baulks

[US]/bɔːlks/
[UK]/bolks/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en hindring eller vanskelighed; et fiasko eller en fejl
v. at hindre eller forhindre noget; at gå glip af en mulighed; at undgå ansvar
vi. at tøve eller være tilbageholdende; (om en hest) at stoppe pludseligt

Phrases & Collocations

baulk at nothing

ubekymret over ingenting

baulk of wood

træstykke

baulking at responsibility

tøven med at tage ansvar

Example Sentences

she baulks at the idea of moving to a new city.

hun tøver ved tanken om at flytte til en ny by.

he often baulks when faced with difficult decisions.

han tøver ofte, når han står over for svære beslutninger.

the team baulks at the proposed budget cuts.

holdet tøver ved de foreslåede budgetnedskæringer.

many students baulk at the idea of taking advanced courses.

mange studerende tøver ved at tage avancerede kurser.

she baulks at the thought of public speaking.

hun tøver ved tanken om at tale offentligt.

he baulks at the idea of working overtime.

han tøver ved at arbejde overtid.

they baulk at signing the contract without reading it first.

de tøver med at underskrive kontrakten uden at læse den først.

she baulks at the price of the new car.

hun tøver ved prisen på den nye bil.

he baulks at the thought of starting a new job.

han tøver ved tanken om at starte et nyt job.

many people baulk at the idea of extreme sports.

mange mennesker tøver ved idéen om ekstreme sportsgrene.

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