svæve

glide, suspend

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vb float ( fx clouds (, particles of dust) were floating in the air; the leaf floated to the ground),

(hænge) hover, hang in the air,

(drive) drift,

(roligt) sail ( fx clouds drifted (, sailed) across the sky);

(bevæge sig let) float ( fx she floated down the path),

(lydløst) glide ( fx the ghost glided through the room);

(befinde sig) be ( fx in danger);

(om fugl etc: hænge i luften) hover ( fx an eagle (, a helicopter) hovered above us),

(glide gennem luften) glide ( fx an owl glided past the window),

(svæve opad) soar ( fx a lark soared above us);

(flyv.) glide;

[ med præp:]

[svæve i luften] float (, hang) in the air, hang in mid-air;

[svæve frit i luften]

(dvs være uunderbygget) have no foundation in fact,

(være urealistisk) be completely unrealistic ( fx his ideas are completely unrealistic),

(være uvis) be in the air ( fx our plans are still in the air);

[frit i luften svævende]

(dvs urealistisk) fanciful,

F visionary ( fx ideas, schemes);

[svæve i lykkelig uvidenhed om (, om at)] be blissfully unaware of (, that);

[svæve mellem liv og død] be hovering between life and death;

(se også vand).