man-of-war

[US]/[ˈmæn ɒv ˈwɑː]/
[UK]/[ˈmæn ɑːv ˈwɔː]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. En stor, stærk krigsskib, især fra 18. og 19. århundrede; en medusae fra slechten Physalia, der har en lang, giftig rumpe.
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

a man-of-war

en krigsflåde

man-of-wars

krigsflåder

was a man-of-war

var en krigsflåde

becoming a man-of-war

blive en krigsflåde

old man-of-war

gammel krigsflåde

british man-of-war

britisk krigsflåde

man-of-war fleet

krigsflådes flåde

spanish man-of-war

spansk krigsflåde

powerful man-of-war

stærk krigsflåde

Example Sentences

the portuguese man-of-war drifted ashore after the storm.

den portugisiske man-of-war flød til land efter stormen.

children were warned not to touch the man-of-war on the beach.

børnene varns om ikke at røre man-of-waren på stranden.

the jellyfish, a type of man-of-war, stung his hand.

den blågræs, en type man-of-war, stakk hans hånd.

divers carefully avoided the man-of-war floating in the water.

dykere undgik omhyggeligt man-of-waren, der flød i vandet.

a man-of-war's sting can be extremely painful and require medical attention.

en man-of-wars stik kan være ekstremt smertefuldt og kræve medicinsk opmærksomhed.

we saw a large colony of man-of-war in the shallow reef.

vi så en stor koloni af man-of-war i den skæve rev.

the lifeguard warned swimmers about the presence of man-of-war.

redningsværtet advarede svømmere om tilstedeværelsen af man-of-war.

despite its name, a man-of-war is not a true warship.

selvom navnet siger noget andet, er en man-of-war ikke en rigtig krigsskib.

the man-of-war's long tentacles trailed behind it in the current.

man-of-waren's lange tentakler trailerede bagud i strømmen.

scientists study man-of-war to understand their venom and behavior.

videnskabsmænd studerer man-of-war for at forstå deres gift og adfærd.

the beach was littered with the remains of washed-up man-of-war.

stranden var smedt med resterne af vaskede op man-of-war.

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