Strangers, jokes and apologies (den fremmede, spøge, undskyldningen)

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the stranger
den fremmede
The stranger asked me the way.
Den fremmede spurgte mig om vejen.
Children must not talk to strangers.
Børn må ikke tale med fremmede.
Suddenly a stranger knocked on the door.
Pludselig bankede en fremmed på døren.
to joke
spøge
Calm down, I am only joking.
Rolig nu, jeg spøger bare.
He often jokes about his age.
Han spøger ofte med sin alder.
Are you joking, or do you mean it?
Spøger du, eller mener du det?
the apology
undskyldningen
She accepted his apology.
Hun accepterede hans undskyldning.
I am waiting for an apology from him.
Jeg venter på en undskyldning fra ham.
Thank you for your apology. I am not angry any more.
Tak for din undskyldning. Jeg er ikke sur mere.
to blink, to wink
blinke
He winked at me across the table.
Han blinkede til mig over bordet.
She blinks a lot when she is tired.
Hun blinker meget når hun er træt.
You must not blink when I take the picture.
Du må ikke blinke når jeg tager billedet.
the chance, the coincidence (by chance)
tilfældet
We met completely by chance.
Vi mødtes helt ved et tilfælde.
It was no coincidence that he came.
Det var ikke et tilfælde at han kom.
I found the key by chance.
Jeg fandt nøglen ved et tilfælde.
the character (a person's personality)
karakteren
She has a strong character.
Hun har en stærk karakter.
My father has a very calm character.
Min far har en meget rolig karakter.
It says something about his character.
Det siger noget om hans karakter.
the action, the act
handlingen
It was a brave act.
Det var en modig handling.
We need action, not more words.
Vi har brug for handling, ikke flere ord.
He regrets his action.
Han fortryder sin handling.

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