English-Danish translations for nail

neglSå vi er hårde negle, når det gælder rygere, men bliver taget på sengen, når det gælder hårde stoffer. So we are tough as nails with smokers, but are caught napping when it comes to hard drugs.
sømFor disse lande blev krisen det sidste søm i kisten. For these countries, the crisis was the last nail in the coffin. Grunden til det er åbenlys: En hammer kan kun bruges på en nyttig måde, hvis man bruger den til at slå søm i. Altså er man nødt til at forestille sig, at alle problemer er søm. The reason for this is obvious: a hammer's only real use is for banging nails in, so he has to imagine all problems as nails.

nagleHvis vi begrænser deres overarbejde, vil vi ikke hjælpe dem, men nagle dem endnu mere til korset. If we limit their overtime we would not be helping them but we would be further nailing them to a cross.
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The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals
The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera
The claw of a bird or other animal
A round pedestal on which merchants once carried out their business, such as the four nails outside w:The Exchange, Bristol#Nails|The Exchange, Bristol
To fix to another object using a nail
To drive a nail
To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails
To catch
To expose as a sham
To hit effectively with some weapon
Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with
To spike, as a cannon
To nail down: to make certain, or confirm

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