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1 have mercy on
(to give kindness to (an enemy etc who is in one's power): Have mercy on me!) vise barmhjertighed mod; have barmhjertighed med* * *(to give kindness to (an enemy etc who is in one's power): Have mercy on me!) vise barmhjertighed mod; have barmhjertighed med -
2 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) holde2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) holde3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) holde4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) holde5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) holde6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) indeholde7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) afholde8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) holde9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) have; være10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) tro; holde11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gælde12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) holde nogen fast til noget13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) holde; forsvare14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) forsvare sig imod15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) holde; bevare16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) holde hen17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) fejre18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) eje19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) holde20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) vente21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) holde22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) opbevare23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) bringe2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) hold; greb2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) magt; indflydelse3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) greb; tag•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) last* * *I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) holde2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) holde3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) holde4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) holde5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) holde6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) indeholde7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) afholde8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) holde9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) have; være10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) tro; holde11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gælde12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) holde nogen fast til noget13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) holde; forsvare14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) forsvare sig imod15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) holde; bevare16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) holde hen17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) fejre18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) eje19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) holde20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) vente21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) holde22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) opbevare23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) bringe2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) hold; greb2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) magt; indflydelse3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) greb; tag•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) last -
3 mercy
['mə:si]plural - mercies; noun1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) nåde; barmhjertighed2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) held; velsignelse•- merciful- mercifully
- merciless
- mercilessly
- at the mercy of
- have mercy on* * *['mə:si]plural - mercies; noun1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) nåde; barmhjertighed2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) held; velsignelse•- merciful- mercifully
- merciless
- mercilessly
- at the mercy of
- have mercy on -
4 mind
1.(the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) forstand2. verb1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) se efter; holde øje med2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) blive gal; ikke tage sig af3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) passe på4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) lytte til3. interjection(be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) pas på!- - minded- mindful
- mindless
- mindlessly
- mindlessness
- mindreader
- at/in the back of one's mind
- change one's mind
- be out of one's mind
- do you mind!
- have a good mind to
- have half a mind to
- have a mind to
- in one's mind's eye
- in one's right mind
- keep one's mind on
- know one's own mind
- make up one's mind
- mind one's own business
- never mind
- on one's mind
- put someone in mind of
- put in mind of
- speak one's mind
- take/keep one's mind off
- to my mind* * *1.(the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) forstand2. verb1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) se efter; holde øje med2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) blive gal; ikke tage sig af3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) passe på4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) lytte til3. interjection(be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) pas på!- - minded- mindful
- mindless
- mindlessly
- mindlessness
- mindreader
- at/in the back of one's mind
- change one's mind
- be out of one's mind
- do you mind!
- have a good mind to
- have half a mind to
- have a mind to
- in one's mind's eye
- in one's right mind
- keep one's mind on
- know one's own mind
- make up one's mind
- mind one's own business
- never mind
- on one's mind
- put someone in mind of
- put in mind of
- speak one's mind
- take/keep one's mind off
- to my mind -
5 smell
1. [smel] noun1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) lugtesans2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) duft; lugt3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) lugt2. [smelt] verb1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) lugte2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) dufte; lugte3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) dufte til; lugte til•- - smelling- smelly
- smelliness
- smell out* * *1. [smel] noun1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) lugtesans2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) duft; lugt3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) lugt2. [smelt] verb1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) lugte2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) dufte; lugte3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) dufte til; lugte til•- - smelling- smelly
- smelliness
- smell out -
6 control
[kən'trəul] 1. noun1) (the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority: She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.) kontrol; magt; herredømme2) (the act of holding back or restraining: control of prices; I know you're angry but you must not lose control (of yourself).) kontrol3) ((often in plural) a lever, button etc which operates (a machine etc): The clutch and accelerator are foot controls in a car.) styrepanel; speeder; betjeningshåndtag; styre-4) (a point or place at which an inspection takes place: passport control.) kontrol; -kontrol2. verb1) (to direct or guide; to have power or authority over: The captain controls the whole ship; Control your dog!) styre; have styr over2) (to hold back; to restrain (oneself or one's emotions etc): Control yourself!) styre; beherske3) (to keep to a fixed standard: The government is controlling prices.) kontrollere; styre; regulere•- control-tower
- in control of
- in control
- out of control
- under control* * *[kən'trəul] 1. noun1) (the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority: She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.) kontrol; magt; herredømme2) (the act of holding back or restraining: control of prices; I know you're angry but you must not lose control (of yourself).) kontrol3) ((often in plural) a lever, button etc which operates (a machine etc): The clutch and accelerator are foot controls in a car.) styrepanel; speeder; betjeningshåndtag; styre-4) (a point or place at which an inspection takes place: passport control.) kontrol; -kontrol2. verb1) (to direct or guide; to have power or authority over: The captain controls the whole ship; Control your dog!) styre; have styr over2) (to hold back; to restrain (oneself or one's emotions etc): Control yourself!) styre; beherske3) (to keep to a fixed standard: The government is controlling prices.) kontrollere; styre; regulere•- control-tower
- in control of
- in control
- out of control
- under control -
7 feeling
1) (power and ability to feel: I have no feeling in my little finger.) følelse2) (something that one feels physically: a feeling of great pain.) følelse3) ((usually in plural) something that one feels in one's mind: His angry words hurt my feelings; a feeling of happiness.) følelse4) (an impression or belief: I have a feeling that the work is too hard.) følelse; fornemmelse5) (affection: He has no feeling for her now.) følelse6) (emotion: He spoke with great feeling.) følelse* * *1) (power and ability to feel: I have no feeling in my little finger.) følelse2) (something that one feels physically: a feeling of great pain.) følelse3) ((usually in plural) something that one feels in one's mind: His angry words hurt my feelings; a feeling of happiness.) følelse4) (an impression or belief: I have a feeling that the work is too hard.) følelse; fornemmelse5) (affection: He has no feeling for her now.) følelse6) (emotion: He spoke with great feeling.) følelse -
8 fancy
['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) grille; indfald2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantasi; indbildning3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) forestilling; indbildning2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) dekoreret; kunstfærdig3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) kunne tænke sig; have lyst til2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) forestille sig3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) være varm på•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy* * *['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) grille; indfald2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantasi; indbildning3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) forestilling; indbildning2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) dekoreret; kunstfærdig3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) kunne tænke sig; have lyst til2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) forestille sig3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) være varm på•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy -
9 backup
1) (additional people who provide help when it is needed: The police officer requested some backup when the shooting began.) hjælp2) (a copy of a computer file that can be used in case the original is destroyed.) sikkerhedskopi3) (( also adjective) a piece of equipment, a system etc that can be used when there is a problem with the original one: a backup plan; We have a backup generator in case the power fails.) ekstra; ekstra-* * *1) (additional people who provide help when it is needed: The police officer requested some backup when the shooting began.) hjælp2) (a copy of a computer file that can be used in case the original is destroyed.) sikkerhedskopi3) (( also adjective) a piece of equipment, a system etc that can be used when there is a problem with the original one: a backup plan; We have a backup generator in case the power fails.) ekstra; ekstra- -
10 wishing-well
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