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a promise
The boy made a promise to his mother
løfte, -t, -r
Grengen gav et løfte til sin mor
to betray, to let down
He betrayed her trust.
svigte (1) [ˈsvegdə]
def. skuffe eller forsømme (neglect) nogen ved ikke at gøre det som man har lovet, eller det som forventes af én
Han svigtede hendes tillid.
to disappoint, let down
Do not let me down this time
skuffe
Lad være med at skuffe mig denne gang
to betray
He was betrayed by his best friend.
forråde, forrådte, forrådt
def. være troløs og svigte fx venner, politiske meningsfæller, idealer eller holdninger som man hidtil har støttet eller sympatiseret med
Han blev forrådt af sin bedste ven.
to suggest (as to hint, not to propose)
He suggested that we might try another approach
antyde (1)
Han antydede, at vi kunne prøve en anden tilgang
to cheat
He constantly tried to cheat in the game of cards
snyde [ˈsnyːðə], snød, snydt [ˈsnyd]
Han prøvede konstant på at snyde i kort
def. opføre sig bedragerisk, falsk eller svigefuldt over for nogen for at bringe sig selv i en bedre position eller opnå en fordel eller et gode
to lie
He was lying to Morten straight in the face.
lyve [ˈlyːvə], løj [ˈlʌjˀ], løjet [ˈlʌjəð]
Han stod og løj Morten lige op i ansigtet.
to entertain, amuse, converse with
She is here to entertain us with magic tricks
underholde
Hun er her for at underholde os med magiske tricks
a lie
She was tired of his lies
løgn [ˈlʌjˀn], -en, -e
Hun var træt af hans løgne
progress, prosperity
The good news is that there’s a huge progress
fremgang, -en, -e
De gode nyheder er, at der sker stor fremgang
to scare, frighten
It scares me to think about the toil her studies are
skræmme, skræmte, skræmt
Det skræmmer mig at tænke på det pukleri, som hendes studie er
- to acknowledge, admit, concede
- the realise, recognise
- He had to admit his mistakes
- She realised she was late
- She conceded that her conclusions were wrong
erkende (2)
- Han måtte erkende sine fejl
- Hun erkendte, at hun var sent på den
- Hun erkendte, at hendes konklusioner var forkerte
to recognise, acknowledge
Three new states were officially recognised as countries
anerkende (2)
Tre nye stater blev officielt anerkendt som lande
phenomenon
fænomen, -et, -er [fεnoˈmeˀn]
to own, posses
The family had owned their farm for generations.
The child possesses many endearing qualities.
besidde, besad, -t
Familien havde besiddet gården i generationer.
Barnet besidder mange elskelige egenskaber.
highly, extremely, exceedingly
He is a highly talented actor.
We are particularly interested in your new ideas.
særdeles [sæɐ̯ˈdeˀləs]
Han er en særdeles talentfuld skuespiller.
Vi er særdeles interesserede i dine nye ideer.
to account for, explain
Now she had to account for why they had done it.
gøre red for
Nu skulle han gøre rede for, hvorfor de havde gjort det.
greenhouse effect
drivhuseffekt, -en
to dampen, tone down, moderate
Nothing could dampen her enthusiasm.
dæmpe
Intet kunne dæmpe hendes entusiasme.
embarrassing, awkward
pinlig
to experience, encounter
He encountered some problems on his way.
at være ude for
Han var ude for nogle problemer på sin vej.
It makes an impression.
Det gør indtryk.
make an exception
It’s a good reason to make an exception.
gøre en undtagelse
Dette er en god grund til at gøre en undtagelse.
except from, apart from
He has read all the books except for the latest one.
bortset fra
Han har læst alle bøgerne bortset fra den sidste nye.
