cordon

[US]/'kɔːd(ə)n/
[UK]/'kɔrdn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en linje af mennesker eller skibe, der er udstationeret for at bevage eller kontrollere adgangen
vt. at omringe eller blokere med en linje af mennesker eller skibe
Word Forms
Past Participlecordoned
Present Participlecordoning
Pluralcordons
Past Tensecordoned

Phrases & Collocations

cordon off

afspærre

cordon tape

afspærringstape

cordon area

afspærret område

Example Sentences

a cordon bleu chef.

en cordon bleu-kok.

a cordon of policemen

en politilinje

troops threw a cordon around the headquarters.

tropper kastede en afspærring omkring hovedkvarteret.

There is a tight security cordon around the area.

Der er en stram sikkerhedsafspærring omkring området.

these rules help to reinforce the cordon sanitaire around Whitehall.

Disse regler hjælper med at styrke den sanitære afspærring omkring Whitehall.

a section of the runway had been cordoned off.

En sektion af landingsbanen var blevet afspærret.

the stewards had thrown a cordon across the fairway.

Vogterne havde kastet en afspærring over banen.

Troops cordoned off the riot zone.

Tropper afspærrede optøjszonen.

The roads were cordoned off.

Vejene blev afspærret.

Police cordoned off the area until the bomb was defused.

Politiet afspærrede området, indtil bomben var desarmeret.

Police officers threw a cordon around his car to protect him.

Politibetjente kastede en afspærring omkring hans bil for at beskytte ham.

the city centre was cordoned off after fires were discovered in two stores.

Bymidten blev afspærret efter, at der blev opdaget brande i to butikker.

Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic.

Politiet afspærrede vejen og omdirigerede pendlertrafikken.

Her Aunt Lupe and Uncle Dennis found a caterer in Tijuana, Mexico, who would serve chicken cordon bleu for $7 a person.

Hendes tante Lupe og onkel Dennis fandt en caterer i Tijuana, Mexico, der ville servere kylling cordon bleu til $7 pr. person.

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