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1 thoroughly
1) (with great care, attending to every detail: She doesn't do her job very thoroughly.) ítarlega2) (completely: He's thoroughly stupid/bored.) algerlega -
2 beat hollow
(to beat thoroughly at a game etc: The local team were beaten hollow by eight goals to one on Saturday.) gjörsigra -
3 beaten
1) (overcome; defeated: the beaten team; He looked tired and beaten.) yfirbugaður, sigraður; uppgefinn2) (mixed thoroughly: beaten egg.) þeyttur, hrærður -
4 clean up
(to clean (a place) thoroughly: She cleaned (the room) up after they went home.) hreinsun -
5 defrost
[di:'frost]1) (to remove frost or ice from (eg a refrigerator): I keep forgetting to defrost the freezer.) affrysta, þíða2) ((of frozen food etc) to thaw (out): Make sure you defrost the chicken thoroughly.) þíða -
6 do out
(to clean thoroughly: The room's tidy - I did it out yesterday.) þrífa vel -
7 examine
[iɡ'zæmin]1) (to look at closely; to inspect closely: They examined the animal tracks and decided that they were those of a fox.) athuga, skoða, kanna2) ((of a doctor) to inspect the body of thoroughly to check for disease etc: The doctor examined the child and said she was healthy.) skoða, athuga3) (to consider carefully: The police must examine the facts.) rannsaka4) (to test the knowledge or ability of (students etc): She examines pupils in mathematics.) prófa5) (to question: The lawyer examined the witness in the court case.) prófa, yfirheyra•- examiner -
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9 go to town
(to do something very thoroughly or with great enthusiasm or expense: He really went to town on (preparing) the meal.) leggja sig fram -
10 have (something) at one's fingertips
(to know all the details of (a subject) thoroughly: He has the history of the firm at his fingertips.) þekkja ítarlegaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > have (something) at one's fingertips
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11 have (something) at one's fingertips
(to know all the details of (a subject) thoroughly: He has the history of the firm at his fingertips.) þekkja ítarlegaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > have (something) at one's fingertips
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12 in depth
(deeply and thoroughly: I have studied the subject in depth.) ítarlega -
13 inside out
1) (with the inner side out: Haven't you got your shirt on inside out?) úthverfur2) (very thoroughly: He knows the plays of Shakespeare inside out.) algjörlega; utan að -
14 interrogate
[in'terəɡeit](to question (a person) thoroughly: The police spent five hours interrogating the prisoner.) yfirheyra- interrogator
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15 plod
[plod]past tense, past participle - plodded; verb1) (to walk heavily and slowly: The elderly man plodded down the street.) drattast2) (to work slowly but thoroughly: They plodded on with the work.) vinna hægt en vandvirknislega -
16 properly
1) (correctly or rightly: She can't pronounce his name properly.) rétt, á réttan hátt2) (completely or thoroughly: I didn't have time to read the book properly.) almennilega -
17 ransack
['rænsæk, ]( American[) ræn'sæk]1) (to search thoroughly in: She ransacked the whole house for her keys.) leita vandlega í2) (loot, plunder: The army ransacked the conquered city.) ræna, fara ránshendi um -
18 search
[sə: ] 1. verb1) ((often with for) to look for something by careful examination: Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.) leita2) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) leita á (e-m)2. noun(an act of searching: His search did not take long.) leit- searcher- searching
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19 slaughter
['slo:tə] 1. noun1) (the killing of people or animals in large numbers, cruelly and usually unnecessarily: Many people protested at the annual slaughter of seals.) slátrun; blóðsúthelling2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) slátrun2. verb1) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) slátra2) (to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers.) brytja niður, strádrepa3) (to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly: Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.) slátra• -
20 steep
I [sti:p] adjective1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) brattur2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) óheyrilegur•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) gegnbleyta
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thoroughly — index in toto, purely (positively) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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thoroughly */*/ — UK [ˈθʌrəlɪ] / US adverb 1) very much The children thoroughly enjoyed the show. You should be thoroughly ashamed of yourself. I thoroughly agree. 2) a) very carefully, so that nothing is missed The case will be thoroughly studied before any… … English dictionary
thoroughly — thor|ough|ly [ˈθʌrəli US ˈθʌrouli,ˈθʌrə ] adv 1.) completely ▪ She sat feeling thoroughly miserable. ▪ thoroughly cooked meat 2.) carefully, so that nothing is forgotten ▪ The room had been thoroughly cleaned … Dictionary of contemporary English
thoroughly — adverb 1 completely: She sat in her room feeling thoroughly miserable. | I thoroughly enjoyed the play this evening. 2 carefully, so that nothing is forgotten: to clean a room thoroughly … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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thoroughly — adverb 1) we will investigate all complaints thoroughly Syn: rigorously, in depth, exhaustively, minutely, closely, in detail, meticulously, scrupulously, assiduously, conscientiously, painstakingly, methodically, carefully, comprehensively,… … Thesaurus of popular words
thoroughly — [ˈθʌrəli] adv 1) very much or completely The children thoroughly enjoyed the show.[/ex] 2) very carefully, so that nothing is missed The case will be thoroughly studied before any decision is made.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
thoroughly — adverb 1. in an exhaustive manner (Freq. 8) we searched the files thoroughly • Syn: ↑exhaustively • Derived from adjective: ↑thorough 2. completely and absolutely ( good is sometimes used informally for thoroughly ) (Freq. 7) … Useful english dictionary
