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1 burden
['bə:dn] 1. noun1) (something to be carried: He carried a heavy burden up the hill; The ox is sometimes a beast of burden (= an animal that carries things).) byrði2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) byrði2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) íþyngja -
2 land with
(to burden (someone) with (an unpleasant task): She was landed with the job of telling him the bad news.) koma (e-u) yfir á (e-n -
3 massive
['mæsiv](huge or heavy: a massive building; a massive burden of taxation.) þungur, fyrirferðarmikill- massiveness -
4 millstone
1) (one of the two large, heavy stones used in an old-fashioned mill for grinding grain.) myllu-/kvarnarsteinn2) ((usually with round one's/the neck) something that is a heavy burden or responsibility, and prevents easy progress: He regarded his brother as a millstone round his neck.) þung byrði -
5 relieve
[-v]1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) lina, létta, draga úr2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) leysa af3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) leysa frá störfum4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) losa við/undan5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) aðstoða, liðsinna -
6 tax
[tæks] 1. noun1) (money, eg a percentage of a person's income or of the price of goods etc taken by the government to help pay for the running of the state: income tax; a tax on tobacco.) skattur2) (a strain or burden: The continual noise was a tax on her nerves.) álag2. verb1) (to make (a person) pay (a) tax; to put a tax on (goods etc): He is taxed on his income; Alcohol is taxed.) skattleggja2) (to put a strain on: Don't tax your strength!) reyna á•- taxable- taxation
- taxing
- tax-free
- taxpayer
- tax someone with
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7 weigh
[wei] 1. verb1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) vega, vigta2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) vega3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) íþyngja•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) setja kjölfestu í2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) halda niðri með fargi•- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
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8 weight
[weit]1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) þyngd2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) lóð3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) byrði4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) mikilvægi5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.)
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