Working life
| Danish | English |
|---|---|
| firmaet | the firm |
| listen | the list |
| kontrollen | the control; the check |
| fyre | to fire |
| nævne | to mention |
Firma is the everyday word for a company; virksomhed is the more formal, general word. Fyre is the informal "to fire"; the passive blive fyret is the most common form.
| The boss fired him last week. | Chefen fyrede ham i sidste uge. |
Beslutte or bestemme?
beslutte is to make a decision: Vi har besluttet at flytte. bestemme is to have the say, to be in charge, or to determine something:
| It is the boss who is in charge. | Det er chefen der bestemmer. |
| It's up to you! | Du bestemmer! |
With sig, bestemme sig means to make up your mind.
Søge and melde
søge means to search (søge efter) and to apply (søge om a permit or a passport, søge et job).
| I want to apply for a new passport. | Jeg vil søge om et nyt pas. |
melde means to report something to the authorities (melde det til politiet), and to forecast or announce (Radioen melder om regn).
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