Ordliste til medborgerskabsprøven

Lige fra begyndelsen har Danmark været medlem af FN.Right from the beginning, Denmark has been a member of the UN.

Ud over at vedtage love har Folketinget flere andre opgaver.Besides passing laws, the Folketing has several other tasks.

Størstedelen af forældrene sender deres barn i folkeskolen.The majority of parents send their child to the public school.

I hver enkelt kommune vælger man en kommunalbestyrelse.In each individual municipality, a municipal council is elected.

Danmarks forfatning kaldes Danmarks Riges Grundlov.Denmark's constitution is called the Constitutional Act of the Realm of Denmark.

På folkebiblioteket kan man låne bøger helt gratis.At the public library you can borrow books completely free.

Takket være foreningsfriheden har man retten til at stifte lovlige foreninger.Thanks to freedom of association, one has the right to establish lawful associations.

Den offentlige sektor blev udbygget, især i 1960'erne og 1970'erne.The public sector was expanded, especially in the 1960s and 1970s.

En borgerlig regering kom til magten i 1982 og sad frem til 1993.A bourgeois government came to power in 1982 and remained until 1993.

En privat straffeattest kan man selv hente og fremvise for en privat arbejdsgiver.A private criminal record you can collect yourself and show to a private employer.

Nogle få vælgere vælger at stemme blankt for at vise protest.A few voters choose to cast a blank vote to show protest.

Et sådant trossamfund må staten derfor ikke forbyde.Such a religious community may therefore not be forbidden by the state.

Mange mennesker i Danmark laver jævnligt frivilligt arbejde.Many people in Denmark regularly do voluntary work.

Efter sammenlægningen skal den nye region kaldes Region Østdanmark.After the merger, the new region is to be called Region Østdanmark.

Den enkelte kommune har ret til selv at udskrive skatter.The individual municipality has the right to levy taxes itself.

Som regel foregår oplæringen ude i en virksomhed.As a rule, the practical training takes place out in a company.

Til Europa-Parlamentet holdes der valg hvert femte år.Elections to the European Parliament are held every five years.

Fastelavn ligger syv uger inden påske.Shrovetide falls seven weeks before Easter.

På stemmesedlen står navnene efter det parti, kandidaterne hører til.On the ballot the names are listed by the party the candidates belong to.

Frederik 7. var den sidste enevældige konge i Danmark.Frederick VII was the last absolute monarch in Denmark.

EU råder desuden over sin egen domstol, som kaldes EU-Domstolen.The EU also has its own court, which is called the EU Court of Justice.

Det, der besluttes i FN, De Forenede Nationer, har også betydning.What is decided in the UN, the United Nations, also matters.

I Danmark har enhver ret til at oprette en forening.In Denmark, everyone has the right to set up an association.

Grønland har ligesom Færøerne sin egen demokratiske forsamling.Greenland, like the Faroe Islands, has its own democratic assembly.

En borger i velfærdssamfundet kan for eksempel få gratis skolegang, lægehjælp og pension.A citizen in the welfare society can, for example, get free schooling, medical care and a pension.

Beviserne bliver indsamlet af politiet, som også afhører personen.The evidence is collected by the police, who also question the person.

Til forældrebestyrelsen vælger forældrene desuden nogle repræsentanter.The parents also elect some representatives to the parents' board.

Thomas Vinterbergs film handler om dilemmaer mellem forældre og børn og mellem de voksne.Thomas Vinterberg's films are about dilemmas between parents and children and between the adults.

Når børnehaveklassen er slut, fortsætter eleverne i 1. til 9. klasse.When the kindergarten class is over, the pupils continue in 1st to 9th grade.

Færøerne har ligesom Grønland deres egen demokratiske forsamling.The Faroe Islands, like Greenland, have their own democratic assembly.

Bilkørsel betyder måske, at naturen bliver forurenet.Driving cars maybe means that nature becomes polluted.

Ved et folketingsvalg kan man også stille op uden at være med i et parti.At a general election you can also run without being part of a party.

Man bestemmer selv, om man vil være medlem af folkekirken.You decide for yourself whether you want to be a member of the national church.

For at deltage i aftenskole er man nødt til at betale.To take part in evening school, you have to pay.

Kattegat ligger nord for Sjælland og Fyn og sydøst for Skagerrak.The Kattegat lies north of Zealand and Funen and southeast of the Skagerrak.

Terrorangrebet fik NATO til at tage et nyt skridt i samarbejdet.The terror attack led NATO to take a new step in its cooperation.

Til træning ses børnene tit én eller to gange om ugen.For practice, the children often meet once or twice a week.

Under 1. Verdenskrig fra 1914 til 1918 forholdt Danmark sig neutralt.During World War I, from 1914 to 1918, Denmark remained neutral.

Din læge kan henvise dig videre til en speciallæge eller et sygehus.Your doctor can refer you on to a specialist or a hospital.

I nogle familier er forældrene ikke gift med hinanden.In some families, the parents are not married to each other.

Rådets ti andre medlemslande bliver valgt for en periode på to år.The council's ten other member states are elected for a period of two years.

Danmark bidrager årligt med økonomisk støtte til udviklingslandene.Denmark contributes economic support to the developing countries every year.

EU råder desuden over en domstol, der kaldes EU-Domstolen.The EU also has a court, which is called the Court of Justice of the EU.

For eksempel skal voksne selv dække en del af udgifterne til medicin.For example, adults must themselves cover part of the costs for medicine.

Når den praktiserende læge sender en patient videre, kalder man det en henvisning.When the general practitioner refers a patient onward, it is called a referral.

De politiske partier fungerer som foreninger med en demokratisk struktur.The political parties function as associations with a democratic structure.

At være medlem af en fagforening koster penge i form af kontingent.Being a member of a trade union costs money in the form of dues.

En opgave for folkeskolen er også at lære eleverne at samarbejde.One task of the primary school is also to teach the pupils to cooperate.

De fleste mælkebønder i både Danmark og Sverige er med i Arla.Most dairy farmers in both Denmark and Sweden are members of Arla.

Gedser Odde vender ud mod farvandet Østersøen.Gedser Odde faces out toward the waters of the Baltic Sea.