vigepligt

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

vige (“recede, yield, stay back, back away”) +‎ pligt (“duty”)

Noun[edit]

vigepligt

  1. (traffic) the duty to allow someone else to proceed first; the opposite of right of way
    Hvis en bilist vil dreje til højre, og en cyklist vil køre ligeud, har bilisten vigepligt.
    If a car driver wants to turn left, and a cyclist wants to drive straight ahead, the cyclist has right of way.

Declension[edit]

Declension of vigepligt
common
gender 		Singular
indefinite definite
nominative vigepligt vigepligten
genitive vigepligts vigepligtens

Antonyms[edit]

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