ensconce

[US]/ɪnˈskɒns/
[UK]/ɪnˈskɑːns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. indrette sig komfortabelt eller hyggeligt.
Word Forms
Past Participleensconced
Past Tenseensconced
Third Person Singularensconces
Present Participleensconcing

Phrases & Collocations

ensconce in comfort

finde sig godt til rette

ensconce in luxury

finde sig godt til rette i luksus

Example Sentences

Ensconce you in in the heart hard.

Placer dig i hjertet, hårdt.

He ensconced himself in a armchair.

Han gjorde det hyggeligt for sig selv i en lænestol.

She ensconced herself in an armchair.

Hun gjorde det hyggeligt for sig selv i en lænestol.

Agnes ensconced herself in their bedroom.

Agnes gjorde det hyggeligt for sig selv i deres soveværelse.

He ensconced himself in a comfortable chair.

Han gjorde det hyggeligt for sig selv i en behagelig stol.

John was happily ensconced at West Point.

John var lykkeligt godt placeret ved West Point.

He ensconced himself in the armchair.

Han gjorde sig til rette i lænestolen.

We have ensconce ourselves in the most beautiful villa in the south of france.

Vi har gjort det hyggeligt for os selv i den smukkeste villa i det sydlige Frankrig.

Real-world Examples

Phileas Fogg, snugly ensconced in his corner, did not open his lips.

Phileas Fogg, trygt placeret i sit hjørne, åbnede ikke sin mund.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

But Nicolas Maduro is still ensconced in the presidential palace.

Men Nicolas Maduro er stadig placeret i præsidentpaladset.

Source: NPR News July 2020 Compilation

You don't know where I am. My physical body is safely ensconced in a secure, undisclosed location.

Du ved ikke hvor jeg er. Min fysiske krop er sikkert placeret på et sikkert, ikke oplyst sted.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 4

Until I can transfer my intellect to a more durable container my body will remain safely ensconced in my bed.

Indtil jeg kan overføre min intellekt til en mere holdbar beholder, vil min krop forblive sikkert placeret i min seng.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 4

King was the product of a middle-class upbringing, and of a family ensconced in Atlanta's black bourgeoisie.

King var et produkt af en middelklasseopdragelse og en familie, der var placeret i Atlantas sorte borgerskab.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Once they were securely ensconced at the Gryffindor table for dinner, however, he felt safe enough to tell them.

Da de sikkert var placeret ved Gryffindor-bordet til middag, følte han sig dog tryg nok til at fortælle dem det.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

" It gets very dark when we don't have any snow, " said Strifeldt, ensconced in his modern office.

« Det bliver meget mørkt, når vi ikke har sne, » sagde Strifeldt, mens han sad trygt i sit moderne kontor.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Eustacia bounded into the vehicle and sat on the stool, ensconced from view on the side towards the trackway.

Eustacia sprang ind i køretøjet og satte sig på skamlen, skjult for synet på siden mod sporbanen.

Source: Returning Home

Now ensconced in Burgundy with his wife and young family, he is the only non-Frenchman ever to have made Chambertin.

Nu placeret i Bourgogne med sin kone og sin unge familie, er han den eneste ikke-franskmand, der nogensinde har lavet Chambertin.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Or happily ensconced with some newer version?

Eller gladt placeret med en nyere version?

Source: After You (Me Before You #2)

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