Society and public debate (politisk, sektoren, kriminaliteten)

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political
politisk
It is a political decision.
Det er en politisk beslutning.
She is very politically active.
Hun er meget politisk aktiv.
He has no political experience.
Han har ingen politisk erfaring.
the sector (e.g. the public sector)
sektoren
She works in the public sector.
Hun arbejder i den offentlige sektor.
The pay is higher in the private sector.
Lønnen er højere i den private sektor.
The sector is short of people.
Sektoren mangler folk.
global
global
The climate crisis is a global problem.
Klimakrisen er et globalt problem.
The firm has a global strategy.
Firmaet har en global strategi.
The crisis is global.
Krisen er global.
to represent
repræsentere
She is representing the firm at the meeting.
Hun repræsenterer firmaet på mødet.
The politicians have to represent the people.
Politikerne skal repræsentere folket.
Who represents the young?
Hvem repræsenterer de unge?
crime (in general), criminality
kriminaliteten
Crime has fallen in recent years.
Kriminaliteten er faldet i de senere år.
As far as crime is concerned, the figures are good.
Hvad angår kriminaliteten, er tallene gode.
The government wants to do something about crime.
Regeringen vil gøre noget ved kriminaliteten.
to abuse, to misuse
misbruge
The politician abused her power.
Politikeren misbrugte sin magt.
He has abused alcohol for many years.
Han har misbrugt alkohol i mange år.
You have abused my trust.
Du har misbrugt min tillid.

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