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1 keep (something) to oneself
(not to tell anyone (something): He kept his conclusions to himself.) holde for sig selv* * *(not to tell anyone (something): He kept his conclusions to himself.) holde for sig selv -
2 keep (something) to oneself
(not to tell anyone (something): He kept his conclusions to himself.) holde for sig selv* * *(not to tell anyone (something): He kept his conclusions to himself.) holde for sig selv -
3 wit
[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) vid2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) vittigt hoved3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) det, der skal til•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits* * *[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) vid2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) vittigt hoved3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) det, der skal til•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits -
4 absent
1. ['æbsənt] adjective(not present: Johnny was absent from school with a cold.) fraværende; borte2. [əb'sent] verb(to keep (oneself) away: He absented himself from the meeting.) holde sig væk; udeblive- absence- absentee
- absenteeism
- absent-minded
- absentmindedly
- absent-mindedness* * *1. ['æbsənt] adjective(not present: Johnny was absent from school with a cold.) fraværende; borte2. [əb'sent] verb(to keep (oneself) away: He absented himself from the meeting.) holde sig væk; udeblive- absence- absentee
- absenteeism
- absent-minded
- absentmindedly
- absent-mindedness -
5 grit
[ɡrit] 1. noun1) (very small pieces of stone: She's got a piece of grit in her eye.) grus; sandkorn2) (courage: He's got a lot of grit.) mod2. verb(to keep (the teeth) tightly closed together: He gritted his teeth to stop himself from crying out in pain.) bide tænderne sammen- gritty* * *[ɡrit] 1. noun1) (very small pieces of stone: She's got a piece of grit in her eye.) grus; sandkorn2) (courage: He's got a lot of grit.) mod2. verb(to keep (the teeth) tightly closed together: He gritted his teeth to stop himself from crying out in pain.) bide tænderne sammen- gritty -
6 protect
[prə'tekt](to guard or defend from danger; to keep safe: She protected the children from every danger; Which type of helmet protects the head best?; He wore a fur jacket to protect himself against the cold.) beskytte- protection
- protective
- protector* * *[prə'tekt](to guard or defend from danger; to keep safe: She protected the children from every danger; Which type of helmet protects the head best?; He wore a fur jacket to protect himself against the cold.) beskytte- protection
- protective
- protector -
7 shut off
1) (to stop an engine working, a liquid flowing etc: I'll need to shut the gas off before I repair the fire.) slukke for2) (to keep away (from); to make separate (from): He shut himself off from the rest of the world.) lukke sig ude* * *1) (to stop an engine working, a liquid flowing etc: I'll need to shut the gas off before I repair the fire.) slukke for2) (to keep away (from); to make separate (from): He shut himself off from the rest of the world.) lukke sig ude -
8 station
['steiʃən] 1. noun1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) station; -station2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) -station3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) post2. verb(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) stille; placere* * *['steiʃən] 1. noun1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) station; -station2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) -station3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) post2. verb(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) stille; placere
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