C2 · Mastery
Danish Meanings in Context
Translate words with several meanings or cultural associations by identifying the situation, register and explanation the reader needs.
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- Words & phrases
- 31
- Lessons
- 5
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 1
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Words you’ll make your own.
Explore every meaning in this unit. Learn how to say it in Danish when you start.
- cozy, pleasant, convivial
- peace and quiet to get work done undisturbed
- longing to travel, wanderlust
- to be genuinely glad for someone, not to begrudge them
- someone who savors life, a bon vivant
- a hangover
- attentive presence, being fully present
- genial, easy-going, good-natured
- skilled, capable, good at something
- comfortable, content, just right
- fresh and rested in the morning
- manageable, easy to grasp or take in
- down-to-earth, of and for the common people
- Thanks for last time: it was lovely.
- red berry pudding with cream (a famous pronunciation shibboleth)
- a 24-hour period (day and night together)
- never mind, let it go (a calm shrug of acceptance)
- surplus energy, the mental bandwidth to cope and give
- sense of attachment to one's home region
- time spent together, shared togetherness
- social cohesion, the glue that holds a society together
- drive, determination, can-do spirit
- a well-meant favor that ends up doing harm
- a long, convoluted excuse that never quite convinces
- a 'curling parent' who sweeps every obstacle from the child's path
- the neighbor living across the street or courtyard
- warm-hearted, radiating kindness
- grumpy in the mornings
- to tend lovingly, to fuss over
- there's no cause for concern (literally: there's no cow on the ice)
- to stroke gently, to pet
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Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
Danish Meanings in Context
- Lesson 2
Translating Meaning in Context
- Lesson 3
Expressions, Forms, and Pronunciation
- Lesson 4
Cultural Context and Social Meaning
- Lesson 5
Explaining Danish Expressions
Where this unit fits
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