to grief.) gå galt -
20 come to nothing
(to fail: His plans came to nothing.) ikke blive til noget* * *(to fail: His plans came to nothing.) ikke blive til noget
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