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21 plads

accommodation, pitch, place, room, scope, seat, site, space, square, stand

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(en -er)

( sted hvor nogen (, noget) skal være, rette plads) place ( fx a place for everything and everything in its place; the children were all in their places; his place at the table (, in the queue); he said that (a) woman's place is in the home);

( plads i teater, kirke, tog, fly etc) place,

( siddeplads) seat ( fx there were several empty places (, vacant seats); I got an excellent place (, seat) in the theatre; a corner seat; is this place (, seat) taken? are there any places left on that flight?);

(plads i bestyrelse etc) seat (i on, fx on a board, a committee);

( placering i rækkefølge, konkurrence) place ( fx he was in second place);

( skibs position) position;

( skibs liggeplads) berth;

(by etc) place, town;

( rum, plads til noget) room ( til for, fx there is room for one more in the car), space ( fx enough space to work in; we need more space (el.

room) if we're going to play here);

( i avis) space;

( mellemrum) space ( fx leave more space between the words; they left a space for my car);

( husrum; plads i havn) accommodation ( fx find accommodation for 50 people);

( åben plads i skov, by etc) open space ( fx an open space among the trees);

( firkantet torv) square;

( legeplads) playground;

( plads til bestemt virksomhed) yard ( fx timber yard);

( lønnet stilling) job,

(som hushjælp etc) place,

F situation;

[ med adj & på:]

[ der er god plads] there is plenty of room;

[ ledig plads]

( siddeplads) vacant seat,

( stilling, post) vacancy, vacant situation;

[ på plads]

(også fig: ordnet) in place;

[ på plads!]

( til hund) (dvs gå bag efter) heel!

( ned) down!

[ falde på plads], se falde, brik;

[ gå på plads!] take your places (, seats)!

[ han kom på anden (, tredje) pladsen] he was in second (, third) place, he came second (, third);

[ lægge (el. sætte) noget på plads] put something in its place, put something away (el. back),

F replace something;

[ sætte en på plads]

(fig) put somebody in his place,

T tell somebody where he gets off (el. where to get off);

[ sætte tingene på plads]

(fig) put the record straight;

[ på sin plads]

(fig) appropriate, suitable;

[ ikke på sin plads] inappropriate, out of place;

[ fyldt til sidste plads] filled to (its utmost) capacity;

T full to overflowing;

[ med vb:]

[ bestille plads]

( i tog, teater) book a seat (, seats),

( på hotel) book a room (, rooms),

( på skib) book a passage,

(især am) make reservations;

[ bytte plads] change places (, seats) ( med with),

( om to også) change round (el. over);

[ få plads] find room ( til for),

( siddeplads) get a seat,

( lønnet) get a job;

[ give plads for], se ndf: gøre plads for;

[ det giver ikke plads for nogen tvivl] it leaves no room for doubt;

[ gøre plads for] make room (el. way) for;

(dvs afløses af) give place to ( fx he ought to give place to a

younger man);

[ har plads til]

(dvs kan modtage, rumme) (can) take ( fx the classroom takes 35 children),

(mere F) (can) accommodate ( fx a classroom which accommodates 35 children),

F affords accommodation for;

[ søge plads] look for a job,

( ansøge) apply for a job;

[ plads søges (, tilbydes)]

( avisrubrik) situations wanted (, vacant);

[ tage plads]

(dvs sætte sig) sit down, take a seat;

[ tage megen plads (op)] take up (, F occupy) a lot of room (el. space);

[ tiltræde sin plads] take up (, F: enter upon) one's duties;

[ vige pladsen for], se vige (for).

Danish-English dictionary > plads
22 søge

browse, scavenge, seek, sue

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( lede) look,

( mere energisk) search;

( med objekt; også = søge efter) look for,

( mere energisk) search,

(F: i visse faste forb & = opsøge, prøve at få) seek ( fx advice, death, one's fortune, shelter, support; agreement on the proposals, international aid, conversations with the U.S. government, a vote of confidence; seek and ye shall find);

( være på jagt efter) be on the look-out for, be in search of,

( ivrigt, T) hunt for,

( guld, olie etc) prospect for;

( ansøge) apply ( fx how many people have applied?),

( med objekt) apply for ( fx a post),

(mere T) put in for ( fx a job, a pay rise);

( bevæge sig) go ( fx further inland),

( med objekt) take to ( fx the woods);

( besøge hyppigt, F) frequent,

( skole også) attend;

[ søge at] try to,

F seek to ( fx get their co-operation),

( stærkere) endeavour to;

[ hvem søger De?] who do you want to see?

[ jeg har søgt ham flere gange] I have called on him several times;

[ med sb:]

[ søge arbejde] be looking for a job (el. for work),

F seek employment;

[ søge benådning] petition for mercy;

[ bydreng søges] boy wanted;

[ søge havn] put into port;

[ søge hjælp hos en] ask somebody to help one,

F apply to somebody for help;

[ søge læge] see (el. consult) a doctor;

[ søge oplysninger] make enquiries,

F seek information;

[ søge plads], se plads;

[ søge ens selskab] seek somebody's company;

[ søge dårligt selskab] keep bad company;

[ med præp & adv:]

[ søge bort] go away;

( fra stilling) apply for a job elsewhere;

[ søge efter] look for,

( mere energisk) search for,

F seek for, seek;

[ søge efter ordene] hesitate for words; falter;

[gå (ud) for at søge efter noget] go in search of something;

[ søge frem til sandheden] try to get at the truth;

[ søge i sine lommer] search (, grundigt: ransack) one's pockets;

[ søge ind til (, ved)] apply for a post in;

[ søge om] apply for;

[ søge om benådning] petition for mercy;

[ søge ( hen) til] make for, go to;

[ søge ud] pick out,

F select;

( søge at komme ud) try to get out;

[ andre udtryk må søges under...] for other expressions see...;

(se også søgende, søgt).

Danish-English dictionary > søge
23 forarbejde

I. (et -r) preliminary work;

( skitse) sketch.

II. vb

( fremstille) make;

( bearbejde) work up ( fx raw materials; til into),

( psykisk) digest.

Danish-English dictionary > forarbejde
24 nedlægge

lay down

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vb

( afskaffe, ophæve) abolish ( fx a department, a post),

( lukke) close (down) ( fx a department, a mine, a railway line, a school), shut down;

( frasige sig, opgive) retire from; resign ( fx one's office);

( konservere, sylte) preserve,

(i salt etc) pickle ( fx herrings);

( dræbe) kill ( fx an adversary);

( på jagt) bring down, kill;

( lægge fra sig) lay down ( fx one's arms, one's pen);

(rør etc) lay ( fx cables, pipes; the foundation stone);

[ nedlægge arbejdet] stop work,

( strejke) (go on) strike, come out, down tools;

[ nedlægge arbejdspladser] abolish (, F: shed) jobs;

[ det arbejde der er nedlagt i bogen] the work put into the book;

[ hans principper er nedlagt i denne bog] this book embodies his principles;

[ nedlægge i jorden] put into (el. place in) the earth;

[ nedlægge en krans på en grav] lay a wreath on a grave;

[ nedlægge protest] make (, F: lodge) a protest; protest ( imod against);

[ nedlægge bestemt protest imod] protest emphatically against;

[ nedlægge påstand]

(jur) submit (el. set up) a claim;

[ nedlægge en stilling] abolish (, ved universitet: disestablish) a post;

(se også forbud, mandat, veto).

Danish-English dictionary > nedlægge
25 skride

sail, stalk, sweep

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vb (skred, skredet)

(gå) stalk,

( hurtigere) stride;

( glide) slip,

( om bil) skid;

( om tid) pass,

( langsomt) wear on;

( sætte aks) ear;

T ( gå sin vej) make oneself scarce, clear out;

( dumpe til eksamen) be ploughed,

(am) be flunked;

( gå fallit) go bust;

[ nu skrider det]

(fig) now we are getting somewhere;

[ skride frem(ad)] proceed,

( gøre fremskridt) progress;

[ arbejdet skrider rask fremad] the work is making rapid progress;

[ skride ind] take measures (el. action) ( mod against), step in,

F intervene;

[ skride hårdt ind mod] crack (el. clamp) down on;

[ skride sammen] fall in,

(også fig) collapse;

[ skride til] proceed to ( fx they proceeded to divide the money);

( ty til) resort to ( fx other measures);

[ skride til handling] take action;

[ skride til værket] set to work;

[ skride ud]

( om stof) give way,

( om bilhjul) skid.

Danish-English dictionary > skride
26 tid

day, hour, spell, tense, term, time

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(en -er) time,

( tidspunkt, også) hour ( fx at the proper hour), moment;

( årstid) season, time of the year;

( tidsalder) age ( fx the Age of Puritanism), time,

F days ( fx at the time of (el. in the days of) Queen Elizabeth), day

( fx the questions of the day);

( aftalt tid, fx hos læge) appointment;

(gram.) tense;

( tidevand) tide;

[ en dags (, times, måneds, uges, et års) tid] a day (, an hour, a month, week, year) or so, a day's (, an hour's etc) time;

[ tiden]

(i alm) time ( fx time and space; time is on our side), times ( fx

move with the times);

( nutiden, datiden) the time ( fx one of the most important problems of the time);

[ tiden læger alle sår], se sår;

[ et tidens tegn] a sign of the times;

[ det vil tiden vise] time will tell; it remains to be seen;

[ det var tider] those were the days!

[ det var alle tiders!]

(dvs vældig godt) it was out of this world!

[ alle tiders største maler] the greatest painter ever seen (el. of all time);

[ andre tider andre skikke] other times, other manners;

[ fra tidernes morgen] since the beginning of time;

[ somme tider, i disse tider, til alle tider] etc, se ndf;

[ med vb:]

[ bruge sin tid], se bruge;

[ tiden falder ham lang] time hangs heavy on his hands;

[ få tid hos lægen] make an appointment with the doctor;

[ få tiden til at gå] kill time, while away (el. pass) the time;

[ når jeg får tid] when I get (el. have) time;

[ giv nu bare tid!] all in good time!

[ giv dig ( god) tid!] take your time!

[ give sig tid til at høre på ham] take (the) time to listen to him;

[ han giver sig aldrig tid til at tænke sig om] he never stops to think;

[ giv mig tid til i morgen!] give me till tomorrow!

[ have tid] have time ( til for, til at to, fx I haven't time for sport

(, to read));

[ jeg har ikke tid] I can't spare the time;

[ jeg har ikke tid til den slags pjat] I have no time for that kind of nonsense;

[ have bedre tid] have more time;

[ han har haft sin bedste tid] he is past his prime;

[ have dårlig tid], se dårlig;

[ have god tid] have plenty of time;

[ vi har god tid]

( også) there is plenty of time;

[ det tager tid] it takes time;

[ tage tid på én] time somebody;

[ tage sig tid til at] take (the) time to;

[ tage sig god tid] take one's time;

[ trække tiden ud], se trække;

[ vinde tid], se II. vinde;

[ med adj:]

[ have (, tage sig) god tid], se ovf;

[ i god tid], se ndf;

[ fra gammel tid], se gammel;

[ hele tiden] all the time, all along ( fx I knew it all along);

[ på høje tid], se ndf;

[ kort tid efter], se II. kort;

[ om kort tid], se ndf;

[ lang tid], se II. længe;

[ hvor lang tid tager det?] how long does it take?

[ det tager lang tid] it takes a long time;

[ en tid lang] for some (el. a) time;

[ for lange tider, i lang tid], se ndf;

[ i rette tid], se IV. ret;

[ i den senere tid], se senere;

[ somme tider] sometimes, at times, now and then;

[ med præp & adv:]

[ for tiden] at present; at the moment;

[ for en tid] for a (el. some) time;

[ for tid og evighed] for ever (and ever), for good;

[ være forud for sin tid] be ahead of (el. before el. in advance of) one's time (el. age);

[ for lange tider] for a long time to come;

[ for nogen tid siden] some time ago;

[ fra tid til anden] from time to time;

[ fra den tid af] from that time;

(se også gammel);

[ gammel før tiden] old before one's time,

F prematurely old;

[ før i tiden] formerly;

[ før i tiden arbejdede han her]

( også) he used to work here;

[ i tide] in time;

(se også utide);

[ i denne tid] at present, at the moment, these days,

( lige nu) just now;

[ i disse tider] in times like these, as things are at present;

[ i god tid] in good time;

[ i kommende tider], se kommende;

[ i lang tid] for a long time ( fx he stayed for a long time),

( i nægtende og spørgende udtryk) for long ( fx you need not be

there for long before you find out that...);

[ i min tid] in my time;

[ i nogen tid] for some time;

[ et problem der er oppe i tiden] a problem very much in the public mind;

[ i rette tid], se IV. ret;

[ i den senere (el. sidste) tid], se senere;

[ i sin tid]

( engang) at one time,

( gengives ofte med) used to ( fx there used to be a house here);

( dengang) at that time, in those days;

[ da han i sin tid kom hertil var han en ung mand] at the time when he came here he was a young man;

[ tiden er inde], se inde;

[ med tiden]

(dvs som tiden gik) in the course of time,

( efter nogen tid) in time ( fx in time he will forget);

[ følge med tiden] move with the times;

[ om et års tid] in a year or so, in a year's time;

[ om kort tid] shortly, soon, before long;

[ blive over tiden]

(dvs efter arbejdstid) stay after hours;

[ arbejde over tiden] work overtime;

[ det er ( snart) på tide] it is (about) time;

[ og det var også på tide!] and not before time!

[ på den tid] at the time, at that time,

F in those days;

( i løbet af den tid) in that time;

[ på den tid da] at the time when;

[ på denne tid af året] at this time of the year;

[ sidste (, næste) år på denne tid] this time last (, next) year;

[ på den halve tid] in half the time;

[ det er på høje tid] it is high time;

[ leve på lånt tid] live on borrowed time;

[ på alle mulige tider af døgnet] at all hours;

[ på Napoleons tid] at (el. in) the time of Napoleon,

F in the days of Napoleon;

[ optagelse på tid]

(fot) time exposure;

[ på ubestemt tid], se ubestemt;

[ til tiden] on time ( fx the train arrived on time);

[ til alle tider] at all times;

[ til den tid] by then;

[ til enhver tid] at any time, at all times;

T every time;

[ til evig tid] for ever;

[ komme til den fastsatte tid] come at the time arranged (, F: appointed);

[ komme lige til tiden] be (el. arrive) dead on time;

[ til sin tid] in due course;

( engang) some time;

[ hver ting til sin tid!] all in good time!

[ til ( sine) tider] at times;

[ næste år (, i fjor, i morgen) ved denne tid] this time next year (, last year, tomorrow).

Danish-English dictionary > tid
27 bord

I sg - bordet, pl - borde
стол м

dække bord (et) — накрыва́ть на стол

ved bordet — за столо́м

gå til bords — сади́ться за стол ( обедать)

táge af bordet — убирать со стола

koldt bord — холо́дные заку́ски
II sg - bordet, pl - bord
борт м ( судна)

om bord — на борту́ ( судна)

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table

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(et -e) table;

( pult, skrivebord) desk;

( på mejemaskine) platform;

[ bordet]

( i kortspil: den blinde) dummy;

[ bordet fanger!]

( i kortspil) you've put it down!

(fig) a bargain is a bargain!

[ pludselig fangede bordet] suddenly he (, I etc) was caught;

[ bordets glæder] the pleasures of the table;

[ få hele bordet til at le] make the whole table laugh;

[ det er ikke mit bord]

(fig: mit anliggende) that's not my pigeon;

[ bord og seng] bed and board;

(se også II. dække, hæve, II. ren);

[ med præp:]

[ tage af bordet] clear the table, clear away;

[ forslaget blev taget af bordet]

(fig) the proposal was withdrawn;

[ forslaget er ikke taget af bordet]

(fig) the proposal remains on the table;

[ efter bordet] after dinner (, supper etc);

[ rejse sig (el. gå) fra bordet] leave the table, rise from table;

[ gå fra borde]

(mar) disembark, go ashore;

[ sætte lodsen fra borde] drop the pilot;

[ før bordet] before dinner (etc);

[ slå i bordet], se slå;

[ inden borde]

(mar) on board;

[ om bord]

(mar) on board; aboard;

[ gå om bord] go on board,

F embark;

[ tage om bord] take on board;

F embark ( fx embark passengers);

[ om bord i (el. på)] aboard, on board ( fx on board the ship);

[ gå om bord i skibet]

( også) board the ship;

[ gå om bord i]

(= give sig i lag med) tackle ( fx the roast beef), start on ( fx

the new work);

[ over bord] overboard;

[ kaste over bord]

(også fig) throw overboard,

F jettison;

[ på bordet]

(også fig) on the table ( fx a new proposal is now on the table);

(merk: kontant) cash (down) ( fx £200 cash (down));

[ lægge pengene på bordet] pay cash,

T pay on the nail;

(se også I. kort);

[ tage (el. have) en til bords]

( ved middagsselskab) take somebody in to dinner;

[ gå til bords] go in to dinner (, supper etc);

[ hun havde ham til bords] she sat next to him at dinner;

[ hvem skal vi give hende til bords?] who shall we put her next to?

[ sidde til bords] be (el. sit) at table;

[ sætte sig til bords] sit down to dinner (, supper etc);

[ under bordet] under the table,

(= under måltidet) during dinner (etc);

[ banke under bordt]

( overtro) touch wood;

[ betale penge under bordet] pay money under the table;

[ drikke én under bordet] drink somebody under the table;

[ ved bordet] at the table,

(dvs under måltidet) at table, during dinner (etc);

(se også nederst, øverst, varte (op)).

Danish-English dictionary > bord
28 flittig

приле́жный, стара́тельный

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diligent, industrious, studious

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adj hard-working,

F ( flittig og omhyggelig) diligent,

( altid beskæftiget) industrious;

( til studier også) studious;

( travl) busy ( fx the busy bee; his busy pen);

[ flittig gæst] frequent visitor;

[ gøre flittig brug af] make frequent use of;

[ studere flittigt] study hard;

[ være flittig]

( også) work hard.

Danish-English dictionary > flittig
29 gavn

sg gavnen, gavnet

по́льза ж, вы́года ж

gǿre gavn — приноси́ть по́льзу

vǽre til gavn for en — быть на по́льзу кому́-л.

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benefit, profit

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(en)

( fordel) benefit ( fx he got a lot of benefit from their friendship),

F profit;

( nytte) good ( fx it does more harm than good); use;

[ gøre gavn] be (el. make oneself) useful;

[ gøre gavn for føden] be worth one's salt;

[ gøre gavn for to] do the work of two;

[ have gavn af] benefit from (el. by),

F derive profit from;

[ være til gavn for] be of benefit (el. advantage) to,

( nytte) be of use to;

[ til gavns] thoroughly,

T with a vengeance;

(se også navn).

Danish-English dictionary > gavn
30 hjemme

до́ма, у себя́; на ро́дине

hjémme hos os — у нас (до́ма)

lad som om du er [føl dig] hjémme — чу́вствуй(те) себя́ как до́ма

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in the bag, home, at home, in

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adv at home;

( hjemkommen) home ( fx I am glad to be home again);

T ( sikret) in the bag ( fx the contract is in the bag);

[ blive hjemme] stay at home;

[ gå hjemme] spend one's time at home;

( om husmor) work at home;

[ hjemme hos mig] at my home (, house); where I live;

[ hjemme hos sig selv] in one's own home;

[ høre hjemme]

(dvs høre til) belong ( fx he doesn't belong here);

[ høre hjemme i] belong in (el. to) ( fx a different category);

[ høre (el. have) hjemme i]

( bo i) live in,

( stamme fra) come from, be a native of,

( om skib) be registered in;

[ historien hører hjemme i et andet kapitel] the story belongs in another chapter;

[ det hører ingen steder hjemme] that is neither here nor there,

(= det passer sig ikke) it is quite out of place;

[ er B hjemme?] is B at home (el. in)?

[ lad som om du er hjemme] make yourself at home;

[ være godt hjemme i] be at home in, be familiar with,

F be well versed in;

(se også øst).

Danish-English dictionary > hjemme
31 kål

sg - kålen

капу́ста ж

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cabbage

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(en)

(bot) ( især hvidkål og rødkål) cabbage;

( grønkål) (curly) kale;

( grønkålssuppe) kale soup;

[ gøre kål på] make short work of;

[ søbe den kål man selv har spyttet i] eat humble-pie.

Danish-English dictionary > kål
32 lyst

sg - lysten, pl - lyster

1) жела́ние с; охо́та ж

háve lyst til nóget — хоте́ть чего́-л.

2) удово́льствие с

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brightly, eagerness, inclination, notion, rosily

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(en -er)

( fryd) delight ( fx it is his chief delight);

( svagere) pleasure;

( tilbøjelighed, ønske) inclination ( fx follow one's inclination); wish;

( begær) desire ( fx that cured me of all desire to try again),

( stærkere) lust ( fx the lusts of the flesh),

( lidenskab) passion;

[ af lyst] from inclination;

[ af lyst til] out of a desire for;

[ lysten driver værket] willing hands make light work;

[ hvis du har lyst] if you like;

[ have (, få) lyst til noget] feel like something, want something;

[ have (el. få) lyst til at gøre det] have a good mind to do it, feel like doing it;

[ gøre hvad man har lyst til] do as one likes;

(dvs leve frit) T do one's own thing;

[ hver sin lyst] everyone to his taste;

(se også styre).

Danish-English dictionary > lyst
33 løn

sg - lǿnnen

1) за́работная пла́та, зарпла́та ж, жа́лованье с

2) награ́да ж

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earnings, emolument, pay, remuneration, salary, wage, wage-packet

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I. (en)

( arbejdsløn) pay;

(+ nærmere bestemmelse) wage ( fx a good wage; work at a weekly wage of £80; they paid him a wage that would be scorned by a schoolboy);

( især ugeløn) wages pl;

( årsløn, månedsløn) salary,

T pay;

(mil.) pay;

( belønning) reward;

[ bære lønnen i sig selv] carry its own reward;

[ få løn for] be paid for;

[ hvad får han i løn?] what are his wages?

T how much does he make (el. get)? what does he get?

( om gage) what is his salary?

[ få løn som forskyldt] get one's (just) deserts,

T get what one asks for;

[ der fik han løn som forskyldt] it served him right,

T he was asking for it; he deserved all he got;

(se også utak, II. værd).

II.:

[ i løn]

( hemmeligt) in secret, secretly,

F clandestinely.

III. (en)

( træ) maple, sycamore.

Danish-English dictionary > løn
34 opgøre

assess

* * *

vb

( regnskab) make up, balance ( fx an account);

( tælle sammen) add up, sum up;

( beregne) work out ( fx the cost, one's income),

F calculate ( fx he calculated his income (, the costs) to be

£20,000);

( anslå) estimate ( til at, fx estimate his income at £20,000);

[ opgøre et bo] wind up an estate;

[ opgøre sit lager] take stock;

[ det kan ikke opgøres i penge] you can't put it in money terms.

Danish-English dictionary > opgøre
35 proces

litigation, process

* * *

(en -ser) process ( fx a chemical process, a technical process);

( civil retssag) lawsuit, action, case,

( kriminel retssag) trial, case;

( procesordning) (rules of) procedure;

[ føre proces] carry on a lawsuit;

[ ligge i proces med] be involved in a lawsuit with;

[ gøre kort proces] settle the question (el. it) out of hand;

[ gøre kort proces med én] make short work of somebody;

[ processen mod X]

( civil) the action against X,

( kriminel) the trial of X.

Danish-English dictionary > proces
36 ren

clean, clear, literal, neat, pure, solid, straight

* * *

I. (en -er)

zo ( rensdyr) reindeer.

II. adj

(mods snavset) clean;

( ublandet, uforfalsket; moralsk ren; strengt teoretisk) pure ( fx pure gold (, wool); chemically pure; pure thoughts; chaste and pure; to the pure all things are pure; pure mathematics),

( om sprog: korrekt) pure;

( netto) net ( fx profit);

(mus.: ren og klar) pure ( fx voice, note),

( om tonehøjde) true ( fx pitch),

( om interval) perfect ( fx fourth kvart, fifth kvint);

( om omrids) clean-cut, clear; clean ( fx the clean lines of a motor car);

( ligefrem, ren og skær) pure ( fx kindness, nonsense), sheer ( fx

delight, ignorance, madness), absolute ( fx fool, genius),

T regular ( fx nuisance),

(kun neds) downright ( fx scoundrel, rudeness);

( blot og bar) mere ( fx a mere boy (, child));

(se også rent);

[ forb med sb:]

[ give ren besked] speak plainly, speak out;

[ give ham ren besked] give him a piece of one's mind;

[ gøre rent bord]

(dvs blive færdig) get through all one's work,

( tilstå) make a clean breast of it,

T come clean;

[ ren chokolade] plain chocolate;

[ ren fortjeneste] a clear profit ( fx a clear profit of £300);

[ det er ren fortjeneste] it is all profit;

[ en ren pigeskole] an all-girls school;

[ ren samvittighed] a clear conscience;

[ den rene sandhed] the plain truth;

[ ren skønhed] perfect beauty;

[ ren smag] pure taste;

[ ved et rent tilfælde] by the merest chance, by sheer accident;

[ af reneste vand]

(også fig) of the first (el. purest) water;

(se også idyl, mel, ord);

[ andre forb:]

[ det er det rene...] it is sheer ( fx luck, madness), it is pure ( fx

nonsense);

[få (el. bringe) på det rene] clear up ( fx the matter, the point);

[ få tingene på det rene]

(dvs få klarhed over) get things clear,

( fjerne misforståelser) put the record straight;

[ være på det rene med] realize;

[ give et barn rent på] change a baby's nappie;

[ lægge rent på sengene] change the bedclothes (el. bed linen);

[ ren og skær] sheer ( fx folly, ignorance), pure and simple;

( NB efterstillet, fx it was laziness (, carelessness, envy etc) pure and simple).

Danish-English dictionary > ren
37 repræsentere

represent

* * *

vb represent;

( i parlamentet også) be member for, sit for;

( være) be ( fx this is a good example of his early work),

F constitute ( fx a serious risk);

( beløbe sig til) amount to ( fx a considerable sum);

( udgøre) make up, account for ( fx half the expenditure);

( give selskaber) entertain;

[ lade sig repræsentere ved] be represented by.

Danish-English dictionary > repræsentere
38 rubbe

vb:

[ rub af!] clear out! get off!

[ rubbe noget af sig] knock off a good deal of work; get things done;

[ rubbe neglene, rubbe sig] look sharp, hurry up;

[ rubbe sig med noget] be quick about something;

[ rub jer!]

( også) get a move on! make it snappy!

Danish-English dictionary > rubbe
39 sejl

sail

* * *

(et -) sail;

[ for fulde sejl] at full sail; all sails set;

[ sætte sejl] make sail, set sail;

[ sætte alle sejl til]

(fig) put every ounce of energy into it (el. into the work);

T pull out all the stops;

[ under sejl] under sail;

(se også vind).

Danish-English dictionary > sejl
40 skidt

muck

* * *

I. (et)

( snavs) dirt,

( stærkere) filth;

(fig) trash, rubbish;

[ hele skidtet] the whole lot;

[ komme ned i skidtet] go to the bad;

[ det lille skidt] poor little mite;

[ skidt med det!] never mind!

[ have penge som skidt] be lousy with money, be rolling in it;

[ man skal have syv pund skidt om året]

( svarer til) we must eat a peck of dirt before we die;

[ ikke regne ham for det skidt man træder på] treat him like dirt.

II. adj bad, rotten;

adv badly;

[ komme skidt fra noget]

( kludre med noget) make a mess of something;

[ det kom han skidt fra]

(dvs det lykkedes ikke) he did not get away with it;

[ en skidt fyr (el. knægt)] a good-for-nothing,

T a bad lot,

S a nasty piece of work;

[ skidt stillet] badly off;

(se også dårligt; tilpas).

Danish-English dictionary > skidt

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