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1 wakeful
1) (not asleep; not able to sleep: a wakeful child.) vågen2) ((of a night) in which one gets little sleep: We spent a wakeful night worrying about her.) søvnløs* * *1) (not asleep; not able to sleep: a wakeful child.) vågen2) ((of a night) in which one gets little sleep: We spent a wakeful night worrying about her.) søvnløs -
2 awake
[ə'weik] 1. past tense awoke [F'wouk]: past participles awaked, awoken - verb(to wake from sleep: He was awoken by a noise; He awoke suddenly.) vågne op; vække2. adjective(not asleep: Is he awake?) vågen- awaken* * *[ə'weik] 1. past tense awoke [F'wouk]: past participles awaked, awoken - verb(to wake from sleep: He was awoken by a noise; He awoke suddenly.) vågne op; vække2. adjective(not asleep: Is he awake?) vågen- awaken -
3 conscious
['konʃəs]1) (aware of oneself and one's surroundings; not asleep or in a coma or anaesthetized etc: The patient was conscious.) bevidst; ved bevidsthed2) ((sometimes with of) aware or having knowledge (of): They were conscious of his disapproval.) bevidst (om)•- consciousness* * *['konʃəs]1) (aware of oneself and one's surroundings; not asleep or in a coma or anaesthetized etc: The patient was conscious.) bevidst; ved bevidsthed2) ((sometimes with of) aware or having knowledge (of): They were conscious of his disapproval.) bevidst (om)•- consciousness -
4 sound
I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) i god stand; sund2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) dyb3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) grundig4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) ordentlig; nøjagtig5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) fornuftig•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) lyd; lyd-2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) lyd3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) indtryk; sådan, som det lyder2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) ring; ringe2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) give signal; slå alarm3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) lyde4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) udtale5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) undersøge•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) lydisolereIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) lodde- sounding- sound out* * *I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) i god stand; sund2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) dyb3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) grundig4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) ordentlig; nøjagtig5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) fornuftig•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) lyd; lyd-2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) lyd3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) indtryk; sådan, som det lyder2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) ring; ringe2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) give signal; slå alarm3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) lyde4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) udtale5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) undersøge•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) lydisolereIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) lodde- sounding- sound out -
5 fast
I 1. adjective1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) hurtig2) (quick: a fast worker.) hurtig3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) foran2. adverb(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) hurtigt- fastness- fast foods
- fast food II 1. verb(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) faste2. noun(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) faste- fastingIII adjective1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) farveægte; vaskeægte2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) fastgjort•* * *I 1. adjective1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) hurtig2) (quick: a fast worker.) hurtig3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) foran2. adverb(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) hurtigt- fastness- fast foods
- fast food II 1. verb(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) faste2. noun(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) faste- fastingIII adjective1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) farveægte; vaskeægte2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) fastgjort• -
6 out for the count
1) ((of a boxer) still not standing after the count of ten.) bevidstløs2) (exhausted; asleep: He was out for the count for several hours after his long walk.) gået ud som et lys; i dyb søvn* * *1) ((of a boxer) still not standing after the count of ten.) bevidstløs2) (exhausted; asleep: He was out for the count for several hours after his long walk.) gået ud som et lys; i dyb søvn -
7 pretend
[pri'tend]1) (to make believe that something is true, in play: Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry - he was only pretending.) foregive; lade som om2) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) lade som om•- pretence- false pretences* * *[pri'tend]1) (to make believe that something is true, in play: Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry - he was only pretending.) foregive; lade som om2) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) lade som om•- pretence- false pretences
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