Czytania do egzaminu Flashcards
weaken
This will weaken their unity with guarantee.
svække (1)
Det her svækker med garanti deres sammenhold.
seeming(ly), apparent(ly)
He’s seemingly indifferent to all the others.
tilsyneladende [teˈsyːnəˌlæˀðənə]
Hun er tilsyneladende ligeglad med alle andre.
certain, some
Air contains a certain amount of water in the form of water vapour.
vis, -t, -se
Luft indeholder en vis mængde vand i form af vanddamp.
cost, expense
omkostning
consumer, user
They tried to satisfy the consumers.
forbruger [fʌˈbʁuˀʌ]
De prøvede at tilfredsstille forbrugerne.
rationale (podstawa logiczna, przesłanki, uzasadnienie)
It’s hard to me to understand his rationale.
rationale, -t [ʁɑɕoˈnæːlə]
Jeg har svært ved at forstå hans rationale.
from now on
From now on all requests will be answered within a week.
fremover
Fremover skal alle henvendelser besvares inden en uge.
agenda
What is the agenda for today’s meeting?
dagsorden [ˈdɑwsˌɒˀdən]
Hvad er dagsordenen for dagens møde?
discontinue, dismiss
opsige
substance, justification
There is no substance for your accusations.
belæg, -get, = [beˈlεˀg]
Der er intet belæg for dine anklager.
leave imprint
sætte aftryk
suggest, indicate
tyde på
final product
slutprodukt, -et, -er
steady
The ship keeps a steady course.
støt, =, -te
Skibet holder en støt kurs.
a rebel
oprører [ˈʌbˌʁɶˀʌ]
cause havoc, vandalize
hærge (1) [ˈhæɐ̯wə]
decay, decline, despair
forfald, -et [fʌˈfalˀ]
lousy, miserable
elendig [eˈlεnˀdi]
embitter
forbitre
cobble
brosten
abuse
misbrug
form, manner
He tried to change the form of the pot.
facon [faˈsʌŋ]
Han prøvede at ændre pottens facon.
fighting spirit
kampegejst, -en [ˈkɑmb-]
in particular
It is in particular young people that come here.
i særdeleshed [sæɐ̯ˈdeˀləsˌheðˀ]
Det er i særdeleshed unge mennesker der kommer her.
evidently, actually
He was evidently unable to look after himself.
vitterligt [ˈvidʌli]
Han kunne vitterligt ikke passe på sig selv.
deserted, desolate
The house is situated in a very desolate area.
øde
Huset er beliggende i et meget øde område.
to blame
They blamed me for lack of effort.
klandre (1)
De klandrede mig for manglende initiativ.
trustworthy, reliable
Only a few trustworthy men were told about the plan.
pålidelig [pʌˈliðˀəli]
Kun nogle få pålidelige mænd fik planen at vide.
pass, overtake, outpace
overhale (1)
do
What are we going to do now?
finde på
Hvad skal vi finde på nu?
reject
He rejected her proposal.
afvise
Han afviste hendes forslag.
issue, matter, affair
This is a personal issue to be discussed at home
anliggende, -t, -r [-ˌlegənə]
Dette er et privat anliggende, som bør diskuteres hjemme.
gem, treasure
klenodie, -t [kleˈnoˀðjə]
fame
berømmelse
modesty
They were impressed about her modesty.
beskedenhed
De var imponeret over hendes beskedenhed.
tribute, homage
He wrote the song as a tribute to his wife.
hyldest, -en, -er [ˈhylˀəsd]
Han skrev sangen som en hyldest til sin kone.
stormy, turbulent
It was a turbulent time.
omtumlet [-ˌtɔmˀləð]
Det var en omtumlet tid.
agreement, accordance
In accordance with the family’s wishes, no flowers were sent.
overensstemmelse
I overensstemmelse med familiens ønsker blev der ikke sendt nogen blomster.
legend, myth
sagn, -et, = [ˈsɑwˀn]
overlook
We are in danger of being overlooked.
forbigå
Vi er i fare for at blive forbigået.
underplay
underspille
emphasise
The minister emphasised importance of a green environment.
betone
Ministeren betonede vigtigheden af et grønt miljø.
as precursor/forerunner of
som forløber for [ˈfɒːˌløˀbʌ]
oasis
oase, -n [oˈæːsə]
undertake, preform, carry out
They had to perform some minor corrections.
foretage
De måtte foretage nogle mindre rettelser.
landmark
He wants the town to have a more visible landmark.
vartegn, -et, =
Han ønsker, at byen har et synligere vartegn.
bodily, corporeal
legemlig [ˈlεjəmli]
embody, personify
legemliggøre
claim, assume (responsibility), undertake (a task)
She decided to accept the role as leader.
påtage sig, påtog, -et
Hun besluttede sig for at påtage sig lederrollen.
comprehensive
She composed a comprehensive study of insects.
omfattende
Hun udarbejdede et omfattende studie af insekter.
unwell, indisposed
utilpas [ˈuteˌpas]
a circle
The class sat in a circle on the floor.
kreds, -en, e [ˈkʁεˀs]
Klassen sad i en kreds på gulvet.
strive for
She strives for the perfect.
stræbe efter (2) [ˈsdʁεːbə, ˈsdʁabdə]
Hun stræber efter det perfekte.
duality
dobbelthed
brittleness, fragility
The film was about the brittleness of friendship.
skrøbelighed [ˈsgʁœːbəliˌheðˀ]
Filmen handlede om venskabets skrøbelighed.
unimportant, trivial
ligegyldig
want, seek, desire
eftertragte
yearn for, long for
He yearns for her.
længes efter/længtes
Han længes efter hende.
on the occasion of
i anledning af
illuminate
belyse (2)
Nu skulle de belyse de sidste dele af sagen
forecast, predict
The weather forecaster forecasted a lot of rain.
varsle
Meteorologen varslede meget regn.
to herald
It heralds perhaps a time of success.
indvarsle
Det indvarsler måske en tid med succes.
outermost, extreme, ultimate
This party belongs to the extreme right-wing in politics.
yderst [ˈyðˀʌsd]
Dette parti tilhører den yderste højrefløj i politik.
reinforce, strengthen
He tried without luck to strengthen the effect.
forstærke
Han prøvede uden held at forstærke effekten.
originate, stem
He did not know where the idea of democracy originated.
udspringe, -sprang, -sprunget
Han vidste ikke, hvorfra idéen om demokrati udsprang.
intangible
Feelings are intangible, she said.
uhåndgribelig
Følelser er uhåndgribelige, sagde hun.
inheritance, legacy
cultural herirage
arv, -en [ˈɑˀw]
kulturarv
imminent, immediate
He was in imminent danger of being fired.
overhængende
Han var i overhængende fare for at blive fyret.
renew
He hoped to renew their friendship.
forny
Han håbede at forny deres venskab.
make clear
tydeliggøre
accommodating (uprzejmy, kompromisowy)
imødekommende
overshadow
overskygge
even
She just inherited money, a lot of money even.
sågar [sʌˈgɑˀ]
Hun har lige arvet penge, sågar mange penge.
outline (odgraniczyć)
afgrænse
spread, disseminate
They wish to disseminate information about the situation.
udbrede, udbredte, udbredt
De ønsker at udbrede information omkring situationen.
intention
Your intentions are surely good enough
hensigt, -en, -er
Dine hensigter er sikkert gode nok
require, presuppose
forudsætte
seductive
She sent him a seductive smile.
forførende [fʌˈføˀʌ]
Hun sendte ham et forførende smil
jaw
The patient had broken his jaw.
kæbe, -n
Patienten havde brækket kæben.
to chew
The dog was chewing on a bone
tygge [ˈtygə]
Hunden tyggede på et kødben.
fist
make a fist
næve, -n, -r
knytte næve
combat, wage war on
bekrige
enemy, foe
He considered the man his worst enemy
fjende, -n, -r [ˈfjεnə]
Han regnede manden for sin værste fjende.
conjecture (przypuszczać)
I can only conjecture about what her intentions were.
gætte på (1)
Jeg kan kun gætte på, hvad hendes intentioner var.
crawl, climb
kravle
coincidental, accidental
The accidental finding made him rich.
tilfældig [teˈfεlˀdi]
Det tilfældige fund gjorde ham rig.
sturdy (wytrzymały, mocny, krzepki)
gedigen [geˈdiˀən]
robust, solid
robust [ʁoˈbusd]
weapon
There was a dispute over the number of weapons allowed
våben, våbnet, =
Der var en strid om antallet af tilladte våben.
fossil
Fossil fuels are coal, oil, and natural gas.
fossil, -et, -er [fʌˈsiˀl]
Fossile brændstoffer omfatter kul, olie og naturgas.
skull
kranium/kranie, -t, -r [ˈkʁɑˀnjə]
neck (the back of it)
nakke, -n, -r [ˈnɑgə]
position oneself as doubting towards the theory
stille sig selv tvivlende over for teorien
instinctively
instinktivt
harden, temper
The glass was tempered through intense heating.
hærde [ˈhæɐ̯də]
Glasset blev hærdet ved kraftig opvarmning
observe, follow (rules, traditions)
They agreed that the rules should be observed.
She persisted that she had always observed the guidelines of the law.
overholde
De var enige om, at reglerne skulle overholdes.
følge
Hun vedblev, at hun altid havde fulgt lovens retningslinjer.
hypersensitive
He’s hypersensitive to most kinds of nuts.
overfølsom
Hun er overfølsom over for de fleste slags nødder.
Lately, she has been happier and more outgoing.
På det seneste er hun blevet gladere og mere udadvendt.
diligent, hard-working
flittig [ˈflidi]
absorb
They were absorbed into society.
opsuge/suge [ˈsuːə]
De blev opsuget i samfundet.
long-lived, tough
sejlivet
childbearing age
fødedygtighed
direct somebody’s attention to something
henlede nogens opmærksomhed på noget
wane, weaken, subside
His strength has weakened over time
aftage
Hans styrke er aftaget med tiden.
composition, make-up
The genetic make-up of primates is very close to humans.
samensætning
Den genetiske sammensætning af primater er meget tæt på menneskers.
continuous(ly)
The continuous noise of the water was annoying.
vedvarende [-ˌvɑˀɑnə]
Vandets vedvarende støj [ˈsdʌjˀ] var irriterende.
foreseeable
She had no plans for a foreseeable future.
overskuelig
Hun havde ingen planer i en overskuelige fremtid.
roughly, approximately
It happened roughly a week ago.
omtrent [ʌmˈtʁanˀd]
Det skete for omtrent en uge siden.
for a number of decades
i et antal årtier
inevitably
uundgåeligt
regard, view
He regarded the problem from a different point of view
anskue
Han anskuede problemet fra en anden synsvinkel.
to persuade
She persuaded him to stay an hour longer.
overtale
Hun overtalte ham til at blive en time længere.
disputed, contested
omstridt
contribute, assist
The sunshine contributed to making this day particularly good.
medvirke
Solskinnet medvirkede til at gøre dagen særlig god.
stretch, extend
She stretched the sweater to make it fit.
The motorway extends from one end of the country to the other.
strække, strakte, strakt
Hun strakte sweateren så den passede.
Motorvejen strækker sig fra den ene ende af landet til den anden.
make an effort
The government made an effort to combat crime.
gøre en indsats
Regeringen gjorde en indsats for at bekæmpe kriminalitet.
criticise, point out
Why do you have to criticise everything?.
påtale
Hvorfor skal du påtale alting?
thread, string
tråd, -en, -e
regenerate
The gecko regenerated its tail.
gendanne
Gekkoen gendannede sin hale.
heal
It takes time for such a wound to heal.
hele
Det tager tid for sådan et sår at hele.
- create, produce, generate 2. engender
It’s about creating lasting solutions.
The success of the national team engendered joy in the Danish nation.
frembringe, frambragte, frembragt
Det handler om at frembringe holdbare løsninger.
Landsholdets succes frembragte glæde i det ganske land.
wear (zużycie)
slitage, -n [sliˈtæːɕə]
hamper, impede
His mother’s protective attitude hindered his development
hæmme
Hans mors beskyttende attitude hæmmede hans udvikling.
a shell
Only the shell of the crab was left.
skal, -len, -ler [ˈsgalˀ]
Kun krabbens skal var tilbage.
weave
He weaved a good story.
væve [ˈvεːvə]
Han vævede en god historie.
repeated
gentagen
perform, act, appear
The singer performs live tonight
optræde, optrådte, optrådt
Sangeren optræder live i aften.
to copy
kopiere [koˈpjeˀʌ]
find out
She was afraid that someone might find out her PIN code.
aflure
Hun var bange for, at nogen ville aflure hendes pinkode.
transparent (also fig.)
His excuses were pretty transparent.
gennemskuelig
Hans undskyldning var ret gennemskuelig.
challenging
udfordrende
benevolent
- menneskekærlig
- godgørende
- velgørende
tailored, customised
They wanted a customised solution.
skræddersyet
De ønskede en skræddersyet løsning.
bad(ly), vile
Her job interview went badly.
to feel bad
If you still feel rotten after a few days, you should go and see your doctor.
skidt
Hendes jobsamtale gik skidt.
at have det skidt
Hvis du stadig har det skidt efter et par dage, bør du tage til lægen.
alien, unfamiliar, strange
The new school and its students felt so alien to me,
fremmedartet
Den nye skole og dens elever føltes så fremmedartede for mig.
monster, beast
She had nightmares about monsters and ghosts.
uhyre, -t, -r
Hun havde mareridt om uhyrer og spøgelser.
nightmare
mareridt, -et, = [ˈmɑːɑˌʁid]
terror
They fled from the house in terror.
rædsel, -slen
De flygtede fra huset i rædsel.
at the expense of
på bekostning af
because of
He received the award because of his efforts.
i kraft af
Han modtog prisen i kraft af sin indsats.
in spite of
på trods af
exceed, violate, transcend
It transcends all limit.
overskride, overskred, overskredet
Det overskrider alle grænser.
reestablish
genoprette
Man forsøger at genoprette roen i området.
superflous
That was a completely superfluous comment.
overflødig
Det var en fuldkommen overflødig kommentar.
for everyday
til daglig
erase, wipe out
He erased the number on the blackboard.
udviske [ˈvesgə]
Han udviskede tallet på tavlen [ˈtɑwlə].
breathing room
pusterum, -met, =
vacuum
tomrum, -met, =
mouse
mus, -en, = [ˈmuˀs]
tissue
væv, -et, = [ˈvεˀw]
sheep
får, -et, = [ˈfɒˀ]
justify, vindicate
He vindicated his assertions through his success.
retfærdiggøre
Han retfærdiggjorde sine udsagn gennem sin succes.
necessitate, call for
Some situations can necessitate the use of weapons.
nødvendiggøre
Visse situationer kan nødvendiggøre brugen af våben.
defy, spite
I think she did it just to spite me.
trodse [ˈtʁʌsə]
Jeg tror kun hun gjorde det for at trodse mig.
simplify
forsimple [ˈtʁʌsə]
aim at (fig. and not)
He aimed at the deer but hit the tree.
sigte på
Han sigtede på hjorten men ramte træet.
interpretation
fortolkning
Elevens fortolkning af digtet faldt ikke i god jord.
lift, abolish, revoke
The reduction of the opening hours will be abolished by the turn of the year.
ophæve
Indskrænkningen i åbningstiden bliver ophævet ved årsskiftet.
eliminate, discontinue, repeal
The authorities tried to eliminate that sort of illegal trade.
afskaffe
Myndighederne forsøgte at afskaffe den slags ulovlige handel.
point out, underline
He pointed out some of the most common mistakes.
påpege [-ˌpɑjˀə]
Han påpegede nogle af de mest almindelige fejltagelser.
divide, separate
She separated the yolks from the whites
opdele
Hun opdelte æggeblommerne fra hviderne.
distinction, boundary
skel, -let, = [ˈsgεlˀ]
undermine, erode
Science has eroded many people’s belief in religion.
undergrave
Videnskaben har undergravet mange folks tro på religion.
circumstances
The circumstances surrounding his death are rather suspicious.
omstændigheder
Omstændighederne omkring hans død var ret mistænkelige.
It went awfully wrong.
Det gik gruelig galt.
a matter of dispute, a disputed point
They discussed the disputed points at the meeting.
tvivlsspørgsmål
De diskuterede tvivlsspørgsmålet til mødet.
to draw a definite line
trække en definitiv streg [ˈsdʁɑjˀ]
promote
He promoted the film all over the world.
promovere [pʁomoˈveˀʌ]
Han promoverede filmen over hele verden.
authorisation
He’s got no authorisation to take such decisions.
bemyndigelse
Han har ingen bemyndigelse til at tage sådanne beslutninger.
precise, unequivocal (jednoznaczny)
entydig
incident, occurence
There was an occurrence of gold in the mine.
forekomst, -en
Der var en forekomst af guld i minen.
surround
The island is surrounded by water.
omgive
Øen er omgivet af vand.
aid, support
A lot of poor countries receive aid to survive.
bistand
Mange fattige lande modtager bistand for at kunne overleve.
judge, review, evaluate
The known singer will evaluate her talent.
bedømme
Den kendte sanger vil bedømme hendes sangtalent.
pinch (uszczypnąć)
knibe
conduct, hold. organise
He conducted the ceremony with great dignity.
afholde
Han afholdt ceremonien med stor værdighed.
a report, account
They received the report yesterday.
indberetning
De modtog indberetningen i går.
a fertile soil, growing ground
grobund, -en, -e
make clear
He made it absolutely clear that he did not care.
slå fast, slog, -et
Han slog fast at han var ligeglad.
weirdo, oddball
He did not have much patience with the old weirdo.
særling
Han havde ikke megen tålmodighed med den gamle særling.
treacherous
He called her a treacherous little bitch.
forræderisk
Han kaldte hende en forræderisk lille tæve.
beneficial
fordelagtig
subordinate, secondary
His subordinate position did not allow him to protest.
underordnet
Hans underordnede position tillod ham ikke at protestere.
pay tribute to
They all paid homage to the war hero.
hylde (1) [ˈhylə]
De hyldede allesammen krigshelten.
matter-of-fact (rzeczowy), objective, reasoned
saglig [ˈsɑwli]
hero
My grandfather was a hero in the last war.
- helt 2. hero, heros
Min bedstefar var en helt i den sidste krig.
impartial, unbiased
An impartial investigation was put in motion.
uvildig [uˈvilˀdi]
En uvildig undersøgelse blev sat i gang.
preliminary, temporary, initial
The preliminary investigations gave no answer.
foreløbig
De foreløbige undersøgelser gav ikke noget svar.
the old truth is…
den gamle sandhed er…
profit
The profit was smaller than they had expected.
gevinst
Gevinsten var mindre, end de havde regnet med.
object, subject (of discussion)
He was object to much attention that summer.
genstand, -en, e
Han var genstand for megen opmærksomhed den sommer.
endeavour, effort to
bestræbelse på
concern, reserve, hesitation about
She had no concern about saying yes.
betænkelighed ved
Hun havde ingen betænkelighed ved at sige ja.
collect, gather
They collect money for a good cause.
indsamle
De indsamler penge til et godt formål.
in the sense
The company is different in the sense that it does not generate waste.
i den forstand [fʌˈsdanˀ]
Virksomheden er anderledes i den forstand, at den ikke genererer spild.
on the basis of
The police arrested him on the basis of the collected evidence.
på grundlag af
Politiet arresterede ham på grundlag af de indsamlede beviser.
upheaval, revolution
It would have been a large upheaval for them.
omvæltning, -en
Det ville være en stor omvæltning for dem.
dismiss, deny, refute
He dismissed any rumours about having an affair.
afkræfte
Han afkræftede ethvert rygte om, at han havde en affære.
- make sure of
You must make sure that the syringe is clean.
- take care of
The staff were told to take care of guests as if they were kings.
sørge for
- Du må sørge for, at sprøjten er ren.
- Personalet blev bedt om at sørge for gæsterne som om de var konger.
ambiguity
flertydighed
to fight, row
stride, stred, stridt
sufficient(ly)
tilstrækkelig
match, balance, harmonise
He matched the fabrics for the dresses with the decorations.
afstemme
Han afstemte kjolestoffet med dekorationerne.
interdisciplinary
tværfaglig
inclined
He was inclined to agree with them on that.
tilbøjelig [teˈbʌjˀəli]
Han var tilbøjelig til at give dem ret i det.
She made certain reservations before accepting the offer.
Hun tog forbehold, før hun accepterede tilbuddet.
justification, legitimacy
They had to evaluate legitimacy of the requirement.
berettigelse
De skulle bedømme kravets berettigelse
tempt
Can I tempt you with a piece of chocolate?
friste [ˈfʁεsdə]
Kan jeg friste dig med et stykke chokolade?
unproven
The lawyer pointed out the unproved guilt of the defendant.
ubevist
Advokaten påpegede den sagsøgtes ubeviste skyld.
