| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
in practice | i praksis |
In practice, it is the boss who is in charge. | I praksis er det chefen der bestemmer. |
The idea is good, but does it work in practice? | Ideen er god, men virker den i praksis? |
as a general rule (formal) | som hovedregel |
As a general rule, it is free to go to the doctor in Denmark. | Som hovedregel er det gratis at gå til lægen i Danmark. |
As a general rule, you may not smoke indoors at the workplace. | Som hovedregel må man ikke ryge indendørs på arbejdspladsen. |
as a starting point; by default | som udgangspunkt |
By default, we work at home every Friday. | Som udgangspunkt arbejder vi hjemme hver fredag. |
We are using her idea as a starting point. | Vi bruger hendes ide som udgangspunkt. |
in practical terms | rent praktisk |
In practical terms, it is difficult to have two jobs. | Rent praktisk er det svært at have to job. |
How do we do it in practical terms? | Hvordan gør vi det rent praktisk? |
mainly, chiefly | hovedsageligt |
She mainly reads novels. | Hun læser hovedsageligt romaner. |
The tourists come mainly from Germany. | Turisterne kommer hovedsageligt fra Tyskland. |
opposite; unlike (in contrast to) | modsat |
Unlike his sister, he loves to read. | Modsat sin søster elsker han at læse. |
They walked in the opposite direction. | De gik i den modsatte retning. |
until now, so far (formal) | hidtil |
Until now, everything has gone well. | Hidtil er alt gået godt. |
So far, no one has complained. | Hidtil har ingen klaget. |
in total, altogether | i alt |
How much does it cost in total? | Hvor meget koster det i alt? |
We were twenty people in total. | Vi var tyve personer i alt. |
the latter | sidstnævnte |
I have a dog and a cat. The latter sleeps a lot. | Jeg har en hund og en kat. Sidstnævnte sover meget. |
We can take the bus or the train, but the latter is faster. | Vi kan tage bussen eller toget, men sidstnævnte er hurtigere. |
of which, of whom | hvoraf |
The class has thirty pupils, of whom twelve are girls. | Klassen har tredive elever, hvoraf tolv er piger. |
I have read five books this year, two of which were in English. | Jeg har læst fem bøger i år, hvoraf to var på engelsk. |
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