Shifts and running a business (vagten, selvstændig, drive)

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the shift (at work)
vagten
I have a shift this weekend.
Jeg har vagt i weekenden.
The nurse is taking an extra shift on Saturday.
Sygeplejersken tager en ekstra vagt på lørdag.
My shift ends at ten o'clock tonight.
Min vagt slutter klokken ti i aften.
self-employed
selvstændig
She is a self-employed hairdresser.
Hun er selvstændig frisør.
As a self-employed person, you have no fixed salary.
Som selvstændig har man ingen fast løn.
He became self-employed after twenty years at the firm.
Han blev selvstændig efter tyve år i firmaet.
to run (a business, a shop)
drive
She runs a small café in town.
Hun driver en lille café i byen.
It is hard to run a shop.
Det er hårdt at drive en butik.
The family has run the hotel for three generations.
Familien har drevet hotellet i tre generationer.
the service (a public or online service)
tjenesten
The service costs 99 kroner every month.
Tjenesten koster 99 kroner hver måned.
The municipality offers a new digital service.
Kommunen tilbyder en ny digital tjeneste.
The service is not working today.
Tjenesten virker ikke i dag.
to raise (a level, a limit, one's voice)
hæve
The boss raised her voice at the meeting.
Chefen hævede stemmen på mødet.
The bank has raised the limit on my credit card.
Banken har hævet grænsen på mit kreditkort.
The firm is raising the salary by three percent.
Firmaet hæver lønnen med tre procent.
to increase (something)
øge
Long shifts increase the risk of mistakes.
Lange vagter øger risikoen for fejl.
The firm wants to increase the number of employees.
Firmaet vil øge antallet af medarbejdere.
She has increased the earnings from the shop.
Hun har øget indtægterne fra butikken.

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