nogenlunde

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Danish

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Adjective

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nogenlunde

  1. reasonably well, alright
    • 2016, Kim Fupz Aakeson, Læseren: Roman, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      ... deres priser var nogenlunde, deres numre var nogenlunde og de steder de optrådte var nogenlunde.
      ... their prices were alright, their performances were alright and the places they performed were alright.
    • 2014, Jens Christian Grøndahl, Jernporten, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      Skoleinspektøren sagde, at sprogudviklingen var nogenlunde, selv gav drengen kun få og mutte prøver på sine danskkundskaber.
      The school inspector said that the lingual development was alright, the boy himself gave only few and sulky examples of his Danish skills.
    • 2010, Juliane Preisler, Privatpersoner, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      Hvordan... går det ellers? spørger hun. – Nogenlunde, siger han. – Hvordan går det dig? – Nogenlunde, siger hun.
      How... are you doing, generally? she asked. - Alright, he says. - How are you? - Alright, she says.
    • 1894, Dania: tidsskrift for dansk sprog og litteratur samt folkeminder;udgivet for Universitets-jubilaeets danske samfund:
      „Naar der kommer en nogenlunde Sauce paa, saa glider Kiødet nok ned"
      „When a reasonably good sauce is added, the meat will probably be edible"

Adverb

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nogenlunde

  1. somewhat, to some degree