First, secondly and finally (for det første, dernæst, til sidst)

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first(ly), in the first place
for det første
Firstly, the apartment is too expensive.
For det første er lejligheden for dyr.
First, you have to read the assignment thoroughly.
For det første skal du læse opgaven grundigt.
second(ly), in the second place
for det andet
Secondly, there is no garden.
For det andet er der ingen have.
Secondly, it is healthy to cycle.
For det andet er det sundt at cykle.
next (in a sequence)
dernæst
First she washes her hands, and next she cooks.
Først vasker hun hænderne, og dernæst laver hun maden.
Next, we will talk about the economy.
Dernæst skal vi tale om økonomien.
lastly, in the end
til sidst
Lastly, I would like to thank everyone.
Til sidst vil jeg gerne takke alle.
We waited a long time, but in the end the bus came.
Vi ventede længe, men til sidst kom bussen.
in conclusion, to conclude
afslutningsvis
In conclusion, I would like to say that the project was a success.
Afslutningsvis vil jeg sige at projektet var en succes.
To conclude, one can say that the plan works.
Afslutningsvis kan man sige at planen virker.
all in all, overall
alt i alt
All in all, it was a good day.
Alt i alt var det en god dag.
All in all, I am very satisfied with the result.
Alt i alt er jeg meget tilfreds med resultatet.
in short, to put it briefly
kort fortalt
In short, we do not have enough money.
Kort fortalt har vi ikke penge nok.
In short, the book is about a family in crisis.
Kort fortalt handler bogen om en familie i krise.
broadly, in broad outline
i store træk
Broadly, we agree.
I store træk er vi enige.
I can explain the plan in broad outline.
Jeg kan forklare planen i store træk.
for instance (formal)
eksempelvis
Many countries, for instance Sweden and Norway, have a king.
Mange lande, eksempelvis Sverige og Norge, har en konge.
You can, for instance, take the train.
Du kan eksempelvis tage toget.
such as
såsom
She eats a lot of fruit, such as apples and bananas.
Hun spiser meget frugt, såsom æbler og bananer.
We are talking about topics such as climate and health.
Vi taler om emner såsom klima og sundhed.
as mentioned
som nævnt
As mentioned, the meeting has been moved to Friday.
Som nævnt er mødet flyttet til fredag.
As mentioned, the course starts in January.
Som nævnt starter kurset i januar.
including (among these)
herunder
Twenty countries took part, including Denmark and Norway.
Tyve lande deltog, herunder Danmark og Norge.
The municipality is closing three schools, including my old school.
Kommunen lukker tre skoler, herunder min gamle skole.

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