MAATTE in English translation

• may
• must
• had to
• should
• needed
• was obliged
• could
• might

Examples of using Maatte in Danish and their translations into English

For at komme efter mine nye rankefødders bygning maatte jeg undersøge og dissekere mange af de alminde-lige former;
To understand the structure of my new Cirripede I had to examine and dissect many of the common forms;

De beloeb, som maatte vaere udbetalt som pension foer anvendelsen af denne artikels bestemmelser, fradrages det i stk. 1 fastsatte tillaeg.
Any sums which may have been paid by way of pension prior to the application of the provisions of this Article shall be deducted from the payment provided for in paragraph 1.

Han nærede den stær-keste mistro til den gjængse forestilling, at en klassisk uddannet mand maatte skrive god engelsk;
He had the strongest disbelief in the common idea that a classical scholar must write good English;

Mrs. Henslow maatte desværre fredag reise bort paa et besøg paa landet.
Mrs. Henslow unfortunately was obliged to go on Friday for a visit in the country.

At dette Lys maatte komme paa et Tidspunkt, hvor den mentale Himmel er fuld af Skyer, er naturligvis en Selvfølge.
It is quite natural that this light should come at a time when the mental sky is full of clouds.

i tilfaelde af bestemmelser, der maatte blive vedtaget efter denne forordnings ikrafttraeden.
in the case of any provisions which may be adopted after this Regulation comes into force.

hun forbød mig det, thi hun troede tidt at jeg maatte være gal.
she forbade me to carry on like that, believing I must be mad.

kostede den mig tyve maaneders strengt arbeide, da jeg maatte studere alle værker om Stillehavs-øerne
cost me twenty months of hard work, as I had to read every work on the islands of the Pacific

For saa vidt det for visse stoffer maatte vaere noedvendigt at fastsaette andre steder, hvor graensevaerdierne skal gaelde, er disse steder
Should it be considered necessary in the case of certain substances to lay down other points where the limit values shall apply,

Inden for denne forordnings generelle rammer varetage saadanne andre opgaver, som maatte blive aftalt mellem instituttets bestyrelse og Kommissionen.
Within the general framework of this Regulation, undertake such other tasks as may be agreed between the governing board and the Commission.

De regler, som Raadet vedtager i denne afgoerelse, skaber ikke praecedens for andre retsakter, som Raadet maatte vedtage paa andre omraader;
Whereas the rules adopted by the Council in this Decision do not constitute a precedent for other legal acts which the Council could adopt in other areas;

Radiotale sagde Lord Baldwin, at disse 50,000 Børn maatte skaffes til England.
said that those 50,000 Jewish children must be got to England.

felgen var, at jeg maatte reise til Moor Park paa en nge.
the consequence was I had to go to Moor Park for a week.

Paa det vi maatte være hans herlighed til Lov,
To the end that we should be to the praise of his glory,

administrativ forskrift, som raadet maatte vedtage i medfoer af artikel 20, stk. 6.
regulations which the governing council may adopt pursuant to Article 20 6.

tavse Skarer, som jeg havde set, men som man ikke maatte høre om.
silent crowds which I had seen but which must not be heard of.

Men den Rør-Verling, der havde det sorte Hoved, blev saa ubarmhjertig behandlet, at den maatte tages bort.
But the reed-bunting with a black head was so unmercifully treated, that it had to be removed.

Og at de maatte sætte deres Haab paa Gud
And that they might set their hope in God,

en administrerende direktoer samt det personale, som maatte vaere noedvendigt for udfoerelse af Fondens funktioner.
a managing director and such staff as may be necessary to carry out its functions.

det særlig var bleven ordnet Saaledes, at der maatte blive Kamp imellem mange Hanner.
it had been specially arranged that there should be a struggle between many males.