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1 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),( netto) net ( fx profit);(mus.: ren og klar) pure ( fx voice, note),( om tonehøjde) true ( fx pitch),( om omrids) clean-cut, clear; clean ( fx the clean lines of a motor car);( ligefrem, ren og skær) pure ( fx kindness, nonsense), sheer ( fxdelight, 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;(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;(også fig) of the first (el. purest) water;[ andre forb:][ det er det rene...] it is sheer ( fx luck, madness), it is pure ( fxnonsense);[få (el. bringe) på det rene] clear up ( fx the matter, the point);(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). -
2 ord
vocabulary, word* * *(et -) word ( fx the word "horse"; his word is law);( talemåde) saying,F saw ( fx the old saying (el. saw) that an Englishman's word is his bond);[ ordet]( taleret i forsamling) the floor ( fx have (, hold, get, take) the floor);(se også ndf);( bibelsk) the Word;[ sulten? det er ikke ordet!] hungry isn't the word for it![ det er et ord] that is a bargain;[ et ord er et ord] a bargain is a bargain; a promise is a promise;[ med adj:][ godt ord igen] no offence meant;[ for et godt ord] on the slightest provocation, on the least excuse,( så det står efter) like anything;(se også lægge (ind));[ det kan ikke fås hverken for gode ord eller betaling] it is not to be had for love or money;[ det er rene ord for pengene] that is plain speaking,( ironisk) that is short and sweet;[ for at sige det med rene ord] to put it bluntly;[ jeg sagde ham med rene ord at] I told him in so many words that;[ det var et sandt ord!] you never spoke a truer word![ der er ikke et sandt ord i det] there is not a word of truth in it;[få (el. beholde) det sidste ord] have the last word;( at bruge) that is a big word;(dvs være den dominerende) be cock of the walk,( være den der snakker) do the talking;[ med vb:][ bede om ordet] ask permission to speak, catch the chairman's (, iunderhuset: the Speaker's) eye,F request leave to speak;[ bryde sit ord] break (el. go back on) one's word;[ dirigenten fratog ham ordet] the chairman stopped him (el. ordered him to sit down);[ føre ordet] act as spokesman,( tale meget) do the talking;[ få ordet] get (el. be given) the floor, be called on (to speak);[ må jeg få ordet?] may I say a few words?[ få ord for] get a reputation for;[ give en ordet] give somebody the floor, call on somebody to speak (, omtaler også: to address the meeting);[ jeg giver dig mit ord på det] I give you my word for it;[ have ordet] have the floor ( fx allow me to finish, I have the floor);(dvs opfordring til at tale) it is Mr Jones to speak; Mr Jones may speak;(se også magt);[ have et ord at skulle have sagt] have a say in the matter;[ have ord for] have a name (el. reputation) for;[ have hans ord for det] have his word for it;[ holde sit ord] keep one's word (el. promise), be as good as one's word;[ nægte en ordet] refuse somebody leave to speak;[ tage ordet] begin to speak; rise; take the floor;[ det ene ord tog det andet] one word led to another;(se også tage (i sig));[ han kan ikke tale et ord engelsk] he cannot speak a word of English;[ før jeg vidste et ord af det] before I knew where I was; before I realized what was happening;[ med præp:][ han er ikke af mange ord] he is a man of few words;[ ord for ord] word for word;(se også ovf: have ord for);[ med ét ord] in a word;[ med andre ord] in other words;[ med disse ord forlod han værelset] with these words (el. so saying) he left the room;[ strid om ord] quibbling, hairsplitting;[ tage ham på ordet] take him at his word,T take him up on it;[ du kan tro mig på mit ord] you may take my word for it;(se også ovf: give);[ ord til andet] word for word,F verbatim;[ jeg kunne næsten ikke komme til orde] I could hardly make myself heard;[ tage til orde] begin to speak;[ tage til orde for] advocate;[ tage til orde imod] oppose, speak against.
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