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(on+sofa+etc)

  • 1 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) hvíld, hlé
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) hvíld
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) stuðningur, stoð
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) kyrrstaða
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) hvíla (sig), taka sér hvíld
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) taka sér hvíld, sofa
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) hvíla, hallast (á/í/upp að e-u)
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) hvílast, vera rólegur
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) velta á e-m/e-u; reiða sig á e-n
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) vera í höndum e-s
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    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest     II [rest]

    English-Icelandic dictionary > rest

  • 2 convert

    1. [kən'və:t] verb
    1) (to change from one thing into another: He has converted his house into four separate flats; This sofa converts into a bed.) breyta; vera umbreytanlegur
    2) (to change from one religion etc to another: He was converted to Christianity.) skipta um trú
    2. ['konvə:t] noun
    (a person who has been converted to a particular religion etc: a convert to Buddhism.) trúskiptingur
    3. noun
    (a car with a folding or detachable top.) blæjubíll; bíll með fellanlegu þaki

    English-Icelandic dictionary > convert

  • 3 sprawl

    [spro:l] 1. verb
    1) (to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly: Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs.) flatmaga, breiða úr sér
    2) ((of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way.) breiða óreglulega úr sér
    2. noun
    1) (an act of sprawling: He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa.) það að breiða úr sér
    2) (an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc): She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city.) frumskógur (stórborgarinnar)
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    English-Icelandic dictionary > sprawl

  • 4 double

    1. adjective
    1) (of twice the (usual) weight, size etc: A double whisky, please.) tvöfaldur
    2) (two of a sort together or occurring in pairs: double doors.) tvöfaldur, tvískiptur
    3) (consisting of two parts or layers: a double thickness of paper; a double meaning.) tvöfaldur
    4) (for two people: a double bed.) fyrir tvo
    2. adverb
    1) (twice: I gave her double the usual quantity.) tvisvar sinnum
    2) (in two: The coat had been folded double.) í tvennt; brotinn saman
    3. noun
    1) (a double quantity: Whatever the women earn, the men earn double.) tvöfalt magn
    2) (someone who is exactly like another: He is my father's double.) tvífari
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) become twice as large or numerous: He doubled his income in three years; Road accidents have doubled since 1960.) tvöfalda(st)
    2) (to have two jobs or uses: This sofa doubles as a bed.) gegna tvöföldu hlutverki
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    - double agent
    - double bass
    - double-bedded
    - double-check
    - double-cross
    - double-dealing     5. adjective
    (cheating: You double-dealing liar!) svikull, undirförull
    6. adjective
    a double-decker bus.) tvílyftur, tvíþilja
    - double figures
    - double-quick
    - at the double
    - double back
    - double up
    - see double

    English-Icelandic dictionary > double

  • 5 roost

    [ru:st] 1. noun
    (a branch etc on which a bird rests at night.) fugla-/hænsnaprik; grein
    2. verb
    ((of birds) to sit or sleep on a roost.) sitja/sofa á priki/grein
    - rule the roost

    English-Icelandic dictionary > roost

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