herskende over

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I. præp

a) ( udbredt over, hen(ne)over, lige over) over ( fx a rug lying over the sofa; pull a blanket over somebody; hold an umbrella over somebody's head; roast something over a slow fire);

[( om brøk:) 13 / 7 = 13 over 7] 13 over 7;

b) ( oven over, hævet over, højere end) above ( fx the stars above us; 500 ft. above sea level; a general is above a colonel in rank); c) ( tværs over) across ( fx a bridge across the river; run across the street);

( hen over) over ( fx walk over the moor; pass over the frontier); d) ( via) via ( fx to London via Esbjerg); by (way of); through ( fx

through York to London, not through Leeds);

e) ( ud over) beyond ( fx pass beyond this line; go beyond that price; far beyond his expectations);

f) ( mere end) over, above ( fx over 5 miles long; above (el. over) 200 members; 10 degrees above zero; he is over 50);

g) ( om klokkeslæt) past ( fx it is a quarter (, five, ten,

twenty(-five)) past ten; it is three (, nine, twelve etc) minutes past ten; it was past (el. after) ten o'clock);

(am) after;

h) ( herskende over) over ( fx these people want a strong man over them); i) ( på grund af) at ( fx angry, astonished, disappointed, impatient, offended at something), about ( fx angry, annoyed, anxious about something), with ( fx pleased with something; disappointed with somebody), of ( fx glad, proud of something; complain of something); j) ( angående) on ( fx lecture on Dickens);

k) ( om præg, egenskab) about ( fx there is something nervous (, aristocratic) about him).

II. adv over;

( om klokkeslæt) past;

( tværs over) across;

( itu) in two;

[ klippe (, skære) over] cut through, cut in two;

[ over for] opposite, facing ( fx he sat opposite (el. facing) me),

( stående over for) in the face of ( fx his courage in the face of difficulties), face to face with ( fx an opponent);

( imod) towards ( fx their attitude towards the Government), to ( fx

his kindness to me; be responsible to somebody), with ( fx be

frank (, gentle, strict) with somebody);

( se i øvrigt de ord, hvormed " over" forbindes).

sg - bjerget, pl - bjerge

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(et -e) mountain,

( især mindre) hill;

(fig) mountain ( fx butter mountain);

[ troen kan flytte bjerge] faith can remove mountains;

[ han er over alle bjerge] he is (over the hills and) far away;

[ den herskende opfattelse på bjerget] the established view, the view of the establishment, the conventional wisdom;

[ bjergene lavede til barsel (el. barslede) og fødte en mus] the mountain laboured and brought forth a mouse.