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  • 1 injustice

    ((an instance of) unfairness or the lack of justice: He complained of injustice in the way he had been treated; They agreed that an injustice had been committed.) uretfærdighed
    - do someone an injustice
    - do an injustice
    * * *
    ((an instance of) unfairness or the lack of justice: He complained of injustice in the way he had been treated; They agreed that an injustice had been committed.) uretfærdighed
    - do someone an injustice
    - do an injustice

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  • 2 might have

    1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) kunne have
    2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) burde have
    3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) kunne have
    4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') kunne have
    * * *
    1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) kunne have
    2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) burde have
    3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) kunne have
    4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') kunne have

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  • 3 bar

    1. noun
    1) (a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance): a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.) stang; stykke; tremme
    2) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) stribe
    3) (a bolt: a bar on the door.) slå
    4) (a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold: a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.) bardisk
    5) (a public house.) bar; pub
    6) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) takt
    7) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) hindring
    8) (the rail at which the prisoner stands in court: The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.) skranke
    2. verb
    1) (to fasten with a bar: Bar the door.) spærre
    2) (to prevent from entering: He's been barred from the club.) forbyde
    3) (to prevent (from doing something): My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.) forhindre
    3. preposition
    (except: All bar one of the family had measles.) undtagen
    - barman
    - bar code
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance): a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.) stang; stykke; tremme
    2) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) stribe
    3) (a bolt: a bar on the door.) slå
    4) (a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold: a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.) bardisk
    5) (a public house.) bar; pub
    6) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) takt
    7) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) hindring
    8) (the rail at which the prisoner stands in court: The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.) skranke
    2. verb
    1) (to fasten with a bar: Bar the door.) spærre
    2) (to prevent from entering: He's been barred from the club.) forbyde
    3) (to prevent (from doing something): My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.) forhindre
    3. preposition
    (except: All bar one of the family had measles.) undtagen
    - barman
    - bar code

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  • 4 dupe

    [dju:p] 1. noun
    (a person who is cheated or deceived: She had been the dupe of a dishonest rogue.) godtroende person
    2. verb
    (to deceive or trick: He duped me into thinking he had gone home.) narre; føre bag lyset
    * * *
    [dju:p] 1. noun
    (a person who is cheated or deceived: She had been the dupe of a dishonest rogue.) godtroende person
    2. verb
    (to deceive or trick: He duped me into thinking he had gone home.) narre; føre bag lyset

    English-Danish dictionary > dupe

  • 5 initial

    [i'niʃəl] 1. adjective
    (of, or at, the beginning: There were difficulties during the initial stages of building the house.) indledende; første
    2. noun
    (the letter that begins a word, especially a name: The picture was signed with the initials JJB, standing for John James Brown.) initial
    3. verb
    (to mark or sign with initials of one's name: Any alteration on a cheque should be initialled.) underskrive med initialer

    [-ʃieit]

    1) (to start (eg a plan, scheme, changes, reforms etc): He initiated a scheme for helping old people with their shopping.) påbegynde; iværksætte; indføre

    2) (to take (a person) into a society etc, especially with secret ceremonies: No-one who had been initiated into the society ever revealed the details of the ceremony.) optage; indvie

    [-ʃiət]

    (a person who has been initiated (into a society etc).) en optagen; en indviet

    - initiation
    - initiative
    * * *
    [i'niʃəl] 1. adjective
    (of, or at, the beginning: There were difficulties during the initial stages of building the house.) indledende; første
    2. noun
    (the letter that begins a word, especially a name: The picture was signed with the initials JJB, standing for John James Brown.) initial
    3. verb
    (to mark or sign with initials of one's name: Any alteration on a cheque should be initialled.) underskrive med initialer

    [-ʃieit]

    1) (to start (eg a plan, scheme, changes, reforms etc): He initiated a scheme for helping old people with their shopping.) påbegynde; iværksætte; indføre

    2) (to take (a person) into a society etc, especially with secret ceremonies: No-one who had been initiated into the society ever revealed the details of the ceremony.) optage; indvie

    [-ʃiət]

    (a person who has been initiated (into a society etc).) en optagen; en indviet

    - initiation
    - initiative

    English-Danish dictionary > initial

  • 6 reform

    [rə'fo:m] 1. verb
    1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) forbedre
    2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) forbedre sig
    2. noun
    1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) forbedring
    2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) forbedring
    •
    - reformed
    - reformer
    * * *
    [rə'fo:m] 1. verb
    1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) forbedre
    2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) forbedre sig
    2. noun
    1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) forbedring
    2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) forbedring
    •
    - reformed
    - reformer

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  • 7 relief

    [rə'li:f]
    1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) lettelse
    2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) nødhjælp; nødhjælps-
    3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) afløsning; afløsnings-
    4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) befrielse
    5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) reliefarbejde
    •
    - relieved
    * * *
    [rə'li:f]
    1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) lettelse
    2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) nødhjælp; nødhjælps-
    3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) afløsning; afløsnings-
    4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) befrielse
    5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) reliefarbejde
    •
    - relieved

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  • 8 return

    [rə'tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) vende tilbage
    2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) stille tilbage; returnere
    3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) vende tilbage
    4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) gengælde
    5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) genvælge
    6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) afsige
    7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) returnere
    2. noun
    1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) tilbagekomst; retur-
    2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) returbillet
    •
    - return match
    - return ticket
    - by return of post
    - by return
    - in return for
    - in return
    - many happy returns of the day
    - many happy returns
    * * *
    [rə'tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) vende tilbage
    2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) stille tilbage; returnere
    3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) vende tilbage
    4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) gengælde
    5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) genvælge
    6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) afsige
    7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) returnere
    2. noun
    1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) tilbagekomst; retur-
    2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) returbillet
    •
    - return match
    - return ticket
    - by return of post
    - by return
    - in return for
    - in return
    - many happy returns of the day
    - many happy returns

    English-Danish dictionary > return

  • 9 smash

    [smæʃ] 1. verb
    1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) knuse; smadre
    2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) smadre
    2. noun
    1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) brag; sammenstød
    2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) slag
    3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) smash
    •
    - smash hit
    * * *
    [smæʃ] 1. verb
    1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) knuse; smadre
    2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) smadre
    2. noun
    1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) brag; sammenstød
    2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) slag
    3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) smash
    •
    - smash hit

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  • 10 spot

    [spot] 1. noun
    1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) plet
    2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) prik
    3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) udslæt; mærke
    4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) sted
    5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) smule
    2. verb
    1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) få øje på
    2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) opdage
    •
    - spotlessly
    - spotlessness
    - spotted
    - spotty
    - spottiness
    - spot check
    - spotlight     3. verb
    1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) belyse med en spotlight
    2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) fremhæve
    •
    - on the spot
    - spot on
    * * *
    [spot] 1. noun
    1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) plet
    2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) prik
    3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) udslæt; mærke
    4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) sted
    5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) smule
    2. verb
    1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) få øje på
    2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) opdage
    •
    - spotlessly
    - spotlessness
    - spotted
    - spotty
    - spottiness
    - spot check
    - spotlight     3. verb
    1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) belyse med en spotlight
    2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) fremhæve
    •
    - on the spot
    - spot on

    English-Danish dictionary > spot

  • 11 warp

    I 1. [wo:p] verb
    1) (to make or become twisted out of shape: The door has been warped by all the rain we've had lately.) slå sig
    2) (to cause to think or act in an abnormal way: His experiences had warped his judgement/mind.) forkvakle
    2. noun
    (the shape into which something is twisted by warping: The rain has given this wood a permanent warp.) skævhed
    II [wo:p] noun
    (usually with the) the set of threads lying lengthwise in a loom during weaving (the other being the weft [weft]). trend
    * * *
    I 1. [wo:p] verb
    1) (to make or become twisted out of shape: The door has been warped by all the rain we've had lately.) slå sig
    2) (to cause to think or act in an abnormal way: His experiences had warped his judgement/mind.) forkvakle
    2. noun
    (the shape into which something is twisted by warping: The rain has given this wood a permanent warp.) skævhed
    II [wo:p] noun
    (usually with the) the set of threads lying lengthwise in a loom during weaving (the other being the weft [weft]). trend

    English-Danish dictionary > warp

  • 12 work

    [wə:k] 1. noun
    1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) arbejde
    2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) arbejde
    3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) arbejde
    4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) værk
    5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) arbejde
    6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) arbejdsplads; arbejde
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) arbejde; køre
    2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) have arbejde
    3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) fungere; arbejde; betjene
    4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) blive til noget
    5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) arbejde
    6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) blive; arbejde sig
    7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) udføre
    •
    - - work
    - workable
    - worker
    - works     3. noun plural
    1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mekanisme
    2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) gode gerninger
    •
    - work-box
    - workbook
    - workforce
    - working class
    - working day
    - work-day
    - working hours
    - working-party
    - work-party
    - working week
    - workman
    - workmanlike
    - workmanship
    - workmate
    - workout
    - workshop
    - at work
    - get/set to work
    - go to work on
    - have one's work cut out
    - in working order
    - out of work
    - work of art
    - work off
    - work out
    - work up
    - work up to
    - work wonders
    * * *
    [wə:k] 1. noun
    1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) arbejde
    2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) arbejde
    3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) arbejde
    4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) værk
    5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) arbejde
    6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) arbejdsplads; arbejde
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) arbejde; køre
    2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) have arbejde
    3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) fungere; arbejde; betjene
    4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) blive til noget
    5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) arbejde
    6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) blive; arbejde sig
    7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) udføre
    •
    - - work
    - workable
    - worker
    - works     3. noun plural
    1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mekanisme
    2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) gode gerninger
    •
    - work-box
    - workbook
    - workforce
    - working class
    - working day
    - work-day
    - working hours
    - working-party
    - work-party
    - working week
    - workman
    - workmanlike
    - workmanship
    - workmate
    - workout
    - workshop
    - at work
    - get/set to work
    - go to work on
    - have one's work cut out
    - in working order
    - out of work
    - work of art
    - work off
    - work out
    - work up
    - work up to
    - work wonders

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  • 13 a shot in the dark

    (a guess based on little or no information: The detective admitted that his decision to check the factory had just been a shot in the dark.) et skud i blinde
    * * *
    (a guess based on little or no information: The detective admitted that his decision to check the factory had just been a shot in the dark.) et skud i blinde

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  • 14 after all

    1) ((used when giving a reason for doing something etc) taking everything into consideration: I won't invite him. After all, I don't really know him.) trods alt
    2) (in spite of everything that has/had happened, been said etc: It turns out he went by plane after all.) på trods af; alligevel
    * * *
    1) ((used when giving a reason for doing something etc) taking everything into consideration: I won't invite him. After all, I don't really know him.) trods alt
    2) (in spite of everything that has/had happened, been said etc: It turns out he went by plane after all.) på trods af; alligevel

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  • 15 age

    [ei‹] 1. noun
    1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) alder; alderstrin; levealder
    2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) tidsalder; -alder
    3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) alder
    4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) evighed(er)
    2. verb
    (to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) ældes; blive gammel
    - ageless
    - age-old
    - the aged
    - come of age
    - of age
    * * *
    [ei‹] 1. noun
    1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) alder; alderstrin; levealder
    2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) tidsalder; -alder
    3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) alder
    4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) evighed(er)
    2. verb
    (to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) ældes; blive gammel
    - ageless
    - age-old
    - the aged
    - come of age
    - of age

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  • 16 allege

    [ə'le‹]
    (to say, especially in making a legal statement, without giving proof: He alleged that I had been with the accused on the night of the murder.) hævde; påstå
    * * *
    [ə'le‹]
    (to say, especially in making a legal statement, without giving proof: He alleged that I had been with the accused on the night of the murder.) hævde; påstå

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  • 17 anger

    ['æŋɡə] 1. noun
    (a violent, bitter feeling (against someone or something): He was filled with anger about the way he had been treated.) vrede
    2. verb
    (to make someone angry: His words angered her very much.) gøre vred
    - angrily
    * * *
    ['æŋɡə] 1. noun
    (a violent, bitter feeling (against someone or something): He was filled with anger about the way he had been treated.) vrede
    2. verb
    (to make someone angry: His words angered her very much.) gøre vred
    - angrily

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  • 18 around

    1. preposition, adverb
    1) (on all sides of or in a circle about (a person, thing etc): Flowers grew around the tree; They danced around the fire; There were flowers all around.) rundt om
    2) (here and there (in a house, room etc): Clothes had been left lying around (the house); I wandered around.) rundt i; rundt omkring
    2. preposition
    (near to (a time, place etc): around three o'clock.) omkring
    3. adverb
    1) (in the opposite direction: Turn around!) rundt
    2) (near-by: If you need me, I'll be somewhere around.) i nærheden
    * * *
    1. preposition, adverb
    1) (on all sides of or in a circle about (a person, thing etc): Flowers grew around the tree; They danced around the fire; There were flowers all around.) rundt om
    2) (here and there (in a house, room etc): Clothes had been left lying around (the house); I wandered around.) rundt i; rundt omkring
    2. preposition
    (near to (a time, place etc): around three o'clock.) omkring
    3. adverb
    1) (in the opposite direction: Turn around!) rundt
    2) (near-by: If you need me, I'll be somewhere around.) i nærheden

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  • 19 brazen it out

    (to face a situation with impudent boldness: She knew her deception had been discovered but decided to brazen it out.) lade som ingenting; spille uskyldig
    * * *
    (to face a situation with impudent boldness: She knew her deception had been discovered but decided to brazen it out.) lade som ingenting; spille uskyldig

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  • 20 concede

    [kən'si:d]
    1) (to admit: He conceded that he had been wrong.) indrømme
    2) (to grant (eg a right).) afstå; overgive
    * * *
    [kən'si:d]
    1) (to admit: He conceded that he had been wrong.) indrømme
    2) (to grant (eg a right).) afstå; overgive

    English-Danish dictionary > concede

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