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121 spørgsmål
query, question* * *(et -) question,F query;(problem etc) question (om of, fx it is a question of money (, time); political questions; the question is how we can achieve that),( om vigtigt spørgsmål som er under debat) issue (om of, fx the issue of wages; an important issue; debate political issues);( sag) matter (om of, fx it is a matter of a few hundred pounds; it is a matter of willpower; a matter of life and death; discuss private matters);[ det er ikke det der er spørgsmålet] that is not the point;[ det er et godt spørgsmål!] that is a good question![ rejse et spørgsmål] bring up (el. raise) a question,F pose a question;( for at drage noget i tvivl, F) raise a query;[ rejse spørgsmålet over for ham] raise the question with him;[ rette et spørgsmål til en, stille en et spørgsmål] ask somebody a question, put (, F: address) a question to somebody;[ stille spørgsmål til fremmede] ask questions of strangers;[ det store spørgsmål] the great question;[ det er et stort spørgsmål (dvs tvivlsomt) om han kan hjælpe os] it is very doubtful whether he can help us. -
122 spå
predict, prophesy* * *vb foretell ( fx his death; that he will die; what will happen),( profetere) prophesy ( fx the result of the election);( især: ud fra beregninger el. viden) predict ( fx the result of the election), forecast ( fx a bad harvest; how many will fail the examination);( varsle) bode, augur ( fx it bodes (el. augurs) well (, ill) for his future career);[ spå en] tell somebody's fortune ( fx in the cards);( uden objekt) tell (, F: foretell, predict) the future (i from, fxcards, the stars, coffee grounds, tea leaves);( om spåkone) tell fortunes;[ mennesket spår, Gud rå'r] man proposes, God disposes;( svarer til) don't make predictions, particularly about the future. -
123 stor
big, extreme, great, hearty, large, major, mansize(d), real, substantial, wide* * *adjcar, country, family, house, number, profit, sum);( især om noget ikke måleligt) great ( fx joy, difficulty, event, loss, disappointment, speed; poet, coward; Alexander the Great; Rubens' great, both literally and metaphorically, canvases);(især T; udtrykker ofte at man er imponeret af størrelsen) big ( fx car, dog, house, mistake, surprise, swindle; what a big cigar; don't cry, Joan, you're a big girl now, you know),( især barnesprog) great big ( fx dog, house, tree);( om hvad der kan opgøres i tal ofte) heavy ( fx bill, casualities, gains, increases, losses, reductions, unemployment);( høj) tall ( fx man, tree);( om bogstav) capital ( fx a capital A; he is Conservative with a capital(el. big) C);[ når du bliver stor] when you are a big boy (, girl),(dvs voksen) when you grow up;[ hvor han er blevet stor!] how he has grown![en check stor £10] a cheque for £10;[ ih du store!] good Heavens! Great Scott! gosh![ store og små] great and small;[ så stor som] as big as, the size of;[ dobbelt så stor som han] twice his size;(se også III. lige);[ med sb:][ stor appetit] a good (el. hearty) appetite;[ det var en stor dag for ham] it was a great day for him; it was his big day;[ han havde en af sine store dage] he had a field day;[ det store flertal] the great majority, the greater part;[ stor oktav] great (el. double) octave;[ store penge] big money;[ det store publikum] the general public;[ denne verdens store] the great ones of the earth;[ gøre store øjne] open one's eyes wide,( stirre) stare;[ med præp:][ i det store og hele] on the whole, by and large;[ stor i slaget], se slag;[ skrive med stort], se skrive;[ stor på den] high and mighty;[ han er ved at blive lidt for stor på den] he is getting above himself;[ spille stor på den over for en] come it over somebody;[ til min store glæde (, beklagelse, ærgrelse)] to my great regret (, delight, annoyance), much to my regret (, delight, annoyance). -
124 sær
cranky, peculiar* * *adj( underlig) odd, queer ( fx behaviour, taste; he does odd things; what an odd thing to say),( sær og foruroligende) peculiar ( fx behaviour, noise, smell, taste),( sær og grotesk, T) weird ( fx clothes, ideas);( om person) odd, eccentric,(især foran sb også) queer ( fx he is a queer sort of chap); peculiar( fx he is peculiar);( gnaven) cross, grumpy;[ sært nok] oddly enough;[ det var da sært!] how odd! that is odd! -
125 sød
cute, endearing, good, luscious, sugary, sweet* * *adj sweet;( nydelig) pretty ( fx a pretty little garden),(især am) cute;( artig) good;little baby; how sweet of you!);[ så er du sød] there's a dear ( fx get me a drink, there's a dear!);[ hævnen er sød] revenge is sweet;[ det søde liv] la dolce vita,( ofte =) high living;[ søde sager] sweet stuff (el. things), sweets;[ dufte sødt] smell sweet;[ smage sødt] taste sweet;[ smile sødt] smile sweetly;[ sove sødt] sleep soundly. -
126 søge
browse, scavenge, seek, sue* * **( lede) look,( mere energisk) search;( mere energisk) search,(F: i visse faste forb & = opsøge, prøve at få) seek ( fx advice, death, one's fortune, shelter, support; agreement on the proposals, international aid, conversations with the U.S. government, a vote of confidence; seek and ye shall find);( være på jagt efter) be on the look-out for, be in search of,( ivrigt, T) hunt for,( guld, olie etc) prospect for;( ansøge) apply ( fx how many people have applied?),( med objekt) apply for ( fx a post),(mere T) put in for ( fx a job, a pay rise);( bevæge sig) go ( fx further inland),( med objekt) take to ( fx the woods);( besøge hyppigt, F) frequent,( skole også) attend;[ søge at] try to,F seek to ( fx get their co-operation),( stærkere) endeavour to;[ hvem søger De?] who do you want to see?[ jeg har søgt ham flere gange] I have called on him several times;[ med sb:][ søge arbejde] be looking for a job (el. for work),F seek employment;[ søge benådning] petition for mercy;[ bydreng søges] boy wanted;[ søge havn] put into port;[ søge hjælp hos en] ask somebody to help one,F apply to somebody for help;[ søge læge] see (el. consult) a doctor;[ søge oplysninger] make enquiries,F seek information;[ søge plads], se plads;[ søge ens selskab] seek somebody's company;[ søge dårligt selskab] keep bad company;[ med præp & adv:][ søge bort] go away;( fra stilling) apply for a job elsewhere;[ søge efter] look for,( mere energisk) search for,F seek for, seek;[ søge efter ordene] hesitate for words; falter;[gå (ud) for at søge efter noget] go in search of something;[ søge frem til sandheden] try to get at the truth;[ søge i sine lommer] search (, grundigt: ransack) one's pockets;[ søge ind til (, ved)] apply for a post in;[ søge om] apply for;[ søge om benådning] petition for mercy;[ søge ud] pick out,F select;( søge at komme ud) try to get out;[ andre udtryk må søges under...] for other expressions see...; -
127 så
now, so, so that, sow, such, that, then, there, this* * *I. vb(også fig) sow;[ så sig selv] reseed itself.II. præt af se.III. adv( i den grad) so ( fx I am so glad; I was so tired that I had to liedown);T that ( fx I can't walk that far);( ligeså) as,( efter nægtelse) so, as ( fx as much as possible; you are as good as he; it is not so (el. as) easy as you think);( derfor) so ( fx he was not there, so I came back),F therefore;( i så fald) then ( fx then it must be here);( altså) so ( fx so you despise me?);( desuden) then, besides ( fx he has two cars, and then (el. besides) he has a private aeroplane);(efter imperativ for at indlede løfte el. trussel) and ( fx read it, and you will understand everything);( omtrent) so ( fx a month or so), thereabouts;( som indledning til eftersætning ofte uoversat, fx when I see him again I shall not forget to tell him);(let glds: således) thus ( fx he spoke thus);[ så at] so (that) ( fx he forgot his key, so (that) he couldn't get in),(se også V. så);[ jeg var så dum at tro på ham] I was foolish (el. fool) enough to believe him;[ jeg er ikke så dum at tro på ham] I am not so foolish (el. such a fool) as to believe him;[ han er så dum at han] he is so foolish that he;[ en så rig mand] such a rich man, a man so rich (as he);[ enten han så kommer eller ej] whether he comes or not;[ så er du]( efter imperativ) that's, there's ( fx hand me that book, that's a good boy! (, girl!) el. there's a dear!);[ men hvorfor gjorde du det så?] but then, why did you do it?[ så lala] so so;[ så og så mange] so many, such and such a number (of);[ så og så meget] so much;[om (...) så], se III. om;[ så som så] so so;[ som så] like this, like that;[ han er ikke større end som så] he is only `so high (el. T that high);(se også II. som);[ vel... så], se II. vel;[ vær så god], se god;[ så vær dog stille!] do be quiet![ vær så venlig], se venlig.( beroligende) there, there! come, come!( befalende) now then!( lettet) there now!( ærgerligt) there![ ja så], se ja.V. conj( så at) so that;( ofte =) till ( fx he squeezed my hand till I cried out). -
128 tage
accept, charge, get, have, seize, take, take up* * *vb (tog, taget) take ( fx a book from the shelf, a fort, prisoners, medicine, a bath, a taxi, a photograph, a holiday, one's own life, things coolly, people as they are);( høre i radio) get ( fx can you get England on your radio?); pick up (fx a foreign station);( fange) catch, pick up,T nab ( fx he was nabbed for speeding);( arrestere) arrest, seize;( udholde) stand ( fx I can't stand him; he stood it very well);( kunne rumme) hold;( i betaling) take, charge;( behandle) take, deal with, handle;( snyde) take in, do, have;( berøre) graze ( fx his front wheel grazed the kerb), just touch,(mar) take;( rejse, begive sig) go ( fx go to England, go round the world);( om tid) take ( fx it takes time; it took (us) two days),( lægge beslag på, F) occupy ( fx it occupied much of his time);( springe over) take, clear ( fx a hurdle);T do ( fx you can do a lot of other subjects);( stjæle) take, steal,T pinch;(fjerne ved operation etc) remove ( fx adenoids, tonsils);T I'm going to have my tonsils out;[ jeg kan ikke tage at han] I get sick of seeing (, hearing) him -ing,( stærkere) I can't stand him -ing;[ tage det] take it (, take things) ( fx easy, lightly, personally, seriously, with a smile);[ han tog det pænt] he took it very well; he was very nice about it;[ han tog det tungt] he took it hard;(se også falde, II. nøje);[ det er som man tager det] it is a matter of opinion, it all depends;[ tag og hjælp mig!] lend me a hand, will you?[ tag og ring på klokken!] ring the bell, will you?[ tage selv](ved bordet etc) help oneself;[ med præp & adv:][ tage `af]( formindskes) decrease ( med by), lessen,F diminish,( blive kortere) grow shorter;( om kulde) relax,T ease off;( om lyd) grow fainter,( om lys) fade,(se også aftage);( i vægt) lose weight;( i kortspil) cut;( i strikning) slip;( med objekt: fjerne) remove,( om tøj) take off, pull off,( hurtigt) slip off,F doff;[ der er nok at tage af] there is enough (, plenty);(dvs fratrækkes) it it taken out of one's pay (el. wages);[ tage af for]( give læ for) (provide) shelter from, protect from;[ tage af for faldet] break somebody's fall;(se også stød);[ tage bort](= rejse) go away;[ tage noget bort] take something away, remove something;[` tage efter]( med hånden) reach for,( famle efter) grope for;[ tage fat i (, på)], se fat;[ jeg tog ham for hans broder] I took him for his brother;[tage £10 for det] take (el. charge) £10 for it;[han tog mig for £10] he did (el. tricked, cheated) me out of £10;[ tage for sig]( med hånden) put out one's hand;[ tage for sig af retterne] help oneself, do justice to the food;[ tage noget fra en] take something (away) from somebody;[ tage fra hinanden] take to pieces ( fx take a machine to pieces);[ tage frem] bring (el. take) out, produce;[ tage fri], se I. fri;[ tage i døren] try the door;[ tage en i armen (, hånden)] take somebody by the arm (, hand); take (hold of) somebody's arm (, hand),(se også nakke);(fig, ironisk) there is not much to choose between you;[ tage sine ord i sig igen] take back what one has said, withdraw (one's remarks),F retract,T eat one's words;[ tage igennem]( gennemgå) go through;[ tage imod]( få overgivet) receive,( modtage gæster) receive,( hente ved ankomst) meet,( sige ja til) accept,( finde sig i) stand for ( fx I won't stand for his rudeness), put up with,( gribe) catch;( uden objekt: være hjemme) be at home;[ ministeren tager ikke imod] the Minister is not available (el. cannot receive callers);[ tage godt imod en] give somebody a good reception;[ tage imod fornuft] listen to reason;[ tage imod ordrer fra en] take orders from somebody;[ tage imod en på banegården] meet somebody at the station;[ stoffet tager ikke imod snavs] the material does not attract (el. hold) dirt;[ tage ind] take in,(mar) take in ( fx water), ship ( fx a sea);( i strikning) decrease;[ tage kjolen ind i livet] take in the dress at the waist;[ tage ind på et hotel] put up at a hotel,(am) register at a hotel;[ tage ind til London] go up to London;( medbringe) bring somebody (, something) (along),( bortfjerne, tage med sig) take somebody (, something) (with one)( fx remember to take your bathing things), take somebody (,something) away (el. off),( ikke forbigå) include somebody (, something);[ tager du med?] are you coming (too)?[ tage med bus(sen) (, sporvogn(en), tog(et))] go by bus (, tram, train), take the bus (, tram, train);[ jeg tager med toget] I'm going by train;[jeg tager med toget 8.15] I'm going on the 8.15;[ det må man tage ` med] you've just got to accept it; it's all in the day's work;(dvs det er der ikke noget at gøre ved) that's just one of those things;[ han tager det ikke så strengt (el. nøje) med det] he is not particular about that;[ tage børnene med i Zoologisk Have] take the children to the Zoo;[ tage noget med i sin beregning] allow for something, take something into account;[ han tog med på turen] he went on the trip;[ tage med skibet til Hull] take the ship to (, for) Hull;[ tage noget `om]( gentage) repeat something, do something over again;[ tage en eksamen om] retake (, skriftlig: resit) an examination;( i film) retake the scene;[ tage et sjal om skuldrene] take (el. throw) a shawl round one's shoulders;[ tage op]( samle op) pick up ( fx a stone; a passenger),(af lomme etc) take out,(kartofler etc af jorden) lift (el. dig (up)),( noget syet) unpick,( noget strikket) unravel,( et emne) take up;( om elev) test,F examine;[ tage noget op af] take something out of ( fx one's pocket, a drawer);[ tage op af kapitalen] break into one's capital;[ tage op igen], se genoptage;[ tage noget ilde op] resent something;[ han kan tage det op med dig] he is a match for you;[ tage spørgsmålet op med ham] raise the question with him;[ tage op til behandling] take up for treatment (el. consideration);[ tage op til overvejelse] consider,(se også overvejelse);[ tage op til undersøgelse], se undersøge;(dvs overtage ledelsen) take over ( efter from);[ tage over Berlin] go via Berlin;[ tage over Kanalen] cross the Channel;[ tage over til Jylland] go (over) to Jutland;[ tage `på]( om tøj, mine, vægt) put on ( fx one's clothes, hat, shoes; a grave face; he has put on two pounds),( om tøj også) pull on,( hurtigt) slip on,F don;( uden objekt: tage på i vægt) put on weight;[` tage på]( føle på) touch, finger,( stærkere) handle,(neds: befamle) paw (about) ( fx she disliked being pawed (about) by the boys), fondle ( fx he fondled her breasts);( behandle, fx en sag) handle;( trætte) take it out of,( svække) tell on ( fx the strain told on him a good deal);[ tage på bånd], se optage;[ tage på sig], se påtage;[ det tager på kræfterne] it is very exhausting, it takes it out of one;[ tage hårdt på] handle roughly,( anstrenge) be hard on ( fx the eyes),( trætte) take a lot out of,(om sygdom etc) tell severely on;( være vanskeligt for) go hard with him ( fx it goes hard with him to be alone);( forøges) increase;(se også tiltage);[ tage til](dvs rejse til) go to ( fx go to England);[ tage til huen] touch one's cap;[ tage hende til hustru] marry her, take her to wife;(se også I. fange, forbillede, ord);[ tage et barn til sig] take a child into one's home;( adoptere) adopt a child;[ tage hånden til sig] withdraw one's hand;(se også I. mod, næring);[ tage tilbage]( om noget man har udtalt) take back, withdraw ( fx an accusation, a confession),F retract;( vare man har solgt) take back,( ved afbetalingskøb, når afdragene ikke betales) repossess;( uden objekt: rejse tilbage) go back, return;[ tage ud] take out,( barn af skole) take out,(mere F) remove,( udvælge) pick out,F select,( i strikning) increase,(dvs af bordet) clear away;[ tage ud af] take out of ( fx take some cups out of the cupboard; take some money out of one's account);[ tage penge ud af banken] draw money out of the bank, withdraw money from the bank;[ tage ud af bordet] clear the table, clear away;[ tage ham ud af skolen] take him out of the school,(mere F) withdraw (el. remove) him from the school;[ tage ud at sejle], se sejle;[ tage ud på en rejse], se I. rejse;[ tage ved]( hjælpe) lend a hand;[ fanden tog ved ham] he ran like hell;[ med sig:][ tage sig][ tage sig et bad (, en ferie etc)] take a bath (, a holiday, etc);[ tage sig af] look after, take care of ( fx the children, thearrangements), see to ( fx the guests, the dinner),F attend to;( få styr på) take ( fx the boys, the plans) in hand;( ordne) deal with ( fx noisy children, complaints; I'll deal with him!);[ tage sig af dage], se dag;[ ikke tage sig af] take no notice of, pay no attention to,T not mind ( fx don't mind him; never mind what he says), notbother (el. care) about ( fx what other people think);( ikke være bekymret) not worry about;( forsømme) neglect ( fx she neglected her children);[ tage sig noget for] do something;[ tage sig for at gøre det] set oneself to do it;[ tage sig fri] take a day (, an evening etc) off;[ tage sig i det] check oneself, think better of it;[ det tager jeg mig let] I don't let that worry me;[ tage sig det nær] take it to heart;[ tage sig sammen] pull oneself together;[ han har ikke noget at tage sig til] he has nothing to do, he does not know what to do with himself;[ tage sig godt ud] look well, make a good appearance,( om ting) look well, appear (el. show up) to advantage;[ således tager det sig ud for ham] that's how he sees it;[ tage sig ud som] look like.
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