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1 vending
* * *(en -er)( drejning) turning;( forandring) turn;( udtryksmåde) phrase;[ give samtalen en anden vending] give a new turn to the conversation;(dvs lille tur) take a stroll,(let glds) take a turn ( fx in the garden);[ rask i vendingen] quick,T quick off the mark,( åndeligt) quick on the uptake;[ sen i vendingen] slow,T slow off the mark,( åndeligt) slow on the uptake;[ i en snæver vending] at a pinch;[ tage en gunstig vending] take a favourable turn;[ en vending til det bedre] a turn for the better;(se også stående). -
2 opfatte
catch, discern, perceive, take in* * *vb( forstå) understand, grasp ( fx the meaning), take in ( fx I read the words without really taking them in);( opfange) catch ( fx I did not catch your name (, your remark));( betragte på en vis måde) understand, regard ( som as, fx I regard it as a threat);( forestille sig, F) conceive of ( fx the world was conceived of as flat);(psyk) perceive ( fx it cannot be perceived by our senses);[ opfatte hurtigt] be quick to understand,T be quick on the uptake;[ opfatte langsomt] be slow to understand,T be slow on the uptake;[ opfatte forkert] misunderstand. -
3 fatte
11) схва́тывать2) понима́ть* * *comprehend, conceive, cotton, fathom, grasp* * *vb( begribe) grasp, understand,F comprehend;( komme til at føle) conceive ( fx a hatred for somebody);[ fatte en beslutning] make up one's mind, come to a decision;[ fat gevær!](mil.) unpile arms![ jeg fatter det ikke] it is beyond me;[ han fatter langsomt] he is slow on the uptake;[ han fatter let] he is quick on the uptake, he is quick-witted;[ fatte sig] compose oneself,T pull oneself together;[ fatte sig i korthed] be brief; -
4 optræk
:### [ der er optræk til uvejr] there is a storm brewing (el. gathering); -
5 vaks
adjT wide awake, bright, quick on the uptake. -
6 opfattelse
* * *(en -r)( forståelse) understanding;( mening) view, opinion;( begreb) idea ( fx his idea of life after death), notion,F concept ( fx their concept of democracy), conception ( fx I have no clear conception of the part I am going to play);( tydning) interpretation, reading;(psyk) perception;[ være af den opfattelse at] be of (the) opinion that;[ det er den almindelige opfattelse at] it is generally believed that;[ jeg tillader mig at have en anden opfattelse] I beg to differ;[ bibringe ham den opfattelse at] give him the impression that;[ efter min opfattelse] in my opinion, as I see it, to my mind ( fx to my mind, this is nonsense);[ den traditionelle opfattelse] the conventional wisdom;T quick (, slow) on the uptake.
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quick on the uptake — {adj. phr.} Smart; intelligent. * /Eleanor is very witty and quick on the uptake./ … Dictionary of American idioms
quick on the uptake — {adj. phr.} Smart; intelligent. * /Eleanor is very witty and quick on the uptake./ … Dictionary of American idioms
quick\ on\ the\ uptake — adj. phr. Smart; intelligent. Eleanor is very witty and quick on the uptake … Словарь американских идиом
quick on the uptake — adjective able to readily understand things; intelligent Ant: slow on the uptake … Wiktionary
be quick on the uptake — be slow on the uptake to be slow to understand new ideas. Some of the games were quite complex but the children were very quick on the uptake … New idioms dictionary
quick on the uptake — catches on quickly, comprehends quickly … English contemporary dictionary
be quick on the uptake — be quick/slow/on the uptake informal phrase to take a very short long time to understand or realize something I’m sorry, I’m being a bit slow on the uptake: what do you mean? Thesaurus: to understand something or someone in a particular way … Useful english dictionary
(be) quick on the uptake — be ˌquick/ˌslow on the ˈuptake idiom (informal) to be quick/slow to understand sth • Is he always this slow on the uptake? Main entry: ↑uptakeidiom … Useful english dictionary
be quick on the uptake — ► be quick (or slow) on the uptake informal be quick (or slow) to understand something. Main Entry: ↑uptake … English terms dictionary
quick off the mark — ALERT, quick, quick witted, bright, clever, perceptive, sharp, sharp witted, observant, wide awake, on one s toes; informal on the ball, quick on the uptake. → mark * * * quick off the mark Prompt to act • • • Main Entry: ↑quick * * * quick off… … Useful english dictionary
quick off the mark — an elite force that was more quick off the mark than any fighting element in the sector Syn: alert, quick, quick witted, bright, clever, perceptive, sharp, sharp witted, observant, wide awake, on one s toes; informal on the ball, quick on the… … Thesaurus of popular words