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21 interpret
[in'tə:prit]1) (to translate a speaker's words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers: He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted.) tolke2) (to explain the meaning of: How do you interpret these lines of the poem?) fortolke; udlægge3) (to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one's performance of it: The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist.) fortolke•- interpreter* * *[in'tə:prit]1) (to translate a speaker's words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers: He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted.) tolke2) (to explain the meaning of: How do you interpret these lines of the poem?) fortolke; udlægge3) (to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one's performance of it: The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist.) fortolke•- interpreter -
22 land
[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) land2) (a country: foreign lands.) land3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) jord4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) land; jord2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) lande2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) lande; fange3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) ende; havne•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
terrængående køretøj- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies* * *[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) land2) (a country: foreign lands.) land3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) jord4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) land; jord2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) lande2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) lande; fange3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) ende; havne•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
terrængående køretøj- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies -
23 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) lille2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) lidt; lille3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) lille2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) kun lidt3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) kun lidt2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) kun lidt3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) slet ikke•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) lille2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) lidt; lille3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) lille2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) kun lidt3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) kun lidt2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) kun lidt3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) slet ikke•- a little- little by little
- make little of -
24 melt
[melt](to (cause to) become soft or liquid, or to lose shape, usually by heating / being heated: The ice has melted; My heart melted when I saw how sorry he was.) smelte- meltdown- melting-point
- melting pot* * *[melt](to (cause to) become soft or liquid, or to lose shape, usually by heating / being heated: The ice has melted; My heart melted when I saw how sorry he was.) smelte- meltdown- melting-point
- melting pot -
25 move
[mu:v] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another: He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car.) bevæge; flytte2) (to change houses: We're moving on Saturday.) flytte3) (to affect the feelings or emotions of: I was deeply moved by the film.) bevæge2. noun1) ((in board games) an act of moving a piece: You can win this game in three moves.) træk2) (an act of changing homes: How did your move go?) flytning•- movable- moveable
- movement
- movie
- moving
- movingly
- get a move on
- make a move
- move along
- move heaven and earth
- move house
- move in
- move off
- move out
- move up
- on the move* * *[mu:v] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another: He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car.) bevæge; flytte2) (to change houses: We're moving on Saturday.) flytte3) (to affect the feelings or emotions of: I was deeply moved by the film.) bevæge2. noun1) ((in board games) an act of moving a piece: You can win this game in three moves.) træk2) (an act of changing homes: How did your move go?) flytning•- movable- moveable
- movement
- movie
- moving
- movingly
- get a move on
- make a move
- move along
- move heaven and earth
- move house
- move in
- move off
- move out
- move up
- on the move -
26 none
1. pronoun(not one; not any: `How many tickets have you got?' `None'; She asked me for some sugar but there was none in the house; None of us have/has seen him; None of your cheek! (= Don't be cheeky!).) ingen; intet2. adverb(not at all: He is none the worse for his accident.) overhovedet ikke- none but- nonetheless
- none the less* * *1. pronoun(not one; not any: `How many tickets have you got?' `None'; She asked me for some sugar but there was none in the house; None of us have/has seen him; None of your cheek! (= Don't be cheeky!).) ingen; intet2. adverb(not at all: He is none the worse for his accident.) overhovedet ikke- none but- nonetheless
- none the less -
27 number
1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) nummer; tal2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) antal3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) nummer; -nummer4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) nummer2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) nummerere2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) tælle3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) udgøre•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number* * *1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) nummer; tal2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) antal3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) nummer; -nummer4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) nummer2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) nummerere2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) tælle3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) udgøre•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number -
28 point-blank
[point'blæŋk]adjective, adverb1) ((in shooting) very close: He fired at her at point-blank range.) på nært hold2) (abrupt(ly); without warning or explanation: He asked her point-blank how old she was.) direkte; blankt* * *[point'blæŋk]adjective, adverb1) ((in shooting) very close: He fired at her at point-blank range.) på nært hold2) (abrupt(ly); without warning or explanation: He asked her point-blank how old she was.) direkte; blankt -
29 puzzle
1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) forvirre; forundre2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) gruble over2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) gåde2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) puslespil•- puzzling- puzzle out* * *1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) forvirre; forundre2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) gruble over2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) gåde2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) puslespil•- puzzling- puzzle out -
30 question
['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) spørgsmål2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) spørgsmål3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) spørgsmål4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) diskussion; tvivl5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) mulighed; sandsynlighed2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) spørge2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) betvivle•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question* * *['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) spørgsmål2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) spørgsmål3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) spørgsmål4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) diskussion; tvivl5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) mulighed; sandsynlighed2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) spørge2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) betvivle•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question -
31 refer
[rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) omtale2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) referere3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) sende videre; henvise4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) slå efter•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) dømme- reference book
- reference library* * *[rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) omtale2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) referere3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) sende videre; henvise4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) slå efter•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) dømme- reference book
- reference library -
32 return
[rə'tə:n] 1. verb1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) vende tilbage2) (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; returnere3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) vende tilbage4) (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.) gengælde5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) genvælge6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) afsige7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) returnere2. noun1) (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. verb1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) vende tilbage2) (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; returnere3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) vende tilbage4) (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.) gengælde5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) genvælge6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) afsige7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) returnere2. noun1) (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 -
33 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) lille; lille (stykke)2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) lille3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) ikke megen4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) lille•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small* * *[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) lille; lille (stykke)2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) lille3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) ikke megen4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) lille•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small -
34 smile
1. verb(to show pleasure, amusement etc by turning up the corners of the mouth: He smiled warmly at her as he shook hands; They all smiled politely at the joke; He asked her what she was smiling at.) smile2. noun(an act of smiling, or the resulting facial expression: `How do you do?' he said with a smile; the happy smiles of the children.) smil- smiling- be all smiles* * *1. verb(to show pleasure, amusement etc by turning up the corners of the mouth: He smiled warmly at her as he shook hands; They all smiled politely at the joke; He asked her what she was smiling at.) smile2. noun(an act of smiling, or the resulting facial expression: `How do you do?' he said with a smile; the happy smiles of the children.) smil- smiling- be all smiles -
35 sophisticated
[sə'fistikeitid]1) ((of a person) having a great deal of experience and worldly wisdom, knowledge of how to dress elegantly etc: a sophisticated young man; She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.) raffineret2) (suitable for, or typical of, sophisticated people: The joke was too sophisticated for the child to understand; sophisticated clothes/hairstyles.) avanceret; raffineret3) ((of machines, processes etc) highly-developed, elaborate and produced with a high degree of skill and knowledge: sophisticated photographic techniques.) avanceret•* * *[sə'fistikeitid]1) ((of a person) having a great deal of experience and worldly wisdom, knowledge of how to dress elegantly etc: a sophisticated young man; She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.) raffineret2) (suitable for, or typical of, sophisticated people: The joke was too sophisticated for the child to understand; sophisticated clothes/hairstyles.) avanceret; raffineret3) ((of machines, processes etc) highly-developed, elaborate and produced with a high degree of skill and knowledge: sophisticated photographic techniques.) avanceret• -
36 stage
I 1. [stei‹] noun(a raised platform especially for performing or acting on, eg in a theatre.) scene2. verb1) (to prepare and produce (a play etc) in a theatre etc: This play was first staged in 1928.) sætte op2) (to organize (an event etc): The protesters are planning to stage a demonstration.) foranstalte•- staging- stage direction
- stage fright
- stagehand
- stage manager
- stagestruck II [stei‹]1) (a period or step in the development of something: The plan is in its early stages; At this stage, we don't know how many survivors there are.) fase2) (part of a journey: The first stage of our journey will be the flight to Singapore.) trin3) (a section of a bus route.) zone4) (a section of a rocket.) (raket-)trin•* * *I 1. [stei‹] noun(a raised platform especially for performing or acting on, eg in a theatre.) scene2. verb1) (to prepare and produce (a play etc) in a theatre etc: This play was first staged in 1928.) sætte op2) (to organize (an event etc): The protesters are planning to stage a demonstration.) foranstalte•- staging- stage direction
- stage fright
- stagehand
- stage manager
- stagestruck II [stei‹]1) (a period or step in the development of something: The plan is in its early stages; At this stage, we don't know how many survivors there are.) fase2) (part of a journey: The first stage of our journey will be the flight to Singapore.) trin3) (a section of a bus route.) zone4) (a section of a rocket.) (raket-)trin• -
37 stuff
I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) stof; materiale2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) ting; habengut3) (an old word for cloth.) stof•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) proppe2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) fylde; farsere3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) udstoppe•- stuffing- stuff up* * *I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) stof; materiale2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) ting; habengut3) (an old word for cloth.) stof•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) proppe2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) fylde; farsere3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) udstoppe•- stuffing- stuff up -
38 understand
1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) forstå2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) forstå3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) forstå•- understanding 2. noun1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) forstand2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) forståelse3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) forståelse•- make oneself understood- make understood* * *1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) forstå2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) forstå3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) forstå•- understanding 2. noun1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) forstand2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) forståelse3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) forståelse•- make oneself understood- make understood -
39 weigh
[wei] 1. verb1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) veje; få vejet2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) veje3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) tynge ned•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) gøre tungere2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) sætte vægtlodder på•- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
- weigh up* * *[wei] 1. verb1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) veje; få vejet2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) veje3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) tynge ned•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) gøre tungere2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) sætte vægtlodder på•- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
- weigh up
- 1
- 2
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