C2 · Mastery
Confusing Danish Words
Danish words with easily confused meanings: use context and common word combinations to choose the intended sense.
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- Words & phrases
- 30
- 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.
- current, topical, relevant
- possibly, if applicable
- factory
- likable, pleasant
- an upper-secondary school
- speed, pace
- consistent, steadfast
- to embarrass/disgrace oneself
- finished, over
- an upper-secondary graduate
- to overlook, to miss
- brilliant, ingenious
- to make real, to carry out
- a department store
- a room, premises
- to check, to inspect, to verify
- luck, good fortune
- to bother, to annoy
- an insurance policy
- surety, a guarantee for a loan
- an external examiner
- an extra in a film or play
- sensitive, easily affected
- a copy of a publication
- a student dormitory or residence hall
- a ticket inspector on a train
- to ponder, to wonder
- to treat someone, to splash out on
- profit margin, markup
- to compromise, to damage someone's standing
Danish words, pronunciation, and practice are waiting inside your learning account.
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Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
False Friends
- Lesson 2
Similar Words, Different Meanings
- Lesson 3
False Friends in Sentences
- Lesson 4
Checking for Language Interference
- Lesson 5
A Translation That Is Almost Right
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