"sælge sand i Sahara" meaning in Danish

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Verb

Forms: sælg sand i Sahara [imperative], at sælge sand i Sahara [infinitive], sælger sand i Sahara [present], solgte sand i Sahara [past], har solgt sand i Sahara [perfect]
Etymology: Literally: To sell sand in Sahara. Head templates: {{head|da|verbs|imperative|sælg sand i Sahara|infinitive|at sælge sand i Sahara|present tense|sælger sand i Sahara|past tense|solgte sand i Sahara|perfect tense|har solgt sand i Sahara|f1accel-form=imp|f1request=1|f3accel-form=pres|f3request=1|f4accel-form=past|f4request=1|f5accel-form=past|part|f5request=1|head=}} sælge sand i Sahara (imperative sælg sand i Sahara, infinitive at sælge sand i Sahara, present tense sælger sand i Sahara, past tense solgte sand i Sahara, perfect tense har solgt sand i Sahara), {{da-verb|sælg sand i Sahara|sælge sand i Sahara|sælger sand i Sahara|solgte sand i Sahara|har|solgt sand i Sahara}} sælge sand i Sahara (imperative sælg sand i Sahara, infinitive at sælge sand i Sahara, present tense sælger sand i Sahara, past tense solgte sand i Sahara, perfect tense har solgt sand i Sahara)
  1. (idiomatic) sell ice to Eskimos. carry coals to Newcastle. bring owls to Athens Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-sælge_sand_i_Sahara-da-verb-QDzwzXNB Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "form": "sælg sand i Sahara",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "at sælge sand i Sahara",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sælger sand i Sahara",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "solgte sand i Sahara",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "har solgt sand i Sahara",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "4": "sælg sand i Sahara",
        "5": "infinitive",
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        "7": "present tense",
        "8": "sælger sand i Sahara",
        "9": "past tense",
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        "f4accel-form": "past",
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        "f5request": "1",
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      "name": "head"
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        "3": "sælger sand i Sahara",
        "4": "solgte sand i Sahara",
        "5": "har",
        "6": "solgt sand i Sahara"
      },
      "expansion": "sælge sand i Sahara (imperative sælg sand i Sahara, infinitive at sælge sand i Sahara, present tense sælger sand i Sahara, past tense solgte sand i Sahara, perfect tense har solgt sand i Sahara)",
      "name": "da-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sell ice to Eskimos. carry coals to Newcastle. bring owls to Athens"
      ],
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        [
          "sell ice to Eskimos",
          "sell ice to Eskimos"
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          "carry coals to Newcastle",
          "carry coals to Newcastle"
        ],
        [
          "bring owls to Athens",
          "bring owls to Athens"
        ]
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        "(idiomatic) sell ice to Eskimos. carry coals to Newcastle. bring owls to Athens"
      ],
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  ],
  "word": "sælge sand i Sahara"
}
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      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "at sælge sand i Sahara",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sælger sand i Sahara",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "solgte sand i Sahara",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "har solgt sand i Sahara",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "11": "perfect tense",
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      },
      "expansion": "sælge sand i Sahara (imperative sælg sand i Sahara, infinitive at sælge sand i Sahara, present tense sælger sand i Sahara, past tense solgte sand i Sahara, perfect tense har solgt sand i Sahara)",
      "name": "head"
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        "3": "sælger sand i Sahara",
        "4": "solgte sand i Sahara",
        "5": "har",
        "6": "solgt sand i Sahara"
      },
      "expansion": "sælge sand i Sahara (imperative sælg sand i Sahara, infinitive at sælge sand i Sahara, present tense sælger sand i Sahara, past tense solgte sand i Sahara, perfect tense har solgt sand i Sahara)",
      "name": "da-verb"
    }
  ],
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        "sell ice to Eskimos. carry coals to Newcastle. bring owls to Athens"
      ],
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        [
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          "carry coals to Newcastle"
        ],
        [
          "bring owls to Athens",
          "bring owls to Athens"
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        "(idiomatic) sell ice to Eskimos. carry coals to Newcastle. bring owls to Athens"
      ],
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}

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