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  • 1 meaning

    noun (the sense in which a statement, action, word etc is (intended to be) understood: What is the meaning of this phrase?; What is the meaning of his behaviour?) betydning; mening
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    noun (the sense in which a statement, action, word etc is (intended to be) understood: What is the meaning of this phrase?; What is the meaning of his behaviour?) betydning; mening

    English-Danish dictionary > meaning

  • 2 literal

    ['litərəl]
    1) (following the exact meaning with no exaggeration: the literal truth.) bogstavelig; ren; skinbarlig
    2) (understanding the meaning by taking one word at a time: a literal translation.) ordret
    - literally
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    ['litərəl]
    1) (following the exact meaning with no exaggeration: the literal truth.) bogstavelig; ren; skinbarlig
    2) (understanding the meaning by taking one word at a time: a literal translation.) ordret
    - literally

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  • 3 suffix

    (a small part added to the end of a word that changes the meaning: goodness; quickly; advisable; misty; yellowish.) endelse
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    (a small part added to the end of a word that changes the meaning: goodness; quickly; advisable; misty; yellowish.) endelse

    English-Danish dictionary > suffix

  • 4 definition

    [defi'niʃən]
    noun (an explanation of the exact meaning of a word or phrase: Is that definition accurate?) definition
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    [defi'niʃən]
    noun (an explanation of the exact meaning of a word or phrase: Is that definition accurate?) definition

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  • 5 prefix

    ['pri:fiks]
    (a syllable or syllables put at the beginning of another word to change its meaning: dislike; unemployed; remake; ineffective.) præfiks; forstavelse
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    ['pri:fiks]
    (a syllable or syllables put at the beginning of another word to change its meaning: dislike; unemployed; remake; ineffective.) præfiks; forstavelse

    English-Danish dictionary > prefix

  • 6 sense

    [sens] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) sans
    2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) følelse
    3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) sans
    4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) dømmekraft
    5) (a meaning (of a word).) mening
    6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) mening
    2. verb
    (to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) fornemme
    - senselessly
    - senselessness
    - senses
    - sixth sense
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    [sens] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) sans
    2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) følelse
    3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) sans
    4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) dømmekraft
    5) (a meaning (of a word).) mening
    6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) mening
    2. verb
    (to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) fornemme
    - senselessly
    - senselessness
    - senses
    - sixth sense

    English-Danish dictionary > sense

  • 7 corruption

    [-ʃən]
    1) (the act of corrupting.) korruption; svindel
    2) (a word that has changed considerably from its original form: Caterpillar is probably a corruption of the Old French word `chatepelose' meaning `hairy cat'.) forvanskning
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    [-ʃən]
    1) (the act of corrupting.) korruption; svindel
    2) (a word that has changed considerably from its original form: Caterpillar is probably a corruption of the Old French word `chatepelose' meaning `hairy cat'.) forvanskning

    English-Danish dictionary > corruption

  • 8 homonym

    ['homənim]
    (a word having the same sound as another word, but a different meaning: The words `there' and `their' are homonyms.) enslydende ord
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    ['homənim]
    (a word having the same sound as another word, but a different meaning: The words `there' and `their' are homonyms.) enslydende ord

    English-Danish dictionary > homonym

  • 9 it

    1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) det; den
    2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) det; den
    3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) det
    4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) []
    - its
    - itself
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    1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) det; den
    2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) det; den
    3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) det
    4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) []
    - its
    - itself

    English-Danish dictionary > it

  • 10 negative

    ['neɡətiv] 1. adjective
    1) (meaning or saying `no'; denying something: a negative answer.) negativ
    2) (expecting to fail: a negative attitude.) negativ
    3) (less than zero: -4 is a negative or minus number.) negativ
    4) (having more electrons than normal: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.) negativ
    2. noun
    1) (a word etc by which something is denied: `No' and `never' are negatives.) negativt udsagn; nægtelse
    2) (the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed: I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.) negativ
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    ['neɡətiv] 1. adjective
    1) (meaning or saying `no'; denying something: a negative answer.) negativ
    2) (expecting to fail: a negative attitude.) negativ
    3) (less than zero: -4 is a negative or minus number.) negativ
    4) (having more electrons than normal: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.) negativ
    2. noun
    1) (a word etc by which something is denied: `No' and `never' are negatives.) negativt udsagn; nægtelse
    2) (the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed: I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.) negativ

    English-Danish dictionary > negative

  • 11 context

    ['kontekst]
    (the parts directly before or after a word or phrase (written or spoken) which affect its meaning: This statement, taken out of its context, gives a wrong impression of the speaker's opinions.) sammenhæng
    * * *
    ['kontekst]
    (the parts directly before or after a word or phrase (written or spoken) which affect its meaning: This statement, taken out of its context, gives a wrong impression of the speaker's opinions.) sammenhæng

    English-Danish dictionary > context

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