ord

vocabulary, word

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(et -) word ( fx the word "horse"; his word is law);

(talemåde) saying,

F saw ( fx the old saying (el. saw) that an Englishman's word is his bond);

[ordet]

(taleret i forsamling) the floor ( fx have (, hold, get, take) the floor);

(se også ndf);

(bibelsk) the Word;

[sulten? det er ikke ordet!] hungry isn't the word for it!

[det er et ord] that is a bargain;

[et ord er et ord] a bargain is a bargain; a promise is a promise;

[ med adj:]

[godt ord igen] no offence meant;

[for et godt ord] on the slightest provocation, on the least excuse,

(så det står efter) like anything;

(se også lægge (ind));

[det kan ikke fås hverken for gode ord eller betaling] it is not to be had for love or money;

[det er rene ord for pengene] that is plain speaking,

(ironisk) that is short and sweet;

[for at sige det med rene ord] to put it bluntly;

[jeg sagde ham med rene ord at] I told him in so many words that;

[det var et sandt ord!] you never spoke a truer word!

[der er ikke et sandt ord i det] there is not a word of truth in it;

[få (el. beholde) det sidste ord] have the last word;

[det er et stort ord]

(at bruge) that is a big word;

[føre det store ord]

(dvs være den dominerende) be cock of the walk,

(være den der snakker) do the talking;

(se også borgerlig, ond);

[ med vb:]

[bede om ordet] ask permission to speak, catch the chairman's (, i

underhuset: the Speaker's) eye,

F request leave to speak;

[bryde sit ord] break (el. go back on) one's word;

[dirigenten fratog ham ordet] the chairman stopped him (el. ordered him to sit down);

[føre ordet] act as spokesman,

(tale meget) do the talking;

[få ordet] get (el. be given) the floor, be called on (to speak);

[må jeg få ordet?] may I say a few words?

[få ord for] get a reputation for;

[give en ordet] give somebody the floor, call on somebody to speak (, om

taler også: to address the meeting);

[jeg giver dig mit ord på det] I give you my word for it;

[have ordet] have the floor ( fx allow me to finish, I have the floor);

[Mr Jones har ordet]

(dvs opfordring til at tale) it is Mr Jones to speak; Mr Jones may speak;

(se også magt);

[have et ord at skulle have sagt] have a say in the matter;

[have ord for] have a name (el. reputation) for;

[have hans ord for det] have his word for it;

[holde sit ord] keep one's word (el. promise), be as good as one's word;

[nægte en ordet] refuse somebody leave to speak;

[tage ordet] begin to speak; rise; take the floor;

[det ene ord tog det andet] one word led to another;

(se også tage (i sig));

[han kan ikke tale et ord engelsk] he cannot speak a word of English;

[før jeg vidste et ord af det] before I knew where I was; before I realized what was happening;

(se også belægge, savne);

[ med præp:]

[han er ikke af mange ord] he is a man of few words;

[ord for ord] word for word;

(se også ovf: have ord for);

[med ét ord] in a word;

[med andre ord] in other words;

[med disse ord forlod han værelset] with these words (el. so saying) he left the room;

[strid om ord] quibbling, hairsplitting;

[tage ham på ordet] take him at his word,

T take him up on it;

[du kan tro mig på mit ord] you may take my word for it;

(se også ovf: give);

[ord til andet] word for word,

F verbatim;

[jeg kunne næsten ikke komme til orde] I could hardly make myself heard;

[tage til orde] begin to speak;

[tage til orde for] advocate;

[tage til orde imod] oppose, speak against.