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1 above someone's head
(too difficult (for someone) to understand: His lecture was well above their heads.) over ens hoved* * *(too difficult (for someone) to understand: His lecture was well above their heads.) over ens hoved -
2 put oneself in someone else's place
(to imagine what it would be like to be someone else: If you put yourself in his place, you can understand why he is so careful.) sætte sig i en andens sted* * *(to imagine what it would be like to be someone else: If you put yourself in his place, you can understand why he is so careful.) sætte sig i en andens stedEnglish-Danish dictionary > put oneself in someone else's place
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3 perplex
[pə'pleks](to puzzle or confuse (someone); to make (someone) unable to understand: She was perplexed by his questions.) gøre perpleks; forvirre- perplexedly
- perplexity* * *[pə'pleks](to puzzle or confuse (someone); to make (someone) unable to understand: She was perplexed by his questions.) gøre perpleks; forvirre- perplexedly
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4 appreciate
[ə'pri:ʃieit]1) (to be grateful for (something): I appreciate all your hard work.) værdsætte; sætte pris på2) (to value (someone or something) highly: Mothers are very often not appreciated.) værdsætte3) (understand; to be aware of: I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.) forstå4) (to increase in value: My house has appreciated (in value) considerably over the last ten years.) stige i værdi•- appreciably
- appreciation
- appreciative
- appreciatively* * *[ə'pri:ʃieit]1) (to be grateful for (something): I appreciate all your hard work.) værdsætte; sætte pris på2) (to value (someone or something) highly: Mothers are very often not appreciated.) værdsætte3) (understand; to be aware of: I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.) forstå4) (to increase in value: My house has appreciated (in value) considerably over the last ten years.) stige i værdi•- appreciably
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5 get
[ɡet]past tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) få2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) bringe; købe3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) bevæge sig; komme; tage; lægge4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) bringe; få5) (to become: You're getting old.) blive6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) overtale7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) komme8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) komme til; få9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) få10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) få fat på11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) forstå•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to* * *[ɡet]past tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) få2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) bringe; købe3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) bevæge sig; komme; tage; lægge4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) bringe; få5) (to become: You're getting old.) blive6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) overtale7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) komme8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) komme til; få9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) få10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) få fat på11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) forstå•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
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6 mystify
(to be impossible (for someone) to explain or understand: I was mystified by his behaviour.) mystificere* * *(to be impossible (for someone) to explain or understand: I was mystified by his behaviour.) mystificere -
7 take in
1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) omfatte; inkludere2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) give husly3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) opfatte4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) lægge ind5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) forlede* * *1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) omfatte; inkludere2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) give husly3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) opfatte4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) lægge ind5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) forlede -
8 you
[ju:]1) ((used as the subject or object of a verb, or as the object of a preposition) the person(s) etc spoken or written to: You look well!; I asked you a question; Do you all understand?; Who came with you?) du; dig; I; jer, De; Dem2) (used with a noun when calling someone something, especially something unpleasant: You idiot!; You fools!) din; dit; I* * *[ju:]1) ((used as the subject or object of a verb, or as the object of a preposition) the person(s) etc spoken or written to: You look well!; I asked you a question; Do you all understand?; Who came with you?) du; dig; I; jer, De; Dem2) (used with a noun when calling someone something, especially something unpleasant: You idiot!; You fools!) din; dit; I
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