peter

[US]/'piːtə/
[UK]/ˈpitɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. Falde langsomt bort eller forsvinde; gradvist mindske og langsomt forsvinde.
Word Forms
Past Participlepetered
Third Person Singularpeters
Past Tensepetered
Pluralpeters

Phrases & Collocations

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

Peter Rabbit

Peter Kanin

peter jackson

peter jackson

peter out

peter ud

Example Sentences

Peter's a cook in a hotel.

Peter er kok på et hotel.

She is Peter's sister.

Hun er Peters søster.

The conversation gradually petered out.

Samtalen ebbede langsomt ud.

the Church of SS Peter and Paul.

kirken SS Peter og Paul.

Peter cut him short rudely.

Peter afbrød ham groft.

Peter leapt the last few stairs.

Peter sprang over de sidste par trin.

Peter's first reply was unprintable.

Peters første svar var ikke egnet til tryk.

The storm petered out.

Stormen aftog.

Their enthusiasm soon petered out.

Deres entusiasme aftog snart.

Peter boiled the kettle.

Peter kogte elkedlen.

They embroiled Peter in their quarrel.

De trak Peter ind i deres skænderi.

Peter is hardly ever late.

Peter er sjældent forsinket.

Peter is rarely / seldom late.

Peter er sjældent / yderst sjældent forsinket.

They made the appointment of Peter as chairman of the union.

De foretog udnævnelsen af Peter som formand for fagforeningen.

We hold Peter in high scorn.

Vi nærer stor foragt for Peter.

The road petered out into a dirt track.

Vejen endte ud i en jordvej.

By midday their enthusiasm had petered out.

Ved middagstid var deres entusiasme aftaget.

Peter had just begun a life sentence for murder.

Peter var lige begyndt en livsdom for mord.

Real-world Examples

So, if the R0 is below 1, the infection peters out; if it's one, it stays steady.

Så hvis R0 er under 1, aftager smitten; hvis det er et, forbliver den stabil.

Source: Osmosis - COVID-19 Prevention

However, at that point nuclear fusion no longer releases enough energy, and the pressure from the core peters out.

Men på det tidspunkt frigiver nuklear fusion ikke længere nok energi, og trykket fra kernen aftager.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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