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41 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) starte2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) begynde3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) starte; få igang4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) starte2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) begyndelse; start2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) forspring•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) fare sammen2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) sæt2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) chok* * *I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) starte2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) begynde3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) starte; få igang4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) starte2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) begyndelse; start2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) forspring•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) fare sammen2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) sæt2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) chok -
42 stone
[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) sten; -sten; sten-2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) sten3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) -sten4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) sten; ædelsten5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) sten; -sten6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) (britisk vægtenhed)7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) nyresten; galdesten2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) stene2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) udstene•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw* * *[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) sten; -sten; sten-2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) sten3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) -sten4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) sten; ædelsten5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) sten; -sten6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) (britisk vægtenhed)7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) nyresten; galdesten2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) stene2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) udstene•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw -
43 take off
1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) tage af2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) lette3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) tage fri4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) efterligne; parodiere* * *1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) tage af2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) lette3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) tage fri4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) efterligne; parodiere -
44 yard
I noun((often abbreviated to yd) an old unit of length equal to 0.9144 metres.) yardII noun1) (an area of (enclosed) ground beside a building: Leave your bicycle in the yard; a school-yard; a courtyard.) gård; -gård; gårdsplads2) (an area of enclosed ground used for a special purpose: a shipyard; a dockyard.) værft; -værft; -plads* * *I noun((often abbreviated to yd) an old unit of length equal to 0.9144 metres.) yardII noun1) (an area of (enclosed) ground beside a building: Leave your bicycle in the yard; a school-yard; a courtyard.) gård; -gård; gårdsplads2) (an area of enclosed ground used for a special purpose: a shipyard; a dockyard.) værft; -værft; -plads -
45 be
['bi: ɡi:]( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.) BE; B.E; bachelorgrad; lavere grad i ingeniørfag* * *present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) være i færd med2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.) skulle3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) blive; være4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.) skulle5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.) være; blive•- being- the be-all and end-all
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