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1 tone
dye, tint, tone* * *I. (en -r)( lyd) sound, tone;(mus.) tone,( den enkelte) note,( tonehøjde) pitch;( farvetone) tone, tint;( tonefald) tone (of voice);( intonation) intonation;( tryk) stress, emphasis;( omgangstone) tone, manners pl;[ angive tonen] give the pitch,(fig) set the tone, lead,( i mode) set (el. lead) the fashion;[ anslå en tone] strike a note;(fig) strike a ( fx hopeful, false, wrong) note,placatory (, amicable) tone with them);[ det er ikke god tone] it is not good form, it is not done;[ han har ikke en tone i livet] he cannot sing a note,T he can't sing for nuts;(fig) strike (el. hit) the right note;[ rose (el. prise) en i høje toner] praise somebody to the skies, be loud in somebody's praise, sing somebody's praises;[ slå en tone an], se ovf: anslå en tone;(fig) change one's tune;[ stemme tonen ned], se II. stemme;[ til tonerne af] to the strains of.II. vb( klinge) sound;( med farve; fot) tone;( hår) tint, rinse;[ tone flag] show one's colours;(fig) come into the open;[ tone frem] appear,( især truende) loom (up);(T: ankomme) turn up, roll up. -
2 maske
ladder, mask, stitch* * *I. (en -r)( i net) mesh;[ der er løbet en maske på min strømpe] there is a ladder (, am: run) in my stocking;[ strømpe hvor der er løbet masker] laddered stocking;[ samle en maske op] take up a (dropped) stitch;[ tabe en maske] drop a stitch.II. (en -r)( for ansigtet) mask;( skuespillers) make-up;[ holde masken] keep a straight face;[ rive masken af én] unmask somebody;[ tabe masken](dvs holde op med at forstille sig) show one's true colours;( begynde at le) burst out laughing;( også) he couldn't keep a straight face;F under a show of friendship. -
3 ansigt
sg - ánsigtet, pl - ánsigterлицо́ с* * *countenance, face* * *(et -er) face;[ ar i ansigtet] scars on the face;[ han blev lang i ansigtet] he pulled a long face; his face fell;[ se ham lige i ansigtet] look him full (el. straight el. squarely) in the face;[ le ham lige op i ansigtet] laugh in his face;[ sige ham noget lige op i ansigtet] tell him something to his face;[ med et vredt udtryk i ansigtet] with an angry look on his face;[ med ansigtet mod døren] facing the door;[ smile over hele ansigtet] be smiling all over one's face, be all smiles,( mere litterært) be wreathed in smiles;[ for ikke at tabe ansigt] to save (one's) face;[ ansigt til ansigt med] face to face with;[ stille en ansigt til ansigt med] confront somebody with;[ vise sit sande ansigt] show oneself in one's true colours;
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