- over
- above, across, after, in excess of, for, of, over, past* * *I. præpa) (udbredt over, hen(ne)over, lige over) over ( fx a rug lying over the sofa; pull a blanket over somebody; hold an umbrella over somebody's head; roast something over a slow fire);[(om brøk:) 13 / 7 = 13 over 7] 13 over 7;b) (oven over, hævet over, højere end) above ( fx the stars above us; 500 ft. above sea level; a general is above a colonel in rank); c) (tværs over) across ( fx a bridge across the river; run across the street);(hen over) over ( fx walk over the moor; pass over the frontier); d) (via) via ( fx to London via Esbjerg); by (way of); through ( fxthrough York to London, not through Leeds);e) (ud over) beyond ( fx pass beyond this line; go beyond that price; far beyond his expectations);f) (mere end) over, above ( fx over 5 miles long; above (el. over) 200 members; 10 degrees above zero; he is over 50);g) (om klokkeslæt) past ( fx it is a quarter (, five, ten,twenty(-five)) past ten; it is three (, nine, twelve etc) minutes past ten; it was past (el. after) ten o'clock);(am) after;h) (herskende over) over ( fx these people want a strong man over them); i) (på grund af) at ( fx angry, astonished, disappointed, impatient, offended at something), about ( fx angry, annoyed, anxious about something), with ( fx pleased with something; disappointed with somebody), of ( fx glad, proud of something; complain of something); j) (angående) on ( fx lecture on Dickens);k) (om præg, egenskab) about ( fx there is something nervous (, aristocratic) about him).II. adv over;(om klokkeslæt) past;(tværs over) across;(itu) in two;[klippe (, skære) over] cut through, cut in two;[over for] opposite, facing ( fx he sat opposite (el. facing) me),(stående over for) in the face of ( fx his courage in the face of difficulties), face to face with ( fx an opponent);(imod) towards ( fx their attitude towards the Government), to ( fxhis kindness to me; be responsible to somebody), with ( fx befrank (, gentle, strict) with somebody);(se i øvrigt de ord, hvormed "over" forbindes).
Danish-English dictionary. 2013.
