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121 swallow
I 1. ['swoləu] verb1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.) sluge; synke2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!) sluge2. noun(an act of swallowing.) synkebevægelse- swallow up II ['swoləu] noun(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.) svale* * *I 1. ['swoləu] verb1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.) sluge; synke2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!) sluge2. noun(an act of swallowing.) synkebevægelse- swallow up II ['swoləu] noun(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.) svale -
122 teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) ægget lærer hønen at lægge æg* * *(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) ægget lærer hønen at lægge ægEnglish-Danish dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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123 telephone
1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefon; telefon-2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) ringe til2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) ringe efter3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) ringe•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchange* * *1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefon; telefon-2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) ringe til2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) ringe efter3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) ringe•- telephone booth
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124 temper
['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) humør2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) temperament3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) vred2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) hærde2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) mildne•- - tempered- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper* * *['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) humør2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) temperament3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) vred2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) hærde2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) mildne•- - tempered- keep one's temper
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125 tempt
[tempt](to (try to) persuade or attract to do something; to make (someone) want to do (something): The sunshine tempted them (to go) out.) friste- tempter
- tempting
- temptingly
- be tempted to do something
- be tempted* * *[tempt](to (try to) persuade or attract to do something; to make (someone) want to do (something): The sunshine tempted them (to go) out.) friste- tempter
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126 the less ... the less/more
(etc: The less I see of him, the better (pleased I'll be)!; The less I practise, the less confident I become; The less I try, the more I succeed.) jo mindre... desto mindre; jo mindre... desto mere* * *(etc: The less I see of him, the better (pleased I'll be)!; The less I practise, the less confident I become; The less I try, the more I succeed.) jo mindre... desto mindre; jo mindre... desto mere -
127 throw dust in someone's eyes
(to try to deceive someone.) føre nogen bag lyset* * *(to try to deceive someone.) føre nogen bag lyset -
128 tolerance
1) (the ability to be fair and understanding to people whose ways, opinions etc are different from one's own: We should always try to show tolerance to other people.) tolerance2) (the ability to resist the effects of eg a drug: If you take a drug regularly, your body gradually acquires a tolerance of it.) immunitet* * *1) (the ability to be fair and understanding to people whose ways, opinions etc are different from one's own: We should always try to show tolerance to other people.) tolerance2) (the ability to resist the effects of eg a drug: If you take a drug regularly, your body gradually acquires a tolerance of it.) immunitet
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