staunch

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

Translation

adj. stærk og fast; beslutningsdygtig; loyal
vt. at stoppe; at stoppe blødningen
Word Forms
Past Participlestaunched
Superlativestaunchest
Past Tensestaunched
Present Participlestaunching
Third Person Singularstaunches
Comparativestauncher

Phrases & Collocations

staunch supporter

fast mand

staunch ally

fast allieret

staunch defender

fast forsvarer

Example Sentences

they were staunch chapel folk.

de var faste kirkegængere.

a staunch defier of tradition.

en stædig modstander af tradition.

Politically, she is a staunch opponent of reform.

Politisk set er hun en stærk modstander af reformer.

a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby.

en stærk tilhænger af lobbyen mod atomkraft.

She’s a staunch advocate of free trade.

Hun er en stærk fortaler for frihandel.

They tried to staunch the flow of blood.

De forsøgte at stoppe blodstrømmen.

he staunched the blood with whatever came to hand.

han standsede blodet med hvad der end var til rådighed.

A staunch materialist, he decries economy.

En stædig materialist, han fordømmer økonomi.

Staunch anti-whaling country Australia is among those that signed the demarche.

Det stærkt anti-hvalfangende land Australien er blandt dem, der underskrev demarchen.

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