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  • 1 long

    I 1. [loŋ] adjective
    1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lang
    2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) lang
    3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) lang
    4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) længe væk
    5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) lang; god
    2. adverb
    1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) længe
    2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) længe
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    - long-distance
    - long-drawn-out
    - longhand
    - long house
    - long jump
    - long-playing record
    - long-range
    - long-sighted
    - long-sightedness
    - long-suffering
    - long-winded
    - as long as / so long as
    - before very long
    - before long
    - in the long run
    - the long and the short of it
    - no longer
    - so long!     II [loŋ] verb
    ((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) længes
    - longingly
    * * *
    I 1. [loŋ] adjective
    1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lang
    2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) lang
    3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) lang
    4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) længe væk
    5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) lang; god
    2. adverb
    1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) længe
    2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) længe
    •
    - long-distance
    - long-drawn-out
    - longhand
    - long house
    - long jump
    - long-playing record
    - long-range
    - long-sighted
    - long-sightedness
    - long-suffering
    - long-winded
    - as long as / so long as
    - before very long
    - before long
    - in the long run
    - the long and the short of it
    - no longer
    - so long!     II [loŋ] verb
    ((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) længes
    - longingly

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  • 2 bring (something) out into the open

    (to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) komme frem
    * * *
    (to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) komme frem

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  • 3 bring (something) out into the open

    (to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) komme frem
    * * *
    (to make (something) public: This affair has been kept a secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open.) komme frem

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  • 4 drag

    [dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb
    1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) trække; slæbe
    2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) slæbe
    3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) slæbe
    4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) trække vod
    5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) slæbe sig afsted
    2. noun
    1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) hæmsko
    2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) hiv; sug
    3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) kedsommelig oplevelse
    4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) drag
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    [dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb
    1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) trække; slæbe
    2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) slæbe
    3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) slæbe
    4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) trække vod
    5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) slæbe sig afsted
    2. noun
    1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) hæmsko
    2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) hiv; sug
    3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) kedsommelig oplevelse
    4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) drag

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  • 5 stick

    I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
    1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) stikke
    2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) stikke ud
    3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) klæbe; hænge fast
    4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) sidde fast; blive hængende
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    - sticky
    - stickily
    - stickiness
    - sticking-plaster
    - stick-in-the-mud
    - come to a sticky end
    - stick at
    - stick by
    - stick it out
    - stick out
    - stick one's neck out
    - stick to/with
    - stick together
    - stick up for     II [stik] noun
    1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) gren; kvist
    2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) stok; -stok; stav; -stav; -stik
    3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) stang
    •
    - get hold of the wrong end of the stick
    - get the wrong end of the stick
    * * *
    I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
    1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) stikke
    2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) stikke ud
    3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) klæbe; hænge fast
    4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) sidde fast; blive hængende
    •
    - sticky
    - stickily
    - stickiness
    - sticking-plaster
    - stick-in-the-mud
    - come to a sticky end
    - stick at
    - stick by
    - stick it out
    - stick out
    - stick one's neck out
    - stick to/with
    - stick together
    - stick up for     II [stik] noun
    1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) gren; kvist
    2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) stok; -stok; stav; -stav; -stik
    3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) stang
    •
    - get hold of the wrong end of the stick
    - get the wrong end of the stick

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  • 6 way

    [wei] 1. noun
    1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) vej
    2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) vej; -vej
    3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) -vej
    4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) vej
    5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) måde
    6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) måde; på visse punkter
    7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) væremåde; facon
    8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) vej
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) langt
    - wayside
    - be/get on one's way
    - by the way
    - fall by the wayside
    - get/have one's own way
    - get into / out of the way of doing something
    - get into / out of the way of something
    - go out of one's way
    - have a way with
    - have it one's own way
    - in a bad way
    - in
    - out of the/someone's way
    - lose one's way
    - make one's way
    - make way for
    - make way
    - under way
    - way of life
    - ways and means
    * * *
    [wei] 1. noun
    1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) vej
    2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) vej; -vej
    3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) -vej
    4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) vej
    5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) måde
    6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) måde; på visse punkter
    7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) væremåde; facon
    8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) vej
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) langt
    - wayside
    - be/get on one's way
    - by the way
    - fall by the wayside
    - get/have one's own way
    - get into / out of the way of doing something
    - get into / out of the way of something
    - go out of one's way
    - have a way with
    - have it one's own way
    - in a bad way
    - in
    - out of the/someone's way
    - lose one's way
    - make one's way
    - make way for
    - make way
    - under way
    - way of life
    - ways and means

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  • 7 stop

    [stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
    1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) stoppe; standse
    2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) stoppe
    3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) holde op
    4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) holde sig for; lukke
    5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) lukke; gribe
    6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) opholde sig
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) stop; bringe til standsning
    2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) stoppested; -stop
    3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punktum
    4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registertræk
    5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) stopper; -stopper
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    - stopper
    - stopping
    - stopcock
    - stopgap
    - stopwatch
    - put a stop to
    - stop at nothing
    - stop dead
    - stop off
    - stop over
    - stop up
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    [stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
    1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) stoppe; standse
    2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) stoppe
    3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) holde op
    4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) holde sig for; lukke
    5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) lukke; gribe
    6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) opholde sig
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) stop; bringe til standsning
    2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) stoppested; -stop
    3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punktum
    4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registertræk
    5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) stopper; -stopper
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    - stopper
    - stopping
    - stopcock
    - stopgap
    - stopwatch
    - put a stop to
    - stop at nothing
    - stop dead
    - stop off
    - stop over
    - stop up

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  • 8 pine

    I noun
    1) (any of several kinds of evergreen trees with cones (pine-cones) and needlelike leaves (pine-needles).) fyrretræ
    2) (its wood: The table is made of pine; ( also adjective) a pine table.) fyrretræ; fyrretræs-
    II verb
    1) ((often with away) to lose strength, become weak (with pain, grief etc): Since his death she has been pining (away).) sygne hen
    2) ((usually with for) to want (something) very much; to long (for someone or something, or to do something): He knew that his wife was pining for home.) længes
    * * *
    I noun
    1) (any of several kinds of evergreen trees with cones (pine-cones) and needlelike leaves (pine-needles).) fyrretræ
    2) (its wood: The table is made of pine; ( also adjective) a pine table.) fyrretræ; fyrretræs-
    II verb
    1) ((often with away) to lose strength, become weak (with pain, grief etc): Since his death she has been pining (away).) sygne hen
    2) ((usually with for) to want (something) very much; to long (for someone or something, or to do something): He knew that his wife was pining for home.) længes

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  • 9 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rulle; -rulle
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) bolle; -bolle
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) rul
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) rulning
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) bulder
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) dælle
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) trommehvirvel
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rulle; trille
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rulle; trille
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) rulle
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) rulle
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) forme
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) rulle ind i
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) tromle; rulle
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) rulle
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) buldre
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) rulle
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) trille
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) rulle
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) gå
    •
    - rolling
    - roller-skate     3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) løbe på rulleskøjter
    - roll in
    - roll up     II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) navneliste
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    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rulle; -rulle
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) bolle; -bolle
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) rul
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) rulning
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) bulder
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) dælle
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) trommehvirvel
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rulle; trille
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rulle; trille
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) rulle
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) rulle
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) forme
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) rulle ind i
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) tromle; rulle
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) rulle
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) buldre
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) rulle
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) trille
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) rulle
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) gå
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    - rolling
    - roller-skate     3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) løbe på rulleskøjter
    - roll in
    - roll up     II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) navneliste

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  • 10 ridge

    [ri‹]
    1) (a long narrow piece of ground etc raised above the level of the ground etc on either side of it.) højdedrag; ås
    2) (a long narrow row of hills.) højdedrag
    3) (anything like a ridge in shape: A ridge of high pressure is a long narrow area of high pressure as shown on a weather map.) -område
    4) (the top edge of something where two sloping surfaces meet, eg on a roof.) -ryg
    * * *
    [ri‹]
    1) (a long narrow piece of ground etc raised above the level of the ground etc on either side of it.) højdedrag; ås
    2) (a long narrow row of hills.) højdedrag
    3) (anything like a ridge in shape: A ridge of high pressure is a long narrow area of high pressure as shown on a weather map.) -område
    4) (the top edge of something where two sloping surfaces meet, eg on a roof.) -ryg

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  • 11 draw

    [dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb
    1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) tegne
    2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) trække
    3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) fjerne sig; nærme sig
    4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) spille uafgjort
    5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) trække; hæve
    6) (to open or close (curtains).) trække fra; trække for
    7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) tiltrække
    2. noun
    1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) uafgjort kamp
    2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) attraktion; trækplaster
    3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) trækning; lodtrækning; -trækning
    4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) det at trække en pistol
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    - drawn
    - drawback
    - drawbridge
    - drawing-pin
    - drawstring
    - draw a blank
    - draw a conclusion from
    - draw in
    - draw the line
    - draw/cast lots
    - draw off
    - draw on1
    - draw on2
    - draw out
    - draw up
    - long drawn out
    * * *
    [dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb
    1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) tegne
    2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) trække
    3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) fjerne sig; nærme sig
    4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) spille uafgjort
    5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) trække; hæve
    6) (to open or close (curtains).) trække fra; trække for
    7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) tiltrække
    2. noun
    1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) uafgjort kamp
    2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) attraktion; trækplaster
    3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) trækning; lodtrækning; -trækning
    4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) det at trække en pistol
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    - drawn
    - drawback
    - drawbridge
    - drawing-pin
    - drawstring
    - draw a blank
    - draw a conclusion from
    - draw in
    - draw the line
    - draw/cast lots
    - draw off
    - draw on1
    - draw on2
    - draw out
    - draw up
    - long drawn out

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  • 12 entangle

    [in'tæŋɡl]
    (to cause (something) to become twisted or tangled with something else: Her long scarf entangled itself in the bicycle wheel; entangled in an unhappy love affair.) filtre ind; vikle ind
    * * *
    [in'tæŋɡl]
    (to cause (something) to become twisted or tangled with something else: Her long scarf entangled itself in the bicycle wheel; entangled in an unhappy love affair.) filtre ind; vikle ind

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  • 13 give up

    1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) holde op; opgive
    2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) give afkald på
    3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) overgive; aflevere
    4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) bruge
    5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) anse
    * * *
    1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) holde op; opgive
    2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) give afkald på
    3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) overgive; aflevere
    4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) bruge
    5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) anse

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  • 14 hammer

    ['hæmə] 1. noun
    1) (a tool with a heavy usually metal head, used for driving nails into wood, breaking hard substances etc: a joiner's hammer.) hammer
    2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) hammer
    3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) hammer
    2. verb
    1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) hamre
    2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) hamre
    •
    - give someone a hammering
    - give a hammering
    - hammer home
    - hammer out
    * * *
    ['hæmə] 1. noun
    1) (a tool with a heavy usually metal head, used for driving nails into wood, breaking hard substances etc: a joiner's hammer.) hammer
    2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) hammer
    3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) hammer
    2. verb
    1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) hamre
    2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) hamre
    •
    - give someone a hammering
    - give a hammering
    - hammer home
    - hammer out

    English-Danish dictionary > hammer

  • 15 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) holde
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) holde
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) holde
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) holde
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) holde
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) indeholde
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) afholde
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) holde
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) have; være
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) tro; holde
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gælde
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) holde nogen fast til noget
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) holde; forsvare
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) forsvare sig imod
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) holde; bevare
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) holde hen
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) fejre
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) eje
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) holde
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) vente
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) holde
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) opbevare
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) bringe
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) hold; greb
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) magt; indflydelse
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) greb; tag
    •
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) last
    * * *
    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) holde
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) holde
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) holde
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) holde
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) holde
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) indeholde
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) afholde
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) holde
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) have; være
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) tro; holde
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gælde
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) holde nogen fast til noget
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) holde; forsvare
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) forsvare sig imod
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) holde; bevare
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) holde hen
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) fejre
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) eje
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) holde
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) vente
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) holde
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) opbevare
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) bringe
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) hold; greb
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) magt; indflydelse
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) greb; tag
    •
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) last

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  • 16 mould

    I [mould] noun
    1) ((soil which is full of) rotted leaves etc.) muld
    2) (a growth on stale food etc: This bread is covered with mould.) mug
    •
    - mouldiness II 1. [məuld] noun
    1) (a shape into which a substance in liquid form is poured so that it may take on that shape when it cools and hardens: a jelly mould.) form; -form
    2) (something, especially a food, formed in a mould.) støbning
    2. verb
    1) (to form in a mould: The metal is moulded into long bars.) forme
    2) (to work into a shape: He moulded the clay into a ball.) forme
    3) (to make the shape of (something): She moulded the figure out of/in clay.) forme
    * * *
    I [mould] noun
    1) ((soil which is full of) rotted leaves etc.) muld
    2) (a growth on stale food etc: This bread is covered with mould.) mug
    •
    - mouldiness II 1. [məuld] noun
    1) (a shape into which a substance in liquid form is poured so that it may take on that shape when it cools and hardens: a jelly mould.) form; -form
    2) (something, especially a food, formed in a mould.) støbning
    2. verb
    1) (to form in a mould: The metal is moulded into long bars.) forme
    2) (to work into a shape: He moulded the clay into a ball.) forme
    3) (to make the shape of (something): She moulded the figure out of/in clay.) forme

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  • 17 reach

    [ri: ] 1. verb
    1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) nå frem til; nå til; nå
    2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) nå; få fat i
    3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) række
    4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) få fat i
    5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) gå
    2. noun
    1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) rækkevidde
    2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) rækkevidde
    3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) løb
    * * *
    [ri: ] 1. verb
    1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) nå frem til; nå til; nå
    2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) nå; få fat i
    3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) række
    4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) få fat i
    5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) gå
    2. noun
    1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) rækkevidde
    2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) rækkevidde
    3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) løb

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  • 18 sleeve

    [sli:v]
    1) (the part of a garment that covers the arm: He tore the sleeve of his jacket; a dress with long/short sleeves.) ærme
    2) ((also record-sleeve) a stiff envelope for a gramophone record.) omslag
    3) (something, eg a tubular part in a piece of machinery, that covers as a sleeve of a garment does the arm.) rør
    •
    - sleeveless
    - have/keep something up one's sleeve
    - have/keep up one's sleeve
    * * *
    [sli:v]
    1) (the part of a garment that covers the arm: He tore the sleeve of his jacket; a dress with long/short sleeves.) ærme
    2) ((also record-sleeve) a stiff envelope for a gramophone record.) omslag
    3) (something, eg a tubular part in a piece of machinery, that covers as a sleeve of a garment does the arm.) rør
    •
    - sleeveless
    - have/keep something up one's sleeve
    - have/keep up one's sleeve

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  • 19 strip

    [strip] 1. past tense, past participle - stripped; verb
    1) (to remove the covering from something: He stripped the old varnish off the wall; He stripped the branch (of its bark) with his knife.) fjerne
    2) (to undress: She stripped the child (naked) and put him in the bath; He stripped and dived into the water; They were told to strip to the waist.) klæde af; klæde sig af
    3) (to remove the contents of (a house etc): The house/room was stripped bare / stripped of its furnishings; They stripped the house of all its furnishings.) tømme; demontere
    4) (to deprive (a person) of something: The officer was stripped of his rank for misconduct.) fratage
    2. noun
    1) (a long narrow piece of (eg cloth, ground etc): a strip of paper.) strimmel
    2) (a strip cartoon.) tegneserie
    3) (a footballer's shirt, shorts, socks etc: The team has a red and white strip.) spilletøj
    •
    - strip-lighting
    - strip-tease     3. adjective
    a strip-tease show.) striptease-
    * * *
    [strip] 1. past tense, past participle - stripped; verb
    1) (to remove the covering from something: He stripped the old varnish off the wall; He stripped the branch (of its bark) with his knife.) fjerne
    2) (to undress: She stripped the child (naked) and put him in the bath; He stripped and dived into the water; They were told to strip to the waist.) klæde af; klæde sig af
    3) (to remove the contents of (a house etc): The house/room was stripped bare / stripped of its furnishings; They stripped the house of all its furnishings.) tømme; demontere
    4) (to deprive (a person) of something: The officer was stripped of his rank for misconduct.) fratage
    2. noun
    1) (a long narrow piece of (eg cloth, ground etc): a strip of paper.) strimmel
    2) (a strip cartoon.) tegneserie
    3) (a footballer's shirt, shorts, socks etc: The team has a red and white strip.) spilletøj
    •
    - strip-lighting
    - strip-tease     3. adjective
    a strip-tease show.) striptease-

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  • 20 want

    [wont] 1. verb
    1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) gerne ville have; gerne ville
    2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) trænge til
    3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) mangle; lide nød
    2. noun
    1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) ønske
    2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) fattigdom
    3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) mangel
    •
    - want ad
    - want for
    * * *
    [wont] 1. verb
    1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) gerne ville have; gerne ville
    2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) trænge til
    3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) mangle; lide nød
    2. noun
    1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) ønske
    2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) fattigdom
    3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) mangel
    •
    - want ad
    - want for

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