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1 vide
know, know what's what* * *I. vb (ved, vidste, vidst) know;[ jeg gør det ikke, at du ved det!] I tell you I won't do it, so now you know![ han ved ikke bedre] he does not know any better;[ med hvad & sig:][ ved du hvad?] I'll tell you what;[ nej, ved du nu hvad!] really now! that's a bit thick! I like that!(= vist ikke nej) oh dear, no!( efter en opregning) and what not ( fx diamonds and rubies and what not); and what have you; and I don't know what all;[ hvad ved jeg!](dvs det må du ikke spørge mig om) I couldn't tell; how should I know;T search me! ask me another![ man ved hvad man har...], se II. have;[ vide sig sikker] know that one is safe;[ han ved sig aldrig sikker] he never feels safe;[ med vb:][ få at vide] be told, hear, learn,( skaffe sig at vide) get to know ( fx I'll soon get to know whathe is up to);[ jeg gad vide], se gide;[ man kan ikke (el. aldrig) vide] you never know, you never can tell, there is no knowing,T it's hard to tell;[ lade en vide] let somebody know, inform somebody,( om bebrejdelse) give somebody to understand (at that);[ du skulle vel ikke vide] do you by any chance know;[ Gud skal vide at] God knows that;[ hvis du absolut skal (el. vil) vide det] if you must know;(dvs det hedder sig) it is said (, F: reported) that;[ andre ville vide at] others would have it that;[ som man vil vide] as is well known;[ med præp & adv:][ vide af at] be aware that, know that ( fx are you aware that your friends are here? I did not know that he had any relatives);[ jeg vil ikke vide af det] I won't have it,F I will have none of it;[ ikke det jeg ved af] not that I know (of);[ vide af erfaring] know from experience;[ hvoraf ved du det?] how do you know that?[ han vil ikke vide af sin søn] he has disowned his son;(se også ord);[ det ved du lige så godt som jeg] you know as well as I do;[ det er ikke godt at vide], se ovf: man kan ikke vide;[ det ved jeg nu ikke rigtig] I don't know about that;[ jeg ved nu ikke rigtig (dvs er ikke sikker på) om det er en fordel] I don't know that it is an advantage;[ jeg ved med mig selv at] I know that, I am conscious that;[ den mand du ved nok som var her] you know, the man who was here;[ det du ved nok] you know what ( fx did you bring, you know what?);[ vide om] know of (el. about);(dvs forvirret) be all at sea,( stærkere: fortvivlet) be at one's wits' end;[ så vidt jeg ved], se vidt.II. vb: -
2 bedrevidende
know-all, wise guy* * *adj know-all ( fx a know-all attitude). -
3 blærerøv
know-all, swank, wise guy* * *show-off. -
4 sagkundskab
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5 gøre sig sine egne tanker
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6 hvad der er vigtigt
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7 ikke rigtigt selv vide
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8 kende fiduserne
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9 kende til
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10 knowhow
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11 kunne sit kram
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12 kende
2знать, быть знако́мым (с кем-л.)jeg kénder ham (íkke) — я с ним (не) знако́м
* * *be acquainted with, know* * *[ en kende] a trifle ( fx pale), a shade ( fx better), a thought ( fxmore salt).II. sb:[ give sig til kende] make oneself known;(se også tilkendegive).III. * know;( genkende) recognize;(jur) find ( fx he was found guilty);[ have kendt bedre dage] have seen better days;[ med præp & adv:][ kende ham af udseende (, navn)] know him by sight (, name);[ kende den ene melodi fra den anden] know (el. tell) one tune from another;[ kende dem fra hinanden] know (el. tell) them apart;[ kende ham på gangen (, stemmen)] recognize (el. know) him by his walk (, voice);[ kende til] know of (el. about);[ kende noget ud og ind] know something inside out (el. backwards and forwards), know the ins and outs of something,( om sted) know something like the back of one's hand;[ kendes ved] own ( fx a child), recognize as one's own. -
13 skam
dishonour, pity, shame* * *I. (en)( vanære) shame,( stærkere) disgrace ( fx you are a disgrace to your school);F dishonour,( stærkere) ignominy;( skamfølelse) shame;( anstændighedsfølelse) sense of decency;(dvs skammeligt) it is a shame; what a shame!(dvs kedeligt) it is a pity; what a pity![ bringe skam over] bring shame on, disgrace,F bring dishonour on ( fx one's family);[ få skam til tak] reap ingratitude;[ gøre ham skam] disgrace him, be a disgrace to him;[ gøre én til skamme] put somebody to shame;( overgå) put something into the shade,( kuldkaste noget) frustrate ( fx his calculations, hisaspirations),( skuffe) disappoint ( fx his hopes);[ gøre ens ord til skamme] belie somebody;[ hun har skam af ham] he is a disgrace to her;[ have bidt hovedet af al skam] be lost to all sense of decency, have thrown decency to the winds;[ han har ikke skam i livet] he does not know what shame is, he is without any sense of shame;[ for skams skyld] in common decency; (if only) for the sake of appearances;II. adv really ( fx I really mean it; I really don't know),( svagere) you know ( fx that is not so easy, you know; he is clever, you know). -
14 sige
go, mention, say, speak, spell, tell the time* * *vb (sagde, sagt) say;( fortælle) tell ( fx can you tell me the name of this lake? tell us what you know; tell me, did you really do it? tell the truth; tell him to do it);( betyde) mean ( fx it means a lot);[ man kan ikke sige andet end at han gør fremskridt] there is no denying that he is making progress;[ han siges at være rig] he is said to be rich;( om person) have a great influence,( om forhold) be very important;[ det har intet at sige] it does not matter; never mind![ hun har ikke noget (, meget) at skulle have sagt i den sag] she has no (, not much) say in the matter;[ hvad siger De?] I beg your pardon? what did you say?T sorry?(dvs forbavset) do you (really) mean that?[ hvad sagde jeg!](dvs der kan du se) I told you so! what did I tell you![ gør hvad der bliver sagt] do as you are told;[ hvad skal det sige?] se ndf;[ jeg har hørt sige at] I have heard (it said) that;[ det siger du ikke] you don't really mean that! you don't say! no![ det siger jeg ikke!] that would be telling![ var det ikke det jeg sagde?] se ndf: sagde jeg det ikke nok;[ det siger mig ikke noget] that doesn't mean (, F: convey) anything to me;[ sagde jeg det ikke nok!] didn't I tell you (so)? what did I tell you![ det lod han sig ikke sige to gange] he did not wait to be told twice;[ jeg har ladet mig sige, man har sagt mig] I have been told;[ man siger at] it is said that, people (el. they) say that;[ som man siger] as they say,(dvs som ordsproget siger) as the saying goes (el. is) ( fx more haste less speed as the saying goes);[ man siger så meget] people will talk;[ du siger noget!] a good idea!(am) you said it![ det siger mig ikke noget], se ovf;[ jeg skal sige dig noget], se ndf;[ det må jeg nok sige], se nok;[ sige sig selv], se selv;( forarget) what is the meaning of this?(især am) what is the big idea?[ jeg skal sige dig noget] I'll tell you what;[ som sagt] as I said before;( som nævnt) as already mentioned;[ som sagt så gjort] no sooner said than done;[ som man siger], se ovf;[ om jeg så må sige] so to speak, as one might say;[ så at sige] so to speak,F as it were;(dvs næsten) practically;[ så siger vi det] all right, then;[ hvad siger du så!] how about that![ hvad jeg ville sige] what I was going to say;[ det vil sige] that is (to say), that means;( om forbehold) at least ( fx I know him - at least I have spoken to him);[ ved du hvad det vil sige?] do you know what that means?[ jeg ved hvad det vil sige at være fattig] I know what it means (el. is) to be poor;[ vil du dermed sige at du rejser?] do you mean to say that you are leaving?(se også videre);[ med præp & adv:][ sige en avis `af] cancel (one's subscription to) a paper;[ sige noget ` efter] repeat something;[ sige noget efter én] repeat something after somebody;[ siges meget for og imod], se IV. for;[ sige fra]( melde fra) cry off, back out, excuse oneself;( give besked) say so;[ sige sig løs fra] dissolve one's connection with; break away from;[ sige noget ` frem] recite something;[ sig frem!] speak out![ hvad vil du sige med det?] what do you mean by that?[ sig det med blomster] say it with flowers;[ det samme kan siges om ham] the same is (el. holds) true of him;[ sige `op] give notice;(se også opsige);[ du har intet at sige over mig] I don't take my orders from you;[ sige én noget på] accuse somebody of something;[ det eneste der kan siges ham på] the only thing that can be said against him;[ sige farvel til] say good-bye to;[ jeg sagde til ham: " Du må gå"] I said to him, "You must go";[ jeg sagde til ham at han tog fejl] I told him that he was mistaken;[ jeg sagde til ham at han skulle gå] I told him to go;[ jeg har sagt det til ham] I have told him;[ hvad siger du til et parti skak?] what do you say to (el. how would you like el. T how about) a game of chess?[ far rejser i morgen, hvad siger du til det?] Daddy is leaving tomorrow, what do you think of that (el. what have you got to say about that)?[ jeg siger det til mor!] I'll tell Mum!(dvs protesterede ikke) he did not object;(dvs det er i orden) that is only fair,T fair enough!( det kan jeg ikke kritisere) I don't blame you (, him etc). -
15 skulle
be, go, be meant to, must, need, should* * *vb (skal, skulle, skullet)(især F) shall;( i direkte ordre) will, is (, are) to ( fx you will (el. are to)report at headquarters at once; you must (el. shall el. are to) do what you are told);b) ( om nødvendighed) have (got) to,( skal: også om personlig opfattelse) must ( fx I have (got) to buy a new car, I smashed up the old one; I must buy a new car soon);[du ` skal ikke gøre det] you don't have to do it; you need not do it;[han skulle bruge $1000] he needed $1000;c) ( om pligt: burde) should, ought to ( fx I should (el. ought to) have been more careful; should I open the door? you ought to know better; it ought not to be allowed; you should not speak so loud; you should have seen him);(i 2. og 3. person) will,F shall;[ hvis du er artig skal du få bogen] if you are a good boy, I'll give you the book (, F: you shall have the book);e) ( om bestemmelse, besked, aftale) be to ( fx I am to inform you that...; we are to meet at 5 o'clock);f) ( om hensigt) be meant to ( fx this was meant to make it easier for you);g) ( om bestemmelsessted) be going ( fx I am going home; he is going to London (, to school));( være på vej til) be bound (for) ( fx he (, the ship) is bound for England);h) ( om det umiddelbart forestående) be about to, be going to ( fx I was just about to (el. going to) begin), be on the point of -ing ( fx he was on the point of leaving);i) ( om forlydende: siges at) be said to, be supposed to ( fx he is said(el. supposed) to be rich); be reported to;[ du skal altid kritisere] you are always criticizing; you have always got to criticize;[ hvorfor skal du altid kritisere?] why must you always criticize?[ det skulle gøre mig ondt hvis] I should be sorry if;[ skal jeg gøre det?] shall I do it? would you like me to do it?[ skulle have], se II. have;[ hvad skal jeg gøre?] what am I to (el. shall I) do?T what do I do (now)?[ hvad vil du have jeg skal gøre?] what do you want me to do?[ jeg vidste ikke hvad jeg skulle gøre] I did not know what to do;[ hvis jeg skulle forklare hvad det er] if I was (, F: were) asked to explain what it is;[ hvis vi skulle tabe (el. skulle vi tabe)] if we should be defeated,F should we be defeated;[ for at hun ikke skulle høre det] in order that she should not hear it;[ det skal du ikke være sikker på] don't be too sure of that;[ skal du noget i aften?] are you doing anything (el. have you anything on) this evening? are you going out tonight?[ det skal jeg ikke kunne sige] I couldn't tell (el. say);[ alt gik som det skulle] everything went right;[ så skulle da også!] oh bother![ skulle tro], se II. tro;[ du skulle vel ikke have (, vide etc)] do you by any chance have (, know etc);that he would turn up);[ hvad det skal være] anything;( i butik) what can I do for you, sir (, madam)? yes please?[ hvis det skal være] if necessary; if need be;[ hvor det skal være] anywhere;[ nu skal jeg være der!] coming![` når det skal være] any time;[ det skulle ikke så være] it was not to be;[ det skulle da være i Kina] except perhaps in China;[ skulle det være en anden gang] any other time you like;[ det skulle være en vittighed] it was meant for a joke;[ med præp & adv:][ jeg skal af her] I want to get off here, this is where I get off;[ hvad skal jeg der?] what am I to do there?[ hvor skal du hen?] where are you going? where are you off to?[ hvad skal du her?] what are you doing here?[ jeg skal med] I am going with them (, him etc);[ jeg skal med toget] I am going by train,( om bestemt tog) I am going on that train (, on the 8.15 etc);[ hvad skal du med det?] what do you want with that?[ hvad skal jeg med det?] what am I to do with that? what do you want me to do with that?[ skulle op til], se op;( behøves) be required, be necessary;T that is just what the doctor ordered!( hvad nytter det?) what is the good of that?( hvad skal det gøre godt for) what's the idea?T what's that in aid of?[ der skal så lidt til at glæde et barn] it takes so little to make a child happy;[ der skulle 4 mand til at holde ham] it took 4 men to hold him;[ jeg skal ud i aften] I'm going out tonight;[ jeg skal ud at gå en tur] I am going out for a walk. -
16 besked
sg - beskéden, pl - beskéderотве́т м; разъяс-не́ние сgíve beskéd om nóget — сообщи́ть [переда́ть] что-л.; дать указа́ние о чём-л.
han ved íngen beskéd — он не в ку́рсе (де́ла)
* * *announcement, instruction, message, note, notice, word* * *(en -er) message ( fx leave a message for him at the hotel);( oplysninger) information,( svar) answer,( ordre) instructions pl ( fx that was the information (, answer) I got; those were the instructions I got);[ klar besked] full information; a plain answer; definite instructions;[ nærmere besked] further information; further (el. more specified) instructions;[ få besked om at gøre noget] be told to do something;[ give ham besked om det] inform him of it;[ give ren besked], se II. ren;[ sende ham besked om at] send him word that, let him know that;[ tage imod besked] take a message;[ vide besked om] be informed of, know about;[ vide god besked] be well informed;[ du ved besked] you know (what I mean). -
17 forstå
appreciate, apprehend, catch on, comprehend, decipher, figure out, follow, gather, get, grasp, get the hang of, perceive, get right, see, understand* * *vb( begribe) understand,F comprehend;( indse) see, realize,F appreciate;( få at vide) understand ( fx I understood from what you said that he was dead),F gather;( kunne) know ( fx he knows how to hold audiences spellbound);[ hvordan skal det forstås?] what does that mean?[ det er ikke til at forstå] it is incomprehensible;[ ikke sådan at forstå at han var uærlig] not that he was dishonest;[ det er ikke sådan (dvs let) at forstå] it is not easy to understand;[ forstå at](dvs kunne) understand (el. know) how to;[ jeg kan godt forstå at du er vred] I can see why you are angry;[ jeg kan ikke forstå at han gjorde det] I can't (el. don't) understand why he did it;[ jeg kan ikke forstå det] I can't (el. don't) understand it,T I don't get it;(omtr) believe it or not;[ lade ham forstå at] give him to understand that;F intimate to him that;[ jeg forstod på hende at] I understood from what she said (, wrote) that; I got the impression that... (when I talked to her etc);[ det forstår sig] of course; naturally; obviously;[ det forstår sig af sig selv] that stands to reason, that goes without saying;[ forstå sig på] understand about, have a knowledge of,( forstå at vurdere) be a judge of ( fx wine, horses);[ forstå sig på biler] know about cars;[ han forstår ikke spøg], se spøg;[ hvad forstår man ved det] what is meant by that? -
18 have
I sg - háven, pl - háverсад мII 1. vtиме́тьjeg har... — у меня́ есть...
hvad vil du háve? — что ты хо́чешь?
háve méget at bestílle — быть о́чень за́нятым
háve nóget imód — име́ть что-л. про́тив
hvórdan har du det? — как (твои́) дела́?
2.jeg har det godt — хорошо́
jeg har állerede sagt... — я уже́ сказа́л...
* * *garden, gardens, have, have what it takes, hold, keep, park, wear* * *I. (en -r) garden,(am også) yard;( større) gardens, grounds pl;( frugthave) orchard;( kolonihave) allotment;[ Botanisk Have] the Botanical Gardens.II. vb (har, havde, haft) have;( være udstyret med også, T) have got ( fx have you got a knife? he has got a big nose);[ her har du et pund] here is a pound (for you);[ have det godt], se godt;[ hvordan har De det?] how are you?[ der har vi det] that's it; there you are;[ jeg skal have mig et bad] I am going to have a bath;[ den skal du have] it is meant for you;[ hvad skal vi have at spise?] what are we having?( i butik) I would like some tea, please;[ det (el. den ros) skal han have] I'll say that much for him;[ sådan skal han have det] that is the way to treat him;(fig) we never know where we have got him (el. where we are with him);[ man ved hvad man har, men ikke hvad man får] better the devil you know than the devil you don't know;[ jeg vil have at du skal] I want you to;[ de vil ikke have at (dvs tillade) at han gør det] they won't let him do it;[ jeg vil ikke have at du spiller klaver nu] I won't have you playing the piano now;[ jeg vil ikke have det] I won't have it;(se også gerne);[ med præp & adv:][ jeg skal ikke have noget af at han] I don't want him to ( fx read my letters);(dvs det frabeder jeg mig) I won't have it;( nej tak) not for me, thank you; I'm not having any;[ have bag sig], se II. bag;[ det har han efter sin far] he takes after his father in that, he has got that from his father;( være i gang med) have something in hand, be doing something;( have planlagt) have something on ( fx have you got anything on this evening?);( om forehavende, især neds) be up to something;( om lektie) have homework;[ hvad har du for?] what are you doing? what are you up to?( i lektie) what have you got to prepare (el. got for homework)?[ hvad har vi for?]( som lektie) what was the prep (el. homework)?[ hvad skal du have for det?] what do you charge for that?[ hvor har du det fra?] where did you get that from?( hvem har sagt det) who told you that?[ det har sit navn fra] it takes (, F: derives) its name from;[ han har klassen i fransk, klassen har ham i fransk] he takes the class for French;[ jeg har ikke noget imod at] I don't mind -ing ( fx telling you),(dvs at indvende imod) I have no objection to -ing ( fx to voting for the proposal);[ jeg har ikke noget imod ham] I have nothing against him;[ har du noget imod at...?] would you mind...-ing?[ hvis du ikke har noget imod det] if you don't mind; if you have no objection;[ har du din bog med?] have you brought your book?[ han har det med anfald af raseri] he is liable to fits of rage;[ han har det med at] he has a way of -ing ( fx of disappearing);[ have et barn med en] have a child with (, jur: by) somebody;[ have `på](klæder etc) wear, have on ( fx she has hardly anything on);[ har du en kniv på dig?] have you got a knife on you?[ det har intet på sig] there is nothing in it;F it has no foundation in fact;[ rygtet har intet på sig] there is nothing in the rumour; the rumour is without foundation;[ politiet har ikke noget på mig] the police haven't got anything on me;[ jeg vil have ham til at gøre det] I want him to do it;[ hvad skal vi have til middag?] what are we having for dinner?[ jeg har kun 3 pund tilbage] I have only 3 pounds left;[ han har kun få dage tilbage] he has only a few days to go,( også om døende) he has only a few days left;[ de få år jeg har tilbage] my few remaining years;[ have meget tilovers for] be very fond of; have a soft spot for;[ hvad har jeg ud af det?] what do I get out of that? -
19 kunne
1. modмочь, быть в состоя́нииjeg kan (íkke) gǿre det — я (не) могу́ сде́лать э́то
2. vtman kan — мо́жно
уме́ть; знатьhan kan rússisk — он зна́ет ру́сский (язы́к)
* * *able, can, could, know how to, may, might* * *vb (kan, kunne, kunnet)a) ( være i stand til) be able (to);[ jeg kan] I can ( fx I will do what I can; he can speak English; can I change ( skifte) at York? it cannot be true; you can say what you like, but he is a fool), I am able to ( fx help you);[(præt:) jeg kunne] I was able to ( fx help him; answer thequestion), I could ( fx I could do it when I was young);[ jeg har kunnet] I have been able (to);[ kan han engelsk?] does he know English?[ kunne sin lektie], se lektie;( kunne) might;( om det faktisk mulige: kan) can;( kunne) could;[ han kan komme hvad øjeblik det skal være] he may come at any moment;[ han kan have ret] he can (, may) be right;[ kan måske] may (perhaps);[ det kan godt være at det er sandt] it may be true;d) ( om tilladelse: kan) may,(T oftest) can ( fx you may (el. can) go now);( kunne) would;[ hun kan sidde i timevis uden at sige et ord] she will sit for hours without saying a word;[ andre tilfælde:]( ironisk:) he knows all the answers;[ det ` kan man ikke] it is not done; it is not good form;[ tre op i to det kan man ikke] three into two won't go;[ kan du tie stille!] will you be quiet![ man kan hvad man vil] where there's a will there's a way;[ med præp:][ kunne med en] get on with somebody;( også) he is not my cup of tea;(se også hvor, II. nok). -
20 vidt
wide, widely* * *adv far, wide,(fig) widely ( fx widely different);[ vidt og bredt] far and wide,( vidtløftigt) at great length ( fx talk at great length about something);[ det ville føre for vidt] that would carry (el. take) us too far;[ gå for vidt] go too far, overstep the mark;[ for så vidt] as far as it goes ( fx that is all right, as far as it goes),( egentlig) really ( fx it does not matter, really),( på en måde) in a way ( fx in a way you are right, but...);[ for så vidt som] in so far as ( fx in so far as you are interested),(dvs forudsat) provided that;[ hvor vidt] how far,(dvs om) whether;[ så er vi lige vidt] then we are back again where we started,T then we are back to square one;[ så vidt jeg kan se] as far as I can see;[ så vidt jeg husker] as far as I (can) remember, to the best of my recollection;[ ikke så vidt jeg husker] not that I remember;[ så vidt jeg ved] for all I know, as far as I know;[ ikke så vidt jeg ved] not that I know (of);(se også skønne);[så vidt hr. Brown]( ved citat) thus Mr Brown;[ så vidt om hans tidligere liv] so much for his earlier life;(se også bringe).
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know — know; fore·know; fore·know·able; fore·know·er; fore·know·ing·ly; know·abil·i·ty; know·able; know·er; know·ing·ly; know·ing·ness; mis·know; pre·know; un·know·en; know·ing; un·know; know·able·ness; un·know·ably; un·know·ing·ness; … English syllables
Know — (n[=o]), v. t. [imp. {Knew} (n[=u]); p. p. {Known} (n[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Knowing}.] [OE. knowen, knawen, AS. cn[ a]wan; akin to OHG. chn[ a]an (in comp.), Icel. kn[ a] to be able, Russ. znate to know, L. gnoscere, noscere, Gr. gighw skein,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
know — ► VERB (past knew; past part. known) 1) have knowledge of through observation, inquiry, or information. 2) be absolutely sure of something. 3) be familiar or friendly with. 4) have a good command of (a subject or language). 5) have personal… … English terms dictionary