Usages of lave
Hvad laver du nu?
What are you doing now?
Hvad laver I her?
What are you doing here?
Hvad skal vi lave i morgen?
What are we going to do tomorrow?
I dag laver du mad.
Today you are making food.
Hvad laver I i april og maj?
What are you doing in April and May?
Hvad tror søsteren at læreren laver?
What does the sister believe that the teacher is doing?
Bageren laver brød.
The baker makes bread.
Hvad laver du om dagen?
What do you do during the day?
Hvad lavede du i går?
What did you do yesterday?
Nå, hvad laver du i dag?
Well, what are you doing today?
Hun ville bestå, så hun lavede opgaven.
She wanted to pass, so she did the assignment.
Kvinderne anbefaler et mærke som laver billigt tøj.
The women recommend a brand that makes cheap clothes.
Da drengen var teenager, lavede han meget ballade.
When the boy was a teenager, he caused a lot of trouble.
Da barnet lavede ballade i børnehaven, var moren vred.
When the child caused trouble in kindergarten, the mother was angry.
Hvad lavede I i nytåret?
What did you do during the New Year?
Lad være med at fjolle og lave den lyd!
Stop fooling around and making that sound!
Lad være med at lave lyden!
Stop making the sound!
Hvad vil du lave når du bliver pensionist?
What will you do when you become a pensioner?
Hvad laver du lige nu?
What are you doing right now?
Har du lavet dine lektier?
Have you done your homework?
Hvad skal du lave i år?
What are you going to do this year?
At opdrage et barn er også at lade det lave fejl.
To raise a child is also to let it make mistakes.
Er det en god ide at lave kødfri mad i stedet for at stege kød?
Is it a good idea to make meat-free food instead of frying meat?
Hvordan laver vi en mere nærende morgenmad?
How do we make a more nutritious breakfast?
Hvad kan du foreslå? Vi vil gerne lave noget afslappende.
What can you suggest? We would like to do something relaxing.
Hvem laver noget lækkert?
Who is making something delicious?
Vi er glade fordi vi laver noget spændende.
We are happy because we are doing something exciting.
Sikke en tåbelig fejl han laver!
What a foolish mistake he is making!
Min mormor laver de bedste frikadeller.
My grandmother (mother's mother) makes the best meatballs.
Kan du lave pandekager i aften?
Can you make pancakes tonight?
Hvad laver du til daglig?
What do you do for a living?
Lige for tiden har jeg meget at lave.
At the moment I have a lot to do.
Hun tilskynder drengen til at lave øvelsen, og han gør det sædvanligvis.
She encourages the boy to do the exercise, and he usually does it.
Hvad end besætningen laver, ligger redningsvesten ved roret.
Whatever the crew is doing, the life jacket lies by the helm.
Konditoren og bageren laver henholdsvis glasuren og dejen.
The pastry chef and the baker make the icing and the dough, respectively.
Jeg kender bageren og konditoren som laver henholdsvis pynten og glasuren.
I know the baker and the pastry chef who make the decoration and the icing, respectively.
Optikeren laver nok en synsprøve i dag.
The optician will probably do an eye test today.
Den nye foodtruck, den laver smagfuld mad.
The new food truck, it makes flavorful food.
Vi laver justeringen, på trods af at komponenten er ny.
We make the adjustment even though the component is new.
Hun laver to justeringer og smører fem cykler.
She makes two adjustments and lubricates five bicycles.
Den nok så dygtige urmager laver sommetider fejl.
Even the most skilled watchmaker sometimes makes mistakes.
De lytter begge to til lydbogen samtidig med at de laver husarbejdet.
Both of them listen to the audiobook at the same time as they do the housework.
Giv dem frirummet til at lave fejl.
Give them the leeway to make mistakes.
Fyren laver sig en lækker morgenmad og snupper sig en ekstra kop kaffe.
The guy makes himself a delicious breakfast and grabs himself an extra cup of coffee.
Drengen fumlede og kom til at lave en skrivefejl.
The boy fumbled and accidentally made a typo.
Hun lavede spillelisten, men for vores vedkommende bruger vi den ikke.
She made the playlist, but as for us, we do not use it.
Min bror laver ofte en hjemmelavet ansigtsmaske.
My brother often makes a homemade face mask.
Hun skrev etiketten samtidig med at hun lavede maden.
She wrote the label at the same time as she cooked the food.
Vasen er lavet af glas.
The vase is made of glass.
Først vasker hun hænderne, og dernæst laver hun maden.
First she washes her hands, and next she cooks.
Bordet er lavet af træ.
The table is made of wood.
Vi skal lave et hul i væggen.
We need to make a hole in the wall.
Hun laver suppe med svampe.
She makes soup with mushrooms.
I mellemtiden kan du lave kaffe.
In the meantime you can make coffee.
Hun var på arbejde. I mellemtiden lavede han mad.
She was at work. In the meantime he cooked.
Han lavede en kæmpe fejl i går.
He made a huge mistake yesterday.
Vi har lavet en lille ændring i planen.
We have made a small change to the plan.
Han lavede en stor scene på restauranten.
He made a big scene at the restaurant.
Forskerne lavede et forsøg med mus.
The researchers did an experiment with mice.
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