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  • 101 load

    [ləud] 1. noun
    1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) læs
    2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) læs
    3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) en masse
    4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) belastning
    2. verb
    1) (to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy): They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.) læsse
    2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) lade
    3) (to put film into (a camera).) sætte film i
    •
    * * *
    [ləud] 1. noun
    1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) læs
    2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) læs
    3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) en masse
    4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) belastning
    2. verb
    1) (to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy): They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.) læsse
    2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) lade
    3) (to put film into (a camera).) sætte film i
    •

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  • 102 nip

    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) knibe; nive
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) nive
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) svie
    4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) smutte
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) bide
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) snap
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) nap; køligt drag
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) nip; tår
    •
    - nip something in the bud
    - nip in the bud
    * * *
    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) knibe; nive
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) nive
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) svie
    4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) smutte
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) bide
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) snap
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) nap; køligt drag
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) nip; tår
    •
    - nip something in the bud
    - nip in the bud

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  • 103 partition

    [pə'tiʃən] 1. noun
    1) (something that divides, eg a light, often temporary, wall between rooms: The office was divided in two by a wooden partition.) skillevæg
    2) (the act of dividing; the state of being divided: the partition of India.) deling
    2. verb
    (to divide: They partitioned the room (off) with a curtain.) opdele
    * * *
    [pə'tiʃən] 1. noun
    1) (something that divides, eg a light, often temporary, wall between rooms: The office was divided in two by a wooden partition.) skillevæg
    2) (the act of dividing; the state of being divided: the partition of India.) deling
    2. verb
    (to divide: They partitioned the room (off) with a curtain.) opdele

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  • 104 polish

    ['poliʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) pudse; polere
    2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) pudse af; forbedre
    2. noun
    1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) glans
    2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) pudsemiddel; -pudsemiddel
    •
    - polish off
    * * *
    ['poliʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) pudse; polere
    2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) pudse af; forbedre
    2. noun
    1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) glans
    2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) pudsemiddel; -pudsemiddel
    •
    - polish off

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  • 105 procrastinate

    [prə'kræstineit]
    (to delay or put off doing something: Stop procrastinating and do it now!) udskyde
    * * *
    [prə'kræstineit]
    (to delay or put off doing something: Stop procrastinating and do it now!) udskyde

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  • 106 record

    1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun
    1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) optegnelse
    2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) grammofonplade
    3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) rekord; rekord-
    4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) omdømme; fortid
    2. [rə'ko:d] verb
    1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) notere; registrere
    2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) optage; indspille
    3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) registrere
    4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) registrere
    •
    - recording
    - record-player
    - in record time
    - off the record
    - on record
    * * *
    1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun
    1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) optegnelse
    2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) grammofonplade
    3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) rekord; rekord-
    4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) omdømme; fortid
    2. [rə'ko:d] verb
    1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) notere; registrere
    2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) optage; indspille
    3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) registrere
    4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) registrere
    •
    - recording
    - record-player
    - in record time
    - off the record
    - on record

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  • 107 reserve

    [rə'zə:v] 1. verb
    1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) reservere
    2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) reservere
    2. noun
    1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) reserve; forråd
    2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) reservat; -reservat
    3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) tilbageholdenhed; reservation
    4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) reserver
    •
    - reserved
    - have
    - keep in reserve
    * * *
    [rə'zə:v] 1. verb
    1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) reservere
    2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) reservere
    2. noun
    1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) reserve; forråd
    2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) reservat; -reservat
    3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) tilbageholdenhed; reservation
    4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) reserver
    •
    - reserved
    - have
    - keep in reserve

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  • 108 ricochet

    ['rikəʃei]
    past tense, past participle - ricochetted; verb
    (to hit something and bounce away at an angle: The bullet ricocheted off the wall.) rikochettere
    * * *
    ['rikəʃei]
    past tense, past participle - ricochetted; verb
    (to hit something and bounce away at an angle: The bullet ricocheted off the wall.) rikochettere

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  • 109 screw

    [skru:] 1. noun
    1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) skrue
    2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) omdrejning
    2. verb
    1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) skrue
    2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) skrue
    3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).) bolle
    4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.) snyde; tage røven på
    •
    - be/get screwed
    - have a screw loose
    - put the screws on
    - screw up
    - screw up one's courage
    * * *
    [skru:] 1. noun
    1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) skrue
    2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) omdrejning
    2. verb
    1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) skrue
    2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) skrue
    3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).) bolle
    4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.) snyde; tage røven på
    •
    - be/get screwed
    - have a screw loose
    - put the screws on
    - screw up
    - screw up one's courage

    English-Danish dictionary > screw

  • 110 seal

    I 1. [si:l] noun
    1) (a piece of wax or other material bearing a design, attached to a document to show that it is genuine and legal.) segl
    2) (a piece of wax etc used to seal a parcel etc.) plombe
    3) ((something that makes) a complete closure or covering: Paint and varnish act as protective seals for woodwork.) dække
    2. verb
    1) (to mark with a seal: The document was signed and sealed.) forsegle
    2) ((negative unseal) to close completely: He licked and sealed the envelope; All the air is removed from a can of food before it is sealed.) forsegle; lukke lufttæt
    3) (to settle or decide: This mistake sealed his fate.) forsegle
    •
    - seal of approval
    - seal off
    - set one's seal to     II [si:l] noun
    (any of several types of sea animal, some furry, living partly on land.) sæl
    * * *
    I 1. [si:l] noun
    1) (a piece of wax or other material bearing a design, attached to a document to show that it is genuine and legal.) segl
    2) (a piece of wax etc used to seal a parcel etc.) plombe
    3) ((something that makes) a complete closure or covering: Paint and varnish act as protective seals for woodwork.) dække
    2. verb
    1) (to mark with a seal: The document was signed and sealed.) forsegle
    2) ((negative unseal) to close completely: He licked and sealed the envelope; All the air is removed from a can of food before it is sealed.) forsegle; lukke lufttæt
    3) (to settle or decide: This mistake sealed his fate.) forsegle
    •
    - seal of approval
    - seal off
    - set one's seal to     II [si:l] noun
    (any of several types of sea animal, some furry, living partly on land.) sæl

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  • 111 second

    I 1. ['sekənd] adjective
    1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) anden; anden-
    2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) ekstra
    3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) anden-
    2. adverb
    (next after the first: He came second in the race.) nummer to
    3. noun
    1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) den anden
    2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) sekundant
    4. verb
    (to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) støtte
    5. noun
    (a secondary school.) folkeskolens øverste trin; skole for 12-18-årige
    - secondly
    - secondary colours
    - secondary school
    - second-best
    - second-class
    - second-hand
    - second lieutenant
    - second-rate
    - second sight
    - second thoughts
    - at second hand
    - come off second best
    - every second week
    - month
    - second to none     II ['sekənd] noun
    1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) sekund
    2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) øjeblik
    * * *
    I 1. ['sekənd] adjective
    1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) anden; anden-
    2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) ekstra
    3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) anden-
    2. adverb
    (next after the first: He came second in the race.) nummer to
    3. noun
    1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) den anden
    2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) sekundant
    4. verb
    (to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) støtte
    5. noun
    (a secondary school.) folkeskolens øverste trin; skole for 12-18-årige
    - secondly
    - secondary colours
    - secondary school
    - second-best
    - second-class
    - second-hand
    - second lieutenant
    - second-rate
    - second sight
    - second thoughts
    - at second hand
    - come off second best
    - every second week
    - month
    - second to none     II ['sekənd] noun
    1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) sekund
    2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) øjeblik

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  • 112 sell

    [sel]
    past tense, past participle - sold; verb
    1) (to give something in exchange for money: He sold her a car; I've got some books to sell.) sælge
    2) (to have for sale: The farmer sells milk and eggs.) sælge
    3) (to be sold: His book sold well.) sælge
    4) (to cause to be sold: Packaging sells a product.) sælge
    •
    - be sold on
    - be sold out
    - sell down the river
    - sell off
    - sell out
    - sell up
    * * *
    [sel]
    past tense, past participle - sold; verb
    1) (to give something in exchange for money: He sold her a car; I've got some books to sell.) sælge
    2) (to have for sale: The farmer sells milk and eggs.) sælge
    3) (to be sold: His book sold well.) sælge
    4) (to cause to be sold: Packaging sells a product.) sælge
    •
    - be sold on
    - be sold out
    - sell down the river
    - sell off
    - sell out
    - sell up

    English-Danish dictionary > sell

  • 113 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) vise
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) være synlig
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) vise; spille; udstille
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) vise
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) følge
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) vise
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) vise; bevise
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) vise
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) show; -show
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstration; -demonstration
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) lade som om
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) for et syns skyld
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) forsøg
    •
    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up
    * * *
    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) vise
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) være synlig
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) vise; spille; udstille
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) vise
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) følge
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) vise
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) vise; bevise
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) vise
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) show; -show
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstration; -demonstration
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) lade som om
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) for et syns skyld
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) forsøg
    •
    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up

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  • 114 shut

    1. present participle - shutting; verb
    1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) lukke
    2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) lukke
    3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) lukke
    4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) lukke inde
    2. adjective
    (closed.) lukket
    - shut off
    - shut up
    * * *
    1. present participle - shutting; verb
    1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) lukke
    2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) lukke
    3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) lukke
    4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) lukke inde
    2. adjective
    (closed.) lukket
    - shut off
    - shut up

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  • 115 simulate

    ['simjuleit]
    (to cause (something) to appear to be real etc: This machine simulates the take-off and landing of an aircraft.) simulere; efterligne
    - simulation
    * * *
    ['simjuleit]
    (to cause (something) to appear to be real etc: This machine simulates the take-off and landing of an aircraft.) simulere; efterligne
    - simulation

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  • 116 skim

    [skim]
    past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb
    1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) skumme
    2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) stryge hen over
    3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) skimme
    •
    - skimmed milk
    * * *
    [skim]
    past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb
    1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) skumme
    2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) stryge hen over
    3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) skimme
    •
    - skimmed milk

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  • 117 sleep on

    (to put off making a decision about (something) overnight: I'll sleep on it and let you know tomorrow.) sove på det
    * * *
    (to put off making a decision about (something) overnight: I'll sleep on it and let you know tomorrow.) sove på det

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  • 118 slice

    1. noun
    1) (a thin broad piece (of something): How many slices of meat would you like?) skive
    2) (a part or share: Who got the largest slice of the profits?) del; bid
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into slices: He sliced the sausage/cucumber.) skære i skiver
    2) (to cut (as) with a sharp blade or knife: The blade slipped and sliced off the tip of his forefinger.) skære
    3) (in golf etc, to hit (a ball) in such a way that it curves away to the right (or in the case of a left-handed player, to the left).) slice
    •
    - slicer
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (a thin broad piece (of something): How many slices of meat would you like?) skive
    2) (a part or share: Who got the largest slice of the profits?) del; bid
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into slices: He sliced the sausage/cucumber.) skære i skiver
    2) (to cut (as) with a sharp blade or knife: The blade slipped and sliced off the tip of his forefinger.) skære
    3) (in golf etc, to hit (a ball) in such a way that it curves away to the right (or in the case of a left-handed player, to the left).) slice
    •
    - slicer

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  • 119 slip

    I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
    1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) glide
    2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) smutte
    3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) blive dårligere
    4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) smutte
    5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) smutte væk fra
    6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) stikke
    2. noun
    1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) fald
    2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) smutter
    3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) underkjole
    4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) bedding
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    - slippery
    - slipperiness
    - slip road
    - slipshod
    - give someone the slip
    - give the slip
    - let slip
    - slip into
    - slip off
    - slip on
    - slip up     II [slip] noun
    (a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) lap
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    I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
    1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) glide
    2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) smutte
    3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) blive dårligere
    4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) smutte
    5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) smutte væk fra
    6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) stikke
    2. noun
    1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) fald
    2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) smutter
    3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) underkjole
    4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) bedding
    •
    - slippery
    - slipperiness
    - slip road
    - slipshod
    - give someone the slip
    - give the slip
    - let slip
    - slip into
    - slip off
    - slip on
    - slip up     II [slip] noun
    (a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) lap

    English-Danish dictionary > slip

  • 120 smell

    1. [smel] noun
    1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) lugtesans
    2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) duft; lugt
    3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) lugt
    2. [smelt] verb
    1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) lugte
    2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) dufte; lugte
    3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) dufte til; lugte til
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    - smelly
    - smelliness
    - smell out
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    1. [smel] noun
    1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) lugtesans
    2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) duft; lugt
    3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) lugt
    2. [smelt] verb
    1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) lugte
    2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) dufte; lugte
    3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) dufte til; lugte til
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    - smelly
    - smelliness
    - smell out

    English-Danish dictionary > smell

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