embassy

[US]/ˈembəsi/
[UK]/ˈembəsi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. ambassade; personale i en ambassade
Word Forms
Pluralembassies

Phrases & Collocations

foreign embassy

udenrigs ambassade

embassy staff

ambassadepersonale

Example Sentences

the Chilean embassy in Moscow.

det chilenske ambassade i Moskva.

The embassy were sent to the country.

Ambassaden blev sendt til landet.

Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil?

Ambassaden for Den Føderale Republik Brasilien?

Only one telephone line in the embassy was secure.

Kun én telefonlinje på ambassaden var sikker.

police guarding the entrance to the embassy;

politi der bevogter indgangen til ambassaden;

foreign embassies have extraterritorial rights.

Udenlandske ambassader har udenlandsk jurisdiktion.

a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London

en amerikansk diplomat, der er udstationeret på ambassaden i London

an electronic surveillance camera that saw the activity in the embassy yard.

Et elektronisk overvågningskamera, der kunne se aktiviteten på ambassadens område.

an embassy that was compromised by hidden listening devices.

en ambassade, der blev kompromitteret af skjulte lytteanordninger.

He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.

Han er en amerikansk diplomat, der er udstationeret på ambassaden i London.

he has been given sanctuary in the US Embassy in Beijing.

Han er blevet givet tilflugt på den amerikanske ambassade i Beijing.

I was invited to a party at the embassy simply by virtue of being British.

Jeg blev inviteret til en fest på ambassaden udelukkende på grund af, at jeg var britisk.

After two years in Paris he was posted to the embassy in Beijing.

Efter to år i Paris blev han udstationeret til ambassaden i Beijing.

Embassy employees were eventually granted a 20 percent hardship allowance for their service in an unhealthful post.

Ambassademedarbejdere fik til sidst tilkendt et 20 procentisk tillæg for deres tjeneste i en usund tjenestested.

Real-world Examples

The grand hotel was formerly an embassy.

Det store hotel var tidligere en ambassade.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Maybe you could try the British embassy?

Måske du kunne prøve den britiske ambassade?

Source: English little tyrant

Mmm. . . Why don't we call the embassy?

Mmm... Hvorfor ringer vi ikke til ambassaden?

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Practice Tests 7

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