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1 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) få det bedste ud af* * *(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) få det bedste ud af -
2 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) få det bedste ud af* * *(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) få det bedste ud af -
3 strange
[strein‹]1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) fremmed2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) mærkelig•- strangeness
- stranger
- strange to say/tell/relate
- strangely enough* * *[strein‹]1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) fremmed2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) mærkelig•- strangeness
- stranger
- strange to say/tell/relate
- strangely enough -
4 watch
[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) ur; -ur; armbåndsur2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) vagt3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) -hold2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) se2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) holde udkig efter; holde øje med3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) passe på4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) holde øje med5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) vente på•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over* * *[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) ur; -ur; armbåndsur2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) vagt3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) -hold2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) se2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) holde udkig efter; holde øje med3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) passe på4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) holde øje med5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) vente på•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over -
5 seize
[si:z]1) (to take or grasp suddenly, especially by force: She seized the gun from him; He seized her by the arm; He seized the opportunity of leaving.) gribe; tage2) (to take, especially by force or by law: The police seized the stolen property.) konfiskere; beslaglægge•- seizure- seize on
- seize up* * *[si:z]1) (to take or grasp suddenly, especially by force: She seized the gun from him; He seized her by the arm; He seized the opportunity of leaving.) gribe; tage2) (to take, especially by force or by law: The police seized the stolen property.) konfiskere; beslaglægge•- seizure- seize on
- seize up -
6 exercise
1. noun1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) motion; træning2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) øvelse; -øvelse3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) øvelse2. verb1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) motionere2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) anvende; praktisere* * *1. noun1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) motion; træning2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) øvelse; -øvelse3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) øvelse2. verb1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) motionere2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) anvende; praktisere -
7 snatch
[snæ ] 1. verb1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) snuppe2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) snuppe2. noun1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) prøve at få fat i2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) brudstykke* * *[snæ ] 1. verb1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) snuppe2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) snuppe2. noun1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) prøve at få fat i2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) brudstykke -
8 grasp
1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) gribe2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) forstå; fatte2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) greb2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) forståelse; fatteevne•- grasping* * *1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) gribe2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) forstå; fatte2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) greb2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) forståelse; fatteevne•- grasping -
9 miss
[mis]1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) frøken2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) pige* * *[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) ramme ved siden af2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) komme for sent til3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) gå glip af4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) savne5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) savne6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) gå glip af7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) forsømme8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) ikke få øje på9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) undgå10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) sætte ud2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) forbier- missing- go missing
- miss out
- miss the boat
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