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1 a shot in the dark
(a guess based on little or no information: The detective admitted that his decision to check the factory had just been a shot in the dark.) et skud i blinde* * *(a guess based on little or no information: The detective admitted that his decision to check the factory had just been a shot in the dark.) et skud i blinde -
2 in the dark
i mørket -
3 dark
1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) mørk2) (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.) dyster2. 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- darken- darkness
- keep it dark* * *1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) mørk2) (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.) dyster2. 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- darken- darkness
- keep it dark -
4 pitch-dark
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5 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) kraft; evne2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) kraft; -kraft; -drevet3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) magt4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) ret5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) magtfuld person6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) magt7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potens•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power* * *1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) kraft; evne2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) kraft; -kraft; -drevet3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) magt4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) ret5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) magtfuld person6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) magt7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potens•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power -
6 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) skygge2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) skygge3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) skygge; -skygge4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) nuance5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) lille smule2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) skygge for2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) gøre mørkere3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) glide•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade* * *[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) skygge2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) skygge3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) skygge; -skygge4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) nuance5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) lille smule2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) skygge for2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) gøre mørkere3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) glide•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade -
7 dial
1. noun1) (the face of a watch or clock: My watch has a dial you can see in the dark.) urskive2) (the turning disc over the numbers on a telephone.) nummerskive3) (any disc etc bearing numbers etc used to give information: the dial on a radio.) indstillingsknap2. verb(to turn a telephone dial to get a number: She dialled the wrong number.) dreje; taste* * *1. noun1) (the face of a watch or clock: My watch has a dial you can see in the dark.) urskive2) (the turning disc over the numbers on a telephone.) nummerskive3) (any disc etc bearing numbers etc used to give information: the dial on a radio.) indstillingsknap2. verb(to turn a telephone dial to get a number: She dialled the wrong number.) dreje; taste -
8 stumble
1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) snuble2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) tumle afsted3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) snuble over ordene; lede efter ordene•- stumble across/on* * *1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) snuble2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) tumle afsted3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) snuble over ordene; lede efter ordene•- stumble across/on -
9 conquer
['koŋkə](to overcome or defeat: The Normans conquered England in the eleventh century; You must conquer your fear of the dark.) erobre; besejre- conquest* * *['koŋkə](to overcome or defeat: The Normans conquered England in the eleventh century; You must conquer your fear of the dark.) erobre; besejre- conquest -
10 afraid
[ə'freid]1) (feeling fear or being frightened (of a person, thing etc): The child is not afraid of the dark; She was afraid to go.) bange2) (sorry (to have to say that): I'm afraid I don't agree with you.) bange for; ked af* * *[ə'freid]1) (feeling fear or being frightened (of a person, thing etc): The child is not afraid of the dark; She was afraid to go.) bange2) (sorry (to have to say that): I'm afraid I don't agree with you.) bange for; ked af -
11 an
[ə(n)]indef. article(a is used before words beginning with a consonant eg a boy, or consonant sound eg a union; an is used before words beginning with a vowel eg an owl, or vowel sound eg an honour.)1) (one: There is a boy in the garden.) en2) (any; every: An owl can see in the dark.) en; enhver3) (for each; per: We earn $6 an hour.) for hver; i; per* * *[ə(n)]indef. article(a is used before words beginning with a consonant eg a boy, or consonant sound eg a union; an is used before words beginning with a vowel eg an owl, or vowel sound eg an honour.)1) (one: There is a boy in the garden.) en2) (any; every: An owl can see in the dark.) en; enhver3) (for each; per: We earn $6 an hour.) for hver; i; per -
12 feel one's way
(to find one's way by feeling: I had to feel my way to the door in the dark.) føle sig frem* * *(to find one's way by feeling: I had to feel my way to the door in the dark.) føle sig frem -
13 jostle
['‹osl](to push roughly: We were jostled by the crowd; I felt people jostling against me in the dark.) støde ind i* * *['‹osl](to push roughly: We were jostled by the crowd; I felt people jostling against me in the dark.) støde ind i -
14 jump on
(to make a sudden attack on: He was waiting round the corner and jumped on me in the dark.) falde over* * *(to make a sudden attack on: He was waiting round the corner and jumped on me in the dark.) falde over -
15 mangosteen
['mæŋɡəsti:n]1) (the dark brown, orange-shaped fruit of an East Indian tree.)2) (the tree.)* * *['mæŋɡəsti:n]1) (the dark brown, orange-shaped fruit of an East Indian tree.)2) (the tree.) -
16 assailant
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17 glow-worm
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18 luminous
['lu:minəs](giving out light; faintly shining so as to be visible in the dark: a luminous clock-face.) lysende; selvlysende* * *['lu:minəs](giving out light; faintly shining so as to be visible in the dark: a luminous clock-face.) lysende; selvlysende -
19 overcome
1. adjective(helpless; defeated by emotion etc: overcome with grief; I felt quite overcome.) overvældet2. [-'keim] verb(to defeat or conquer: She finally overcame her fear of the dark.) overvinde* * *1. adjective(helpless; defeated by emotion etc: overcome with grief; I felt quite overcome.) overvældet2. [-'keim] verb(to defeat or conquer: She finally overcame her fear of the dark.) overvinde -
20 set upon
( also set on) (to attack: He set upon me in the dark.) angribe* * *( also set on) (to attack: He set upon me in the dark.) angribe
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