shelter

[US]/ˈʃeltə(r)/
[UK]/ˈʃeltər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. tilflugt; dække; beskyttelse
vt. at give dække eller beskyttelse
vi. at søge tilflugt; at søge ly
Word Forms
Present Participlesheltering
Pluralshelters
Past Tensesheltered
Third Person Singularshelters
Past Participlesheltered

Phrases & Collocations

take shelter

søg ly

emergency shelter

nødly

sheltered spot

beskyttet sted

shelter oneself

søge ly

shelter from

beskytte mod

temporary shelter

midlertidigt ly

shelter forest

lyskov

took shelter

søgte ly

shelter belt

vindsikring

air-raid shelter

luftbeskyldningsrum

bomb shelter

bombesikringsrum

tax shelter

skattely

bus shelter

busstoppested

Example Sentences

frame a shelter for bicycles

indram en cykelparkering

take shelter in evasions

søg ly i undvigelser

a shelter from the sun

et ly mod solen

shelter sb. for the night

give nogen ly for natten

shelter from the rain

ly mod regnen

a shelter of simple construction.

et ly af simpel konstruktion.

he hung back in the shelter of a rock.

han hang tilbage i ly for en klippe.

the small hill that sheltered the house.

den lille bakke, der beskyttede huset.

a narrow spit of land shelters the bay.

en smal landtange beskytter bugten.

the bus shelter at the top of the road.

Busstoppestedet øverst på vejen.

seek shelter from rain

søg ly for regnen

provide food and shelter for a family.

sørge for mad og ly for en familie.

take shelter from the storm.

søg ly for stormen.

to shelter under a tree

at søge ly under et træ

They built a bomb shelter below ground.

De byggede et bombely under jorden.

They sheltered beneath their umbrellas.

De søgte ly under deres paraplyer.

He sought shelter from the rain.

Han søgte ly for regnen.

They are sheltering under the thatch.

De søger ly under stråtaget.

The family had given shelter to an old pedlar.

Familien havde givet ly til en gammel handelsrejsende.

sheltered housing for old people

beskyttet bolig for ældre

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