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Meaning of virke | Babel Free

Verb CEFR A2 Frequent

Definitions

  1. function properly
  2. to work, to labor
    formal
  3. exert influence upon
  4. seem, appear

Examples

“Lommelygten virker ikke!”

The torch does not work!

“Han vil altså ikke tale om: sprog, der virker på mennesker ved konvention, f.eks. universalsprog; eller overhovedet om sprog som tegn, der meddeler et indhold.”

Thus, he does not want to talk about: languages, doing work on humans by convention, e.g. universal languagez; or about languages as signs conveying content at all.

“Du virker lidt sur.”

You seem a little angry.

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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