The state and the media (staten, mediet, officiel)

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the state (central government)
staten
She works for the state.
Hun arbejder for staten.
In Denmark the state pays for education.
I Danmark betaler staten for uddannelse.
The state spends a lot of money on hospitals.
Staten bruger mange penge på sygehuse.
the medium (plural: the media)
mediet
The media are writing a lot about the case.
Medierne skriver meget om sagen.
The politician often talks to the media.
Politikeren taler ofte med medierne.
Radio is an old medium.
Radio er et gammelt medie.
official
officiel
Now it's official!
Nu er det officielt!
Danish is the official language in Denmark.
Dansk er det officielle sprog i Danmark.
We are waiting for the official result.
Vi venter på det officielle resultat.
the violence
volden
The violence in the city has increased.
Volden i byen er steget.
The film has too much violence.
Filmen har for meget vold.
The police take violence against women very seriously.
Politiet tager vold mod kvinder meget alvorligt.
the role
rollen
Money plays no role.
Penge spiller ingen rolle.
The media play a big role in society.
Medierne spiller en stor rolle i samfundet.
She plays the role of mother in the film.
Hun spiller rollen som mor i filmen.
the point (item, issue; dot)
punktet
We agree on that point.
Vi er enige på det punkt.
Let's take the next item.
Lad os tage det næste punkt.
The report has three important points.
Rapporten har tre vigtige punkter.
knowledge
viden
She has great knowledge of art.
Hun har stor viden om kunst.
It happened without my knowledge.
Det skete uden min viden.
The school must give children knowledge.
Skolen skal give børn viden.

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