C2 · Mastery
Euphemisms
The tactful detours of Danish, from softened talk of death and layoffs to gentle ways of naming drunkenness, age, money and other delicate matters.
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- Words & phrases
- 29
- Lessons
- 2
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 1
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- to pass away
- to pass away (peacefully)
- to breathe one's last
- to lose one's life
- eternal rest
- to kick the bucket
- to go the way of all flesh
- to release an employee from duties while employment formally continues
- release from duties during a notice or severance period
- to part ways with
- a restructuring, reorganization (sometimes a euphemism for layoffs)
- a staff adjustment (layoffs)
- to be between jobs
- to have had one too many
- to be in high spirits
- slightly under the influence
- not entirely sober
- of a mature age
- to be getting on in years
- a senior citizen
- a full figure
- a certain place (the bathroom or restroom)
- to relieve oneself
- financially stretched
- the less well-off
- a white lie
- to embellish the truth
- less fortunate, less than ideal
- distinctive, unusual (sometimes euphemistic)
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- Lesson 1
Euphemisms
- Lesson 2
Euphemisms at Work
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Mastery · Part 1
Work through the vocabulary, lessons, conversations and reading activities in this part. Practice grammar along the way.
27 Units · about 20 h
Style and Register
Adapt your style and register to any audience, from a formal speech to a literary text.
7 Units · about 5 h
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