Household jobs and mishaps (komme, lade op, dække)

QuestionAnswer
to put (into), to add (e.g. sugar to coffee)
komme
Do you add milk to the coffee?
Kommer du mælk i kaffen?
Add a little salt to the soup.
Kom lidt salt i suppen.
She added too much sugar to the cake.
Hun kom for meget sukker i kagen.
to charge (a phone, a battery)
lade op
I need to charge my phone.
Jeg skal lade min telefon op.
The mobile phone is charging in the kitchen.
Mobilen lader op i køkkenet.
Have you charged the computer?
Har du ladet computeren op?
loose
løs
The screw in the chair is loose.
Skruen i stolen er løs.
The child has a loose tooth.
Barnet har en løs tand.
The dog was running loose in the garden.
Hunden løb løs i haven.
to tear, to rip
rive
She tore the letter to pieces.
Hun rev brevet i stykker.
He tears the paper into two pieces.
Han river papiret i to stykker.
Who has torn my newspaper to pieces?
Hvem har revet min avis i stykker?
to cover
dække
The water from the washing machine covers the whole floor.
Vandet fra vaskemaskinen dækker hele gulvet.
Cover the sofa with plastic before you paint.
Dæk sofaen til med plastik før du maler.
The insurance covers the damage.
Forsikringen dækker skaden.
to waste (time, money, food)
spilde
We waste far too much food.
Vi spilder alt for meget mad.
She wasted a lot of money on clothes.
Hun spildte mange penge på tøj.
You are just wasting your time.
Du spilder bare din tid.

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