darling

[US]/ˈdɑːlɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. elsket person (brugt som et kælenavn); kær.
Word Forms
Pluraldarlings

Phrases & Collocations

little darling

elskede

Example Sentences

She's his darling daughter

Hun er hans elskede datter

He called her darling

Han kaldte hende skat

Darling, can you pass me the salt?

Skat, kan du give mig salt?

The little girl hugged her darling teddy bear

Den lille pige krammede sin elskede bamse

Darling, let's go for a walk

Skat, lad os gå en tur

He whispered sweet nothings to his darling

Han hviskede søde ord til sin skat

She's the darling of the family

Hun er familiens darling

Darling, I missed you so much

Skat, jeg savnede dig så meget

Their darling dog followed them everywhere

Deres elskede hund fulgte dem overalt

Real-world Examples

Oh, darling, darling don't be such a baby.

Åh, skat, skat, vær nu ikke så barnlig.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 2

Never look back darling, it distracts from the now.

Kig aldrig tilbage, skat, det distraherer fra nuet.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

He becomes the darling of the French car manufacturers.

Han bliver den franske bilproducenters darling.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

" Oh, what a darling man." --" What a darling dog! "

„Åh, hvilken sød mand.“ –„Hvilken sød hund!“

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

So why are attachment styles the darlings of the Internet?

Så hvorfor er tilknytningsstile Internettets darling?

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2023 Collection

Oh, good boy. Hey, my darling.

Åh, god dreng. Hej, min skat.

Source: The mysteries of the Earth

From that day forward, I became the darling of the art world.

Fra den dag fremover blev jeg kunstverdenens darling.

Source: Popular Science Essays

It is a huge one for Rappi, a Colombian food-delivery darling.

Det er en stor én for Rappi, en colombiansk darling for madlevering.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Every one of the quintuplets are their darlings, but the mother especially dotes on the youngest.

Alle fem af femlingerne er deres darling, men moderen viser især hengivenhed over for den yngste.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

He is a cardinal and he becomes the darling of the people.

Han er kardinal, og han bliver folkets darling.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

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