Meaning of løsrive | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To secede
2. To detach one's attention from
   reflexive

Examples

“Derfor mente slesvigholstenere, at Slesvig og Holsten skulle sluttes sammen, løsrives fra Danmark og blive en selvstændig stat i Det tyske Forbund.”

Because of this, Schleswig-Holsteinians felt that Schleswig and Holstein should unite, secede from Denmark and become an independent state in the German Confederation.

“De ønskede, at Australien skulle løsrive sig fra England, og i 1901 blev Australien et selvstændigt land.”

They wanted Australia to secede from England, and in 1901, Australia became an independent country.

“Hun tror på, at mineraler og råstoffer sammen med fiskeriet med tiden vil kunne give Grønland indtægter nok til at løsrive sig fra Danmark.”

She believes that minerals and raw materials, as well as fishing, will eventually provide Greenland with the necessary income to secede from Denmark.

“Alt, hvad der stod på hylderne, skulle studeres; og det var kun, når dronningen eller Maren, Anne eller Victoria kom og krævede hendes tilstedeværelse, at hun løsrev sig fra sin elskede bogverden.”

Everything that was on the shelves was to be studied; and it was only when the queen or Maren, Anne or Victoria came to demand her presence, that she detached herself from her beloved world of books.

“Henry løsrev sig fra vinduet for at se konduktøren klippe huller i hans mors billet, men ikke i Annies månedskort.”

Henry looked away from the window to see the conductor cut holes in his mother's ticket, but not in Annie's monthly season ticket.

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