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  • 1 let well alone

    (to allow things to remain as they are, in order not to make them worse.) lade noget være som det er
    * * *
    (to allow things to remain as they are, in order not to make them worse.) lade noget være som det er

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  • 2 go down

    1) ((with well/badly) to be approved or disapproved of: The story went down well (with them).) blive modtaget
    2) ((of a ship) to sink: They were lost at sea when the ship went down.) gå ned; synke
    3) ((of the sun or moon) to go below the horizon.) gå ned
    4) (to be remembered: Your bravery will go down in history.) blive husket; gå ned i historien
    5) ((of places) to become less desirable: This part of town has gone down in the last twenty years.) forfalde
    * * *
    1) ((with well/badly) to be approved or disapproved of: The story went down well (with them).) blive modtaget
    2) ((of a ship) to sink: They were lost at sea when the ship went down.) gå ned; synke
    3) ((of the sun or moon) to go below the horizon.) gå ned
    4) (to be remembered: Your bravery will go down in history.) blive husket; gå ned i historien
    5) ((of places) to become less desirable: This part of town has gone down in the last twenty years.) forfalde

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  • 3 trust

    1. verb
    1) (to have confidence or faith; to believe: She trusted (in) him.) have tillid til; stole på
    2) (to give (something to someone), believing that it will be used well and responsibly: I can't trust him with my car; I can't trust my car to him.) betro
    3) (to hope or be confident (that): I trust (that) you had / will have a good journey.) være sikker på
    2. noun
    1) (belief or confidence in the power, reality, truth, goodness etc of a person or thing: The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability; trust in God.) tillid; tro
    2) (charge or care; responsibility: The child was placed in my trust.) varetægt
    3) (a task etc given to a person by someone who believes that they will do it, look after it etc well: He holds a position of trust in the firm.) betroet job
    4) (arrangement(s) by which something (eg money) is given to a person to use in a particular way, or to keep until a particular time: The money was to be held in trust for his children; ( also adjective) a trust fund) båndlagt fond
    5) (a group of business firms working together: The companies formed a trust.) kartel
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    - trustworthy
    - trustworthiness
    - trusty
    - trustily
    - trustiness
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) (to have confidence or faith; to believe: She trusted (in) him.) have tillid til; stole på
    2) (to give (something to someone), believing that it will be used well and responsibly: I can't trust him with my car; I can't trust my car to him.) betro
    3) (to hope or be confident (that): I trust (that) you had / will have a good journey.) være sikker på
    2. noun
    1) (belief or confidence in the power, reality, truth, goodness etc of a person or thing: The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability; trust in God.) tillid; tro
    2) (charge or care; responsibility: The child was placed in my trust.) varetægt
    3) (a task etc given to a person by someone who believes that they will do it, look after it etc well: He holds a position of trust in the firm.) betroet job
    4) (arrangement(s) by which something (eg money) is given to a person to use in a particular way, or to keep until a particular time: The money was to be held in trust for his children; ( also adjective) a trust fund) båndlagt fond
    5) (a group of business firms working together: The companies formed a trust.) kartel
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    - trustworthy
    - trustworthiness
    - trusty
    - trustily
    - trustiness

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  • 4 charge

    1. verb
    1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) forlange; tage
    2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) skrive på; føre på
    3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) beskylde; anklage
    4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) storme; angribe
    5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) storme; løbe
    6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) oplade
    7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) gøre ansvarlig
    2. noun
    1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) takst; gebyr
    2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) sigtelse; anklage
    3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) angreb
    4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) opladning
    5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) protegé
    6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) ladning
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    - in charge of
    - in someone's charge
    - take charge
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) forlange; tage
    2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) skrive på; føre på
    3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) beskylde; anklage
    4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) storme; angribe
    5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) storme; løbe
    6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) oplade
    7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) gøre ansvarlig
    2. noun
    1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) takst; gebyr
    2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) sigtelse; anklage
    3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) angreb
    4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) opladning
    5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) protegé
    6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) ladning
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    - in charge of
    - in someone's charge
    - take charge

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  • 5 credit

    ['kredit] 1. noun
    1) (time allowed for payment of goods etc after they have been received: We don't give credit at this shop.) kredit
    2) (money loaned (by a bank).) kredit
    3) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) kreditværdighed
    4) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) kreditpostering; aktiv
    5) (the sum of money which someone has in an account at a bank: Your credit amounts to 2,014 dollars.) kredit
    6) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) anerkendelse; ære
    7) ((American) a certificate to show that a student has completed a course which counts towards his degree.) kursusbevis
    2. verb
    1) (to enter (a sum of money) on the credit side (of an account): This cheque was credited to your account last month.) indsætte; kreditere
    2) ((with with) to think of (a person or thing) as having: He was credited with magical powers.) tillægge; tilskrive
    3) (to believe (something) to be possible: Well, would you credit that!) tro
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    - creditably
    - creditor
    - credits
    - credit card
    - be a credit to someone
    - be a credit to
    - do someone credit
    - do credit
    - give someone credit for something
    - give credit for something
    - give someone credit
    - give credit
    - on credit
    - take the credit for something
    - take credit for something
    - take the credit
    - take credit
    * * *
    ['kredit] 1. noun
    1) (time allowed for payment of goods etc after they have been received: We don't give credit at this shop.) kredit
    2) (money loaned (by a bank).) kredit
    3) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) kreditværdighed
    4) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) kreditpostering; aktiv
    5) (the sum of money which someone has in an account at a bank: Your credit amounts to 2,014 dollars.) kredit
    6) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) anerkendelse; ære
    7) ((American) a certificate to show that a student has completed a course which counts towards his degree.) kursusbevis
    2. verb
    1) (to enter (a sum of money) on the credit side (of an account): This cheque was credited to your account last month.) indsætte; kreditere
    2) ((with with) to think of (a person or thing) as having: He was credited with magical powers.) tillægge; tilskrive
    3) (to believe (something) to be possible: Well, would you credit that!) tro
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    - creditably
    - creditor
    - credits
    - credit card
    - be a credit to someone
    - be a credit to
    - do someone credit
    - do credit
    - give someone credit for something
    - give credit for something
    - give someone credit
    - give credit
    - on credit
    - take the credit for something
    - take credit for something
    - take the credit
    - take credit

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  • 6 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) gøre
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) gøre; fuldføre
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) vaske; rydde; pudse
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) være nok; gøre det; passe
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) arbejde med; studere
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) have det; klare sig
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) ordne; sætte i stand
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gøre; handle; opføre sig
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) vise
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) forårsage
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) se; gøre
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) arrangement; fest
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with
    * * *
    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) gøre
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) gøre; fuldføre
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) vaske; rydde; pudse
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) være nok; gøre det; passe
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) arbejde med; studere
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) have det; klare sig
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) ordne; sætte i stand
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gøre; handle; opføre sig
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) vise
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) forårsage
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) se; gøre
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) arrangement; fest
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

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  • 7 fan

    I 1. [fæn] noun
    1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) vifte
    2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) ventilator
    2. verb
    1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) vifte
    2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) puste til
    II [fæn] noun
    (an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) fan; tilhænger
    * * *
    I 1. [fæn] noun
    1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) vifte
    2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) ventilator
    2. verb
    1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) vifte
    2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) puste til
    II [fæn] noun
    (an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) fan; tilhænger

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  • 8 let

    I [let] present participle - letting; verb
    1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) lade
    2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) lade
    3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) lad
    •
    - let someone or something alone/be
    - let alone/be
    - let down
    - let fall
    - let go of
    - let go
    - let in
    - out
    - let in for
    - let in on
    - let off
    - let up
    - let well alone     II [let] present participle - letting; verb
    (to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) udleje
    * * *
    I [let] present participle - letting; verb
    1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) lade
    2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) lade
    3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) lad
    •
    - let someone or something alone/be
    - let alone/be
    - let down
    - let fall
    - let go of
    - let go
    - let in
    - out
    - let in for
    - let in on
    - let off
    - let up
    - let well alone     II [let] present participle - letting; verb
    (to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) udleje

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  • 9 proverb

    ['provə:b]
    (a well-known saying that gives good advice or expresses a supposed truth: Two common proverbs are `Many hands make light work' and `Don't count your chickens before they're hatched!') ordsprog
    - proverbially
    * * *
    ['provə:b]
    (a well-known saying that gives good advice or expresses a supposed truth: Two common proverbs are `Many hands make light work' and `Don't count your chickens before they're hatched!') ordsprog
    - proverbially

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  • 10 soft

    [soft]
    1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) blød
    2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) blød
    3) (not loud: a soft voice.) blød; blid
    4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) dæmpet
    5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) mild; blid
    6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) læskedrik; sodavand
    7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) bange
    •
    - softness
    - soften
    - soft-boiled
    - soft-hearted
    - soft-spoken
    - software
    - softwood
    - have a soft spot for
    * * *
    [soft]
    1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) blød
    2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) blød
    3) (not loud: a soft voice.) blød; blid
    4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) dæmpet
    5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) mild; blid
    6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) læskedrik; sodavand
    7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) bange
    •
    - softness
    - soften
    - soft-boiled
    - soft-hearted
    - soft-spoken
    - software
    - softwood
    - have a soft spot for

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  • 11 stick

    I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
    1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) stikke
    2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) stikke ud
    3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) klæbe; hænge fast
    4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) sidde fast; blive hængende
    •
    - sticky
    - stickily
    - stickiness
    - sticking-plaster
    - stick-in-the-mud
    - come to a sticky end
    - stick at
    - stick by
    - stick it out
    - stick out
    - stick one's neck out
    - stick to/with
    - stick together
    - stick up for     II [stik] noun
    1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) gren; kvist
    2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) stok; -stok; stav; -stav; -stik
    3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) stang
    •
    - get hold of the wrong end of the stick
    - get the wrong end of the stick
    * * *
    I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
    1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) stikke
    2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) stikke ud
    3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) klæbe; hænge fast
    4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) sidde fast; blive hængende
    •
    - sticky
    - stickily
    - stickiness
    - sticking-plaster
    - stick-in-the-mud
    - come to a sticky end
    - stick at
    - stick by
    - stick it out
    - stick out
    - stick one's neck out
    - stick to/with
    - stick together
    - stick up for     II [stik] noun
    1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) gren; kvist
    2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) stok; -stok; stav; -stav; -stik
    3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) stang
    •
    - get hold of the wrong end of the stick
    - get the wrong end of the stick

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  • 12 treat

    [tri:t] 1. verb
    1) (to deal with, or behave towards (a thing or person), in a certain manner: The soldiers treated me very well; The police are treating his death as a case of murder.) behandle
    2) (to try to cure (a person or disease, injury etc): They treated her for a broken leg.) behandle
    3) (to put (something) through a process: The woodwork has been treated with a new chemical.) præparere
    4) (to buy (a meal, present etc) for (someone): I'll treat you to lunch; She treated herself to a new hat.) give
    5) (to write or speak about; to discuss.) behandle; drøfte
    2. noun
    (something that gives pleasure, eg an arranged outing, or some special food: He took them to the theatre as a treat.) traktement; overraskelse
    * * *
    [tri:t] 1. verb
    1) (to deal with, or behave towards (a thing or person), in a certain manner: The soldiers treated me very well; The police are treating his death as a case of murder.) behandle
    2) (to try to cure (a person or disease, injury etc): They treated her for a broken leg.) behandle
    3) (to put (something) through a process: The woodwork has been treated with a new chemical.) præparere
    4) (to buy (a meal, present etc) for (someone): I'll treat you to lunch; She treated herself to a new hat.) give
    5) (to write or speak about; to discuss.) behandle; drøfte
    2. noun
    (something that gives pleasure, eg an arranged outing, or some special food: He took them to the theatre as a treat.) traktement; overraskelse

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  • 13 which

    [wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun
    (used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) hvilken
    2. relative pronoun
    ((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) som; der
    3. relative adjective, relative pronoun
    (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) som; hvilket
    - which is which? - which is which
    * * *
    [wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun
    (used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) hvilken
    2. relative pronoun
    ((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) som; der
    3. relative adjective, relative pronoun
    (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) som; hvilket
    - which is which? - which is which

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  • 14 wicket

    ['wikit]
    1) (a hoop through which the balls are driven in the game of croquet or at which the ball is bowled in cricket.) bue; gærde
    2) (the ground between two sets of these rods: The wicket has dried out well.) arealet mellem to gærder
    3) (the ending of a batsman's period of batting: They scored fifty runs for (the loss of) one wicket.) gærde
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    * * *
    ['wikit]
    1) (a hoop through which the balls are driven in the game of croquet or at which the ball is bowled in cricket.) bue; gærde
    2) (the ground between two sets of these rods: The wicket has dried out well.) arealet mellem to gærder
    3) (the ending of a batsman's period of batting: They scored fifty runs for (the loss of) one wicket.) gærde
    •

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