relate

relate
[rə'leit] 1. verb
1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) fortælle
2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) med hensyn til
3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) opføre sig
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- relation
- relationship
- relative 2. adjective
1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) forholdsmæssig
2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) henførende
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[rə'leit] 1. verb
1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) fortælle
2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) med hensyn til
3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) opføre sig
•
- relation
- relationship
- relative 2. adjective
1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) forholdsmæssig
2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) henførende
•

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