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1 half-hourly
adjective, adverb (done etc every half-hour: at half-hourly intervals; The buses to town run half-hourly.) hver halve time* * *adjective, adverb (done etc every half-hour: at half-hourly intervals; The buses to town run half-hourly.) hver halve time -
2 hour
1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) time; -timers2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) time; tid; -tid•- hourly- hour-glass
- hour hand
- at all hours
- for hours
- on the hour* * *1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) time; -timers2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) time; tid; -tid•- hourly- hour-glass
- hour hand
- at all hours
- for hours
- on the hour -
3 half past three
(at thirty minutes past the hour stated: I'm leaving at half past six.) half past three (halvt passeret tre) = halv fire, etc* * *(at thirty minutes past the hour stated: I'm leaving at half past six.) half past three (halvt passeret tre) = halv fire, etc -
4 hour and a half
halvanden time {fk} -
5 run
1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) løbe2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) køre3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) løbe4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) køre5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) køre; drive6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) løbe7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) køre; gå8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) gå9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) køre10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) løbe ud11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) køre12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) lade løbe13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) blive2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) løbetur2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) tur; køretur3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) periode4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) løbemaske5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) fri afbenyttelse6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) løb; point7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) -gård•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) i træk- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild* * *1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) løbe2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) køre3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) løbe4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) køre5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) køre; drive6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) løbe7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) køre; gå8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) gå9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) køre10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) løbe ud11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) køre12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) lade løbe13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) blive2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) løbetur2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) tur; køretur3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) periode4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) løbemaske5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) fri afbenyttelse6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) løb; point7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) -gård•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) i træk- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild -
6 seven etc
(at thirty minutes past the hour stated: I'm leaving at half past six.) half past three (halvt passeret tre) = halv fire, etc* * *(at thirty minutes past the hour stated: I'm leaving at half past six.) half past three (halvt passeret tre) = halv fire, etc -
7 drill
[dril] 1. verb1) (to make (a hole) with a drill: He drilled holes in the wood; to drill for oil.) bore2) ((of soldiers etc) to exercise or be exercised: The soldiers drilled every morning.) eksercere; have øvelse2. noun1) (a tool for making holes: a hand-drill; an electric drill.) bor; boremaskine2) (exercise or practice, especially of soldiers: We do half-an-hour of drill after tea.) eksercits; øvelse* * *[dril] 1. verb1) (to make (a hole) with a drill: He drilled holes in the wood; to drill for oil.) bore2) ((of soldiers etc) to exercise or be exercised: The soldiers drilled every morning.) eksercere; have øvelse2. noun1) (a tool for making holes: a hand-drill; an electric drill.) bor; boremaskine2) (exercise or practice, especially of soldiers: We do half-an-hour of drill after tea.) eksercits; øvelse -
8 fence
I 1. [fens] noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) hegn; -hegn; stakit; -stakit2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) indhegne- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) fægte2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) undvige•- fencing* * *I 1. [fens] noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) hegn; -hegn; stakit; -stakit2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) indhegne- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) fægte2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) undvige•- fencing -
9 jog
[‹oɡ]past tense, past participle - jogged; verb1) (to push, shake or knock gently: He jogged my arm and I spilt my coffee; I have forgotten, but something may jog my memory later on.) puffe til; opfriske hukommelsen2) (to travel slowly: The cart jogged along the rough track.) lunte afsted3) (to run at a gentle pace, especially for the sake of exercise: She jogs / goes jogging round the park for half an hour every morning.) jogge; motionere•* * *[‹oɡ]past tense, past participle - jogged; verb1) (to push, shake or knock gently: He jogged my arm and I spilt my coffee; I have forgotten, but something may jog my memory later on.) puffe til; opfriske hukommelsen2) (to travel slowly: The cart jogged along the rough track.) lunte afsted3) (to run at a gentle pace, especially for the sake of exercise: She jogs / goes jogging round the park for half an hour every morning.) jogge; motionere• -
10 kick one's heels
(to be kept waiting: I was left kicking my heels for half an hour.) stå og vente; sidde og vente* * *(to be kept waiting: I was left kicking my heels for half an hour.) stå og vente; sidde og vente -
11 make heavy weather of
(to find surprising difficulty in doing: He said he'd finish the job in half an hour, but he's making rather heavy weather of it.) gøre et stort nummer ud af* * *(to find surprising difficulty in doing: He said he'd finish the job in half an hour, but he's making rather heavy weather of it.) gøre et stort nummer ud af -
12 present
I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) være tilstede2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) nuværende3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) præsens; nutid•- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) overrække; få overrakt2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) præsentere3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) præsentere4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) fremføre; udgøre5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) møde op•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) gave; -gave* * *I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) være tilstede2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) nuværende3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) præsens; nutid•- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) overrække; få overrakt2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) præsentere3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) præsentere4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) fremføre; udgøre5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) møde op•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) gave; -gave -
13 so much for
(that's all that can be said about: So much for that - let's talk about something else; He arrived half an hour late - so much for his punctuality!) så meget for* * *(that's all that can be said about: So much for that - let's talk about something else; He arrived half an hour late - so much for his punctuality!) så meget for -
14 soothe
[su:ð]1) (to calm, comfort or quieten (a person, his feelings etc): She was so upset that it took half an hour to soothe her.) berolige2) (to ease (pain etc): The medicine soothed the child's toothache.) dulme•- soothing- soothingly* * *[su:ð]1) (to calm, comfort or quieten (a person, his feelings etc): She was so upset that it took half an hour to soothe her.) berolige2) (to ease (pain etc): The medicine soothed the child's toothache.) dulme•- soothing- soothingly
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half-hour — [haf′our′] n. 1. 30 minutes 2. the point 30 minutes after any given hour adj. 1. lasting for 30 minutes 2. occurring every 30 minutes half hourly adj., adv … English World dictionary
half-hour — I UK / US adjective [only before noun] lasting for 30 minutes a half hour meeting/session/documentary II UK / US noun Word forms half hour : singular half hour plural half hours 1) half hour or half an hour [countable, usually singular] a period… … English dictionary
half hour — noun Etymology: Middle English 1. : thirty minutes 2. : the midpoint of an hour • half hourly ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adverb (or adjective) * * * n. (also half an hour) a period … Useful english dictionary
ˌhalf-ˈhour — adj I lasting for 30 minutes a half hour meeting[/ex] II noun [C] ˌhalf ˈhour; ˌhalf an ˈhour a period of 30 minutes Shannon waited another half hour and then left.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
half-hour — /haf oweur , ow euhr, hahf /, n. 1. a period of 30 minutes. 2. the midpoint between the hours: The clock struck on the half hour. adj. 3. of, pertaining to, or consisting of a half hour: half hour programs. [1375 1425; late ME] * * * … Universalium
