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  • 1 minefield

    noun (an area of ground or water which is full of explosive mines.) minefelt
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    noun (an area of ground or water which is full of explosive mines.) minefelt

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  • 2 pump

    1. noun
    1) (a machine for making water etc rise from under the ground: Every village used to have a pump from which everyone drew their water.) (vand-)pumpe
    2) (a machine or device for forcing liquid or gas into, or out of, something: a bicycle pump (for forcing air into the tyres).) pumpe; -pumpe
    2. verb
    1) (to raise or force with a pump: Oil is being pumped out of the ground.) pumpe
    2) (to get information from by asking questions: He tried to pump me about the exam.) pumpe
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    1. noun
    1) (a machine for making water etc rise from under the ground: Every village used to have a pump from which everyone drew their water.) (vand-)pumpe
    2) (a machine or device for forcing liquid or gas into, or out of, something: a bicycle pump (for forcing air into the tyres).) pumpe; -pumpe
    2. verb
    1) (to raise or force with a pump: Oil is being pumped out of the ground.) pumpe
    2) (to get information from by asking questions: He tried to pump me about the exam.) pumpe
    •

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  • 3 down

    I 1. adverb
    1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) nedad; ned
    2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) ned
    3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) (gå) i arv
    4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) (gå) ned
    5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) ned mod
    2. preposition
    1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) nede
    2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) ned gennem; ned langs
    3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) ned langs
    3. verb
    (to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) sluge
    - downwards
    - downward
    - down-and-out
    - down-at-heel
    - downcast
    - downfall
    - downgrade
    - downhearted
    - downhill
    - downhill racing
    - downhill skiing
    - down-in-the-mouth
    - down payment
    - downpour
    - downright     4. adjective - downstream
    - down-to-earth
    - downtown
    - downtown
    - down-trodden
    - be/go down with
    - down on one's luck
    - down tools
    - down with
    - get down to
    - suit someone down to the ground
    - suit down to the ground     II noun
    (small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dun
    - downy
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    I 1. adverb
    1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) nedad; ned
    2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) ned
    3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) (gå) i arv
    4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) (gå) ned
    5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) ned mod
    2. preposition
    1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) nede
    2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) ned gennem; ned langs
    3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) ned langs
    3. verb
    (to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) sluge
    - downwards
    - downward
    - down-and-out
    - down-at-heel
    - downcast
    - downfall
    - downgrade
    - downhearted
    - downhill
    - downhill racing
    - downhill skiing
    - down-in-the-mouth
    - down payment
    - downpour
    - downright     4. adjective - downstream
    - down-to-earth
    - downtown
    - downtown
    - down-trodden
    - be/go down with
    - down on one's luck
    - down tools
    - down with
    - get down to
    - suit someone down to the ground
    - suit down to the ground     II noun
    (small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dun
    - downy

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  • 4 high

    1. adjective
    1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) høj
    2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) høj
    3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) høj
    4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) høj-; højeste; højtstående
    5) (noble; good: high ideals.) høj
    6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) stærk
    7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) høj
    8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) høj
    9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) blive dårlig
    10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) høj
    2. adverb
    (at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) højt
    - highness
    - high-chair
    - high-class
    - higher education
    - high fidelity
    - high-handed
    - high-handedly
    - high-handedness
    - high jump
    - highlands
    - high-level
    - highlight     3. verb
    (to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) fremhæve
    - high-minded
    - high-mindedness
    - high-pitched
    - high-powered
    - high-rise
    - highroad
    - high school
    - high-spirited
    - high spirits
    - high street
    - high-tech     4. adjective
    ((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) hightech-; højteknologisk
    - high treason
    - high water
    - highway
    - Highway Code
    - highwayman
    - high wire
    - high and dry
    - high and low
    - high and mighty
    - the high seas
    - it is high time
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    1. adjective
    1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) høj
    2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) høj
    3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) høj
    4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) høj-; højeste; højtstående
    5) (noble; good: high ideals.) høj
    6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) stærk
    7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) høj
    8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) høj
    9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) blive dårlig
    10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) høj
    2. adverb
    (at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) højt
    - highness
    - high-chair
    - high-class
    - higher education
    - high fidelity
    - high-handed
    - high-handedly
    - high-handedness
    - high jump
    - highlands
    - high-level
    - highlight     3. verb
    (to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) fremhæve
    - high-minded
    - high-mindedness
    - high-pitched
    - high-powered
    - high-rise
    - highroad
    - high school
    - high-spirited
    - high spirits
    - high street
    - high-tech     4. adjective
    ((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) hightech-; højteknologisk
    - high treason
    - high water
    - highway
    - Highway Code
    - highwayman
    - high wire
    - high and dry
    - high and low
    - high and mighty
    - the high seas
    - it is high time

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  • 5 root

    I 1. [ru:t] noun
    1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rod
    2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rod; -rod
    3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rod
    4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) rod
    2. verb
    (to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) slå rod; plante
    - root crop
    - root out
    - take root     II [ru:t] verb
    1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rode
    2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) rode
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    I 1. [ru:t] noun
    1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rod
    2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rod; -rod
    3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rod
    4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) rod
    2. verb
    (to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) slå rod; plante
    - root crop
    - root out
    - take root     II [ru:t] verb
    1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rode
    2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) rode

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  • 6 snow

    [snəu] 1. noun
    (frozen water vapour that falls to the ground in soft white flakes: We woke up to find snow on the ground; We were caught in a heavy snow-shower; About 15 centimetres of snow had fallen overnight.) sne; sne-
    2. verb
    (to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow: It's snowing heavily.) sne
    - snowball
    - snowboard
    - snow-capped
    - snowdrift
    - snowfall
    - snowflake
    - snowstorm
    - snow-white
    - snowed under
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    [snəu] 1. noun
    (frozen water vapour that falls to the ground in soft white flakes: We woke up to find snow on the ground; We were caught in a heavy snow-shower; About 15 centimetres of snow had fallen overnight.) sne; sne-
    2. verb
    (to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow: It's snowing heavily.) sne
    - snowball
    - snowboard
    - snow-capped
    - snowdrift
    - snowfall
    - snowflake
    - snowstorm
    - snow-white
    - snowed under

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  • 7 hard

    1. adjective
    1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) hård
    2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) svær
    3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) hård; streng
    4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) hård; streng
    5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) hård; vanskelig
    6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) hård
    2. adverb
    1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) hårdt
    2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) hårdt
    3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) hårdt; strengt
    4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) skarpt
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    - hardness
    - hardship
    - hard-and-fast
    - hard-back
    - hard-boiled
    - harddisk
    - hard-earned
    - hard-headed
    - hard-hearted
    - hardware
    - hard-wearing
    - be hard on
    - hard at it
    - hard done by
    - hard lines/luck
    - hard of hearing
    - a hard time of it
    - a hard time
    - hard up
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    1. adjective
    1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) hård
    2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) svær
    3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) hård; streng
    4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) hård; streng
    5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) hård; vanskelig
    6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) hård
    2. adverb
    1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) hårdt
    2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) hårdt
    3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) hårdt; strengt
    4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) skarpt
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    - hardness
    - hardship
    - hard-and-fast
    - hard-back
    - hard-boiled
    - harddisk
    - hard-earned
    - hard-headed
    - hard-hearted
    - hardware
    - hard-wearing
    - be hard on
    - hard at it
    - hard done by
    - hard lines/luck
    - hard of hearing
    - a hard time of it
    - a hard time
    - hard up

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  • 8 causeway

    ['ko:zwei]
    (a raised pathway, road etc over wet ground or shallow water.) vej på dæmning
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    ['ko:zwei]
    (a raised pathway, road etc over wet ground or shallow water.) vej på dæmning

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  • 9 ditch

    [di ] 1. noun
    (a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc: He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch.) grøft
    2. verb
    (to get rid of: The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.) droppe
    * * *
    [di ] 1. noun
    (a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc: He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch.) grøft
    2. verb
    (to get rid of: The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.) droppe

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  • 10 drainpipe

    noun (a pipe which carries water from the roof of a building to the ground.) nedløbsrør
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    noun (a pipe which carries water from the roof of a building to the ground.) nedløbsrør

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  • 11 launch

    I 1. [lo:n ] verb
    1) (to make (a boat or ship) slide into the water or (a rocket) leave the ground: As soon as the alarm was sounded, the lifeboat was launched; The Russians have launched a rocket.) søsætte; opsende
    2) (to start (a person, project etc) off on a course: His success launched him on a brilliant career.) starte; sætte igang
    3) (to throw.) kaste
    2. noun
    ((an) act of launching.) søsætning; opsendelse; start; igangsætning
    - launch into
    - launch out     II [lo:n ] noun
    (a large, power-driven boat, usually used for short trips or for pleasure: We cruised round the bay in a motor launch.) båd; motorbåd
    * * *
    I 1. [lo:n ] verb
    1) (to make (a boat or ship) slide into the water or (a rocket) leave the ground: As soon as the alarm was sounded, the lifeboat was launched; The Russians have launched a rocket.) søsætte; opsende
    2) (to start (a person, project etc) off on a course: His success launched him on a brilliant career.) starte; sætte igang
    3) (to throw.) kaste
    2. noun
    ((an) act of launching.) søsætning; opsendelse; start; igangsætning
    - launch into
    - launch out     II [lo:n ] noun
    (a large, power-driven boat, usually used for short trips or for pleasure: We cruised round the bay in a motor launch.) båd; motorbåd

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  • 12 low

    I 1. [ləu] adjective
    1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) lav
    2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) lav; dæmpet
    3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) dyb
    4) (small: a low price.) lav
    5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) svag; ringe
    6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) lav; lavere; nedre
    2. adverb
    (in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) lavt
    - lowly
    - lowliness
    - low-down
    - lowland
    - lowlander
    - lowlands
    - low-lying
    - low-tech     3. adjective
    low-tech industries/skills.) gammeldags; utidssvarende
    - be low on II [ləu] verb
    (to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) brøle
    * * *
    I 1. [ləu] adjective
    1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) lav
    2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) lav; dæmpet
    3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) dyb
    4) (small: a low price.) lav
    5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) svag; ringe
    6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) lav; lavere; nedre
    2. adverb
    (in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) lavt
    - lowly
    - lowliness
    - low-down
    - lowland
    - lowlander
    - lowlands
    - low-lying
    - low-tech     3. adjective
    low-tech industries/skills.) gammeldags; utidssvarende
    - be low on II [ləu] verb
    (to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) brøle

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  • 13 rot

    [rot] 1. past tense, past participle - rotted; verb
    (to make or become bad or decayed: The fruit is rotting on the ground; Water rots wood.) rådne
    2. noun
    1) (decay: The floorboards are affected by rot.) råd
    2) (nonsense: Don't talk rot!) vrøvl
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    - rottenness
    - rotter
    * * *
    [rot] 1. past tense, past participle - rotted; verb
    (to make or become bad or decayed: The fruit is rotting on the ground; Water rots wood.) rådne
    2. noun
    1) (decay: The floorboards are affected by rot.) råd
    2) (nonsense: Don't talk rot!) vrøvl
    •
    - rottenness
    - rotter

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  • 14 spongy

    adjective (soft and springy or holding water like a sponge: spongy ground.) blød; svampet
    * * *
    adjective (soft and springy or holding water like a sponge: spongy ground.) blød; svampet

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  • 15 strip

    [strip] 1. past tense, past participle - stripped; verb
    1) (to remove the covering from something: He stripped the old varnish off the wall; He stripped the branch (of its bark) with his knife.) fjerne
    2) (to undress: She stripped the child (naked) and put him in the bath; He stripped and dived into the water; They were told to strip to the waist.) klæde af; klæde sig af
    3) (to remove the contents of (a house etc): The house/room was stripped bare / stripped of its furnishings; They stripped the house of all its furnishings.) tømme; demontere
    4) (to deprive (a person) of something: The officer was stripped of his rank for misconduct.) fratage
    2. noun
    1) (a long narrow piece of (eg cloth, ground etc): a strip of paper.) strimmel
    2) (a strip cartoon.) tegneserie
    3) (a footballer's shirt, shorts, socks etc: The team has a red and white strip.) spilletøj
    •
    - strip-lighting
    - strip-tease     3. adjective
    a strip-tease show.) striptease-
    * * *
    [strip] 1. past tense, past participle - stripped; verb
    1) (to remove the covering from something: He stripped the old varnish off the wall; He stripped the branch (of its bark) with his knife.) fjerne
    2) (to undress: She stripped the child (naked) and put him in the bath; He stripped and dived into the water; They were told to strip to the waist.) klæde af; klæde sig af
    3) (to remove the contents of (a house etc): The house/room was stripped bare / stripped of its furnishings; They stripped the house of all its furnishings.) tømme; demontere
    4) (to deprive (a person) of something: The officer was stripped of his rank for misconduct.) fratage
    2. noun
    1) (a long narrow piece of (eg cloth, ground etc): a strip of paper.) strimmel
    2) (a strip cartoon.) tegneserie
    3) (a footballer's shirt, shorts, socks etc: The team has a red and white strip.) spilletøj
    •
    - strip-lighting
    - strip-tease     3. adjective
    a strip-tease show.) striptease-

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  • 16 swamp

    [swomp] 1. noun
    (an area of) wet, marshy ground: These trees grow best in swamp(s). sump; mose
    2. verb
    (to cover or fill with water: A great wave swamped the deck.) oversvømme
    - swampiness
    * * *
    [swomp] 1. noun
    (an area of) wet, marshy ground: These trees grow best in swamp(s). sump; mose
    2. verb
    (to cover or fill with water: A great wave swamped the deck.) oversvømme
    - swampiness

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  • 17 touch

    1. verb
    1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) røre; berøre
    2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) røre
    3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) bevæge
    4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) røre
    2. noun
    1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) berøring
    2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) følesans
    3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) strøg
    4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) evne
    5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) uden for banen
    •
    - touchingly
    - touchy
    - touchily
    - touchiness
    - touch screen
    - in touch with
    - in touch
    - lose touch with
    - lose touch
    - out of touch with
    - out of touch
    - a touch
    - touch down
    - touch off
    - touch up
    - touch wood
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) røre; berøre
    2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) røre
    3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) bevæge
    4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) røre
    2. noun
    1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) berøring
    2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) følesans
    3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) strøg
    4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) evne
    5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) uden for banen
    •
    - touchingly
    - touchy
    - touchily
    - touchiness
    - touch screen
    - in touch with
    - in touch
    - lose touch with
    - lose touch
    - out of touch with
    - out of touch
    - a touch
    - touch down
    - touch off
    - touch up
    - touch wood

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  • 18 tread

    [tred] 1. past tense - trod; verb
    1) (to place one's feet on: He threw his cigarette on the ground and trod on it.) træde på
    2) (to walk on, along, over etc: He trod the streets looking for a job.) gå
    3) (to crush by putting one's feet on: We watched them treading the grapes.) trampe på
    2. noun
    1) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) gang
    2) (the grooved and patterned surface of a tyre: The tread has been worn away.) slidbane
    3) (the horizontal part of a step or stair on which the foot is placed.) trappetrin
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    [tred] 1. past tense - trod; verb
    1) (to place one's feet on: He threw his cigarette on the ground and trod on it.) træde på
    2) (to walk on, along, over etc: He trod the streets looking for a job.) gå
    3) (to crush by putting one's feet on: We watched them treading the grapes.) trampe på
    2. noun
    1) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) gang
    2) (the grooved and patterned surface of a tyre: The tread has been worn away.) slidbane
    3) (the horizontal part of a step or stair on which the foot is placed.) trappetrin
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    English-Danish dictionary > tread

  • 19 waterlogged

    adjective ((of ground) soaked in water.) vandmættet
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    adjective ((of ground) soaked in water.) vandmættet

    English-Danish dictionary > waterlogged

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