Life, death and luck (føde, begrave, lykken)

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to give birth (to)
føde
She gave birth to a little girl last night.
Hun fødte en lille pige i nat.
When is she due?
Hvornår skal hun føde?
to bury
begrave
They buried the dog in the garden.
De begravede hunden i haven.
He will be buried on Friday.
Han bliver begravet på fredag.
to grieve, to mourn
sørge
The family is mourning their mother.
Familien sørger over deres mor.
We are still grieving for him.
Vi sørger stadig over ham.
to separate, to part
skille
Nothing can part us.
Intet kan skille os ad.
The river separates the two towns.
Floden skiller de to byer.
the soul
sjælen
Music is good for the soul.
Musik er godt for sjælen.
He is a good soul.
Han er en god sjæl.
the happiness, the fortune
lykken
Money can't buy happiness.
Penge kan ikke købe lykken.
Happiness is having good friends.
Lykken er at have gode venner.
to deserve
fortjene
You deserve a break.
Du fortjener en pause.
He got what he deserved.
Han fik hvad han fortjente.
the sign (signal, symbol)
tegnet
That is a good sign.
Det er et godt tegn.
Smoke is a sign of fire.
Røg er et tegn på ild.
the advice
rådet
Thanks for the advice!
Tak for rådet!
Can you give me a good piece of advice?
Kan du give mig et godt råd?
the force, the power
kraften
The wind has great force today.
Vinden har stor kraft i dag.
He used all his strength.
Han brugte al sin kraft.
the cemetery, the churchyard
kirkegården
My grandfather (my father's father) is buried in the cemetery.
Min farfar ligger begravet på kirkegården.
The cemetery is behind the church.
Kirkegården ligger bag kirken.

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