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What is the Danish word mew in English?

The Danish word "mew" doesn't have a direct equivalent in English. It can have a few different meanings depending on the context:

* "Mew" in Danish can mean "to meow", the sound a cat makes. The English word for this is also "mew".

* "Mew" can also be used as a noun, meaning "a seagull" in Danish. In English, we'd simply say "seagull".

* "Mew" could also be a shortened form of the Danish word "meget", meaning "very" or "much". In this case, the closest English translation would be "very" or "much".

So, depending on the context, the English translation of "mew" could be "meow", "seagull", "very", or "much".

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