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1 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) brække2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) brække3) (to make or become unusable.) brække; gå i stykker4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) bryde; misligeholde5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) bryde6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) afbryde7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) bryde8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) fortælle; bryde9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) gå/være i overgang10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) afbøde11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) bryde løs2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pause; afbrydelse2) (a change: a break in the weather.) omslag; ændring3) (an opening.) brud4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) chance•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) skrøbelig ting- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) brække2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) brække3) (to make or become unusable.) brække; gå i stykker4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) bryde; misligeholde5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) bryde6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) afbryde7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) bryde8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) fortælle; bryde9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) gå/være i overgang10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) afbøde11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) bryde løs2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pause; afbrydelse2) (a change: a break in the weather.) omslag; ændring3) (an opening.) brud4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) chance•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) skrøbelig ting- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it -
2 make a break for it
(to make an (attempt to) escape: When the guard is not looking, make a break for it.) gøre et flugtforsøg* * *(to make an (attempt to) escape: When the guard is not looking, make a break for it.) gøre et flugtforsøg -
3 loose
[lu:s]1) (not tight; not firmly stretched: a loose coat; This belt is loose.) løs; løstsiddende2) (not firmly fixed: This button is loose.) løs3) (not tied; free: The horses are loose in the field.) løs; fri4) (not packed; not in a packet: loose biscuits.) løs vægt•- loosely- looseness
- loosen
- loose-leaf
- break loose
- let loose* * *[lu:s]1) (not tight; not firmly stretched: a loose coat; This belt is loose.) løs; løstsiddende2) (not firmly fixed: This button is loose.) løs3) (not tied; free: The horses are loose in the field.) løs; fri4) (not packed; not in a packet: loose biscuits.) løs vægt•- loosely- looseness
- loosen
- loose-leaf
- break loose
- let loose -
4 hard
1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) hård2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) svær3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) hård; streng4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) hård; streng5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) hård; vanskelig6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) hård2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) hårdt2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) hårdt3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) hårdt; strengt4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) skarpt•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up* * *1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) hård2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) svær3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) hård; streng4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) hård; streng5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) hård; vanskelig6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) hård2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) hårdt2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) hårdt3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) hårdt; strengt4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) skarpt•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up -
5 fail
[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) fejle; mislykkes; ikke kunne2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) bryde sammen; svigte3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) svigte4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) dumpe; lade dumpe; ikke bestå5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) skuffe•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) i mangel af- failure- without fail* * *[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) fejle; mislykkes; ikke kunne2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) bryde sammen; svigte3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) svigte4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) dumpe; lade dumpe; ikke bestå5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) skuffe•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) i mangel af- failure- without fail -
6 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) halvdel; halv2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) halvleg2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) halv2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) halv3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) halv3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) halvt2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) halvt•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) halvdel; halv2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) halvleg2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) halv2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) halv3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) halv3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) halvt2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) halvt•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half -
7 heart
1. noun1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) hjerte; hjerte-2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) i hjertet; midt i; kerne3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) hjerte4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) mod5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) hjerte; hjerte-6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) hjerter•- - hearted- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart 2. noun(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) fortrolig samtale- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart!
- have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
- with all one's heart* * *1. noun1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) hjerte; hjerte-2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) i hjertet; midt i; kerne3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) hjerte4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) mod5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) hjerte; hjerte-6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) hjerter•- - hearted- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart 2. noun(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) fortrolig samtale- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart!
- have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
- with all one's heart -
8 broken
['brəukən]1) (see break: a broken window; My watch is broken.) knust; i stykker2) (interrupted: broken sleep.) afbrudt3) (uneven: broken ground.) ujævn4) ((of language) not fluent: He speaks broken English.) gebrokken5) (ruined: The children come from a broken home (= their parents are no longer living together).) ødelagt; opløst•* * *['brəukən]1) (see break: a broken window; My watch is broken.) knust; i stykker2) (interrupted: broken sleep.) afbrudt3) (uneven: broken ground.) ujævn4) ((of language) not fluent: He speaks broken English.) gebrokken5) (ruined: The children come from a broken home (= their parents are no longer living together).) ødelagt; opløst• -
9 faith
[feiƟ]1) (trust or belief: She had faith in her ability.) tillid; tiltro2) (religious belief: Years of hardship had not caused him to lose his faith.) tro; religion3) (loyalty to one's promise: to keep/break faith with someone.) troskab•- faithful- faithfully
- Yours faithfully
- faithfulness
- faithless
- faithlessness
- in all good faith
- in good faith* * *[feiƟ]1) (trust or belief: She had faith in her ability.) tillid; tiltro2) (religious belief: Years of hardship had not caused him to lose his faith.) tro; religion3) (loyalty to one's promise: to keep/break faith with someone.) troskab•- faithful- faithfully
- Yours faithfully
- faithfulness
- faithless
- faithlessness
- in all good faith
- in good faith -
10 flimsy
['flimzi]1) (thin and light: You'll be cold in those flimsy clothes.) tynd2) (not very well made; likely to break: a flimsy boat.) skrøbelig; spinkel* * *['flimzi]1) (thin and light: You'll be cold in those flimsy clothes.) tynd2) (not very well made; likely to break: a flimsy boat.) skrøbelig; spinkel -
11 fragment
1. ['fræɡmənt] noun1) (a piece broken off: The floor was covered with fragments of glass.) skår2) (something which is not complete: a fragment of poetry.) fragment2. verb(to break into pieces: The glass is very strong but will fragment if dropped on the floor.) gå i stykker* * *1. ['fræɡmənt] noun1) (a piece broken off: The floor was covered with fragments of glass.) skår2) (something which is not complete: a fragment of poetry.) fragment2. verb(to break into pieces: The glass is very strong but will fragment if dropped on the floor.) gå i stykker -
12 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) undvære2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) afse; afsætte3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) spar4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) skåne5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) spare for2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) ekstra2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) fri-3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) reservedel2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) reservehjul•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare* * *[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) undvære2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) afse; afsætte3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) spar4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) skåne5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) spare for2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) ekstra2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) fri-3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) reservedel2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) reservehjul•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare
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