Meaning of dus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. in a relationship that would warrant use of the informal du, as opposed to the formal De
   uninflected
2. familiar with
   broadly, uninflected

Examples

“Men Landbruget? spurgte Degnen, der jo havde været Dus med Vorherre i femogtyve Aar, baade Hellig og Søgn og derfor tog ham med forholdsvis Ro”

But the farming? the deacon asked, who, as is known, has been intimate with our lord in twenty-five years, on the holidays as on the everydays, and who therefore took him with relative calm

“Jeg kender mænd, der i perioder har kunnet samtlige tilbud i TV-Shop udenad og været dus med hovedpersonerne i enhver australsk sitcom sendt på en kabelkanal om natten.”

I know men who, in periods, have known all offers in TV-Shop by rote and been highly familiar with the protagonists in each Australian sitcom sent on a cable-channel in the night.

“De fleste af vore seriøse forlag er eller har været mere end dus med begrebet.”

Most of our serious publishers are or have been more than familiar with the concept.

“Og faktisk skal du også helst være dus med et billedredigeringsprogram som f. eks. Photoshop.”

And in fact, you should, preferably, be familiar with an image editor like Photoshop.

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