ting

job, object, stuff, thing

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I. (en -) thing,

(sag, forhold også) matter ( fx matters he did not know anything about);

(genstand også) object;

[døde ting] inanimate objects;

[ingen ting] nothing;

[forstå sine ting] know one's job (el. business);

[hver ting til sin tid] one thing at a time,

(dvs det er ikke et passende tidspunkt) there is a time and place for everything;

[passe sine ting] attend to one's business,

(være samvittighedsfuld) be conscientious;

[det er en ting for sig] that is quite another matter (el. thing);

(se også to).

II. (et -)

(ret) court;

(i rigsdag) House;

(hist.) thing;

[på tinge]

(= i rigsdagen) in Parliament.