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Social challenges vocabulary
38 Danish social challenges words for PD3, each with a sentence, its forms and audio.
Social challenges is one of the themes that comes back again and again in PD3. The 38 words below are the ones worth knowing for this topic at that level — not a generic word list. Each card shows the Danish word on the front; flip it for the English meaning and a sentence showing how the word is actually used.
Tap the speaker on any card to hear it spoken by a native Danish voice, so you learn the pronunciation and the spelling together.
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tap to flipet bostedresidential care home
Midt i det hele står den 25-årige Nancy, som arbejder på et bosted for udsatte, mens hun går på HF.
In the middle of it all stands 25-year-old Nancy, who works at a residential care home for vulnerable people while attending upper-secondary adult education.
Inflections bosted · bostedet · bosteder · bostederne
Tested by short answer
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tap to flipfattigpoor
De er fattige indvandrere fra Sydsverige og får tjeneste på Stengaarden, som danner rammen om romanens første del.
They are poor immigrants from southern Sweden and take up service at Stengaarden, which forms the setting for the first part of the novel.
Inflections fattig · fattigt · fattige
Tested by short answer
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tap to fliphandicappeta disabled person
Jeg hader, når man kommer steder og kan mærke, at de ansatte synes, at det er irriterende, at de skal hjælpe en handicappet.
I hate it when you go places and can sense that the staff find it annoying that they have to help a disabled person.
Tested by short answer
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tap to fliphandicapvenligdisability-friendly
Det er virkelig dejligt med en biograf, der er indrettet handicapvenligt!
It's really great to have a cinema that is set up to be disability-friendly!
Inflections handicapvenlig · handicapvenligt · handicapvenlige
Tested by short answer
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tap to flipen inklusioninclusion
Der er bred enighed i samfundet om, at det er positivt at arbejde for social inklusion, miljøbevidsthed og samfundsmæssigt ansvar.
There is broad agreement in society that it is positive to work for social inclusion, environmental awareness, and social responsibility.
Inflections inklusion · inklusionen · inklusioner · inklusionerne
Tested by multiple-choice cloze
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tap to flipkøngender
Stress og køn.
Stress and gender.
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to flipkønsmæssigtgender-wise
Rent kønsmæssigt tænker de stadig, at de skal klare det hele selv.
Gender-wise, they still think they have to handle everything themselves.
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to flipen kørestolwheelchair
Jeg arbejder som handicaphjælper og kommer tit i biografen med borgere, der sidder i kørestol eller har svært ved at gå.
I work as a disability care assistant and often come to the cinema with people who use a wheelchair or have difficulty walking.
Inflections kørestol · kørestolen · kørestole · kørestolene
Tested by short answer
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tap to flipen misbrugersubstance abuser
Nancy lever i et forhold med den aggressive misbruger 'Træner-Thomas', som hun i al hemmelighed planlægger at forlade.
Nancy is in a relationship with the aggressive substance abuser 'Coach Thomas', whom she is secretly planning to leave.
Inflections misbruger · misbrugeren · misbrugere
Tested by short answer
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tap to flipen overspringshandlingdisplacement activities
Drenge ender ifølge Thomas Pape ofte i overspringshandlinger som computerspil og styrketræning, og ofte går der lang tid, hvor de beholder problemerne for sig selv.
According to Thomas Pape, boys often end up in displacement activities such as computer games and strength training, and it's often a long time before they stop keeping their problems to themselves.
Inflections overspringshandling · overspringshandlingen · overspringshandlinger · overspringshandlingerne
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to flippresthe pressure
Hun giver dog også politikerne en del af skylden for presset på gymnasieeleverne.
However, she also blames politicians in part for the pressure on upper-secondary students.
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to flipsocial arvsocial heritage / disadvantage
Nancy er en stilsikker, original dansk roman om en ung kvindes forsøg på at bryde med sin sociale arv.
Nancy is a stylistically confident, original Danish novel about a young woman's attempt to break with her social heritage.
Tested by short answer
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tap to flipen stressstress
Det endte med, at hun var sygemeldt med stress de næste to uger.
It ended with her being on sick leave with stress for the next two weeks.
Inflections stress · stressen · stresset · stresser · stresse
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to flipstresshåndteringstress management
Ifølge Thomas Pape, der rådgiver studerende i stresshåndtering, reagerer drenge med stress tit anderledes end piger.
According to Thomas Pape, who advises students on stress management, boys with stress often react differently than girls.
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to flipstressniveaustress level
Ifølge den Nationale Sundhedsprofil udarbejdet af Syddansk Universitet og Sundhedsstyrelsen har hver fjerde af de unge mellem 16 og 24 år et højt stressniveau.
According to the National Health Profile prepared by the University of Southern Denmark and the Danish Health Authority, one in four young people aged 16 to 24 has a high stress level.
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to fliptrivselwellbeing
Michael Birkkjær er en af forfatterne bag rapporten, og han mener, der i høj grad er brug for en nuancering i debatten om sociale medier og trivsel blandt unge.
Michael Birkkjær is one of the authors behind the report, and he believes there is a great need for more nuance in the debate about social media and wellbeing among young people.
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to flipudsatvulnerable people
Midt i det hele står den 25-årige Nancy, som arbejder på et bosted for udsatte, mens hun går på HF.
In the middle of it all stands 25-year-old Nancy, who works at a residential care home for vulnerable people while attending upper-secondary adult education.
Tested by short answer
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tap to flipen indvandring ind-van-dringimmigration
Der har nemlig i de senere år været en stor indvandring af lavt uddannet arbejdskraft.
In recent years there has in fact been a large influx of low-skilled labour.
Inflections indvandring · indvandringen
Used in stor indvandring af
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to flipet velfærdssamfund vel-færds-sam-fundwelfare society
Danmark er sammenlignet med mange andre lande et trygt og velfungerende velfærdssamfund.
Compared with many other countries, Denmark is a secure and well-functioning welfare society.
Inflections velfærdssamfund · velfærdssamfundet
Used in et trygt velfærdssamfund
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to flipet samfund sam-fundsociety
Han synes dog, det er lidt hårdt, men er fast besluttet på at gøre det, da han gerne vil integreres mere i det danske samfund.
He does find it a bit hard, but he is determined to do it, since he wants to become more integrated into Danish society.
Inflections samfund · samfundet
Used in det danske samfund · integreres i samfundet
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to flipintegrere in-te-gre-reto integrate
Han synes dog, det er lidt hårdt, men er fast besluttet på at gøre det, da han gerne vil integreres mere i det danske samfund.
He does find it a bit hard, but he is determined to do it, since he wants to become more integrated into Danish society.
Inflections integrere · integreres
Used in integreres i samfundet
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to flipen pensionist pen-sio-nistpensioner; retiree
Men det var de øko- nomisk dårligst stillede, der valgte at blive væk i den tid, der fulgte – typisk pensionister og enlige forsørgere.
But it was the economically worst-off who chose to stay away in the period that followed – typically pensioners and single providers.
Inflections pensionist · pensionisten
Tested by short answer
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tap to flipen forsørger for-sør-gerprovider; breadwinner
Men det var de øko- nomisk dårligst stillede, der valgte at blive væk i den tid, der fulgte – typisk pensionister og enlige forsørgere.
But it was the economically worst-off who chose to stay away – typically pensioners and single providers.
Inflections forsørger · forsørgeren
Used in enlig forsørger
Tested by short answer
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tap to flipen flygtning flygt-ningrefugee
Samtidig modtager mange voksne, både danskere og flygtninge/indvandrere, undervisning hos AOF, så de kan lære at læse det, som de har brug for i deres hverdag.
At the same time, many adults, both Danes and refugees/immigrants, receive teaching at AOF so they can learn to read what they need in their everyday lives.
Inflections flygtning · flygtningen
Tested by short answer
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tap to flipen indvandrer ind-van-drerimmigrant
Samtidig modtager mange voksne, både danskere og flygtninge/indvandrere, undervisning hos AOF, så de kan lære at læse det, som de har brug for i deres hverdag.
At the same time, many adults, both Danes and refugees/immigrants, receive teaching at AOF so they can learn to read what they need in their everyday lives.
Inflections indvandrer · indvandreren
Tested by short answer
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tap to flipet ansvar an-svarresponsibility
Der er bred enighed i samfundet om, at det er positivt at arbejde for social inklusion, miljøbe- vidsthed og samfundsmæssigt ansvar.
There is broad agreement in society that it is positive to work for social inclusion, environmental awareness and social responsibility.
Inflections ansvar · ansvaret
Used in samfundsmæssigt ansvar
Tested by multiple-choice cloze
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tap to flipen sikkerhed sik-ker-hedsecurity; safety
Det er en model, der er kendetegnet ved to nøgleord: fleksibilitet og sikkerhed.
It is a model characterized by two keywords: flexibility and security.
Inflections sikkerhed · sikkerheden
Used in økonomisk sikkerhed
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to flipmagte mag-teto manage / cope with
Den 18-årige gymnasieelev Ida Jeppesen er en af de mange unge, der pludselig oplevede ikke at kunne magte sin hverdag.
suddenly found herself unable to cope with everyday life
Inflections magte · magter · magtede · magtet
Used in magte sin hverdag
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to fliptravl trav-lbusy
Det skete en søndag aften efter en travl weekend med lektier, håndboldtræning og fritidsjob.
after a busy weekend of homework, handball practice and a part-time job
Inflections travl · travlt · travle
Used in en travl weekend
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to flipsammenligne sam-men-lig-neto compare
Endelig forventer mange unge meget af sig selv, og de sammenligner sig meget med hinanden, både på de sociale medier og i klassen.
they compare themselves a lot with each other
Inflections sammenligne · sammenligner · sammenlignede · sammenlignet
Used in sammenligne sig med hinanden
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to flipen skyld skyldblame / fault
Hun giver dog også politikerne en del af skylden for presset på gymnasieeleverne.
she also blames politicians for part of the pressure
Inflections skyld · skylden
Used in give en del af skylden
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to flipen forventning for-vent-ningexpectation
Forskere mener, at det blandt andet skyldes egne og andres forventninger til dem.
due partly to their own and others' expectations of them
Inflections forventning · forventningen
Used in egne og andres forventninger
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to fliphåndtere hånd-te-reto handle / manage
Unge håndterer pres forskelligt
Young people handle pressure differently
Inflections håndtere · håndterer · håndterede · håndteret
Used in håndtere pres
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to flipet krav kravdemand / requirement
Derfor kan de lettere balancere mellem kravene om præstation og behovet for hvile.
balance between the demands of performing and the need for rest
Inflections krav · kravet
Used in balancere mellem kravene
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to flipoverset o-ver-setoverlooked
Drengenes reaktion på stress og det faktum, at færre drenge end piger får stress, betyder også, at drengene er en overset gruppe, der ikke er så meget fokus på, mener han.
boys are an overlooked group
Inflections overset · oversete
Used in en overset gruppe
Tested by multiple choice
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tap to flipbekymret be-kym-retworried
Da Mimi fik job og flyttede til Tønder med sin mand, Jon, var udfordringen i begyndelsen, at de især var bekymrede for, om livskvaliteten i Sønderjylland kunne leve op til deres forventninger.
When Mimi got a job and moved to Tønder with her husband, Jon, the challenge at first was that they were especially worried whether the quality of life in South Jutland could live up to their expectations.
Inflections bekymret · bekymrede
Used in var bekymrede for
Tested by short answer
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tap to flipen omgangskreds om-gangs-kredscircle of friends / social circle
De frygtede, at de ikke ville have mulighed for at etablere en social omgangskreds, samt at der ville være et begrænset antal aktiviteter.
They feared they would not have the opportunity to establish a social circle, and that there would be a limited number of activities.
Inflections omgangskreds · omgangskredsen
Used in etablere en social omgangskreds
Tested by short answer
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tap to flipet levevilkår le-ve-vil-kårliving conditions
De håbløse og ydmygende levevilkår knækker ikke Pelle
The hopeless and humiliating living conditions do not break Pelle
Inflections levevilkår · levevilkåret
Used in hårde levevilkår
Tested by short answer
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