SVØBE in English translation

• scourge
• plague
• blight
• swaddle

Examples of using Svøbe in Danish and their translations into English

Angstlidelser- svøbe moderne menneske.
Anxiety disorders- the scourge of modern man.

De ville svøbe liget i det italienske flag.
They wanted to wrap the body in the tricolour flag.

Han kan kun sørge og svøbe hende i sin kappe.
He can only grieve and bind her in his cloak.

Min betænkning forsøger at bringe lastbilens svøbe under kontrol.
My report strives to bring the scourge of the lorry under control.

Samarbejde er fortsat en absolut nødvendighed, når man skal bekæmpe terrorens svøbe.
Cooperation is still an absolute necessity in order to combat the scourge of terrorism.

Hvem sagde:"Han vil bare beskytte kontoret mod stofmisbrugets svøbe"?
What he's doing is protecting this office from the evils of drugs?

Piraterne er disse plantagers svøbe.
Piracy, Mr. Reed, is the scourge of these plantations.

Allergi til dessert- svøbe vores tid?
Allergy for dessert- the scourge of our time?

Meget værre, hvis den vordende mor blev konfronteret med svøbe depression.
Much worse, if the expectant mother was faced with the scourge of depression.

IT Fru formand! Menneskehandelens svøbe er et fænomen, der har antaget et særdeles bekymrende omfang.
IT Madam President, the plague of trafficking in human beings is a phenomenon that has taken on particularly worrying dimensions.

har været tilbageholdende med at indføre effektive foranstaltninger for at beskytte deres borgere mod rygningens svøbe.
have continued to hold back on taking effective measures to protect their citizens against the plague of smoking.

der kan bidrage til at sætte en stopper for fattigdommens svøbe.
as a policy that will contribute to ending the blight of poverty.

vor eneste kur mod Spaniens svøbe.
the only antidote to the plague of Spain.

Du er gemt for Tungens Svøbe, har intet at frygte, når Voldsdåd kommer;
Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

Og han gjorde en Svøbe af Reb og drev dem alle ud af Helligdommen,
He made a whip of cords, and threw all out of the temple,

Øverst Kristus ved marterpæl og svøbe, nederst den klagende Maria, der holder et klæde op foran ansigtet, 1751.
Christ at the stake and being scourged, below, Mary holding up a cloth in front of her face in lamentation, 1751.

Vor tids svøbe er en slags degradering af mennesket planlagt af ideologier
The evil of our times consists in a sort of degradation of the human being,

Hr. formand! Menneskehandel er reelt nutidens svøbe, og den styrkes af fattigdom og uvidenhed.
Mr President, human trafficking is, in reality, a scourge of the present day, and it feeds on poverty and ignorance.

Svøbe for Hest, Bidsel for Æsel
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass,

Øverst Kristus ved marterpæl og svøbe, nederst den klagende Maria, der holder et klæde op foran ansigtet, 1751.
Above, Christ at the stake and being scourged, below, Mary holding up a cloth in front of her face in lamentation, 1751.