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  • 1 purpose

    ['pə:pəs]
    1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) formål
    2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) formål
    3) (determination: a man of purpose.) beslutsomhed
    •
    - purposefully
    - purposeless
    - purposely
    - purpose-built
    - on purpose
    - serve a purpose
    - to no purpose
    * * *
    ['pə:pəs]
    1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) formål
    2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) formål
    3) (determination: a man of purpose.) beslutsomhed
    •
    - purposefully
    - purposeless
    - purposely
    - purpose-built
    - on purpose
    - serve a purpose
    - to no purpose

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  • 2 fit

    I 1. [fit] adjective
    1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.) i form; sund og rask; i kondi
    2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.) passende
    2. noun
    (the right size or shape for a particular person, purpose etc: Your dress is a very good fit.) pasform
    3. verb
    past tense, past participle fitted -)
    1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.) passe
    2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.) passe til
    3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.) anbringe; sætte
    4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.) forsyne; montere
    •
    - fitter
    - fitting     4. noun
    1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) udstyr
    2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) prøve; prøvning
    •
    - fit out
    - see/think fit     II [fit] noun
    1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) anfald
    2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) anfald
    •
    * * *
    I 1. [fit] adjective
    1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.) i form; sund og rask; i kondi
    2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.) passende
    2. noun
    (the right size or shape for a particular person, purpose etc: Your dress is a very good fit.) pasform
    3. verb
    past tense, past participle fitted -)
    1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.) passe
    2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.) passe til
    3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.) anbringe; sætte
    4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.) forsyne; montere
    •
    - fitter
    - fitting     4. noun
    1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) udstyr
    2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) prøve; prøvning
    •
    - fit out
    - see/think fit     II [fit] noun
    1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) anfald
    2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) anfald
    •

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  • 3 groom

    [ɡru:m] 1. noun
    1) (a person who looks after horses: a groom at the stables.) staldkarl
    2) (a bridegroom, male partner of the bride.) brudgom
    2. verb
    1) (to clean, brush etc a horse's coat: The horses were groomed for the horse show.) børste; strigle
    2) (to prepare for some task, purpose etc: She's being groomed as a possible successor to our head of department.) oplære; træne
    * * *
    [ɡru:m] 1. noun
    1) (a person who looks after horses: a groom at the stables.) staldkarl
    2) (a bridegroom, male partner of the bride.) brudgom
    2. verb
    1) (to clean, brush etc a horse's coat: The horses were groomed for the horse show.) børste; strigle
    2) (to prepare for some task, purpose etc: She's being groomed as a possible successor to our head of department.) oplære; træne

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  • 4 mark out

    1) (to mark the boundary of (eg a football pitch) by making lines etc: The pitch was marked out with white lines.) afmærke
    2) (to select or choose for some particular purpose etc in the future: He had been marked out for an army career from early childhood.) udvælge
    * * *
    1) (to mark the boundary of (eg a football pitch) by making lines etc: The pitch was marked out with white lines.) afmærke
    2) (to select or choose for some particular purpose etc in the future: He had been marked out for an army career from early childhood.) udvælge

    English-Danish dictionary > mark out

  • 5 vote

    [vəut] 1. noun
    ((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.) stemmeret; afstemning
    2. verb
    1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.) stemme
    2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.) bevilge
    •
    - vote of confidence
    - vote of thanks
    * * *
    [vəut] 1. noun
    ((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.) stemmeret; afstemning
    2. verb
    1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.) stemme
    2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.) bevilge
    •
    - vote of confidence
    - vote of thanks

    English-Danish dictionary > vote

  • 6 spare

    [speə] 1. verb
    1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) undvære
    2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) afse; afsætte
    3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) spar
    4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) skåne
    5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare
    6) (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 for
    2. adjective
    1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) ekstra
    2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) fri-
    3. noun
    1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) reservedel
    2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) reservehjul
    •
    - sparingly
    - spare part
    - spare rib
    - and to spare
    - to spare
    * * *
    [speə] 1. verb
    1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) undvære
    2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) afse; afsætte
    3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) spar
    4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) skåne
    5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare
    6) (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 for
    2. adjective
    1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) ekstra
    2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) fri-
    3. noun
    1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) reservedel
    2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) reservehjul
    •
    - sparingly
    - spare part
    - spare rib
    - and to spare
    - to spare

    English-Danish dictionary > spare

  • 7 place

    [pleis] 1. noun
    1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) sted
    2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) plads
    3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) -sted; -plads
    4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) plads; siddeplads; sæde
    5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) placering; plads
    6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) sætte på plads
    7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) sted, man er kommet til
    8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) opgave
    9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) plads
    10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) bopæl
    11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) Pl.; plads
    12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) decimal
    2. verb
    1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) sætte
    2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) placere
    •
    - go places
    - in the first
    - second place
    - in place
    - in place of
    - out of place
    - put oneself in someone else's place
    - put someone in his place
    - put in his place
    - take place
    - take the place of
    * * *
    [pleis] 1. noun
    1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) sted
    2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) plads
    3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) -sted; -plads
    4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) plads; siddeplads; sæde
    5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) placering; plads
    6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) sætte på plads
    7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) sted, man er kommet til
    8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) opgave
    9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) plads
    10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) bopæl
    11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) Pl.; plads
    12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) decimal
    2. verb
    1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) sætte
    2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) placere
    •
    - go places
    - in the first
    - second place
    - in place
    - in place of
    - out of place
    - put oneself in someone else's place
    - put someone in his place
    - put in his place
    - take place
    - take the place of

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  • 8 point

    [point] 1. noun
    1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) spids
    2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) odde
    3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punktum
    4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) sted; punkt
    5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) tidspunkt
    6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punkt
    7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) kompasstreg
    8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) point
    9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) punkt
    10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) formål; idé
    11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) side
    12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) stikkontakt
    2. verb
    1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) rette mod
    2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) pege
    3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) fuge
    •
    - pointer
    - pointless
    - pointlessly
    - points
    - be on the point of
    - come to the point
    - make a point of
    - make one's point
    - point out
    - point one's toes
    * * *
    [point] 1. noun
    1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) spids
    2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) odde
    3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punktum
    4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) sted; punkt
    5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) tidspunkt
    6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punkt
    7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) kompasstreg
    8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) point
    9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) punkt
    10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) formål; idé
    11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) side
    12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) stikkontakt
    2. verb
    1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) rette mod
    2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) pege
    3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) fuge
    •
    - pointer
    - pointless
    - pointlessly
    - points
    - be on the point of
    - come to the point
    - make a point of
    - make one's point
    - point out
    - point one's toes

    English-Danish dictionary > point

  • 9 put up

    1) (to raise (a hand etc).) løfte
    2) (to build; to erect: They're putting up some new houses.) bygge; opføre
    3) (to fix on a wall etc: He put the poster up.) sætte op
    4) (to increase (a price etc): They're putting up the fees again.) sætte op
    5) (to offer or show (resistance etc): He's putting up a brave fight.) kæmpe en brav kamp
    6) (to provide (money) for a purpose: He promised to put up the money for the scheme.) skaffe
    7) (to provide a bed etc for (a person) in one's home: Can you put us up next Thursday night?) have boende
    * * *
    1) (to raise (a hand etc).) løfte
    2) (to build; to erect: They're putting up some new houses.) bygge; opføre
    3) (to fix on a wall etc: He put the poster up.) sætte op
    4) (to increase (a price etc): They're putting up the fees again.) sætte op
    5) (to offer or show (resistance etc): He's putting up a brave fight.) kæmpe en brav kamp
    6) (to provide (money) for a purpose: He promised to put up the money for the scheme.) skaffe
    7) (to provide a bed etc for (a person) in one's home: Can you put us up next Thursday night?) have boende

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  • 10 board

    [bo:d] 1. noun
    1) (a strip of timber: The floorboards of the old house were rotten.) bræt
    2) (a flat piece of wood etc for a special purpose: notice-board; chessboard.) spillebræt
    3) (meals: board and lodging.) forplejning; pension
    4) (an official group of persons administering an organization etc: the board of directors.) bestyrelse
    2. verb
    1) (to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc): This is where we board the bus.) stige op i; gå ombord på
    2) (to live temporarily and take meals (in someone else's house): He boards at Mrs Smith's during the week.) være på kost og logi
    •
    - boarding-house
    - boarding-school
    - across the board
    - go by the board
    * * *
    [bo:d] 1. noun
    1) (a strip of timber: The floorboards of the old house were rotten.) bræt
    2) (a flat piece of wood etc for a special purpose: notice-board; chessboard.) spillebræt
    3) (meals: board and lodging.) forplejning; pension
    4) (an official group of persons administering an organization etc: the board of directors.) bestyrelse
    2. verb
    1) (to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc): This is where we board the bus.) stige op i; gå ombord på
    2) (to live temporarily and take meals (in someone else's house): He boards at Mrs Smith's during the week.) være på kost og logi
    •
    - boarding-house
    - boarding-school
    - across the board
    - go by the board

    English-Danish dictionary > board

  • 11 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

    English-Danish dictionary > reserve

  • 12 serve

    [sə:v] 1. verb
    1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) tjene
    2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) servere; betjene
    3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) tjene
    4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) tjene; gøre tjeneste
    5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) afsone
    6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) serve
    2. noun
    (act of serving (a ball).) serv
    - serving
    - it serves you right
    - serve an apprenticeship
    - serve out
    - serve up
    * * *
    [sə:v] 1. verb
    1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) tjene
    2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) servere; betjene
    3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) tjene
    4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) tjene; gøre tjeneste
    5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) afsone
    6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) serve
    2. noun
    (act of serving (a ball).) serv
    - serving
    - it serves you right
    - serve an apprenticeship
    - serve out
    - serve up

    English-Danish dictionary > serve

  • 13 signal

    ['siɡnəl] 1. noun
    1) (a sign (eg a movement of the hand, a light, a sound), especially one arranged beforehand, giving a command, warning or other message: He gave the signal to advance.) signal; tegn
    2) (a machine etc used for this purpose: a railway signal.) signal; -signal
    3) (the wave, sound received or sent out by a radio set etc.) signal; -signal
    2. verb
    1) (to make signals (to): The policeman signalled the driver to stop.) signalere; gøre tegn til
    2) (to send (a message etc) by means of signals.) signalere
    •
    * * *
    ['siɡnəl] 1. noun
    1) (a sign (eg a movement of the hand, a light, a sound), especially one arranged beforehand, giving a command, warning or other message: He gave the signal to advance.) signal; tegn
    2) (a machine etc used for this purpose: a railway signal.) signal; -signal
    3) (the wave, sound received or sent out by a radio set etc.) signal; -signal
    2. verb
    1) (to make signals (to): The policeman signalled the driver to stop.) signalere; gøre tegn til
    2) (to send (a message etc) by means of signals.) signalere
    •

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  • 14 band

    [bænd] I noun
    1) (a strip of material to put round something: a rubber band.) bånd
    2) (a stripe of a colour etc: a skirt with a band of red in it.) stribe; bort
    3) (in radio etc, a group of frequencies or wavelengths: the medium waveband.) bånd
    II 1. noun
    1) (a number of persons forming a group: a band of robbers.) bande
    2) (a body of musicians: a brass band; a dance band.) gruppe; band
    2. verb
    (to unite or gather together for a purpose: They banded together to oppose the building of the garage.) slå sig sammen
    * * *
    [bænd] I noun
    1) (a strip of material to put round something: a rubber band.) bånd
    2) (a stripe of a colour etc: a skirt with a band of red in it.) stribe; bort
    3) (in radio etc, a group of frequencies or wavelengths: the medium waveband.) bånd
    II 1. noun
    1) (a number of persons forming a group: a band of robbers.) bande
    2) (a body of musicians: a brass band; a dance band.) gruppe; band
    2. verb
    (to unite or gather together for a purpose: They banded together to oppose the building of the garage.) slå sig sammen

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  • 15 dedicate

    ['dedikeit]
    1) (to give up wholly to; to devote to: He dedicated his life to good works.) hellige; vie
    2) (to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose: He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife's memory.) tilegne; vie; dedikere
    3) ((of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone: He dedicated the book to his father; She dedicated that song to her friend.) dedikere; tilegne
    •
    - dedication
    * * *
    ['dedikeit]
    1) (to give up wholly to; to devote to: He dedicated his life to good works.) hellige; vie
    2) (to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose: He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife's memory.) tilegne; vie; dedikere
    3) ((of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone: He dedicated the book to his father; She dedicated that song to her friend.) dedikere; tilegne
    •
    - dedication

    English-Danish dictionary > dedicate

  • 16 goal

    [ɡəul]
    1) (in football, rugby, hockey etc the act of kicking, hitting etc a ball between the goalposts; the point gained by doing this: He scored six goals.) mål
    2) (an aim or purpose: My goal in life is to write a book.) mål
    •
    - goalpost
    * * *
    [ɡəul]
    1) (in football, rugby, hockey etc the act of kicking, hitting etc a ball between the goalposts; the point gained by doing this: He scored six goals.) mål
    2) (an aim or purpose: My goal in life is to write a book.) mål
    •
    - goalpost

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  • 17 harness

    1. noun
    (the leather straps etc by which a horse is attached to a cart etc which it is pulling and by means of which it is controlled.) seletøj
    2. verb
    1) (to put the harness on (a horse).) spænde for
    2) (to make use of (a source of power, eg a river) for some purpose, eg to produce electricity or to drive machinery: Attempts are now being made to harness the sun as a source of heat and power.) udnytte
    * * *
    1. noun
    (the leather straps etc by which a horse is attached to a cart etc which it is pulling and by means of which it is controlled.) seletøj
    2. verb
    1) (to put the harness on (a horse).) spænde for
    2) (to make use of (a source of power, eg a river) for some purpose, eg to produce electricity or to drive machinery: Attempts are now being made to harness the sun as a source of heat and power.) udnytte

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  • 18 kit

    [kit]
    1) ((an outfit of) tools, clothes etc for a particular purpose: He carried his tennis kit in a bag; a repair kit for mending punctures in bicycle tyres.) udstyr
    2) (a collection of the materials etc required to make something: He bought a model aeroplane kit.) samlesæt
    •
    - kit out
    * * *
    [kit]
    1) ((an outfit of) tools, clothes etc for a particular purpose: He carried his tennis kit in a bag; a repair kit for mending punctures in bicycle tyres.) udstyr
    2) (a collection of the materials etc required to make something: He bought a model aeroplane kit.) samlesæt
    •
    - kit out

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  • 19 lobby

    ['lobi] 1. plural - lobbies; noun
    1) (a (small) entrance-hall: a hotel lobby.) lobby
    2) (a group of people who try to influence the Government etc in a certain way or for a certain purpose.) lobby
    2. verb
    (to try to influence (the Government etc).) drive lobbyvirksomhed
    * * *
    ['lobi] 1. plural - lobbies; noun
    1) (a (small) entrance-hall: a hotel lobby.) lobby
    2) (a group of people who try to influence the Government etc in a certain way or for a certain purpose.) lobby
    2. verb
    (to try to influence (the Government etc).) drive lobbyvirksomhed

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  • 20 mortgage

    ['mo:ɡi‹] 1. noun
    (a legal agreement by which a sum of money is lent for the purpose of buying buildings, land etc.) prioritetslån
    2. verb
    (to offer (buildings etc) as security for a loan.) belåne
    * * *
    ['mo:ɡi‹] 1. noun
    (a legal agreement by which a sum of money is lent for the purpose of buying buildings, land etc.) prioritetslån
    2. verb
    (to offer (buildings etc) as security for a loan.) belåne

    English-Danish dictionary > mortgage

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