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1 destined
['destind]1) ((having a future) organized or arranged beforehand (by a person or by fate): She was destined for success.) bestemt for; bestemt til2) (bound or heading (for a place): destined for Singapore.) på vej til* * *['destind]1) ((having a future) organized or arranged beforehand (by a person or by fate): She was destined for success.) bestemt for; bestemt til2) (bound or heading (for a place): destined for Singapore.) på vej til -
2 dollar
['dolə]((usually abbreviated to $ when written) the standard unit of currency in several countries, eg the United States, Australia, Singapore: It costs ten dollars / $10.) dollar* * *['dolə]((usually abbreviated to $ when written) the standard unit of currency in several countries, eg the United States, Australia, Singapore: It costs ten dollars / $10.) dollar -
3 entrepot
['ontrəpəu](a seaport through which exports and imports pass without incurring duty: Singapore is an entrepot.) frihavn* * *['ontrəpəu](a seaport through which exports and imports pass without incurring duty: Singapore is an entrepot.) frihavn -
4 equator
[i'kweitə]((with the) an imaginary line (or one drawn on a map etc) passing round the globe, at an equal distance from the North and South poles: Singapore is almost on the equator.) ækvator* * *[i'kweitə]((with the) an imaginary line (or one drawn on a map etc) passing round the globe, at an equal distance from the North and South poles: Singapore is almost on the equator.) ækvator -
5 hemisphere
['hemisfiə](one half of the Earth: Singapore and the British Isles are in the northern hemisphere.) hemisfære; halvkugle* * *['hemisfiə](one half of the Earth: Singapore and the British Isles are in the northern hemisphere.) hemisfære; halvkugle -
6 sarong
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7 stage
I 1. [stei‹] noun(a raised platform especially for performing or acting on, eg in a theatre.) scene2. verb1) (to prepare and produce (a play etc) in a theatre etc: This play was first staged in 1928.) sætte op2) (to organize (an event etc): The protesters are planning to stage a demonstration.) foranstalte•- staging- stage direction
- stage fright
- stagehand
- stage manager
- stagestruck II [stei‹]1) (a period or step in the development of something: The plan is in its early stages; At this stage, we don't know how many survivors there are.) fase2) (part of a journey: The first stage of our journey will be the flight to Singapore.) trin3) (a section of a bus route.) zone4) (a section of a rocket.) (raket-)trin•* * *I 1. [stei‹] noun(a raised platform especially for performing or acting on, eg in a theatre.) scene2. verb1) (to prepare and produce (a play etc) in a theatre etc: This play was first staged in 1928.) sætte op2) (to organize (an event etc): The protesters are planning to stage a demonstration.) foranstalte•- staging- stage direction
- stage fright
- stagehand
- stage manager
- stagestruck II [stei‹]1) (a period or step in the development of something: The plan is in its early stages; At this stage, we don't know how many survivors there are.) fase2) (part of a journey: The first stage of our journey will be the flight to Singapore.) trin3) (a section of a bus route.) zone4) (a section of a rocket.) (raket-)trin• -
8 wrong
[roŋ] 1. adjective1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) forkert2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) gal3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) forkert4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) forkert5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) i vejen2. adverb(incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) forkert3. noun(that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) uret4. verb(to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) gøre uret- wrongful- wrongfully
- wrongfulness
- wrongly
- wrongdoer
- wrongdoing
- do someone wrong
- do wrong
- do wrong
- go wrong
- in the wrong* * *[roŋ] 1. adjective1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) forkert2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) gal3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) forkert4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) forkert5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) i vejen2. adverb(incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) forkert3. noun(that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) uret4. verb(to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) gøre uret- wrongful- wrongfully
- wrongfulness
- wrongly
- wrongdoer
- wrongdoing
- do someone wrong
- do wrong
- do wrong
- go wrong
- in the wrong -
9 Meltdown Monday
Mandag den 19. oktober 1987, hvor et så drastisk kursfald satte ind på de internationale børser (i perioden 15.-30. oktober faldt kursen i Singapore 40%, London 25% og New York 15%), at det på grund af sin pludselige og voldsomme karakter blev sammenlignet med en atomreaktors kernenedsmeltning. Kaldes også Black Monday i stil med betegnelsen Black Tuesday om den værste børsdag under børskrakket i 1929. -
10 Meltdown Monday
Mandag den 19. oktober 1987, hvor et så drastisk kursfald satte ind på de internationale børser (i perioden 15.-30. oktober faldt kursen i Singapore 40%, London 25% og New York 15%), at det på grund af sin pludselige og voldsomme karakter blev sammenlignet med en atomreaktors kernenedsmeltning. Kaldes også Black Monday i stil med betegnelsen Black Tuesday om den værste børsdag under børskrakket i 1929.
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