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3 lys
1. sg - lyset, pl - lys1) свет м; освеще́ние сtǽnde lyset — заже́чь свет
slúkke lyset — потуши́ть свет
2) свеча́ ж2. aсве́тлый; я́сныйde lyse nǽtter — бе́лые но́чи
* * *fair, light, lightness, sunlit* * *I. (et -) light ( fx artificial light; the light(s) went out);(stearinlys etc) candle;( belysning) lighting;[ gå af lyset] get out of the light;[ føre bag lyset] deceive, take in;[ der gik et lys op for mig] a light dawned on me;[ i lyset af](fig) in the light of;[ stå i lyset for en] stand in somebody's light;[ stå sig selv i lyset] stand in one's own light;[ stille noget i et nyt lys] throw new light on something;[ stille ham (, det) i et ugunstigt (, skævt) lys] place him (, it) in an unfavourable (, false) light;(fig) throw light on;[ lede (el. søge) med lys og lygte] hunt (el. search) high and low (efterfor);(dvs falde i søvn etc) go out like a light;[ så rank som et lys] straight as a poker;[ sætte lys](teat) set the lights;[ inklusive lys og varme] inclusive of lighting and heating;[ arbejde ved lys] work by artificial light;[ han er ikke noget lys] he is not very bright (el. clever); he is not on the bright side;II. adj light,( klar) bright;( om kvinde også) blonde;( om træ) blond ( fx furniture, oak),( håbefuld) bright ( fx future, prospects),( munter) cheerful ( fx disposition), sunny ( fx he has a sunny nature);[ før det blev lyst] before daybreak;[ en lys idé, et lyst indfald] a bright idea,T a brainwave;[ lyse minder] happy memories;[ lyse nætter] [light summer nights]; -
4 tænde
ignite, kindle, light, light up, set light to, put on, switch on / off* * ** light;( elektrisk lys) put on, switch on, turn on;( uden objekt) put (el. switch) on the light(s);( med ild) light the lamp(s) (, the candle);( om motor) spark, fire,(tekn) ignite;(se også tændt);[ tænde bål] light a fire;[ tænde for] turn on, switch on ( fx the radio, the television, the heater); put on;[ tænde for gassen] light the gas;[ tænde ild i noget] set fire to something, set something on fire;[lygten tændes kl. fem] lighting-up time is five o'clock;[ stjernerne tændes] the stars come out;[ tænde en tændstik] strike a match;[ tænde op] light a (, the) fire;[ tænde under noget] light the gas (, a fire etc) under something. -
5 dag
sg - dagen, pl - dageдень мgod dag! — до́брый день!, здра́вствуй(те)!
hvad dager det (i dag)? — како́й сего́дня день?
hver dag — ка́ждый день, ежедне́вно
hver ánden dag — че́рез день
i dag — сего́дня
i dag ótte dage — че́рез неде́лю
* * ** * *(en -e) day;[ alle dage] always;[ dags dato] this day, this date,(mindre F) today;[ en dag]( fortidigt) one day,( fremtidigt) some day, one day ( fx one (el. some) day next week);T be in clover;[ hele dagen ( lang)] all day (long), the whole day, throughout the day;[ dagen lang] = hele dagen;[ han er så god som dagen er lang] he is kindness itself;[ bringe for dagens lys] bring to light;[ se dagens lys] see the light of day;[ dagens mand] the man of the moment;[ mord hører til dagens orden] murders are the order of the day;[ dagens ret] today's special; the dish of the day;[ i vore dage] nowadays;[ med præp og adv:][ det gryr ad dag] dawn is breaking;[ en af dagene] one of these days;[ på denne tid af dagen] at this time of (the) day;[ komme af dage] meet one's death, die,(se også ulykkelig);[ tage sig af dage] commit suicide, take one's own life,T do away with oneself;[ dag efter dag] day by day, day after day;[ dagen efter] the next (el. following) day;[ anden dagen efter] on the second day;[ dag for dag] day by day;[ bringe for dagen] bring to light, turn up;[ komme for dagen] come to light, turn up;[ lægge for dagen] show,F display,( tydeligt) manifest;[ fra og med den dag] on and after that day (el. date); from that day onwards;[ fra den ene dag til den anden] overnight ( fx he became famous overnight);[ jeg lever kun fra den ene dag til den anden] I live from day to day (el.from one day to the next);[ fra dag til dag] day by day, from day to day;[ i dag] today;[ hvad dag er det i dag?] what is today?[( endnu) den dag i dag] still, to this (very) day;[ avisen for i dag] today's paper;[ fra i dag af] from today (onwards), from this day;[ i dag om et år] a year from today;(se også uge);[ i disse dage] at present, during the last few days;[ om dagen] by day, during the day, in the daytime;(pr. dag) a day;[ om nogle dage] in a few days;[ nu om dage] nowadays;(se også midt);[ han er faderen op ad dage] he is the very (el. living) image of his father;[ op ad dagen] late in the morning;[ til højt (el. langt) op på dagen] till late in the day (, morning);[ hvad tid er det på dagen?] what time of day is it?[ nu til dags] nowadays;[ til dagen og vejen], se vej;[ dag ud og dag ind] day after day, day in (and) day out;[ ved dag] by day;(se også højlys). -
6 brænde
sg - brǽndetдрова́ мн* * *beat down, blaze, burn, char, cremate, fire, firewood, incinerate* * *I. (et) wood, firewood;(fig) you'll catch it, you'll get it in the neck.II. *( uden objekt) burn;( NB datid burned);( fortæres af ild) burn, be burnt,( om bygning) burn down, be burnt down;( være tændt) be lighted,(elekt) be on ( fx the light was on);( være hed) burn ( fx his hands were burning);[ hvor brænder det?] where is the fire?[ lade lyset brænde] leave the light on, let the light stay on;[ solen brændte] the sun blazed down;( med objekt) burn;( NB datid burnt);( om ligbrænding) cremate;( kaffebønner) roast;(porcelæn etc) fire;(teglsten etc) bake;[ brænde lys] have the light(s) on;( stearinlys) burn candles;[ brænde sit lys i begge ender] burn the candle at both ends;(se også skib);[ brænde af] burn ( fx rubbish), burn down ( fx the house);[ brænde af begær] burn with desire;[ brænde fyrværkeri af] let off fireworks;[ blive brændt `af](dvs svigtet) be let down;(dvs kom ikke) she stood me up;[ brænde efter at] be dying to ( fx he was dying to speak);[ brænde inde] die in a (, the) fire;[ brænde inde med varerne] be left with the goods on one's hands;[ han brændte inde med historien] he never got a chance of telling the story;[ brænde ned ( til grunden)] burn down, be burnt down;F be destroyed by fire;[ brænde op] be burnt, be destroyed by fire;[ brænde over](elekt: smelte) fuse,(om elekt pære) burn out;[ sennep brænder på tungen] mustard burns one's tongue;[ brænde `på]( om mad) catch ( fx the milk has caught); burn ( fx the porridge is burnt);(om slagger etc) cake, clinker;(om motor etc) seize up;(fig) break down;[ brænde ud] burn out;[ brænde sig] burn oneself,(fig) burn one's fingers (på on);[ brænde sig på en nælde] be stung by a nettle; -
7 slukke
extinguish, put off, put out, quench, snuff out, stamp out, switch on / off* * *vb( om ild) put out,F extinguish ( fx the candle, a cigarette, the fire);( ved kontakt, hane) turn off,(elekt også) switch off, put off;[ slukkes] go out,( om lidenskab) die out;[ slukke sin tørst] quench one's thirst;[ slukke for] turn off ( fx the gas, the light, the radio, the water),(elekt også) switch off, put off ( fx the light, the radio). -
8 udskifte
* * *vb replace ( fx the manager, a broken lock, the light bulbs), change ( fx the light bulbs),( forny) renew ( fx a tyre, the water in the swimming pool);( i sport) substitute ( fx a player);[ udskifte det med noget andet] replace it with (el. by) something else (fx replace the old textbooks with (el. by) new ones), substitute something else for it; -
9 skimte
vb see dimly;( få et glimt af) catch a glimpse of;[ jeg kunne lige skimte det] I could just make it out (, F: discern it);[ skimte lys] see (a) light;(fig) see the light at the end of the tunnel. -
10 afsløre
11) разоблача́ть, раскрыва́ть2) открыва́ть ( памятник)* * *bare, betray, disclose, expose, find out, give away, bring to light, reveal, show up, unfold, unveil* * *vb unveil ( fx a statue);( åbenbare) reveal ( fx a secret, one's plans, one's ignorance; the light revealed his hiding place);(forbrydelse etc) expose ( fx a crime, a plot, a scandal), uncover,F bring to light ( fx a conspiracy);( om person) find out ( fx at last he was found out), expose ( fxexpose him as a thief),F unveil ( fx a traitor);[ afsløre sig som] reveal oneself as,( om noget dårligt også) give oneself away as ( fx an impostor). -
11 verden
earth, realm, scene, world* * *(en -er) world ( fx travel round the world; is there life on other worlds? the literary world);[ verdens](+ sup) in the world ( fx the richest man in the world; it is theeasiest thing in the world), on earth;[ verdens ende]( stedligt) the end of the earth,( tidsmæssigt) the end of the world;[ det er verdens gang] that's the way of the world;[ til ingen verdens nytte] (of) no earthly use;[ al verdens rigdom] all the riches in the world;[ ingen verdens ting] no earthly thing, not a thing;[ med adj & vb:][ den anden verden] the other (el. the next) world,(se også ndf: af, i);[ den fine verden] the fashionable world, Society;[ hele verden] all the world, the whole world;[ så længe verden har stået] since the beginning of time;[ så længe verden står] till the end of time;[ nu står verden ikke længere!] well, I never! good Lord![ tage verden som den er] take the world as it is;[ med præp:][ af verden](+ sup), se ovf: verdens;[ det bedste menneske af verden] the best man alive, the best of men;[ en verden af] a world of;[ en succes af den anden verden] a tremendous success,(let glds) no end of a success;[ ikke for alt i verden] not for (anything in) the world; not for worlds;[ hvad i al verden] what on earth? what in the world?[ han lever i en anden verden] he moves in a world of his own (el. a world apart);[ intet i verden] nothing in the world;[ han elskede dette sted over alt i verden] he loved this spot more than anything in the world;[ overalt i verden] all over the world, the (whole) world over;[ sætte børn i verden] bring children into the world;[ komme til verden] be born,(fig) see the light (of day). -
12 falde
4па́датьfálde i ǿjnene — броса́ться в глаза́
* * *come down, drop, fall, tumble* * *vb (faldt, faldet) fall;( i krig) be killed,F fall;F decline,( pludseligt) drop,( stærkere) slump;( i straffesag) sentence is pronounced,( i civilsag) judgment is delivered;[ tage det som det kan falde] take things as they come;[ lade falde]( fremkomme med) let fall ( fx a few words, a remark), drop ( fxa hint, a remark);[ tiden falder ham lang], se tid;[ det falder mig let] I find it easy;[ det falder sig sådan at] it so happens that;[ dette stof falder så smukt] this material hangs so well;[ denne sætning falder tungt] this sentence reads heavy;( på teater) the curtain falls (el. comes down);[ med præp & adv:][ falde `af] fall off, come off;(om hår etc) fall out, come out;[ der kan falde noget af til dig] you may come in for a share;[ falde af på den] lose grip;[ han er faldet af på den] he is not the man he was;[ det falder af sig selv] it is a matter of course, it goes without saying;[ falde bort]( opgives) be dropped;( ophøre) be discontinued, lapse;( miste sin gyldighed) cease to be valid;(se også bortfalde);[ falde efter](om hest etc) be sired by;[ falde for] fall for ( fx all girls fall for him);[ falde for fjendehånd] die at the hands of the enemy;[ falde for fristelsen] succumb to temptation;( hænde) occur, happen ( fx if it should happen),( vise sig) turn up ( fx any jobs that might turn up);[ når din vej falder forbi] when you come my (el. this) way;(dø) die, pass away;(opgive studium etc) drop out;( svigte) fall away, desert one's party;(rel) lapse (from one's faith);[ falde hen]( døse hen) doze off,( falde i søvn) drop off;( i drømmerier) fall into a reverie;[ falde `i](i vandet etc) fall in,( gennem is) fall through,( gå i en fælde) walk into a trap,( lukke sig) fall to,( stemme i) join in;[ talen falder i tre afsnit] the speech falls into three parts;[ falde i armene på en] fall into somebody's arms;[ falde i hænderne på en] fall into somebody's hands, fall into the hands of somebody;[ falde i øjnene] be conspicuous;[ falde igennem] fall through;( ved eksamen) fail, be ploughed;[ ved siden af ham vil jeg falde igennem] I am simply not in it with him;[ falde ind]( med en bemærkning) cut in;( synge med) join in;[ hvor kan det falde dig ind at?] how dare you? what do you mean by -ing?[ det kunne aldrig falde mig ind] I wouldn't dream of (doing) such a thing;[ det falder mig ind] it occurs to me;[ falde ind i et land] invade a country;(se også dør);[ falde ind under] come under ( fx it comes under another heading);[ falde ned] fall down,( om fly) crash;[ fald ned!](T: hids dig ned) cool down![ falde ned af en stige] fall off (el. down from) a ladder;(se også stol);[ falde ned over hovedet på], se hoved;[ falde `om] fall down ( fx the tree fell down with a crash), fall over,( om person også, pludseligt) drop ( fx drop dead; ready to drop with fatigue; he dropped into a chair),( bryde sammen) collapse ( fx with fatigue);(T: dratte om) keel over;[ han faldt mig om halsen] he threw his arms round my neck;[ vi var ved at falde om af grin] we fell about (laughing);[ falde over]( snuble over) fall over, stumble over,( få fat i) come across;(se også ben);( gå løs på) go for, fall on, attack;[ falde `på]( indtræde) set in, fall ( fx darkness (, night) is falling);[` falde på]( om lys) fall on;( også) the light caught his face;[ gevinsten faldt på nr 123] ticket number 123 came up with the prize;[ min fødselsdag falder på en søndag] my birthday is (el. falls) on a Sunday;( også) night is coming on;[ hvordan falder du på det?] what makes you think that?(også fig) fall into place ( fx when I read his letter everything fell into place),(se også brik);[ falde sammen] collapse,( om person, modstand også) crumple up,[ falde sammen med] coincide with;( lukke sig) close;( slutte tæt) fit closely;( finde sig til rette) settle down,T shake down;[ falde godt til blandt] mix (el. fit in) well with;[ falde ham til besvær] become a burden to him;[ falde til ro], se I. ro;[ falde tilbage på] fall back on ( fx have a pension (, something) to fall back on);[ falde tilbage til] fall back on ( fx old methods),( om tidligere, uheldig tilstand) revert to ( fx a primitivestate), relapse into ( fx crime);[ falde ud] fall out ( fx fall out of the window);( udvikle sig) turn out ( fx it turned out well);[ falde ud af rollen], se rolle;[ falde ud af takten] get out of time;[ falde ud i]( om flod) fall (el. flow) into;[ falde uden for] be (el. fall) outside ( fx one's competence, one's field), stand outside ( fx the discussion);[ falde væk], se ovf: falde bort. -
13 ramme
befall, catch, clip, compass, confines, frame, hit, strike, strike down* * *I. (en -r) frame;( baggrund, omgivelser) setting ( fx of a story);( fx set the parameter within which the discussion is to take place; within the parameter of the system); framework ( fx create the framework for a meaningful life);( betingelser) conditions ( fx provided the practical conditions are right);[ sætte i ramme] frame;[ sprænge rammerne] exceed the limits laid down;( også) it could not be contained within the framework (of the system).II. vb:[ ramme ind] frame.III. vb(med rambuk etc) drive, ram;[ ramme ned] drive in.IV. *( hænde) overtake ( fx overtaken by disaster);F befall ( fx the fate which befell him; ill luck (, disaster) befell him);( berøre) affect ( fx affected by the strike);( berøre pinligt) touch on the raw ( fx that remark touched him on the raw);( om lys) fall on;( også) the light caught his face;( uden objekt, også fig) go home, tell ( fx the remark (, the shot) went home (el. told));[ føle sig ramt] feel stung;[ hårdt ramt] hard hit;[ ramt af lynet] struck by lightning;[ ramme ved siden af] miss (the mark);(fig) you've hit it; you got it. -
14 mildne
alleviate, moderate, temper, tone down* * *vb( lindre) relieve ( fx pain, distress, hardship),(mere F) soothe ( fx pain),F alleviate ( fx pain);( formilde) mitigate ( fx pain, suffering, the punishment, his anger),( afbøde) cushion ( fx the effects);( dæmpe) dim ( fx the light),( om ytring) tone down ( fx an expression);( om temperatur) take the edge off ( fx the sun took the edge off the frost), temper ( fx God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb). -
15 sjov
fun, lark* * *I. (et)( løjer) fun, a lark;( besvær) trouble ( fx we had a lot of trouble getting him home);[ det er ikke sjov at vente] it is no fun waiting;[ det er bare sjov] I am only kidding;[ det er ikke bar sjov] it is not all beer and skittles;(dvs i spøg) in fun ( fx I said it (, ran after him) only in fun),for a lark;( for fornøjelsens skyld) for the fun of it, for fun ( fx he does it for fun, not to make money),T for kicks;[ lave sjov] have fun, have a lark;[ de lavede en masse sjov] they had lots of fun;[ lave (el. holde) sjov med en] play a trick (, tricks) on somebody, have a lark with somebody,T kid somebody,( bilde ham noget ind) pull somebody's leg, have somebody on;[ man har ikke andet sjov end det man selv laver] [the only fun you have is what you make for yourself];[ gå på sjov] go on the booze;(dvs arbejde) odd jobs;[ det er der ikke meget sjov ved] that is not much fun, there is not much fun in it;[ der er ikke noget sjov ved at] there is no fun in -ing.II. adj( morsom) funny ( fx this is not funny),( underholdende) fun ( fx he (, the play) was great fun; it is great fun to go skiing);(foran sb) funny ( fx story),T fun ( fx clothes, people, time);( underlig) funny ( fx noise, smell), odd;[ have det vældig sjovt] have great fun;[ sjovt nok] oddly enough; funny thing you know ( fx funny thing, you know, the light was on);[ det sjove ved det] the fun of it, the joke ( fx I don't see the joke);[ det sjove (dvs mærkelige) ved det er at] the funny thing is that;[ der er ikke noget sjovt ved at], se I. sjov. -
16 omvendt
I. adj( vendt op og ned) upturned ( fx he was sitting on an upturned bucket);( om rækkefølge) reverse ( fx in reverse order);(mat.) inverse;(rel) converted;sb convert;[ blive omvendt] be converted, see the light;[ det omvendte af] the opposite (el. reverse) of;[ stå i omvendt forhold til] be inversely proportional to;[ det er lige omvendt] it is the other way round;[ omvendt ordstilling] inversion;[ det er den omvendte verden] it is putting the cart before the horse.II. adv( vendt op og ned) upside down;( med bagsiden op) face down(wards) ( fx she placed the cards face downwards on the table);( med bageste del frem) back to front ( fx he wore his hat back to front);( i omvendt rækkefølge) in reverse order;( modsætningsvis) conversely;[ og omvendt] and vice versa. -
17 loft
sg - loftet, pl - lofter1) потоло́к м2) черда́к м* * *attic, ceiling, loft* * *(et -er)( rum) loft;( i værelse) ceiling;(fig: maksimum) ceiling ( fx price ceiling);[ fra loft til gulv] from (the) floor to (the) ceiling;[ lyset i loftet] the light on the ceiling;(T: af raseri) hit the ceiling;(fig) fix a ceiling for, put a ceiling on;[ sætte noget (op) på loftet] put something away in the loft. -
18 skære
carve, cut, guillotine, hack, lance, nick, slice* * *vb (skar, skåret) cut;(forme i træ etc) carve;[ skære ansigt] make (el. pull) faces (ad at),( tegn på væmmelse) make a wry face;(mat.) intersect;[ skære sig] cut oneself (på on);[ skære tænder] grind one's teeth;[ med præp, adv:][ skære `af] cut off,( afbryde brat) cut short;[ skære en skive af stegen] carve a slice off the joint;[ lyset skærer mig i øjnene] the light hurts my eyes;[ skære sig i fingeren] cut one's finger;[ det skærer mig i hjertet] it breaks (, F: wrings) my heart;[ skære igennem] cut through,( trænge igennem, også) penetrate;(dvs skære igennem det uvæsentlige) come to the point; get to the heart of the matter;[ skære ned] cut down,(roser etc) cut back, prune;( reducere) reduce,(mere T) cut down, cut back ( fx public expenditure, production)( med by, fx 6 per cent),(T: voldsomt) slash ( fx prices);(T: ydmyge etc) put him down, take him down a peg or two,( stærkere: til sokkeholderne) cut him down to size;[ skære ned på] cut down on, cut back on;[ skære op]( åbne) cut open,( skære i stykker) cut up;[ skære en bog op] cut the pages of a book;[ skære over] cut (through);[ skære halsen over på en] cut somebody's throat;(se også kam);[ skære til](tøj etc) cut out;( træ) cut up; cut into shape,( om planter) cut back, prune;[ skære ud] cut out,( afskære) cut off;( skære i stykker) cut up ( fx a cake), -
19 forudsætning
sg - fórudsætningen, pl - fórudsætningerпредпосы́лка ж, усло́вие с* * *assumption, prerequisite* * *(en -er)( antagelse) assumption, premise;( betingelse) condition ( for of),F precondition, prerequisite ( for for);( grundlag) basis;( baggrund) background;( kvalifikationer) qualifications;[ have forudsætninger for at kunne] be qualified to;(omtr) if the conditions are right;[ ud fra den forudsætning at] on the assumption that, on the premise that;[ forstå det ud fra sine forudsætninger] understand it in the light of one's own experiences (el. on one's own premises);[ under forudsætning af at] on the assumption that; on condition that. -
20 udelukke
exclude, ostracize, rule out* * *vbF exclude ( fra from);(nægte adgang etc) shut out ( fra of, fx shut their fishermen out of our waters; shut all thought of it out of one's mind),F exclude ( fra from, fx pupils from school, women from priesthood), bar ( fra from, fx somebody from a club (, a competition));( forhindre) prevent,F preclude ( fx all doubts, misunderstandings, mistakes);( se bort fra) exclude ( fx the possibility that...),( betragte som umulig) rule out ( fx the possibility that...);[ de to ting udelukker ikke hinanden] the two things are not mutually exclusive;(se også udelukkende; udelukket).
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