Meaning of dødsforagt | Babel Free

Definitions

contempt for death

common-gender, no-plural

Examples

“Med dødsforagt, kastede de sig ind i slaget, og som var de skuffede over den kortvarige kamp, fortsatte de bagefter myrderierne, henrettede fangerne og massakrerede bønderne i Mohács, inden de satte ild til deres huse.”

Death-defyingly, they threw themselves into the battle, and as if disappointed by the brief struggle, they afterwards continued the murderings, executed the prisoners and massacred the peasants of Mohács, before setting their houses on fire.

“Da præstegården brændte, trængte han med dødsforagt ind i flammerne for at redde bohavet, efter at det lokale brandvæsen havde meldt pas.”

When the parsonage burned, he made his way into the flames with contempt for death so as to save the things contained therein, when the local fire-fighting forces had given up.

“Netop i Dag forveksles jævnlig fra frisindet Side Dødsforagt, med Mod. Barbaren kan vise ubegrænset Dødsforagt, han sætter — med Rette — sit eget Liv lavt.”

Particularly today, contempt for death and courage are regularly confused by free-minded people. The barbarian may display unlimited contempt of death, he values his life very little — and rightly so.

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