samle

accumulate, assemble, bundle, collect, compile, concentrate, gather, muster, piece together, pile up, put together, raise, rally, unify

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vb gather ( fx mushrooms, pebbles, wealth, information, experience),

(mere systematisk) collect ( fx material for a book; information; one's thoughts);

(om personer) gather ( fx gather people about one), collect ( fx

collect all the pupils in the big hall),

(til bestemt formål, F) assemble ( fx an audience; the members of the committee; people for a meeting);

(tiltrække) attract ( fx he stood on a box to attract an audience);

(maskindele etc) assemble;

(opdynge) accumulate ( fx a lot of books; enormous riches),

F amass ( fx a fortune);

(til en enhed) unite ( fx a country),

F unify;

[samles] gather, meet;

(se også samlet);

[ med sb:]

[samle appetit] get up (el. gather) an appetite;

[samle mod] get up (el. pluck up) courage;

[samle en hær] raise an army;

[samle kræfter]

(komme sig) recuperate;

[samle alle sine kræfter] gather all one's strength;

[ med præp, adv:]

[samle ind]

(foretage indsamling) collect (til for),

(fx på arbejdsplads, T) pass the hat round;

[samle op] pick up;

[samle på bøger (, frimærker etc)] collect books (, stamps etc);

[ikke noget at samle på]

T (ironisk) nothing to write home about;

[samle sammen] get (el. gather) together ( fx one's things), collect;

[ med sig:]

[samle sig] gather, collect,

(for bestemt formål, F) assemble (om round), congregate;

(ophobes) gather ( fx dust gathered on the books), collect,

(gennem lang tid) accumulate ( fx books (, dust) had accumulated on his desk);

(tage sig sammen) collect oneself,

(koncentrere sig) concentrate (om on);

[samle sig en formue] accumulate (, F: amass) a fortune;

[interessen (, mistanken) samler sig om ham] the interest (, suspicion) centres on him;

[de samlede sig om deres fører]

(dvs for at støtte) they rallied round their leader.