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Lise Bostrup, Kirsten Gade Jones og W. Glyn Jones

Dansk-engelsk ordbog

for udlændinge

Danish-English Dictionary

for Foreigners

Forlaget Bostrup

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Lise Bostrup, Kirsten Gade Jones og W. Glyn Jones Dansk-engelsk ordbog for udlændinge

1. udgave, 2. oplag, 2012

© Forlaget Bostrup, 2012

Omslag og sats: Thomas Hartvig Larsen Tryk: LaserTryk ISBN: 87-92000-33-9 EAN: 9788792000330 Forlaget Bostrup Herlufsholmvej 11 DK-2720 Vanløse Denmark Bostrup@hum.ku.dk www.lisebostrup.dk

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Lise Bostrup, Kirsten Gade Jones and W. Glyn Jones Danish-English Dictionary for Foreign Students 1st ed. 2st printing, 2012

© Bostrup Publishers, 2012

Jacket design and typesetting: Thomas Hartvig Larsen Print: LaserTryk ISBN: 87-92000-33-9 EAN: 9788792000330 Bostrup Publishers Herlufsholmvej 11 DK-2720 Vanløse Denmark Bostrup@hum.ku.dk www.lisebostrup.dk

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Forord

Dansk-engelsk ordbog for udlændinge består af ca. 25.000 opslagsord og faste udtryk på dansk og på engelsk. Den henvender sig ikke til danskere, der ønsker at kommunikere på engelsk, men derimod til udlændinge, der lærer dansk i Danmark eller i udlandet. Den angiver udtale, bøjning og forskellig brug af de danske opslagsord, og der findes krydshenvisninger i forbindelse med de uregelmæssigt bøjede verber, men ellers meget få andre krydshenvisninger.

Dansk-engelsk ordbog for udlændinge er udarbejdet af cand. mag. Lise Bostrup (Københavns Universitet og Studieskolen), Kirsten Gade Jones og hendes mand, professor emeritus W. Glyn Jones (University of East Anglia), og den er en del af en serie af danske ordbøger for udlændinge, der foreløbig består af Dansk-russisk ordbog, Dansk-bulgarsk ordbog og Bulgarsk-dansk ordbog.

Lise Bostrup, Kirsten Gade Jones og W. Glyn Jones

Juni 2011

Preface

Danish-English Dictionary for Foreigners contains some 25,000 Danish words and expressions with English equivalents. It is not intended for Danes wishing to communicate in English, but on the contrary for non-Danes learning Danish whether in Denmark or elsewhere. The dictionary gives pronunciations and inflexions and also provides examples of the usage of the Danish headwords, and there are cross references relating to irregular verbs. However, there are deliberately very few other cross references.

The dictionary was devised by cand. mag. Lise Bostrup (Copenhagen University and Studieskolen) together with Kirsten Gade Jones and her husband, Emeritus Professor W. Glyn Jones (University of East Anglia). It is one of a series of Danish dictionaries for non-Danes which so far includes Danish-Russian, Danish-Bulgarian and Bulgarian-Danish Dictionaries.

Lise Bostrup, Kirsten Gade Jones and W. Glyn Jones

June 2011

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Vejledning i brug af

ordbogen

Forkortelser

Vi bruger følgende forkortelser for ordklasser og ordkategorier:

adj. adjektiv / tillægsord adv. adverbium / biord art. artikel / kendeord interj. interjektion / udråbsord komp. komparativ / 2. grad konj. konjunktion / bindeord num. numerale / talord pron. pronomen / stedord prop. proprium / egennavn præp. præposition / forholdsord sb. substantiv / navneord sup. superlativ / . grad vb. verbum / udsagnsord → se under

= samme form som den foregående

skole sb. -n, -r, -rne

betyder, at ordet skole er et substantiv (navneord) af utrum (fælleskøn). Det vil sige, at det hedder skolen i definit form singularis (bestemt form ental), skoler i indefinit form pluralis (ubestemt form flertal) og skolerne i definit form pluralis (bestemt form flertal).

hus sb. -et, -e, -ene

betyder, at ordet hus er et substantiv (navneord) af neutrum (intetkøn). Det vil sige, at det hedder huset i definit form singularis (bestemt form ental), huse i indefinit form pluralis (ubestemt form flertal) og husene i definit form pluralis (bestemt form flertal).

semest|er sb. -eret, -re, -rene

betyder, at semester er et substantiv af neutrum (intetkøn), der hedder semesteret i definit form singularis (bestemt form ental), semestre i indefinit form pluralis (ubestemt form flertal) og semestrene i definit form pluralis (bestemt form flertal).

bog sb. bogen, bøger, bøgerne

betyder, at ordet bog er et substantiv af utrum (fælleskøn) med uregelmæssig bøjning. Det vil sige, at det hedder bogen i definit form singularis (bestemt form ental), bøger i indefinit form pluralis (ubestemt form flertal) og bøgerne i definit form pluralis (bestemt form flertal).

bøger sb. → bog

betyder, at bøger er en bøjningsform af substantivet (navneordet) bog. Ved at kigge under bog, får man information om ordets betydning, bøjningsformer og brug.

˟

lave vb. -r, -de, -t

betyder, at lave er et verbum (udsagnsord), der hedder lave i infinitiv (navnemåde), laver i præsens (nutid), lavede i imperfektum (datid) og lavet i perfektum participium (kort tillægsform).

tal|e vb. -er, -te, -t

betyder, at tale er et verbum (udsagnsord), der hedder tale i infinitiv (navnemåde), taler i præsens (nutid), talte i imperfektum (datid) og talt i perfektum participium (kort tillægsform).

drak vb. → drikke

betyder, at drak er en bøjningsform af verbet (udsagnsordet) drikke. Ved at kigge under drikke får man information om ordets betydning, bøjningsformer og brug.

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dejlig adj. -t, -e

betyder, at dejlig er et adjektiv (tillægsord) i grundform, dejligt i forbindelse med substantiver af neutrum (navneord af intetkøn), og dejlige i forbindelse med substantiver i pluralis (navneord i flertal) og efter definit artikel (bestemt kendeord) og proprier (egennavne).

aktuel adj. -t, -le

betyder, at aktuel er et adjektiv (tillægsord) i grundform, aktuelt i forbindelse med substantiver af neutrum (navneord af intetkøn), og aktuelle i forbindelse med substantiver i pluralis (navneord i flertal) og efter definit artikel (bestemt kendeord) og proprier (egennavne).

lilla adj. =, =

betyder, at lilla er et adjektiv (tillægsord), hvor de former, der bruges i forbindelse med substantiver (navneord) af neutrum (intetkøn), pluralis (flertal) og efter definit artikel er identiske med opslagsordet.

små vb. → lille

betyder, at små er en bøjningsform af adjektivet (tillægsordet) lille. Ved at kigge under lille, får man information om ordets betydning, bøjningsformer og brug.

˟

ikke adv.

betyder, at ikke er et adverbium (biord), der ikke kan bøjes.

gerne adv. hellere, komp. helst, sup.

betyder, at gerne er et uregelmæssigt kompareret adverbium (uregelmæssigt bøjet biord), der hedder hellere i komparativ (2. grad) og helst i superlativ (. grad).

˟

på præp.

betyder, at på er en præposition (et forholdsord).

˟

vi pron. os

betyder, at vi er et pronomen (stedord) i nominativ (grundform), der hedder os, når det bruges som objekt (genstandsled), subjektsprædikativ (omsagnsled til grundled) eller efter præposition (forholdsord).

Eksempler

Eksemplerne i bogen skal tydeliggøre opslagsordets betydning, anvendelse og dets væsentligste betydningsvarianter samt nogle idiomatiske konstruktioner (faste vendinger), som ordet ofte indgår i.

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Sprogbrugsmærker

For at gøre det lettere at se, hvilken betydningsgruppe et opslagsord er tilknyttet, og hvilken stilistisk værdi ordet har, anvender vi følgende sprogbrugsmærker:

∫ Talesprog

≈ ældre, højtideligt, lidt patetisk udtryk

† udtryk tilknyttet den kristne tradition @ udtryk tilknyttet computerverden S udtryk tilknyttet sportsverden Ω medicinsk udtryk ÷ nedsættende udtryk ☻ bandeord, vulgært udtryk

∞ betegnelse på dyr og planter

Udtale

De danske ords udtale er angivet ved hjælp af lydskriftsystemet Dania.

Udtalen er overalt vist i kantede parenteser [ ].

Lyd eksempel [a] masse [q] mark [b] bank [d] dansk [D] mad [e] elev [E] varme [f] fest [g] gå [h] hoved [i] mis [j] jul [k] kop [l] læse [m] mand [n] ni [N] lang [o] foto [c] kommer [p] post [r] ris [R] tur [s] sol [t] tak [u] Rusland [v] vaske [w] tavle [y] tysk [æ] lægge [W] ærlig [ø] løkke [Ø] ryg [C] gør [Å] blå [å] lår

Tegnet [H] angiver, at der er hovedtryk på den efterfølgende stavelse, viser altså den mest betonede stavelse.

Tegnet [B] angiver, at der er bitryk på den efterfølgende stavelse, altså en mindre grad af tryk.

Tegnet [1] angiver, at der er stød på den lyd, der står umiddelbart før markeringen.

vil vb. [Hvel] [ve]

betyder, at ordet vil udtales [Hvel], hvis det er betonet, og [ve], hvis det er ubetonet.

Dansk-engelsk ordbog for udlændinge indeholder ikke:

1) ord og vendinger, som kun findes i ældre litterære værker.

2) ord og vendinger, som kun findes i specialiseret faglitteratur. ) alle muligheder for sammensætninger med et ord. ) alternative staveformer.

5) meget vulgære eller racistiske ord og udtryk.

) forskellige udtalevarianter, men blot en standardudtale.

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Guide to the use

of the dictionary

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used to indicate word classes and categories:

adj. adjektiv / adjective adv. adverbium / adverb art. artikel / article interj. interjektion / interjection komp. komparativ / comparative konj. konjunktion / conjunction num. numerale / number pron. pronomen / pronoun prop. proprium / proprium præp. præposition / preposition sb. substantiv / noun sup. superlativ / superlativ vb. verbum / verb → see under

= the same form as the previous one

skole sb. -n, -r, -rne

means that the word skole is a common gender noun. That is to say that the definite singular form is skolen, the indefinite plural skoler and the definite plural skolerne.

hus sb. -et, -e, -ne

means that the word hus is a neuter noun. That is to say that the definite singular form is huset, the indefinite plural huse and the definite plural husene.

semest|er sb. -eret, -re, -rene

means that semester is a neuter noun in which the definite singular form is semesteret, the indefinite plural semestre, and the definite plural semestrene.

bog sb. bogen, bøger, bøgerne

means that the word bog is a common gender with an irregular inflexion. That is to say that the definite singular form is bogen, the indefinite plural bøger and the definite plural bøgerne.

bøger sb. → bog

means that bøger is an inflected form of the noun bog. By looking under bog you will find information on all the inflected forms of this word.

˟

lave vb. -r, -de, -t

means that lave is a verb in which lave is the infinitive, laver the present tense, lavede the imperfect and lavet the past participle.

tal|e vb. -er, -te, -t

means that tale is a verb in which tale is the infinitive, taler the present tense, talte the imperfect and talt the past participle.

drak vb. → drikke

means that drak is an inflected form of the verb drikke. By looking under drikke you will find information on the meaning, inflection and use of the word.

˟

dejlig adj. -t, -e

means that dejlig is an uninflected adjective, dejligt when used with neuter nouns and dejlige when used with plural nouns and after a definite article or possessives.

aktuel adj. -t, -le

means that aktuel is an uninflected adjective, aktuelt when used with neuter nouns and aktuelle when used with plural nouns and after a definite article or possessives.

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lilla adj. =, =

means that lilla is an adjective in which the forms used in connection with common gender, neuter or plural nouns or after a definite article are identical.

små vb. → lille

means that små is an inflected form of the adjective lille. By looking under lille you will find information on the meaning, inflections and use of the word.

˟

ikke adv.

means that ikke is an adverb that cannot be inflected.

gerne adv. hellere, komp. helst, sup.

means that gerne is an adverb with an irregular comparative (hellere) and superlative (helst).

˟

på præp.

means that på is a preposition. ˟

vi pron. os

means that vi is a nominative pronoun that becomes os when used as an object or subject complement or after a preposition.

Examples

The examples in the book are intended to make clear the meaning and usage of the headword and to indicate the most important range of possible meanings together with a selection of idiomatic constructions in which these words will often be found.

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Indications of usage

In order to make it easier to discover the stylistic value of a word, we use language indicators to show whether there is for instance a question of slang, technical language or formal expressions:

∫ slang

≈ older, formal, rather pompous expression † expression linked to the

Christian tradition @ computer expression

S expression associated with the world of sport Ω medical expression ÷ derogatory expression ☻ swearing, vulgar expression

∞ term for animals or plants

Pronunciation

The pronunciation of the Danish words is indicated by means of the Dania phonetic system.

The pronunciation is everywhere indicated in square brackets [ ] Sound example [a] masse [q] mark [b] bank [d] dansk [D] mad [e] elev [E] varme [f] fest [g] gå [h] hoved [i] mis [j] jul [k] kop [l] læse [m] mand [n] ni [N] lang [o] foto [c] kommer [p] post [r] ris [R] tur [s] sol [t] tak [u] Rusland [v] vaske [w] tavle [y] tysk [æ] lægge [W] ærlig [ø] løkke [Ø] ryg [C] gør [Å] blå [å] lår

The sign [H] indicates that the following syllable has the primary stress. The sign [B] indicates that the following syllable has the secondary stress.

The sign [1] indicates that the previous sound has a stød (glottal stop).

vil vb. [Hvel] [ve]

means that the word vil is pronounced [Hvel], if it is stressed, and [ve] , if it is unstressed.

Danish-English Dictionary for Foreigners does not include:

1) words and phrases only encountered in older works of literature.

2) words and phrases only found in specialised technical literature. ) all possibilities of word combinations.

) alternative spellings. 5) very vulgar or racist words or expressions.

) varied proununciations. Only standard pronunciations will be found.

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A

a [Ha1] præp. of, at • 5 bananer a 2 kr. 5

bananas at 2 kroner each • a conto on account • det står a 15 i kampen the score is 15 all • to pakker a tre bøger two parcels of three books each

abc [Ba1 B1b1 Hse1] sb. -en, -er, -erne spelling

book

abe [Ha;bE] sb. -n, -r, -rne ∞ monkey, ape abnorm [qbHnc1m] adj. -t, -e abnormal abnormt [qbHnc1m] adv. abnormally abonnement [qbonEHmqN] sb. -et, -er,

-erne subscription

abonnent [qboHnæn1d] sb. -en, -er, -erne

subscriber

abonnere [qboHne1c] vb. -r, -de, -t

subscribe • han abonnerer på Politiken he subscribes to Politiken

aborre [HabÅ;c] sb. -n, -r, -rne ∞ perch abort [aHbå;d] sb. -en, -er, -erne Ω

abortion, miscarriage

abrikos [qbriHko1s] sb. -en, -er, -erne ∞

apricot

absolut [qbsoHlud] adj. =, -te absolute

• de konservative har absolut flertal the conservatives have an absolute majority

absolut [qbsoHlud] adv. absolutely,

certainly, really

absorbere [qbscHbe1c] vb. -r, -de, -t

absorb

abstinens [qbsdiHnæn1s] sb. -en,

-er, -erne Ω withdrawal symptoms,

abstinence

abstrakt [qbHsdrqgd] adj. =, -e abstract abstrakt [qbHsdrqgd] adv. abstractly, in

the abstract

absurd [qbHsuR1d] adj. =, -e absurd absurd [qbHsuR1d] adv. absurdly accelerere [qgsælHræ1c] vb. -r, -de, -t

accelerate

accent [qgHsqN] sb. -en, -er, -erne accent

• han taler med en tydelig fransk accent he speaks with an obvious French accent

acceptere [qgsæbHte1c] vb. -r, -de, -t

accept

ad [HaD] [a] adv. • hvordan vil du bære

dig ad med at finde ud af det? how will

you manage to work things out? • I

må hjælpes ad you’ve got to help each

other

ad [HaD] [a] præp. down, along, at,

through, against • bagefter gik han hen

ad perronen afterwards he went along

the platform • han vågner først op ad

formiddagen he doesn’t wake up until

late in the morning • han gik ned ad

Nørregade he went down Nørregade

• hun ser ud ad vinduet she is looking out through the window • hun lo ad

ham she laughed at him • drengen stod lænet op ad muren the boy was leaning

against the wall • mændene kom op fra

minen én ad gangen the men came up

from the mine one at a time

adamsæble [Ha;dqmsBæblE] sb. -t, -r, -rne

Adam’s apple

adel [Ha1Del] sb. -en nobility adelig [Ha1DEli] adj. -t, -e noble, titled adfærd [HaDBfæR1] sb. -en behaviour,

conduct

adgang [HaDBgqN1] sb. -en admission,

admittance, access • der er gratis

adgang til koncerten admission to the

concert is free • adgang forbudt no admittance • de studerende har adgang

til computere the students have access

to computers

adgangskode [HaDgqNsBko;DE] sb. -n, -r,

-rne @ password

adjektiv [HaDjægBtiw1] sb. -et, -er, -erne

adjective

ad|lyde [HaDBlyD1E] vb. -lyder

[-BlyD1c] -lød [-BløD1] -lydt [-Blyd] obey

administration [aDminisdrqHsjo1n] sb.

-en administration, management • han er blevet sat under administration he

has been placed under administration

administrator [aDminiHsdrq;toR] sb. -en,

-er, -erne administrator

adoptere [adcbHte1c] vb. -r, -de, -t adopt adoptiv|barn [adcbHtiwBbq1n] sb. -barnet

adoptivbarn

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[-Bbq1nED] -børn [-BbØR1n] -børnene

[-BbØR1nEnE] adopted child

adoptivforældre [adcbHtiwfcBæl1drc] sb.

pl., -ne adoptive parents

adressat [adrWHsa1d] sb. -en, -er, -erne

addressee • adresssaten ubekendt addressee unknown

adresse [aHdrWsE] sb. -n, -r, -rne address adskil|le [HaDBsgelE] vb. -ler, -te, -t

separate, differentiate • hvad adskiller

os fra menneskeaberne? what

differentiates us from anthropoid apes?

adskillige [HaDBsgeli;E] adj. pl. several,

quite a few

adskilt [HaDBsgeld] adj. =, -e separate adskilt [HaDBsgeld] adv. separately adspredelse [HaDBsbræ1DElsE] sb. -n, -r,

-rne distraction • det var en velkommen adspredelse for min far, at du besøgte ham ≈ it was a welcome distraction for

my father that you visited him

adspredt [HaDBsbræ1d] adj. =, -e

absent-minded

adspredt [HaDBsbrW1d] adv.

absent-mindedly

advare [HaDBvq1c] vb. -r, -de, -t, warn advars|el [HaDBvq1sEl] sb. -len, -ler, -lerne

warning

advent [HaDBvæn1d] sb. -en, -er, -erne

Advent • første søndag i advent First Sunday in Advent

adverbi|um [aDHvWR1biÅm] sb. -et, -er,

-erne adverb

advokat [aDvoHka1d] sb. -en, -er, -erne

lawyer

aerobic [æHrcbig] sb. -en S aerobic af [Ha1] [a] præp. of, by, off, with • en

af mine venner a friend of mine • han er træt af sit arbejde he is tired of

his work • han er født i nærheden af

Roskilde he was born near Roskilde

• af sted med dig! off you go! • hun er

dronning af Danmark she is Queen of

Denmark • hun blev dræbt af sin mand she was killed by her husband • stiv

af kulde stiff with cold • bøgerne er skrevet af William Heinesen the books

were written by William Heinesen

• barnet faldt af hesten the child fell off the horse • gryden er lavet af stål the saucepan is made of steel

af [Ha1] [a] adv. off • han tog frakken af

he took his coat off • af og til now and then

afbestil|le [HqwbeBsdel1E] vb. -r, -te, -t

cancel

afbestilling [HqwbeBsdel1eN] sb. -en, -er,

-erne cancellation

afbetal|e [HqwbeBta1lE] vb. -er, -te, -t pay

by instalments

afbetaling [HqwbeBta1leN] sb. -en

instalment • de købte møblerne på

afbetaling they bought the furniture on

hire purchase, they bought the furniture on the never

af|bryde [HqwBbryD1E]vb. -bryder [-BbryD1c]

-brød [-BbrØD1] -brudt [-brud] interrupt,

disconnect, cut off, break off • jeg vil

ikke afbryde min ferie nu I don’t want

to break my holiday off now • må jeg

afbryde et øjeblik? may I interrupt

for a moment? • telefonforbindelsen

blev afbrudt the telephone line was

disconnected • vi blev afbrudt midt i

samtalen we were cut off in the middle

of our conversation

afbrydelse [HqwBbry1DElsE] sb. -n, -r, -rne

interruption

afbryder [HqwBbry1Dc] sb. -en, -e, -ne

switch, on/off button

afbræk [HqwBbrWg] sb. -ket, =, -kene

interruption

afbud [HqwBbuD] sb. -det, =, -dene

cancellation • hun har sendt afbud she has sent her apologies • lægen har et

afbud til klokken to the doctor has a

cancellation for two o’clock

afbøde [HqwBbø1DE] vb. -r, -de, -t ward off,

alleviate • aspirin kan måske afbøde

mavekræft Ω aspirin might ward off

bowel cancer • hvordan kan vi afbøde

arbejdsløsheden? how can we alleviate

unemployment?

afdeling [HqwBde1leN] sb. -en, -er, -erne

section, division, department

afdrag [HqwBdrq1w] sb. -et, =, -ene

adoptivforældre

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instalment

afdække [HqwBdægE] vb. -r, -de, -t

uncover

afdød [HqwBdøD1] adj. -t, -e dead, late,

deceased • har den afdøde skrevet et

testamente? did the deceased make a

will? • han har kontakt med de afdøde he has contact with the dead • John

ligner sin afdøde bror John looks like

his late brother

affald [HqwBfal1] sb. -et waste, rubbish,

litter • radioaktivt affald radioactive waste • beholderne med affald bliver

hentet om mandagen the rubbish bins

are collected on Mondays • der ligger

meget affald på gaden the street is full

of litter

affekt [aHfægd] sb. -en passion • han

kommer let i affekt he easily gets

excited

af|finde [HqwBfen1E] vb. -finder [-Bfen1c]

fandt [-Bfan1d] fundet [-BfÅn1ED] • han har affundet sig med sin skæbne he has

come to terms with his fate • det må du

affinde dig med you’ve got to put up

with that

affyre [HqwBfy1c] vb. -r, -de, -t fire, launch

• han affyrede et skud he fired a shot • raketten skal affyres i dag the rocket is going to be launched today

affære [aHfæ;c] sb. -n, -r, -rne affair

• hun har en affære med sin chef she is having an affair with her boss

afføring [HqwBfø1reN] sb. -en Ω stools,

bowel movements • har du haft

afføring i dag? have you had your

bowels moved today? • min afføring er

meget hård Ω my stools are very hard

afgang [HqwBgqN1] sb. -en, -e, -ene

departure

afgift [HqwBgifd] sb. -en, -er, -erne duty,

tax

af|give [HqwBgi1] vb. -giver

[-BgiR1] -gav [-Bga1] -givet [-Bgi1ED] make, cast, give • han har afgivet sin rapport he has made his report • hun har afgivet

sin stemme she has cast her vote • hun vil afgive en forklaring i morgen she

will give an explanation tomorrow

afgjort [HqwBgjoR1d] adj. =, -e definite,

settled • så er det afgjort! that’s settled then

afgjort [HqwBgjoR1d] adv. definitely afgrund [HqwBgrÅn1] sb. -en, -e, -ene

precipice

afgrænse [HqwBgrWn1sE] vb. -r, -de, -t

bound, demarcate

afgrænsning [HqwBgrWn1sneN] sb. -en, -er,

-erne demarcation

af|gøre [HqwBgC1c] vb. -gør [-BgCR1] -gjorde

[-Bgjo1E] -gjort [-BgjoR1d] decide • det

må du afgøre that’s for you to decide,

that’s up to you

afgørelse [HqwBgØ1ElsE] sb. -n, -r, -rne

decision

afgørende [HqwBgØ1EnE] adj. =, = decisive,

crucial

af|gå [HqwBgÅ1] vb. -går

[-Bgå1] -gik [-Bgig] -gået [-BgÅ1ED] leave • han er afgået ved døden he has passed away • toget afgår klokken ti the train leaves at ten o’clock

afhandling [HqwBhan1leN] sb. -en, -er,

-erne dissertation

afhente [HqwBhæn1dE] vb. -r, -de, -t fetch,

collect

af|holde [HqwBhcl1E] vb. -holder [-Bhcl1c]

-holdt [-Bhcl1d] -holdt [-Bhcl1d] hold,

refrain • han afholdt sig fra at ryge ved

mødet he refrained from smoking at the

meeting • mødet blev afholdt i går the meeting was held yesterday

afholdende [HqwBhcl1EnE] adj. =, =

abstemious

afholdende [HqwBhcl1EnE] adv.

abstemiously

afholdsforening [HqwhclsfcHe1neN] sb.

-en, -er, -erne temperance society

afholdt [HqwBhcl1d] adj. =, -e popular,

much loved

afhængig [qwHhæN1ig] adj. -t, -e

dependent

afhængighed [qwHhæN1iBheD1] sb. -en

dependence

afhør|e [HqwBhø1c] vb. -er, -te, -t examine afhøring [HqwBhø1reN] sb. -en, -er, -erne

afhøring

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hearing, interrogation • afhøringen af

vidnet var resultatløs the interrogation

of the witness gave no result

afkald [HqwBkal1] sb. -et renunciation

• hun måtte give afkald på

lønforhøjelsen she had to give up her

hopes of a rise

afkast [HqwBkasd] sb. -et yield, returns

• aktierne har givet et fint afkast the shares have given a good return

afklare [HawBklq1c] vb. -r, -de, -t clarify afklaring [HqwBklq1reN] sb. -en, -er,

-erne clarification, agreement • vi må have en afklaring om hvad der skete

we must have clarification as to what happened • vi kom til en afklaring om

de væsentligste punkter we reached an

agreement on the salient points

afkog [HqwBkÅw1] sb. -et extract afkom [HqwBkcm1] sb. -met offspring afkorte [HqwBkå;dE] vb. -r, -de, -t shorten,

cut short

afkrog [HqwBkrÅ1w] sb. -en, -e, -ene

corner, backwater

afkræve [HqwBkræ1vE] vb. -r, -de, -t

demand

afkøle [HqwBkø1lE] vb. -r, -de, -t cool aflang [HqwBlqN1] adj. -t, -e oblong aflaste [HqwBlasdE] vb. -r, -de, -t relieve

• metroen har aflastet presset på

Nørreport station the metro has

relieved pressure on Nørreport station

afled|e [HqwBle1DE] vb. -er, -te, -t divert,

deflect, derive • det engelske ord

castle er afledt fra latinske castrum the

English word castle derives from the Latin castrum • skriget afledte hans

opmærksomhed the scream diverted his

attention

aflevere deliver, return • hun har

afleveret bogen tilbage she has returned

the book • posten har afleveret et brev the postman has delivered a letter

aflevering [HqwleHve1reN] sb. -en, -er,

-erne delivery, pass • aflevering af materiale delivery of materials • for sen aflevering af bøger medfører bødestraf

fines are charged for late return • han

sendte en fin aflevering ind i feltet he

sent a fine pass into the field

aflive [HqwBli1vE] vb. -r, -de, -t put down,

kill • rygterne er blevet aflivet the rumours have been killed • de aflivede

den gamle hund they had the old dog

put down

aflys|e [HqwBly1sE] vb. -er, -te, -t cancel aflysning [HqwBly1sneN] sb. -en, -er, -erne

cancellation

aflytning [HqwBlydneN] sb. -en tapping,

bugging

aflytte [HqwBlydE] vb. -r, -de, -t listen in

to, tap • de har aflyttet hans telefon they have tapped his phone • vores

samtale blev aflyttet they listened in to

our conversation

af|lægge [HqwBlægE] vb. -lægge [-Blægc]

-lagde [-Bla1E] -lagt [-Blqgd] make • jeg er parat til at aflægge ed på det I’ll

take my oath on that • formanden skal

aflægge rapport i dag the chairman is

to make a report today

afløb [HqwBlø1b] sb. -et outlet • han fik

afløb for sine frustrationer he found an

outlet for his frustrations

afløb [HqwBlø1b] sb. -et, =, -ene drain

• afløbet i køkkenet er tilstoppet the kitchen drains are blocked

aflønne [HqwBlØn1E] vb. -r, -de,

-t pay • de ansatte er aflønnet efter overenskomsten the employees are paid

according to the agreement

afløs|e [HqwBlø1sE] vb. -er, -te, -t fill in

for, succeed • Hansen afløser Petersen

som direktør Hansen succeeds Petersen

as managing director • Mary afløser

Grace under hendes sygeorlov Mary

fills in for Grace during her sick leave

afløser [HqwBlø1sc] sb. -en, -e, -ne

replacement, substitute, successor • jeg tror, man har fundet en afløser

for direktøren I think a successor for

the managing director has been found • klubben har søgt efter en afløser for

målmanden the team has been looking

for a substitute for the goal keeper • vi må have en afløser for Mette,

afkald

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mens hun er på barsel we must have a

replacement for Mette while she is on maternity leave

afløsningsopgave [HqwBlø1snENsBcbga:vE]

sb. -en, -r, -rne undergraduate dissertation

afmagr|et [HqwBma1jrcD] adj. -et, -ede

Ω thin, emaciated • hun var noget

afmagret ovenpå sygdommen Ω she

was rather emaciated after her illness

afmagring [HqwBma1jreN] sb. -en Ω loss

of weight

afmagt [HqwBmqgd] sb. -en powerlessness

• hun græd over sin afmagt she wept over her powerlessness

afpresning [HqwBprWsneN] sb. -en

blackmail • rockeren blev anholdt for

afpresning the rocker was arrested for

blackmail

afpresse [HqwBprWsE] vb. -r, -de, -t

blackmail • de prøvede at afpresse ham

for 1 million kr. they tried to blackmail

him for a million kroner

afprøve [HqwBprØ1vE] vb. -r, -de, -t test,

try out

afregne [HqwBrqj1nE] vb. -r, -de, -t settle

an account • jeg har lige afregnet med

grønthandleren I have just settled my

account at the greengrocer’s

afregning [HqwBrqj1neN] sb. -en, -er, -erne

settling of account

afrejse [HqwBrqjsE] sb. -n, -r, -rne

departure

afrikaner [qfriHka1nc] sb. -en, -e, -ne

African

afrikansk [qfriHka1nsg] adj. =, -e African afrivningskalender

[HqwBriwneNskaBlæn1c] sb. -en, -e, -ne tear-off calender

afruste [HqwBrÅsdE] vb. -r, -de, -t disarm afs. [HqwBsæn1c] → afsender

afsats [HqwBsads] sb. -en, -er, -erne

landing

af|se [HqwBse1] vb. -ser

[-BseR1] -så [-BsÅ1] -set [-Bse1d] afford, spare • kan du lige afse et øjeblik? can you spare a moment? • jeg kan ikke afse tid

til ferie nu I can’t afford the time for a

holiday just now

afsender [HqwBsæn1c] sb. -en, -e, -ne

sender

afsides [HqwBsiD1Es] adj. =, = out of the

way, remote • huset ligger på et afsides

sted the house stands on a remote spot

af|sige [HqwBsi1E] vb. -siger [-Bsi1R] -sagde

[-Bsa1E] -sagt [-Bsqgd] pronounce • der

bliver afsagt dom i dag sentence will be

pronounced today

afsindig [qwHsen1di] adj. -t, -e crazy, mad

• en afsindig person a crazy person • han er blevet helt afsindig he has gone completely mad

afsindig [qwHsen1di] adv. extremely,

incredibly, terrifically • han er afsindig

flot he is incredibly good-looking

• hun synger afsindig godt she sings extremely well

afsindigt [qwHsen1did] adv. madly • han

er afsindigt forelsket i hende he is

madly in love with her

afskaffe [HqwBsgqfE] vb. -r, -de, -t

abolish, do away with • nogle rabiate

grupper vil afskaffe demokratiet some

extremist groups want to do away with democracy

afsked [HqwBsgeD] sb. -en leave-taking,

resignation • han tager sin afsked efter

40 år he’s resigning after 0 years • vi skal tage afsked med vores lærer i dag

we are taking leave of our teacher today

afskedige [HqwBsge1Di;E] vb. -r, -de, -t

dismiss, sack, fire • skolen må afskedige

tre lærere i år the school has to dismiss

three teachers this year

afskedigelse [HqwBsge1DiElsE] sb. -n, -r,

-rne dismissal

af|skrive [HqwBsgri1vE] vb. -skriver

[-Bsgri1vc] -skrev [-BsgrWw1] -skrevet [-BsgrW1vED] give up, write off • jeg har

afskrevet det beløb på kontoen I have

written that amount off my account • du

må afskrive den tur you’ll have to give

up that trip

afsky [HqwBsgy1] sb. -en disgust, loathing afskyelig [HqwBsgy1Eli] adj. -t, -e

disgusting, abominable • den afskyelige

afskyelig

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snemand er meget berømt the

abominable snowman is very famous

afskyeligt [HqwBsgy1Elid] adv. disgustingly af|skære [HqwBsgæ1c] vb. -skærer [-Bsgæ1c]

-skar [-Bsgq1] -skåret [-BsgÅ1cD] cut off,

cut short • han afskar al diskussion om

emnet he cut short all discussion of the

subject • vi er afskåret fra omverdenen

her we’re cut off from the world here

afslag [HqwBsla1j] sb. -et, =, -ene refusal

• hun fik afslag på sin ansøgning her application was refused

afslapp|et [HqwBslqbED] adj. -et, -ede

relaxed

afslutning [HqwBsludneN] sb. -en, -er,

-erne ending, conclusion • der er afslutning på skolen i morgen there is

an end-of-term celebration at the school tomorrow • filmen havde en dårlig

afslutning there was a disappointing

conclusion to the film

afslutte [HqwBsludE] vb. -r, -de, -t end,

conclude • husk at afslutte et spørgsmål

med et spørgsmålstegn remember

to end a question with a question mark • undersøgelsen er afsluttet the investigation has been concluded

afsløre [HqwBslø1c] vb. -r, -de, -t reveal,

disclose • han har afsløret hendes

hemmeligheder he has disclosed

her secrets • der afslørede hun sin

uvidenhed there she revealed her

ignorance

af|slå [HqwBslÅ1] vb. -slår

[-Bslå1] -slog [-Bslo1] -slået [-BslÅ1ED] refuse, turn down • han afslog tilbuddet he refused the offer

afsnit [HqwBsnid] sb. -tet, =, -tene

passage, paragraph, period • det var

et trist afsnit af mit liv that was a sad

period of my life • det første afsnit i

bogen var ret kedeligt the first passage

in the book was pretty boring • dine

afsnit er for lange your paragraphs are

too long

afsone [HqwBso1nE] vb. -r, -de, -t serve a

sentence

afspadsere [HqwsbaBse1c] vb. -r, -de, -t

take time off in lieu

afspore [HqwBsbo1c] vb. -r, -de, -t derail

• diskussionen blev afsporet på grund

af hans dumme kommentarer the

discussion went off course because of his silly comments • toget blev afsporet

ved Hillerød the train was derailed near

Hillerød

afspænding [HqwBsbæn1eN] sb. -en

relaxation

afspærre [HqwBsbW1c] vb. -r, -de, -t close

off

afspærring [HqwBsbW1reN] sb. -en, -er,

-erne barrier

afstamning [HqwBsdqm1neN] sb. -en

descent, origin

afstand [HqwBsdan1] sb. -en, -e, -ene

distance • jeg kan se kirken på lang

afstand I can see the church from a

great distance • hold afstand keep your distance • hun tager afstand fra racisme she disassociates herself from racism

afstemning [HqwBsdæm1neN] sb. -en, -er,

-erne voting

afstikker [HqwBsdegc] sb. -en, -e, -ne

detour

afstraffe [HqwBsdrqfE] vb. -r, -de, -t

punish

afstump|et [HqwBsdÅm1bED] adj. -et, -ede

callous

af|stå [HqwBsdÅ1] vb. -står [-Bsdå1] -stod

[-BsdoD1] -stået [-BsdÅ1ED] refrain from, surrender • Danmark afstod Norge til

Sverige i 1814 Denmark surrendered

Norway to Sweden in 11 • han afstod

fra at ryge he refrained from smoking

afsvække [HqwBsvægE] vb. -r, -de, -t

weaken

afsætning [HqwBsædneN] sb. -en sale

• firmaet har en god afsætning i år the company is having good sales this year

af|sætte [HqwBsædE] vb. -sætter [-Bsædc]

-satte [-BsadE] -sat [-Bsad] sell, depose,

earmark • diktatoren blev afsat the dictator was deposed • vi kan ikke

afsætte de gamle computere we can’t

sell the old computers • vi har afsat

1.000 kr. til festen we have earmarked

afskyeligt

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1.000 kroner for the party

af|tage [HqwBta1] vb. -tager [-Btq1] -tog [-Bto1]

-taget [-Bta1ED] buy, decrease, ease off

• Iran aftager meget af Danmarks

fetaproduktion Iran buys a lot

of the Danish feta production • børnedødeligheden er aftaget the child mortality rate has decreased • regnen aftog langsomt the rain eased off slowly

aftagende [HqwBta1EnE] adj. =, = • månen

er aftagende for tiden the moon is on

the wane at the moment

aftale [HqwBta;lE] sb. -n, -r, -rne

appointment, deal • jeg har en aftale

hos tandlægen I have an appointment at

the dentist’s • så er det en aftale we’re agreed on that then

aftal|e [HqwBta1lE] vb. -er, -te, -t arrange,

agree on • lad os aftale et møde let’s arrange a meeting • vi aftalte en

fast pris we agreed on a fixed price

• partierne har lavet en aftale om

statens financer the parties have made a

deal on the state finances

aftalt [HqwBtal1d] adj. =, -e arranged,

agreed upon • det er aftalt spil it is a put-up job

aft|en [HqfdEn] sb. -(e)nen, -(e)ner,

-(e)nerne evening • god aften good

evening • om aftenen in the evening • i

aften this evening

aftenskole [HqfdEnBsgo;lE] sb. -n, -r, -rne

evening classes

aftensmad [HqfdEnsBmaD] sb. -en dinner,

supper

aftes [HqfdEs] sb. • i aftes yesterday

evening • i går aftes yesterday evening

aftjen|e [HqwBtjæ1nE] vb. -er, -te, -t • han

aftjente sin værnepligt i 1959 he did his

military service in 15

aftryk [HqwBtrØg] sb. -ket, =, -kene

impression • jeg vil gerne have lavet et

aftryk af min babys fod I’d like to have

an impression made of my baby’s foot

aftrækker [HqwBtrWgc] sb. -en, -e, -ne

trigger • han er hurtig på aftrækkeren he is very quick

af|tvinge [HqwBtveN1E] vb. -tvinger [-BtveN1c]

-tvang [-BtvqN1] -tvunget [-BtvÅN1ED] force

• hun aftvang ham et løfte she forced a promise from him

afvej [HqwBvqj1] sb. -e, -ene • lidenskaben

førte mig på afveje passion led me

astray

afveje [HqwBvqj1E] vb. -r, -de, -t weigh • du

må afveje dine ord you have to weigh

your words carefully

afvekslende [HqwBvægslEnE] adj. =,

= varied • toget kørte gennem et afvekslende landskab the train passed

through a varied landscape

afveksling [HqwBvægsleN] sb. -en

variety, change • han var helt rar til

en afveksling he was quite nice for a

change • jeg trænger til lidt afveksling i

hverdagen I need a little variety in my

everyday life

afvente [HqwBvæn1dE] vb. -r, -de, -t wait

for, await • vi må afvente hans svar we must await his reply

af|vige [HqwBvi1jE] vb. -viger

[-Bvi1R] -veg [-Bve1j] -veget [-Bve1jED] differ • hans meninger afviger meget fra mine his opinions differ a lot from mine

afvigelse [HqwBvi1jElsE] sb. -n, -r, -rne

deviation

afvigende [HqwBvi1jEnE] adj. =, = deviant

• han havde problemer på grund af sin

afvigende opførsel he had problems

because of his deviant behaviour

afviger [HqwBvi1jc] sb. -en, -e, -ne deviant afvis|e [HqwBvi1sE] vb. -er, -te, -t refuse,

decline, reject • han blev afvist fra

stadion he was refused admission to

the stadium • den mulighed afviser jeg

totalt I totally reject that possibility

• hun afviste tilbuddet she declined the offer

afviser [HqwBvi1sc] sb. -en, -e, -ne

indicator

afvisning [HqwBvi1sneN] sb. -en, -er, -erne

refusal, rejection

afvæbne [HqwBvæ1bnE] vb. -r, -de, -t

disarm

afvæbnende [HqwBvæ1bnEnE] adj. =, =

afvæbnende

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disarming • hun har et afvæbnende smil she has a disarming smile

afvænning [HqwBvæn1eN] sb. -en

treatment, rehab

afværge [HqwBvWR1wE] vb. -r, -de, -t

prevent, ward off

afværgende [HqwBvWR1wEnE] adj. =, =

deprecating, deprevatory

afværgende[HqwBvWR1wEnE] adv.

deprecatingly

agent [aHgæn1d] sb. -en, -er, -erne agent,

representative

agentur [agænHtuR1] sb. -et, -er, -erne

agency

ag|er [Ha1jc] sb. -eren, -re, -rene ≈ field agern [Ha1jcn] sb. -et, =, -ene ∞ acorn aggression [agrWHsjo1n] sb. -en

aggression

aggressiv [HqgrWBsiw1] adj. -t, -e

aggressive

agitation [agitaHsjo1n] sb. -en agitation agitere [agiHte1c] vb. -r, -de, -t agitate agt [Hqgd] sb. -en intention • det er min

agt at blive i Jylland en uge ≈ I intend

to stay in Jutland for a week • du skal

tage dig i agt you must look out

agtelse [HqgdElsE] sb. -n respect agter [Hqgdc] adj. astern

agterdæk [HqgdcBdæg] sb. -ket, =, -kene

quarterdeck

agtpågivenhed [HqgdpcBgi1vEnBheD1] sb.

-en attention

agurk [aHguRg] sb. -en, -er, -erne ∞

cucumber

ahorn [HaBhoR1n] sb. -en, =, -ene ∞ maple AIDS [Hæjds] sb. -en Aids

akademi [akadeHmi1] sb. -et, -er, -erne

academy • han læser til arkitekt

på akademiet he is a student of

architecture at the Academy

akademiker [akaHde1migc] sb. -en, -e,

-ne graduate, academic

akademisk [akaHde1misg] adj. =, -e

academic

akademisk [akaHde1misg] adv.

academically

akkord [aHkå;d] sb. -en, -er, -erne chord,

contract for piecework • alle her på

fabrikken arbejder på akkord everyone

at this factory does piecework • han

spillede en akkord på guitaren he

played a chord on the guitar

akkreditere [akrædiHte1c] vb. -r, -de, -t

accredit

akkurat [qkuHrq1d] adv. exactly,

accurately • jeg når lige akkurat at

komme med bussen I’ll just make the

bus • det er akkurat 5 år siden i dag it’s exactly five years ago today

akkuratesse [qkurqHtæsE] sb.

-n accuracy • man skal arbejde med akkuratesse for at lave en god ordbog

you must work accurately to make a good dictionary

akrobat [akroHba1d] sb. -en, -er, -erne

acrobat

akrobatik [akrobaHtig] sb. -ken

acrobatics

aks [Hqgs] sb. -et, =, -ene ∞ spike akse [HqgsE] sb. -n, -r, -rne axis akt [Hqgd] sb. -en, -er, -erne act, records,

documents • kongen dør i femte akt the king dies in the fifth act • patienten vil

gerne se akterne omkring sin sygdom

the patient wants to see his medical records

aktie [HqgsjE] sb. -n, -r, -rne share aktieselskab [HqgsjEsælBsga1b] sb. -et,

-er, -erne limited company

aktindsigt [HqgdenBsegd] sb. -en right of

access to documents

aktion [qgHsjo1n] sb. -en, -er, -erne action aktionær [qgsjoHnWR1] sb. -en, -er, -erne

shareholder

aktiv [HqgBtiw1] sb. -et, -er, -erne asset aktiv [HqgBtiw1] adj. =, -e active • han er

meget aktiv indenfor socialdemokratiet

he is very active in the Social Democratic Party

aktivering [HqgtiBve1reN] sb. -en

activation • du bliver sendt i aktivering

efter en tid som arbejdsløs you will

be forced into work after a period of unemployment

aktivitet [qgtiviHte1d] sb. -en, -er, -erne

activity

afvænning

(19)

aktivt [HqgBtiw1d] adv. actively • hun

arbejder aktivt for sagen she works

actively for the cause

aktuel [qgtuHæl1] adj. -t, -le current,

relevant • det er ikke aktuelt længere it is not relevant any more • avisen er

fyldt med aktuelle nyheder the paper is

full of current news

akut [qHkud1] adj. -t, -te acute • han kom

på den akutte afdeling he was taken to

the emergency ward

akvari|um [qHkvq1jÅm] sb. -et, -er, -erne

aquarium

akvavit [qkvqHvid] sb. -ten schnapps al [Hal1] pron. alt [Hal1d] alle [HalE] all • alle

mennesker er forskellige all people

are different • det bliver 44,50 kr. i

alt it’ll be .50 kroner in all • hun forlod festen i al hemmelighed she left

the party in secret • vi er alle sammen

glade we are all happy

alarm [qHlq1m] sb. -en, -er, -erne alarm albue [Halbu;E] sb. -n, -r, -rne elbow aldeles [alHde1les] adv. quite, absolutely,

totally, completely • det er aldeles

umuligt it’s quite impossible • hun er aldeles bedårende she is absolutely

adorable • det vil jeg aldeles ikke

acceptere under no circumstances will

I accept that

ald|er [Hal1c] sb. -eren, -re, -rene age

• alderen har aldrig været et problem

for mig age has never been a problem

for me • han er en mand i sin bedste

alder he is a man in the prime of life

• hun blev gift i en alder af tyve år she got married at the age of twenty

alderdom [Hal1cBdcm1] sb. -men old age aldersgrænse [Hal1csBgrWnsE] sb. -n,

-r, -rne age limit • hun er faldet for aldersgrænsen she has retired on

reaching the age limit

aldrig [Hqldri] adv. never • jeg har aldrig

været i Kina I have never been to China

alene [aHle;nE] adj. alone

alene [aHle;nE] adv. only • det var alene

på grund af pengene, at han tog jobbet

it was only because of the money that

he took the job • hun bor alene she lives on her own

alfabet [alfaHbe1d] sb. -et, -er, -erne

alphabet

alfabetisk [alfaHbe1tisg] adj. =, -e

alphabetical

alfabetisk [alfaHbe1tisg] adv.

alphabetically

alkohol [HalkoBhcl1] sb. -en alcohol alkoholiker [alkoHho1ligc] sb. -en, -e, -ne

alcoholic

alle [HalE] → al all

allé [aHle1] sb. -en, -er, -erne avenue allerbedst [Hal1cBbæsd] adj. =, -e best of

all

allerede [HalcBræ;DE] adv. already • jeg

har allerede sagt det to gange I have

already said it twice • det var allerede

for sent, da brandmændene kom it was

already too late when the firefighters arrived

allerførst [Hal1cBfØRsd] adj. =, -e first of

all • han var min allerførste kæreste he was my very first boyfriend • allerførst

skal du tage tøjet på first of all you

must put your clothes on

allerførst [Hal1cBfØRsd] adv. first of all allergi [alcHgi1] sb. -en allergy allergiker [aHlWR1gigc] sb. -en, -e, -ne

sufferer from allergy, allergy sufferer

allerhelst [Hal1cBhæl1sd] adv. much rather allerstørst [Hal1cBsdØRsd] adj. =, -e

greatest of all, biggest of all

alliance [aliHqNsE] sb. -n, -r alliance alliere [aliHe1c] vb. -r, -de, -t ally oneself

with • du kan alliere dig med Peter you can ally yourself with Peter

allier|et [aliHe1cD] adj. -et, -ede allied

• de allierede tropper rykkede frem the allied troops advanced

alligevel [aHli;EBvæl1] adv. still, yet,

anyway • hun taler for meget, men hun

er alligevel en sød pige she talks too

much, but she is still a sweet girl

almen [Ha;lBme1n] adj. -t, -e general

• det er almen viden that is general knowledge

almen

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almendannelse [Ha;lmenBdanElsE] sb. -n

general education

almengyldig [Ha;lmenBgyl1di] adj. -t,

-e universal • almengyldig sandhed

universal truth

almindelig [alHmen1Eli] adj. -t, -e

ordinary, universal, common, normal, general • det er en almindelig familie it is an ordinary family • hun er ikke

helt almindelig she is rather out of the

ordinary • det er ganske almindeligt that’s quite normal • bøgen er det mest

almindelige træ i de danske skove the

beech is a commonest tree in Danish forests • der er almindelig stemmeret i

Danmark there is universal suffrage in

Denmark

almindelighed [alHmen1EliBheD1] sb.

-en, -er, -erne • i al almindelighed in

general terms

almindeligt [alHmen1Eli] adv. ordinarily,

commonly, usually, generally

alsidig [Ha;lBsi1Di] adj. -t, -e versatile,

all-round • de får alsidig kost they get a balanced diet

alt [Hal1d] adv. → al all alt [Hal1d] sb. -en, -er, -erne alto alt [Hal1d] adv. far • de billetter er alt for

dyre those tickets are far too expensive

altan [alHta1n] sb. -en, -er, -erne balcony alternativ [alHtWRnaBtiw1] sb. -et, -er, -erne

alternative • Christiania er et alternativ

til det danske samfund Christiania is an

alternative to Danish society

alternativ [alHtWRnaBtiw1] adj.

-t, -e alternative • mange syge tyr til alternativ behandling i dag many sick

people turn to alternative treatments nowadays

altid [Hal1BtiD1] adv. always • de har altid

travlt they are always busy

alting [HalBteN1] pron. everything altmulig|mand [HaldmuliBman1] sb.

-manden, -mænd, -mændene handyman

altomfattende [HaldcmBfadEnE] adj. =, =

all-embracing, universal

altopslugende [HaldcbBslu1EnE] adj. =,

= absorbing • hendes arbejde var den

altopslugende interesse i hendes liv her

work was the absorbing interest in her life

altså [HaldBsc] adv. that is, really • nej, nu

skal du altså holde op no, you really

must stop now • det er min onkel

– altså min mors bror that’s my uncle

– that is to say my mother’s brother • vi

skal betale 28 plus 47 kroner, altså 75 ialt we have to pay 2 plus 7 kroner,

that is to say 75 altogether • du er altså

dum! you’re really stupid!

aluminium [aluHmin1jÅm] sb. -met

aluminium

alverden [alHvWRdEn] sb. all the world

• hvad i alverden er det? what on earth is that?

alvor [HalBvå1] sb. -en seriousness • han

sagde det i ramme alvor he said it in

dead earnest • nu er jeg for alvor vred now I’m seriously angry • nu forstår

de endelig situationens alvor now they

have finally realized the seriousness of the situation

alvorlig [alHvå1li] adj. -t, -e serious,

earnest • min far var altid en alvorlig

mand my father was always was a

serious man • vi er i en alvorlig krise we are in a serious crisis

alvorligt [alHvå1li] adv. seriously,

earnestly • han er alvorligt syg he is seriously ill • jeg kan ikke tage ham

alvorligt I can’t take him seriously

amatør [amaHtøR1] sb. -en, -er, -erne

amateur

ambassade [ambaHsa;DE] sb. -n, -r, -rne

embassy

ambassadør [ambasaHdø1R] sb. -en, -er,

-erne ambassador

ambulance [ambuHlqNsE] sb. -n, -r, -rne

ambulance

Amerika [aHme1rika] prop. America amerikaner [qmriHka1nc] sb. -en, -e, -ne

American

amerikansk [qmriHka1nsg] adj. =, -e

American

amme [HqmE] sb. -n, -r, -rne wet nurse amme [HqmE] vb. -r, -de, -t breast-feed,

almendannelse

(21)

nurse

ammunition [qmuniHsjo1n] sb. -en

ammunition

amnesti [qmnæHsti1] sb. -en amnesty

• staten har givet ham amnesti the state has granted him an amnesty

amok [aHmcg] adv. • han gik helt amok he

went completely berserk

amoralsk [amoHrql1sg] adj. =, -e amoral amt [Hqm1d] sb. -et, -er, -erne county • der

bor mange mennesker i Storkøbenhavns amt a lot of people live in Greater

Copenhagen

an [Han] adv. • han lagde an på den

smukkeste af pigerne he made a pass

on the prettiest girl • hvordan skal jeg

gribe opgaven an? how am I to tackle

the assignment? • det kommer an på

vejret it depends on the weather

analfabet [HanalfaBbe1d] sb. -en, -er, -erne

illiterate

analog [anaHlo1] adj. -t, -e analogous • jeg

har kun en gammel analog telefon I

only have an old analogue telephone • rød og orange er analoge farver red and orange are analogous colours

analogi [analoHgi1] sb. -en, -er, -erne

analogy

analyse [anaHly;sE] sb. -n, -r, -rne

analysis

analysere [analyHse1c] vb. -r, -de, -t

analyse

ananas [HanaBnas] sb. -sen, =, -sene

pineapple

anbefale [anbeHfa1lE] vb. -r, -de, -t

recommend • kan du anbefale en god

restaurant? can you recommend a good

restaurant? • jeg anbefaler ham varmt

til jobbet I warmly recommend him for

the job

anbefalet [anbeHfa1lED] adj. -et, -ede

registered • jeg sender dig brevet

anbefalet I’ll send you the letter by

registered post

anbefaling [anbeHfa1leN] sb. -en, -er,

-erne recommendation, reference • en god anbefaling er vigtig når man søger et nyt job a good reference is important

when you are job-hunting • jeg så

filmen på mine venners anbefaling

I saw the film on my friends’ recommendation

an|bringe [HanBbrWN1E] vb. -bringer

[-BbrWN1c] -bragte [-BbrqgdE] -bragt [-Bbrqgd] place, put • de har anbragt

fjernsynet i hjørnet they have placed

the television in the corner

anciennitet [qNsjeniHte1d] sb. -en

seniority

and [Han1] sb. -en, ænder [Hæn1c] -ne

duck, hoax • mange danskere spiser

and til jul many Danes have duck for

Christmas • artiklen i avisen var en and the article in the newspaper was a hoax

andel [HanBde1l] sb. -en, -e, -ene share,

part, • han fik den største andel he got the largest share, he got the lion’s share

andelslejlighed [HandelslqjliBheD1] sb.

-en, -er, -erne flat under a co-operative

scheme

andemad [HanEBmaD] sb. -en duckweed anden [HanEn] num. andet [HanED] second

• den anden februar the second of February

anden [HanEn] pron. andet

[HanED] andre [Hqndrc] another, other • blandt andet among other things • ellers andet? anything else? • har du

andre søskende? have you got other

brothers and sisters? • jeg kan komme

en anden gang I can come another time

andenplads [HanEnBplas] sb. -en, -er,

-erne second place

anderledes [HqncBleD1Es] adj. =, =

different • han er anderledes end de

andre he is different from the rest

anderledes [HqncBleD1Es] adv. differently

• han opfører sig anderledes i dag he is behaving differently today

andet pron. → anden

andetsteds [HaneDBsdæDs] adv.≈

elsewhere

ane [Ha;nE] sb. -n, -r, -rne ancestor ane [Ha;nE] vb. -r, -de, -t see faintly,

suspect • jeg aner ikke hvad du taler

ane

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om I haven’t a clue as to what you’re

talking about • jeg anede der var noget

galt I suspected there was something

wrong • man kan lige ane en person

i mørket you could just faintly see a

figure in the dark

anekdote [anægHdo;dE] sb. -n, -r, -rne

anecdote

anelse [Ha;nElsE] sb. -n, -r, -rne touch,

suspicion, misgivings • jeg har altid

bange anelser, når posten kommer I

always have misgivings when the post comes • jeg har en anelse om hvad jeg

får i julegave I have a suspicion about

what I’m going to get for Christmas • der var en anelse frost her til morgen there was a touch of frost this morning

anerkend|e [HancBkæn1E] vb. -er, -te, -t

recognize, acknowledge • Danmark

anerkendte straks den nye stat

Denmark immediately recognized the new state

anerkendelse [HancBkæn1ElsE] sb. -n

recognition, appreciation

anerkendende [HancBkæn1EnE] adj. =,

= appreciative • han sagde et par anerkendende ord he said a few

appreciative words

anerkendende [HancBkæn1EnE]

adv. appreciatively • han nikkede

anerkendende he nodded appreciatively

anerkendt [HancBkæn1d] adj. =,

-e recognized, approved • hun er en anerkendt politiker she is a recognized

politician • de bruger kun anerkendte

materialer i produktionen they only use

approved materials in the production

anfald [HanBfal1] sb. -et, =, -ene attack,

bout, fit • han dræbte konen i et anfald

af sindssyge he killed his wife in an

attack of insanity • Jonas fik et anfald

af influenza Jonas had a bout of flu

• hun gik hjemmefra i et anfald af

raseri she left home in a fit of rage

anfør|e [HanBfø1c] vb. -er, -te, -t quote,

state • kan du anføre et eksempel på

det? can you quote an example of it?

• man skal anføre navn og adresse på

skemaet you must state your name and

address on the form

anførselstegn [HanføRsElsBtqj1n] sb. -et, =,

-ene quotation marks

anger [HqN1c] sb. -en regret an|give [HanBgi1] vb. -giver

[-BgiR1] -gav [-Bga1] -givet [-Bgi1ED] report, indicate, state • som angivet

på formularen as stated on the form

• naboen angav hende til politiet her neighbour reported her to the police • angiv det rigtige svar med et kryds indicate the right answer by means of a cross

angreb [HanBgræ1b] sb. -et, =, -ene attack

• Peter spiller med i angrebet på

landsholdet Peter plays in the attack on

the national team • hæren gik hurtigt til

angreb the army quickly went on the

attack

an|gribe [HanBgri1bE] vb. -griber [-Bgri1bc]

-greb [-Bgræ1b] -grebet [-Bgræb1ED] attack

• bilen er angrebet af rust the car has been attacked by rust • hunden angreb

min kat the dog attacked my cat

angriber [HanBgri1bc] sb. -en, -e, -ne

striker, attacker • klubber vil betale

hvad som helst for en god angriber

clubs will pay anything for a good striker

angst [HqN1sd] sb. -en fear, anxiety

• drengen rystede af angst the boy was trembling with fear

an|gå [HanBgÅ1] vb. -går

[-Bgå1] -gik [-Bgig] -gået [-BgÅ1ED] concern • hendes problem angår ikke mig her problem does not concern me

angående [HanBgÅ1EnE] præp. concerning

• nogle tanker angående undervisning some thoughts concerning education

an|holde [HanBhcl1E] vb. -holder [-Bhcl1c]

-holdt [-Bhcl1d] -holdt [-Bhcl1d] arrest

• politiet anholdt ham the police arrested him

anholdelse [HanBhcl1ElsE] sb. -n, -r, -rne

arrest

anhænger [HanBhæN1c] sb. -en, -e, -ne

trailer

anekdote

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