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1 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) rund2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) rund; buttet2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) rundt; omkring2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) omkring; rundt3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) rundt4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) rundt; omkring5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) i omkreds6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) forbi; på besøg3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) rundt omkring; rundt2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) rundt om3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) rundt om; omkring4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) rundt4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) omgang2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) runde3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) klapsalve; salve4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) skud5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) runde6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) kanon5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) dreje om; runde- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) indirekte- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up* * *1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) rund2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) rund; buttet2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) rundt; omkring2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) omkring; rundt3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) rundt4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) rundt; omkring5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) i omkreds6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) forbi; på besøg3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) rundt omkring; rundt2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) rundt om3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) rundt om; omkring4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) rundt4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) omgang2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) runde3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) klapsalve; salve4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) skud5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) runde6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) kanon5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) dreje om; runde- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) indirekte- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up -
2 spiral
1. adjective1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) snoet; spiral-2) (winding round and round, usually tapering to a point: a spiral shell.) snoet2. noun1) (an increase or decrease, or rise or fall, becoming more and more rapid (eg in prices).) hastig stigning; styrtdyk2) (a spiral line or object: A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.) spiral3. verb(to go or move in a spiral, especially to increase more and more rapidly: Prices have spiralled in the last six months.) stige voldsomt- spirally* * *1. adjective1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) snoet; spiral-2) (winding round and round, usually tapering to a point: a spiral shell.) snoet2. noun1) (an increase or decrease, or rise or fall, becoming more and more rapid (eg in prices).) hastig stigning; styrtdyk2) (a spiral line or object: A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.) spiral3. verb(to go or move in a spiral, especially to increase more and more rapidly: Prices have spiralled in the last six months.) stige voldsomt- spirally -
3 winkle
I ['wiŋkl] verb(to force (something out of something) gradually and with difficulty: He winkled the shell out from the rock; He tried to winkle some information out of her.) lirke udII ['wiŋkl] noun((also periwinkle ['peri-]) a type of small shellfish, shaped like a small snail, eaten as food.) strandsnegl* * *I ['wiŋkl] verb(to force (something out of something) gradually and with difficulty: He winkled the shell out from the rock; He tried to winkle some information out of her.) lirke udII ['wiŋkl] noun((also periwinkle ['peri-]) a type of small shellfish, shaped like a small snail, eaten as food.) strandsnegl
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