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101 rask
breezy, brisk, healthy, well* * *I. adj( hurtig) quick ( fx pace, walk, movement; decision; worker),(mere F) rapid ( fx decision, movement; worker),F swift ( fx movement, pace);( livlig) brisk ( fx movements, walk);( som bevæger sig hurtigt) fast ( fx horse, worker),F swift;( forhastet) hasty;( munter) gay, lively;( overlegen) offhand;( flot) smart, dashing;( kæk) plucky;adv quickly, rapidly, swiftly, briskly, fast; hastily; gaily; in an offhand manner; pluckily;[ med sb & vb:][ tage en rask beslutning] come to a rapid decision, take the bull by the horns;( tage mod til sig) take one's courage in both hands; grasp the nettle;(dvs kæk) a plucky boy;( stor) a big boy ( fx big boys don't cry);[ lad det nu gå lidt rask!] hurry up! be quick!T get a move on!( forøge farten) quicken one's pace;[ arbejdet skrider rask fremad] the work is making rapid progress;[ med raske skridt] at a rapid pace,(fig også) rapidly,(litt) apace ( fx winter is coming on apace);[ rask svar] ready answer, quick repartee;[ med præp & adv:][ være rask i replikken], se replik;[ rask på det](dvs næsvis) pert;(dvs overilet, T) be quick on the draw;[ være rask til at gøre noget] be quick to do something;[ være rask til sit arbejde] be quick about one's work;(se også ben);[ rask væk] without ceremony; just like that.II. adj( generelt: ved godt helbred) healthy, sound ( fx his one sound eye);(mods syg; i form) fit ( fx he is not a fit man; feel fit),(især efter vb) well ( fx feel well),(mere F) in good health;[ blive rask] get well, recover (one's health);[ de raske] those who are well;[ melde sig rask] report fit for duty;[ jeg er ikke rigtig rask] I am not (feeling) very well;(dvs rigtig klog) are you out of your mind? are you off your head?[ rask og rørig] hale and hearty;[ stadig rask og rørig] still going strong. -
102 sag
affair, business, case, cause, concern, matter, proposition, suit* * *(en -er)( anliggende) matter;( emne) subject;(som man interesserer sig el. kæmper for) cause ( fx collect money (, fight) for a good cause; fight for the cause of freedom);( retssag) case ( fx a criminal case; lose the case),( proces også) lawsuit ( fx lose one lawsuit after another);( papirerne i en sag) file ( fx send the file to the Minister);( opgave) business ( fx that is not my business);[ sager](i ministerium etc) business ( fx he is responsible for business relating to education);(= ting) things;( anliggender) affairs;[ det er en anden sag (el. en sag for sig)] that is a different matter, that is quite a different story, that's different;[ blande sig i andres sager] meddle in other people's affairs;(dvs det forholder sig sådan) it is like this; the fact (of the matter) is that;T (dvs det helt rigtige) that's just the thing (el. ticket);[ det er ikke lige sagen] that's not quite the thing;[ det er netop sagen] that's just the point;[ det er sager!] that's something like![ det bliver hans sag] that's his affair (el. look-out); that is up to him;[ det må blive din sag at afgøre det] it is for (el. up to) you to decide that;[ det bliver en sag mellem de to] they must settle that between themselves;[ det forandrer sagen] that alters things;[ hvis sagen forholder sig således] if that is the case, if (that is) so;[ få sin sag ` for](fig) be in for it, be up against it;[ gøre sine sager godt] acquit oneself well;[ i sagen H kontra V] in the case of H versus V,(jur) in re H versus V;[ det er ingen sag at] it is an easy matter to;[ det kommer ikke sagen ved] it is beside the point, it is not (to) the point, it is irrelevant;T that's neither here nor there;[ enhver sag kan ses fra to sider] there are two sides to every question;[ det er sådan sin egen sag] it is an awkward business (el. matter);(se også sikker);[ for den sags skyld] for that matter;T if it comes to that; come to that;[ det var ikke store sager] it was little enough;[ som sagerne står] as matters stand;[ det er kun et øjebliks sag] it won't take a minute;[ det var kun et øjebliks sag] it was the work of a moment (el. an instant)( fx to find the boy and send him off was the work of an instant);[ med præp:][( lide) for en god sag](også spøg.) (suffer) in a good cause;[ afgøre det fra sag til sag] settle (, deal with) it on a case-by-case basis;[ sagen mod X]( om kriminalsag) the trial of X;[ gå til sagen](T: lægge kræfterne i) put one's back into it;[ gå lige til sagen] come straight to the point;[ holde sig til sagen] keep (el. stick) to the point;[ komme til sagen] come to the point,(T: komme i gang) get down to business;[ det gør intet til sagen] it makes no difference. -
103 skidt
* * *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;( 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;( kludre med noget) make a mess of something;(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; -
104 skylle
flush, rinse, sweep, swill out, syringe, torrent, wash* * *I. (en -r)( regnbyge) (heavy) shower, downpour,T soaker, drencher;(dvs røffel) give somebody a good dressing-down (el. ticking-off).II. vb( strømme) pour,( stærkere) rush;( for at rense) rinse ( fx one's hands, clothes; after washing your hair rinse it with clean warm water), rinse out ( fx one's mouth, a cup, a glass),[ værsgo' at skylle!] rinse your mouth, please;[ med præp, adv:][ skylle af]( rense) rinse out,( motordele) flush (out),(= bortskylle) rinse away;[ skylle bort] rinse away,(om strøm etc: fjerne) wash away,( voldsomt) sweep away ( fx a bridge);( blive skyllet bort) be washed (, swept) away;[ skylle efter]( efter vask) rinse;[ skylle efter med øl] wash it down with beer,( om spiritus) drink beer as a chaser;[ skylle i land] be washed ashore;[ skylle i sig] gulp down;[ skylle ned]( øsregne) pour (down),( drikke) gulp down,( få til at glide ned) wash down;[ skylle op] rinse through ( fx stockings);(dvs på stranden) wash ashore, wash up,( blive skyllet op) be washed ashore (el. up);[ bølgerne skyllede over dækket] the waves washed over the deck;[ skylle ud] rinse out ( fx a bottle); flush (out) ( fx a w.c., adrain). -
105 springbræt
* * *springboard;(fig: udgangspunkt) jumping-off ground ( fx for a career); springboard( fx for military operations),( trin på vejen) stepping stone ( fx his present job is only astepping stone to something else). -
106 stav
banister, mace, rod, stick* * *I. (en -e) stick;( vandringsstav) staff;( tryllestav) wand;( marskalstav) baton;( politistav) truncheon, baton ( fx the police drew (, used) their truncheons (el. batons));[ bryde staven over noget] denounce something.II. (en -er)(til tønder etc) stave;[ falde i staver] drop to pieces,(fig) be lost in one's own thoughts (, F: in reverie), go off into a trance. -
107 trykke
oppress, print, run off, squeeze* * *I. vb press ( fx press the lid down; press one's nose against a window; he pressed his lips against hers),( stærkere: klemme; trykke sammen) squeeze ( fx squeeze (, press) more clothes into a suitcase; squeeze water out of a sponge);( skubbe) push ( fx push (, press) the handle down; push one's finger through a hole);( om sko) press ( fx the shoe is pressing my toe; I don't like shoes that press),( stærkere: så det gør ondt) pinch,(se også sko);( underbyde) cut;( løn) force down;F burden, oppress;[ der er noget der trykker ham] he has something on his mind;[ det er ikke just beskedenhed der trykker ham] he is not over-modest, modesty is not his strong point;[ med præp, sb, adj & adv:][ trykke et gevær af] fire a gun, pull the trigger;[ trykke flad] flatten (out);[ trykke éns hånd, trykke én i hånden] shake hands with somebody, shake somebody by the hand,( hjerteligere) press (el. clasp) somebody's hand;[ trykke én en mønt i hånden] press (, ubemærket: slip) a coin into somebody's hand;[ han trykkede mig i sine arme] he hugged (el. clasped) me in his arms;[ trykke døren i] push the door to;[ trykke en rude ind] push in a pane;[ trykke ham ind til sig] hug him;[ trykke itu] squeeze to pieces;[ trykke ned] press (, push) down,( tynge ned) weigh down;[ trykke på en knap] press (el. push) a button;[ trykke på aftrækkeren] press the trigger,( fyre af) pull the trigger;[ han trykkede et kys på hendes pande] he imprinted a kiss on her forehead;[ trykke sammen] press together,F compress;( kraftigere) squeeze,( trykke flad) flatten;[ trykke til](dvs hårdt) press hard;[ trykke døren til] push the door to;[ trykke ham til sit bryst] press (el. clasp) him to one's breast;[ trykke ud]( om filipens, tube, tandpasta etc) squeeze out ( fx a boil, some toothpaste);[ med sig:][ trykke sig] hold back;[ trykke sig ind til (, op til) én]( kælent) cuddle up to somebody,( ængsteligt) press (up) against somebody;[ trykke sig op ad væggen] press (up) against the wall,(for ikke at blive ramt el. set) flatten oneself against the wall;[ trykke sig ved (at)] jib at (-ing) ( fx at paying the money);[ trykke sig ved at gøre sin pligt] shirk one's duty;II. *(bøger etc) print ( fx books, cotton, an etching);( i avis) print, publish;[ trykke op] reprint ( fx a book);(se også trykt). -
108 udgangspunkt
base, starting-point* * *starting point ( fx return to one's starting point),T jumping-off point (el. place),(mat.) point of origin;(fig) starting point, point of departure ( fx take something as one's starting point (el. point of departure)), basis ( fx of a theory),( for beregning også) point of reference, benchmark;[ med udgangspunkt i] starting from;[ med udgangspunkt i dette citat] in the light of this quotation; taking this quotation as one's point of departure. -
109 vej
door, lane, Rd, road, street, way* * *(en -e)( anlagt vej, landevej) road;( afstand) way ( fx a long way), distance;( rute) way, route;(se også II. bane);[ vejen fører til Hull] the road leads to Hull;(fig) we are at the end of the road;[ gå sin vej] go, go away,( især når man er uønsket) take oneself off;(se også egen);[ gå den juridiske vej] go in for law;[ hele vejen] all the way, all along;(fig) there is no turning back; we are at the point of no return;[ der er ingen vej udenom] there is no getting round it; we have got to face it;[ lang vej] a long way ( fx it is a long way to Tipperary),( i negative og spørgende udtryk) far ( fx is it far to Hull?);[ der er lang vej igen] there is a long way to go yet;(også fig) go the same way as;[ han rejser samme vej ( som jeg)] he is travelling my way;[ et stykke vej], se I. stykke;[ vise vej] show the way,( gå foran) lead the way;[ vise én vej] show somebody the way;[ med præp:][ ad den vej] (by) that way;[ erfare ad anden vej] learn through some other channel;[ ad fredelig vej] by peaceful means;[ ad officiel vej] through official channels;[ hen ad vejen] along (, up, down) the road;(fig) as we (, you etc) go along;[ af vejen] out of the way;[ det var ikke af vejen] it would not be a bad thing,F it would not be (el. come) amiss;[ gå af vejen] get out of the way;(fig) avoid,( stærkere, F) shun,( noget godt) refuse;[ gå af vejen for én] get out of somebody's way;(dvs er uden skrupler) he sticks at nothing;[ være i vejen] be in the way;[ hvad er der i vejen?] what is the matter? what is wrong?T what's up?[ hvis der kommer noget i vejen] if anything should happen (to prevent it);[ komme i vejen for én] get in somebody's way;[ stå i vejen for én (, noget)] stand in somebody's way (, in the way of something);[ være i vejen for én] be in somebody's way;[ der er intet i vejen for at jeg kan gøre det] there is nothing to prevent me from doing it;[ hvad er der i vejen med ham (, det)?] what is the matter (el. wrong) with him (, that)?[ på vejen] on the road ( fx a dead hedgehog was lying on the road), in the road ( fx I left the bicycle in the road; he lives in our road);( undervejs) on the way, as we (, they etc) go (, went) along;(se også IV. ret);[ give ham et godt råd med på vejen] provide him with some good advice;[ bilen ligger godt på vejen] the car has good road-holding qualities, the car holds the road well;[ tage på veje] take on, make a fuss;[ være på vej] be on one's (el. the) way ( fx to England; the package is on the way),(mar også) be bound for ( fx we were bound for India),( om barn) be on the way;(fig) be on the way ( fx to becoming mad),(dvs under forberedelse, også) be in the pipeline ( fx reforms are in the pipeline);[ på vejen til] on one's (el. the) way to ( fx he died on his way to hospital),(mar) on her passage to;[ et skib på vej til Indien] a ship bound for India;[ være godt på vej til at] be well on the way to -ing, be in a fair way to -ing;[ på vej ud] on one's (, its) way out;[ vi har (, tjener) kun til dagen og vejen] we can just make (both) ends meet; we just manage to scratch a living;[ lige tjene til dagen og vejen] scratch a bare living;[ vejen til] the road to ( fx London),(fig) the way to ( fx fame; the way to a man's heart is throughhis stomach);[ er dette vejen til London?] are we right for London?[ ved vejen] at (el. by) the roadside;[ en kro ved vejen] a roadside inn. -
110 viske
vb wipe;( med viskelæder) rub;[ viske en tåre bort] brush a tear away;[ viske ud] wipe out,( med svamp) sponge out,( med viskelæder) rub out,F erase;[ viske ud på tavlen] wipe (el. clean) the blackboard;[ viske noget ud på tavlen] wipe (, sponge) something off the blackboard;(se også udviske). -
111 vride
twist, wring* * *vb (vred, vredet) twist,( pludseligt, voldsomt) wrench;( vride og presse, fx vådt tøj) wring;[ vride sin hjerne] rack one's brain(s);[ vride sine hænder] wring one's hands;[ med præp & adv:][ vride af] twist (, wrench) off;[ vride vandet af] wring the water from;[ vride af led] put out of joint,(F el. fagligt) dislocate;(dvs for at se) he was craning his neck;(også fig) twist somebody's arm;[ vride halsen om på en] wring somebody's neck;[ vride karkluden op] wring out the dishcloth;[ med sig:][ vride sig] writhe,( af forlegenhed) squirm;[ vride sig af latter] be convulsed (with laughter);[ vride sig som en orm (el. ål)] writhe (el. wriggle) like a worm; twist and turn;[ vride sig ved at gøre noget] boggle (el. jib) at doing something;[ vride og vende sig] twist and turn;(fig: ikke kunne bestemme sig) hum and haw. -
112 værge
guardian, trustee* * *I. (en -r)( for mindreårig) guardian;( for sindssyg) committee.II. (et -r)( våben) weapon; sword;( forvaring) custody ( fx have something in (one's) custody).III. vb( forsvare) defend;[ værge for sig] try to ward off the blow,(fig) defend oneself. -
113 lette sit hjerte
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114 prakke på
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115 udgive sig for
pass (something or someone) off as, pose
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