styre

administer, administrate, administration, condition, control, curb, govern, government, head, manage, manoeuvre, regulate, rein in, rule, steer

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I. (et -r)

(ledelse) management;

(regering(sform)) rule, government ( fx a democratic government);

F regime;

[stå for styret] be at the head of affairs, be at the helm;

[tage styret] take the helm.

II. vb steer ( fx a ship, a course);

(regere) govern,

F rule;

(lede) manage,

(holde øje med) keep a check on ( fx expenditure),

(holde nede) control ( fx a class of boys, expenditure, one's anger, one's passions), keep ( fx expenditure) in check,

F restrain, curb ( fx one's anger, impatience, passions, tongue);

(neds) regiment;

(tings el. redskabs bevægelse) direct, control,

(maskine etc) operate, control;

(gram.) govern, take ( fx this preposition takes the dative);

(uden objekt) steer ( fx along the land),

(i en bestemt retning) head ( fx we were heading for home (el.

homewards));

(regere) govern,

F rule;

(stå for styret) be at the head of affairs, be at the helm;

[let at styre]

(om personer) manageable,

F tractable;

[han er ikke til at styre]

T he is quite a handful;

[han har fået sin lyst styret] he has had enough, he has got more than he bargained for;

[styre sig] control oneself,

F restrain oneself;

(se også kurs);

[ med præp:]

[styre efter stjernerne] steer by the stars;

[styre hus for én] keep house for somebody;

[styre landet gennem krisen] pilot the country through the crisis;

[styre (hen)imod] steer for, make for;

[styre imod land, styre indefter] stand in;

[styre lige imod (el. løs på)] head straight for, bear down on.