PLEIEDE in English translation

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Examples of using Pleiede in Danish and their translations into English

og min far pleiede at sige, at der var ligesaameget bryderi med én gut som med 3 piger, saa i virkeligheden har vi 17 børn.
five are boys; and my father used to say that it was certain that a boy gave as much trouble as three girls; so that bonâ fide we have seventeen children.

Da hari for længe siden begyndte paa tysk, gjorde han sig vigtig deraf- som han pleiede at fortælle-- for, sir J. Hooker, som svarede:"Aa, kjære dig da, det har intet at betyde- jeg har be-gyndt paa det mange gange, jeg.
When he began German long ago, he boasted of the fact(as he used to tell) to Sir J. Hooker, who replied,"Ah, my dear fellow, that's nothing; I have begun it many times.

og kjeldermesteren pleiede først at helde lidt koldt vand i glasset,
and the butler used first to put some cold water in the glass,

naturhistorien er endnu min lidenskab som i gamle dage, da du pleiede at le slig til mig, naar jeg var saa ivrig i at samle insekter paa Woodhouse.
which is still my passion, as it was in old days, when you used to laugh at me for collecting beetles with such zeal at Woodhouse.

Hun var et lidet listigt dyr og pleiede at skjælve eller sætte op en ulykkelig mine, naar min far kom gaaende,
She was a cunning little creature, and used to tremble or put on an air of misery when my father passed,

Vi pleiede at le ad ham og sige, at han ikke troede paa sine sønner,
We used to laugh at him, and say he would not believe in his sons,

Tidligere pleiede jeg at tænke over mine sætninger, førend jeg skrev dem ned;
Formerly I used to think about my sentences before writing them down;

Min far pleiede at sige, at han maatte vænne sig til absolut orden i dette knebne rum; dette havde i høi grad opøvet hans sans for metode i arbeidet.
My father used to say that it was the absolute necessity of tidiness in the cramped space on the Beagle that helped'to give him his methodical habits of working.'

drøfte na-turvidenskabelige afhandlinger. Jeg pleiede at møde regelmæssig,
discussing them.I used regularly to attend,

Han pleiede med fornøielse at se paa, naar vi spillede lawn-tennis(et slags boldspil),
He used to like to watch us playing at lawn-tennis,

det kan maaske have været dette lille bæst, som pleiede at grave sig ned i hans seng
this may perhaps have been the little beast which used to creep down inside his bed

kunde saaledes ikke føre dem op paa min liste, hvilket jeg pleiede at gjøre paa den maade, at jeg slog en knude for hver fugl paa en hyssing i knaphullet.-
did not know how many, and could not add them to my list, which I used to do by making a knot in a piece of string tied to a button-hole.

Han pleiede at række frem haanden paa en maade, som gav en følelsen af, at han havde hast med at møde den andens.
His hand used to shoot out in a way that gave one the feeling that it was hastening to meet the guest's hands.

det kan maaske have været dette lille bæst, som pleiede at grave sig ned i hans seng
this may perhaps have been the little beast which used to creep down inside his bed

kadetterne i begyndelsen pleiede at tiltale ham med„sir", en formalitet, som dog ikke
so that the midshipmen used at first to call him"Sir," a formality,

talte om hans fund som noget fordømt djævelskab og pleiede attilføie:"Hvis jeg var skipper,
spoke of specimens as"d-d beastly devilment," and used to add,"If I were skipper,

hvormed min far pleiede at modtage de lister over uagtsomheds-feil o. s. v.,
with which my father used to receive the lists of oversights,& c.,

Han underviste mig for betaling, og jeg pleiede ofte at sidde hos ham,
he gave me lessons for payment, and I used often to sit with him,

og min far pleiede at rose hende for denne haartot, da den stemmede med hans teori om pangenesis 1. Hendes far
and my father used to commend her for this tuft of hair as being in accordance with his theory of pangenesis;

Cyril's hvor vi pleiede at skjule os for tyskerne.
St. Cyril's, where we used to hide from the Germans.