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  • 1 do's and don'ts

    [doun ] (rules or advice for action: If you want to lose weight, I can give you a list of do's and don'ts.) það sem má og má ekki gera

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  • 2 help

    [help] 1. verb
    1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) hjálpa
    2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) eiga þátt í
    3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) lækna, slá á
    4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) aðstoða
    5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) komast ekki hjá, geta ekki annað
    2. noun
    1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) aðstoð, hjálp
    2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) hjálp; hjálparhella
    3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) aðstoðarmaður
    4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) engin leið að (hindra e-ð)
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    - helpful
    - helpfully
    - helpfulness
    - helping
    - helpless
    - helplessly
    - helplessness
    - help oneself
    - help out

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  • 3 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) halda (á/með/um)
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) halda (á)
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) halda (uppi/föstum)
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) halda, þola, standast
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) halda föngnum
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) taka, rúma
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) halda, efna til
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) halda sér, bera sig, vera hnarreistur
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) gegna (stöðu)
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) haldast, trúa; álíta
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gilda
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) láta standa við
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) verja
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) verjast
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) halda athygli
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) halda upp á, fagna
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) eiga
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) haldast, breytast ekki
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) bíða
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) halda (tóni)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) geyma
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hafa að geyma
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) tak, grip, hald
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) tak, vald, áhrif
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) tak, hald
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    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) vörulest

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  • 4 alternative

    [o:l'tə:nətiv] 1. adjective
    (offering a choice of a second possibility: An alternative arrangement can be made if my plans don't suit you.) sem um er að velja, annar (kostur)
    2. noun
    (a choice between two (or sometimes more) things or possibilities: You leave me no alternative but to dismiss you; I don't like fish. Is there an alternative on the menu?) valkostur

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  • 5 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) gera
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) gera, ljúka
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) þvo upp; laga; hreinsa
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) nægja, ganga
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) vinna að, stúdera
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) farnast, standa sig
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) laga, snyrta, hirða
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gera, haga sér
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) veita eða sÿna
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) valda
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) skoða
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) veisla, samkvæmi
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

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  • 6 some

    1. pronoun, adjective
    1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) nokkur; nokkurn; dálítill
    2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nokkur; dálítill; sumir
    3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) einhverjir; nokkrir; dálítill
    4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) á vissan hátt; að sumu leyti
    2. adjective
    1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) töluverður, umtalsverður
    2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) einhver
    3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) um það bil, í kringum
    3. adverb
    ((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) eitthvað; að vissu marki
    - someday
    - somehow
    - someone
    - something
    - sometime
    - sometimes
    - somewhat
    - somewhere
    - mean something
    - or something
    - something like
    - something tells me

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  • 7 do without

    (to manage without and accept the lack of: We'll just have to do without a phone; If you're too lazy to fetch the ice-cream you can just do without; I can do without your opinion, if you don't mind.) komast af án

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  • 8 if

    [if]
    1) (in the event that; on condition that: He will have to go into hospital if his illness gets any worse; I'll only stay if you can stay too.) ef
    2) (supposing that: If he were to come along now, we would be in trouble.) ef
    3) (whenever: If I sneeze, my nose bleeds.) ef, í hvert skipti, hvenær sem
    4) (although: They are happy, if poor.) þótt
    5) (whether: I don't know if I can come or not.) hvort
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  • 9 pick out

    1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) velja
    2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) koma auga á; bera kennsl á
    3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) fikra sig áfram

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  • 10 record

    1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun
    1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) skrá, fundarbók
    2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) hljómplata
    3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) met
    4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) ferilskrá; sakaskrá
    2. [rə'ko:d] verb
    1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) skrá
    2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) taka upp
    3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) sÿna
    4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) sÿna/gefa skriflega
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    - recording
    - record-player
    - in record time
    - off the record
    - on record

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  • 11 ask

    1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) spyrja
    2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) biðja um
    3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) bjóða
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    - ask for
    - for the asking

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  • 12 concern

    [kən'sə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to have to do with: This order doesn't concern us; So far as I'm concerned, you can do what you like.) varða, snerta
    2) ((with for or about) to make (usually oneself) uneasy: Don't concern yourself about her.) hafa áhyggjur af
    3) ((with with or in) to interest (oneself) in: He doesn't concern himself with unimportant details.) hafa áhuga á
    2. noun
    1) (something that concerns or belongs to one: His problems are not my concern.) mál, málefni
    2) (anxiety: The condition of the patient is giving rise to concern.) áhyggja
    3) (a business: a shoe-manufacturing concern.) fyrirtæki
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  • 13 either

    1. pronoun
    (the one or the other of two: You may borrow either of these books; I offered him coffee or tea, but he didn't want either.) annar hvor, hvor sem er
    2. adjective
    1) (the one or the other (of two things, people etc): He can write with either hand.) með hvorum sem er; báðir
    2) (the one and the other (of two things, people etc); both: at either side of the garden.) báðir, hvor sem er
    3. adverb
    1) (used for emphasis: If you don't go, I won't either.) (ekki) heldur
    2) (moreover; besides: I used to sing, and I hadn't a bad voice, either.) þar að auki; ennfremur
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    - either way

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  • 14 entry

    ['entri]
    plural - entries; noun
    1) ((an) act of coming in or going in: They were silenced by the entry of the headmaster.) innganga
    2) (the right to enter: We can't go in - the sign says `No Entry'.) aðgangur
    3) (place of entrance, especially a passage or small entrance hall: Don't bring your bike in here - leave it in the entry.) inngangur
    4) (a person or thing entered for a competition etc: There are forty-five entries for the painting competition.) skráður þátttakandi; skráning
    5) (something written in a list in a book etc: Some of the entries in the cash-book are inaccurate.) færsla

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  • 15 good

    [ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective
    1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) góður
    2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) góður, réttur
    3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) góður
    4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) góður
    5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) góður
    6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) góður, hollur
    7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) í góðu skapi
    8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) góður
    9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) góður, umtalsverður
    10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) góður, hæfur
    11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) góður
    12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) góður, skynsamlegur
    13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) góður, lofsamlegur
    14) (thorough: a good clean.) ítarlegur, góður
    15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) vel
    2. noun
    1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) hagur, þága
    2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) hið góða
    3. interjection
    (an expression of approval, gladness etc.) gott!
    4. interjection
    ((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) hamingjan sanna
    - goody
    - goodbye
    - good-day
    - good evening
    - good-for-nothing
    - good humour
    - good-humoured
    - good-humouredly
    - good-looking
    - good morning
    - good afternoon
    - good-day
    - good evening
    - good night
    - good-natured
    - goodwill
    - good will
    - good works
    - as good as
    - be as good as one's word
    - be up to no good
    - deliver the goods
    - for good
    - for goodness' sake
    - good for
    - good for you
    - him
    - Good Friday
    - good gracious
    - good heavens
    - goodness gracious
    - goodness me
    - good old
    - make good
    - no good
    - put in a good word for
    - take something in good part
    - take in good part
    - thank goodness
    - to the good

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  • 16 hear

    [hiə]
    past tense, past participle - heard; verb
    1) (to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear: I don't hear very well; Speak louder - I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.) heyra
    2) (to listen to for some purpose: A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints.) hlusta á
    3) (to receive information, news etc, not only by ear: I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him - who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.) heyra, frétta, hafa spurnir af
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    - hearing-aid
    - hearsay
    - hear! hear!
    - I
    - he will
    - would not hear of

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  • 17 hearing

    1) (the ability to hear: My hearing is not very good.) heyrn
    2) (the distance within which something can be heard: I don't want to tell you when so many people are within hearing; I think we're out of hearing now.) heyrnarmál
    3) (an act of listening: We ought to give his views a fair hearing.) áheyrn
    4) (a court case: The hearing is tomorrow.) réttarhald

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  • 18 interest

    ['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun
    1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) áhugi
    2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) áhugamál
    3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) vextir
    4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) hlutur, hlutabréf
    5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) hagsmunahópur
    2. verb
    1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) vekja áhuga á
    2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) vekja áhuga
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    - interesting
    - interestingly
    - in one's own interest
    - in one's interest
    - in the interests of
    - in the interest of
    - lose interest
    - take an interest

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  • 19 keep up

    1) (to continue, or cause to remain, in operation: I enjoy our friendship and try to keep it up.) halda gangandi/við
    2) ((often with with) to move fast enough not to be left behind (by): Even the children managed to keep up; Don't run - I can't keep up with you.) halda í við

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  • 20 lord it over

    (to act like a lord or master towards: Don't think you can lord it over us.) setja sig á háan hest

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