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121 exceed
[ik'si:d](to go beyond; to be greater than: His expenditure exceeds his income; He exceeded the speed limit on the motorway.) overskride; overgå* * *[ik'si:d](to go beyond; to be greater than: His expenditure exceeds his income; He exceeded the speed limit on the motorway.) overskride; overgå -
122 excel
[ik'sel]past tense, past participle - excelled; verb1) (to stand out beyond others (in some quality etc); to do very well (in or at some activity): He excelled in mathematics / at football.) udmærke sig; brillere2) (to be better than: She excels them all at swimming.) være bedre; være overlegen•- Excellency
- excellent
- excellently* * *[ik'sel]past tense, past participle - excelled; verb1) (to stand out beyond others (in some quality etc); to do very well (in or at some activity): He excelled in mathematics / at football.) udmærke sig; brillere2) (to be better than: She excels them all at swimming.) være bedre; være overlegen•- Excellency
- excellent
- excellently -
123 excess
[ik'ses] 1. noun1) (the (act of) going beyond normal or suitable limits: He ate well, but not to excess.) til overmål; for meget2) (an abnormally large amount: He had consumed an excess of alcohol.) for meget3) (an amount by which something is greater than something else: He found he had paid an excess of $5.00 over what was actually on the bill.) for meget2. adjective(extra; additional (to the amount needed, allowed or usual): He had to pay extra for his excess baggage on the aircraft.) overskydende- excessively
- excessiveness
- in excess of* * *[ik'ses] 1. noun1) (the (act of) going beyond normal or suitable limits: He ate well, but not to excess.) til overmål; for meget2) (an abnormally large amount: He had consumed an excess of alcohol.) for meget3) (an amount by which something is greater than something else: He found he had paid an excess of $5.00 over what was actually on the bill.) for meget2. adjective(extra; additional (to the amount needed, allowed or usual): He had to pay extra for his excess baggage on the aircraft.) overskydende- excessively
- excessiveness
- in excess of -
124 extra
['ekstrə] 1. adjective(additional; more than usual or necessary: They demand an extra $10 a week; We need extra men for this job.) ekstra; yderligere2. adverb(unusually: an extra-large box of chocolates.) ekstra; særligt3. pronoun(an additional amount: The book costs $6.90 but we charge extra for postage.) ekstra4. noun1) (something extra, or something for which an extra price is charged: The college fees cover teaching only - stationery and other equipment are extras.) ekstra ting2) (in cinema or television, an actor employed in a small part, eg as a person in a crowd.) statist3) (a special edition of a newspaper containing later or special news.) ekstraudgave* * *['ekstrə] 1. adjective(additional; more than usual or necessary: They demand an extra $10 a week; We need extra men for this job.) ekstra; yderligere2. adverb(unusually: an extra-large box of chocolates.) ekstra; særligt3. pronoun(an additional amount: The book costs $6.90 but we charge extra for postage.) ekstra4. noun1) (something extra, or something for which an extra price is charged: The college fees cover teaching only - stationery and other equipment are extras.) ekstra ting2) (in cinema or television, an actor employed in a small part, eg as a person in a crowd.) statist3) (a special edition of a newspaper containing later or special news.) ekstraudgave -
125 extreme
[ik'stri:m] 1. adjective1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) stor; vældig; ekstrem2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.) yderst3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) yderliggående; ekstrem2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) yderpunkt2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) yderlighed•- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
- to extremes* * *[ik'stri:m] 1. adjective1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) stor; vældig; ekstrem2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.) yderst3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) yderliggående; ekstrem2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) yderpunkt2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) yderlighed•- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
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126 extrovert
['ekstrəvə:t]noun, adjective((a person) more interested in what happens around him than his own ideas and feelings: An extrovert (person) is usually good company.) udadvendt; åben* * *['ekstrəvə:t]noun, adjective((a person) more interested in what happens around him than his own ideas and feelings: An extrovert (person) is usually good company.) udadvendt; åben -
127 face value
(the value stated on the face of a coin etc: Some old coins are now worth a great deal more than their face value.) pålydende* * *(the value stated on the face of a coin etc: Some old coins are now worth a great deal more than their face value.) pålydende -
128 fall behind
1) (to be slower than (someone else): Hurry up! You're falling behind (the others); He is falling behind in his schoolwork.) sakke bagud; komme bagud2) ((with with) to become late in regular payment, letter-writing etc: Don't fall behind with the rent!) komme bagud* * *1) (to be slower than (someone else): Hurry up! You're falling behind (the others); He is falling behind in his schoolwork.) sakke bagud; komme bagud2) ((with with) to become late in regular payment, letter-writing etc: Don't fall behind with the rent!) komme bagud
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than — O.E. þan, conjunctive particle used after a comparative adjective or adverb, from þanne, þænne, þonne then (see THEN (Cf. then)). Developed from the adverb then, and not distinguished from it in spelling until c.1700. The earliest use is in West… … Etymology dictionary
Than — Than, adv. Then. See {Then}. [Obs.] Gower. [1913 Webster] Thanne longen folk to gon on pilgrimages. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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