Meaning of virke | Babel Free
Definitions
- function properly
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to work, to labor formal
- exert influence upon
- 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.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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