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  • 1 white

    1. adjective
    1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) hvid
    2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) hvid
    3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) hvid; bleg
    4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) med mælk; med fløde
    2. noun
    1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) hvid
    2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) hvid
    3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) (ægge-)hvide
    4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) det hvide
    •
    - whiteness
    - whitening
    - whitish
    - white-collar
    - white elephant
    - white horse
    - white-hot
    - white lie
    - whitewash     3. verb
    (to cover with whitewash.) kalke
    - white wine
    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) hvid
    2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) hvid
    3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) hvid; bleg
    4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) med mælk; med fløde
    2. noun
    1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) hvid
    2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) hvid
    3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) (ægge-)hvide
    4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) det hvide
    •
    - whiteness
    - whitening
    - whitish
    - white-collar
    - white elephant
    - white horse
    - white-hot
    - white lie
    - whitewash     3. verb
    (to cover with whitewash.) kalke
    - white wine

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  • 2 white lie

    (a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) hvid løgn
    * * *
    (a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) hvid løgn

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  • 3 race

    I 1. [reis] noun
    (a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) væddeløb; -væddeløb
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) løbe væddeløb; løbe
    2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) løbe om kap
    3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) suse
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    - racecourse
    - racehorse
    - racetrack
    - racing-car
    - a race against time
    - the races     II [reis]
    1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) race; race-
    2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) race-
    3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) race
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    - racialism
    - racialist
    - the human race
    - of mixed race
    * * *
    I 1. [reis] noun
    (a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) væddeløb; -væddeløb
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) løbe væddeløb; løbe
    2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) løbe om kap
    3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) suse
    •
    - racecourse
    - racehorse
    - racetrack
    - racing-car
    - a race against time
    - the races     II [reis]
    1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) race; race-
    2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) race-
    3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) race
    •
    - racialism
    - racialist
    - the human race
    - of mixed race

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  • 4 pith

    [piƟ]
    1) (the white substance between the peel of an orange, lemon etc and the fruit itself.) hinde
    2) (the soft substance in the centre of the stems of plants.) marv
    3) (the most important part of anything: the pith of the argument.) kerne
    * * *
    [piƟ]
    1) (the white substance between the peel of an orange, lemon etc and the fruit itself.) hinde
    2) (the soft substance in the centre of the stems of plants.) marv
    3) (the most important part of anything: the pith of the argument.) kerne

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  • 5 surf

    [sə:f] 1. noun
    (the foam made as waves break on rocks or on the shore: The children were playing in the white surf.) skum
    2. verb
    1) (to ride on a surfboard as a sport.) surfe
    2) (to look for interesting sites on the Internet.) surfe
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    - surfing
    - surfboard
    * * *
    [sə:f] 1. noun
    (the foam made as waves break on rocks or on the shore: The children were playing in the white surf.) skum
    2. verb
    1) (to ride on a surfboard as a sport.) surfe
    2) (to look for interesting sites on the Internet.) surfe
    •
    - surfing
    - surfboard

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  • 6 lime

    I noun
    (the white substance left after heating limestone, used in making cement.) kalk
    - limelight: in the limelight II noun
    1) (a type of small, very sour, yellowish-green citrus fruit related to the lemon.) limefrugt; lime
    2) (( also adjective) (of) the colour of this fruit: lime walls.) limefarvet
    III noun
    (a tree with rough bark and small heart-shaped leaves.) lindetræ
    * * *
    I noun
    (the white substance left after heating limestone, used in making cement.) kalk
    - limelight: in the limelight II noun
    1) (a type of small, very sour, yellowish-green citrus fruit related to the lemon.) limefrugt; lime
    2) (( also adjective) (of) the colour of this fruit: lime walls.) limefarvet
    III noun
    (a tree with rough bark and small heart-shaped leaves.) lindetræ

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  • 7 yolk

    [jouk]
    ((also egg-yolk) the yellow part of an egg: The child will only eat the yolk of an egg - she won't eat the white.) blomme
    * * *
    [jouk]
    ((also egg-yolk) the yellow part of an egg: The child will only eat the yolk of an egg - she won't eat the white.) blomme

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  • 8 reflect

    [rə'flekt]
    1) (to send back (light, heat etc): The white sand reflected the sun's heat.) reflektere; kaste tilbage
    2) ((of a mirror etc) to give an image of: She was reflected in the mirror/water.) genspejle
    3) (to think carefully: Give him a minute to reflect (on what he should do).) reflektere; tænke sig om
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    - reflection
    - reflexion
    - reflective
    - reflectively
    - reflector
    * * *
    [rə'flekt]
    1) (to send back (light, heat etc): The white sand reflected the sun's heat.) reflektere; kaste tilbage
    2) ((of a mirror etc) to give an image of: She was reflected in the mirror/water.) genspejle
    3) (to think carefully: Give him a minute to reflect (on what he should do).) reflektere; tænke sig om
    •
    - reflection
    - reflexion
    - reflective
    - reflectively
    - reflector

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  • 9 entitle

    1) (to give (a person) a right (to, or to do, something): You are not entitled to free school lunches; He was not entitled to borrow money from the cash box.) berettige
    2) (to give to (a book etc) as a title or name: a story entitled `The White Horse'.) kalde; give titlen
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    * * *
    1) (to give (a person) a right (to, or to do, something): You are not entitled to free school lunches; He was not entitled to borrow money from the cash box.) berettige
    2) (to give to (a book etc) as a title or name: a story entitled `The White Horse'.) kalde; give titlen
    •

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  • 10 hard-boiled

    adjective ((of eggs) boiled until the white and the yolk are solid.) hårdkogt
    * * *
    adjective ((of eggs) boiled until the white and the yolk are solid.) hårdkogt

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  • 11 cream

    [kri:m] 1. noun
    1) (the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made.) fløde
    2) (any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream: ice-cream; face-cream.) creme; -creme; fløde-
    3) (the best part; the top people: the cream of the medical profession.) de bedste; samfundets bedste: eliten
    4) (( also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour: cream paint.) flødefarvet; cremefarvet
    2. verb
    1) (to make into a cream-like mixture: Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together.) røre sammen til en creme
    2) (to take the cream off: She creamed the milk.) skumme (fløden)
    3) ((with off) to select (the best): The best pupils will be creamed off for special training.) håndplukke
    •
    - creaminess
    - cream of tartar
    * * *
    [kri:m] 1. noun
    1) (the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made.) fløde
    2) (any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream: ice-cream; face-cream.) creme; -creme; fløde-
    3) (the best part; the top people: the cream of the medical profession.) de bedste; samfundets bedste: eliten
    4) (( also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour: cream paint.) flødefarvet; cremefarvet
    2. verb
    1) (to make into a cream-like mixture: Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together.) røre sammen til en creme
    2) (to take the cream off: She creamed the milk.) skumme (fløden)
    3) ((with off) to select (the best): The best pupils will be creamed off for special training.) håndplukke
    •
    - creaminess
    - cream of tartar

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  • 12 turn

    [tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) dreje
    2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) dreje sig; vende sig
    3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) dreje
    4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) rette mod
    5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) dreje omkring
    6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) forvandle; blive til
    7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) blive; gøre
    2. noun
    1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) drej; drejning
    2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) omvikling
    3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) sidevej
    4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) tur
    5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) nummer
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    - turnover
    - turnstile
    - turntable
    - turn-up
    - by turns
    - do someone a good turn
    - do a good turn
    - in turn
    - by turns
    - out of turn
    - speak out of turn
    - take a turn for the better
    - worse
    - take turns
    - turn a blind eye
    - turn against
    - turn away
    - turn back
    - turn down
    - turn in
    - turn loose
    - turn off
    - turn on
    - turn out
    - turn over
    - turn up
    * * *
    [tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) dreje
    2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) dreje sig; vende sig
    3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) dreje
    4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) rette mod
    5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) dreje omkring
    6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) forvandle; blive til
    7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) blive; gøre
    2. noun
    1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) drej; drejning
    2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) omvikling
    3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) sidevej
    4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) tur
    5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) nummer
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    - turnover
    - turnstile
    - turntable
    - turn-up
    - by turns
    - do someone a good turn
    - do a good turn
    - in turn
    - by turns
    - out of turn
    - speak out of turn
    - take a turn for the better
    - worse
    - take turns
    - turn a blind eye
    - turn against
    - turn away
    - turn back
    - turn down
    - turn in
    - turn loose
    - turn off
    - turn on
    - turn out
    - turn over
    - turn up

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  • 13 black

    [blæk] 1. adjective
    1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) sort
    2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) sort
    3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) sort
    4) (without milk: black coffee.) sort
    5) (evil: black magic.) sort
    6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) neger; sort
    7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) farvet
    2. noun
    1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) sort
    2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) sort
    3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) neger
    3. verb
    (to make black.) farve sort; mørklægge
    - blacken
    - black art/magic
    - blackbird
    - blackboard
    - black box
    - the Black Death
    - black eye
    - blackhead
    - blacklist     4. verb
    (to put (a person etc) on such a list.) sortliste; føre en på den sorte liste
    5. noun
    (the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) afpresning
    - Black Maria
    - black market
    - black marketeer
    - blackout
    - black sheep
    - blacksmith
    - black and blue
    - black out
    - in black and white
    * * *
    [blæk] 1. adjective
    1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) sort
    2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) sort
    3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) sort
    4) (without milk: black coffee.) sort
    5) (evil: black magic.) sort
    6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) neger; sort
    7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) farvet
    2. noun
    1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) sort
    2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) sort
    3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) neger
    3. verb
    (to make black.) farve sort; mørklægge
    - blacken
    - black art/magic
    - blackbird
    - blackboard
    - black box
    - the Black Death
    - black eye
    - blackhead
    - blacklist     4. verb
    (to put (a person etc) on such a list.) sortliste; føre en på den sorte liste
    5. noun
    (the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) afpresning
    - Black Maria
    - black market
    - black marketeer
    - blackout
    - black sheep
    - blacksmith
    - black and blue
    - black out
    - in black and white

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  • 14 dark

    1. adjective
    1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) mørk
    2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) mørk; mørke-
    3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) dyster
    2. noun
    (absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) mørke; mørkets frembrud; uvidenhed
    - darkness
    - keep it dark
    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) mørk
    2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) mørk; mørke-
    3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) dyster
    2. noun
    (absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) mørke; mørkets frembrud; uvidenhed
    - darkness
    - keep it dark

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  • 15 snow

    [snəu] 1. noun
    (frozen water vapour that falls to the ground in soft white flakes: We woke up to find snow on the ground; We were caught in a heavy snow-shower; About 15 centimetres of snow had fallen overnight.) sne; sne-
    2. verb
    (to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow: It's snowing heavily.) sne
    - snowball
    - snowboard
    - snow-capped
    - snowdrift
    - snowfall
    - snowflake
    - snowstorm
    - snow-white
    - snowed under
    * * *
    [snəu] 1. noun
    (frozen water vapour that falls to the ground in soft white flakes: We woke up to find snow on the ground; We were caught in a heavy snow-shower; About 15 centimetres of snow had fallen overnight.) sne; sne-
    2. verb
    (to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow: It's snowing heavily.) sne
    - snowball
    - snowboard
    - snow-capped
    - snowdrift
    - snowfall
    - snowflake
    - snowstorm
    - snow-white
    - snowed under

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  • 16 snowy

    1) (full of, or producing a lot of, snow: The weather has been very snowy recently.) med meget sne
    2) (white like snow: the old man's snowy (white) hair.) snehvid
    * * *
    1) (full of, or producing a lot of, snow: The weather has been very snowy recently.) med meget sne
    2) (white like snow: the old man's snowy (white) hair.) snehvid

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  • 17 coloured

    1) (having colour: She prefers white baths to coloured baths.) farvet
    2) (belonging to a dark-skinned race: There are only two white families living in this street - the rest are coloured.) farvet
    * * *
    1) (having colour: She prefers white baths to coloured baths.) farvet
    2) (belonging to a dark-skinned race: There are only two white families living in this street - the rest are coloured.) farvet

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  • 18 heart

    1. noun
    1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) hjerte; hjerte-
    2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) i hjertet; midt i; kerne
    3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) hjerte
    4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) mod
    5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) hjerte; hjerte-
    6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) hjerter
    •
    - hearten
    - heartless
    - heartlessly
    - heartlessness
    - hearts
    - hearty
    - heartily
    - heartiness
    - heartache
    - heart attack
    - heartbeat
    - heartbreak
    - heartbroken
    - heartburn
    - heart failure
    - heartfelt
    - heart-to-heart     2. noun
    (an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) fortrolig samtale
    - at heart
    - break someone's heart
    - by heart
    - from the bottom of one's heart
    - have a change of heart
    - have a heart!
    - have at heart
    - heart and soul
    - lose heart
    - not have the heart to
    - set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
    - take heart
    - take to heart
    - to one's heart's content
    - with all one's heart
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) hjerte; hjerte-
    2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) i hjertet; midt i; kerne
    3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) hjerte
    4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) mod
    5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) hjerte; hjerte-
    6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) hjerter
    •
    - hearten
    - heartless
    - heartlessly
    - heartlessness
    - hearts
    - hearty
    - heartily
    - heartiness
    - heartache
    - heart attack
    - heartbeat
    - heartbreak
    - heartbroken
    - heartburn
    - heart failure
    - heartfelt
    - heart-to-heart     2. noun
    (an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) fortrolig samtale
    - at heart
    - break someone's heart
    - by heart
    - from the bottom of one's heart
    - have a change of heart
    - have a heart!
    - have at heart
    - heart and soul
    - lose heart
    - not have the heart to
    - set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
    - take heart
    - take to heart
    - to one's heart's content
    - with all one's heart

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  • 19 light

    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) lys
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) lys; belysning
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ild
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) lys
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) lys
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) lys; lyse-
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) oplyse
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) tænde
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    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to     II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) let
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) let
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) let
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lettere
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) let
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) let
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) underholdende; let
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) let
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) rig på sand; let
    •
    - light-headed
    - light-hearted
    - lightweight
    - get off lightly
    - make light of
    - travel light     III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) falde over
    * * *
    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) lys
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) lys; belysning
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ild
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) lys
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) lys
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) lys; lyse-
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) oplyse
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) tænde
    •
    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to     II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) let
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) let
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) let
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lettere
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) let
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) let
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) underholdende; let
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) let
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) rig på sand; let
    •
    - light-headed
    - light-hearted
    - lightweight
    - get off lightly
    - make light of
    - travel light     III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) falde over

    English-Danish dictionary > light

  • 20 spot

    [spot] 1. noun
    1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) plet
    2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) prik
    3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) udslæt; mærke
    4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) sted
    5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) smule
    2. verb
    1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) få øje på
    2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) opdage
    •
    - spotlessly
    - spotlessness
    - spotted
    - spotty
    - spottiness
    - spot check
    - spotlight     3. verb
    1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) belyse med en spotlight
    2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) fremhæve
    •
    - on the spot
    - spot on
    * * *
    [spot] 1. noun
    1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) plet
    2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) prik
    3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) udslæt; mærke
    4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) sted
    5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) smule
    2. verb
    1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) få øje på
    2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) opdage
    •
    - spotlessly
    - spotlessness
    - spotted
    - spotty
    - spottiness
    - spot check
    - spotlight     3. verb
    1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) belyse med en spotlight
    2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) fremhæve
    •
    - on the spot
    - spot on

    English-Danish dictionary > spot

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