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1 adopt
[ə'dopt]1) (to take (a child of other parents) as one's own: Since they had no children of their own they decided to adopt a little girl.) adoptere; tage til sig2) (to take (something) as one's own: After going to France he adopted the French way of life.) tillægge sig•- adoption- adoptive* * *[ə'dopt]1) (to take (a child of other parents) as one's own: Since they had no children of their own they decided to adopt a little girl.) adoptere; tage til sig2) (to take (something) as one's own: After going to France he adopted the French way of life.) tillægge sig•- adoption- adoptive -
2 derive
1. verb( with from)1) (to come or develop from: The word `derives' is derived from an old French word.) komme fra; stamme fra2) (to draw or take from (a source or origin): We derive comfort from his presence.) udvinde; få•- derivative 2. noun(a word, substance etc formed from another word, substance etc: `Reader' is a derivative of `read'.) afledning; derivativ* * *1. verb( with from)1) (to come or develop from: The word `derives' is derived from an old French word.) komme fra; stamme fra2) (to draw or take from (a source or origin): We derive comfort from his presence.) udvinde; få•- derivative 2. noun(a word, substance etc formed from another word, substance etc: `Reader' is a derivative of `read'.) afledning; derivativ -
3 examination
1) ((a) close inspection: Make a thorough examination of the area where the crime took place; On examination the patient was discovered to have appendicitis.) undersøgelse2) ((also exam) a test of knowledge or ability: school examinations; She is to take a French/dancing exam; ( also adjective) examination/exam papers; He failed/passed the English exam.) eksamen; eksamens-; -eksamen3) ((a) formal questioning (eg of a witness).) udspørgning* * *1) ((a) close inspection: Make a thorough examination of the area where the crime took place; On examination the patient was discovered to have appendicitis.) undersøgelse2) ((also exam) a test of knowledge or ability: school examinations; She is to take a French/dancing exam; ( also adjective) examination/exam papers; He failed/passed the English exam.) eksamen; eksamens-; -eksamen3) ((a) formal questioning (eg of a witness).) udspørgning
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take French leave — 1. To depart without notice or permission 2. To disappear suspiciously • • • Main Entry: ↑French * * * take French leave phrase to take time away from your job without asking for permission Thesaurus: time off from workhyponym … Useful english dictionary
take French leave — {v. phr.} To leave secretly; abscond. * /The party was so boring that we decided to take French leave./ * /While the Smith family was in Europe, the house sitter packed up all the silver and took French leave./ See: SLIP AWAY … Dictionary of American idioms
take French leave — {v. phr.} To leave secretly; abscond. * /The party was so boring that we decided to take French leave./ * /While the Smith family was in Europe, the house sitter packed up all the silver and took French leave./ See: SLIP AWAY … Dictionary of American idioms
take\ French\ leave — v. phr. To leave secretly; abscond. The party was so boring that we decided to take French leave. While the Smith family was in Europe, the house sitter packed up all the silver and took French leave. See: slip away … Словарь американских идиом
take french leave — Depart informally, take leave unceremoniously … New dictionary of synonyms
take French leave — to take time away from your job without asking for permission … English dictionary
take French leave — verb a) To leave unannounced b) to desert. to go AWOL Syn: abscond, AWOL … Wiktionary
French — (adj.) O.E. frencisc of the Franks, from Franca (see FRANK (Cf. Frank)). The noun is from O.E. Frencisc. As the name of a language, from late 13c. Euphemistic meaning bad language (pardon my French) is from 1895. Used in many combination words,… … Etymology dictionary
french leave — To take French leave is to leave a gathering without saying goodbye or without permission … The small dictionary of idiomes
French leave — n. (obsol.) leaving without saying goodbye to take French leave * * * (obsol.) [ leaving without saying goodbye ] to take French leave (obsol.) [ leaving without saying goodbye ] to take French leave … Combinatory dictionary
take — I. verb (took; taken; taking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from Old Norse taka; akin to Middle Dutch taken to take Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to get into one s hands or into one s possession, power, or… … New Collegiate Dictionary