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121 parched
1) (hot and dry: Nothing could grow in the parched land.) skraufþurr og heitur, skrælnaður2) (thirsty: Can I have a cup of tea - I'm parched!) sem er að deyja úr þorsta, skrælnaður -
122 pardon
1. verb1) (to forgive: Pardon my asking, but can you help me?) afsaka, fyrirgefa2) (to free (from prison, punishment etc): The king pardoned the prisoners.) náða2. noun1) (forgiveness: He prayed for pardon for his wickedness.) fyrirgefning2) (a (document) freeing from prison or punishment: He was granted a pardon.) náðunarbréf3. interjection(used to indicate that one has not heard properly what was said: Pardon? Could you repeat that last sentence?) afsakaðu? ha?- I beg your pardon
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123 partiality
[-ʃi'æləti]1) (a liking for: He has a partiality for cheese.) dálæti2) (the preferring of one person or side more than another: He could not help showing his partiality for/towards his own team.) hlutdrægni -
124 pass as/for
(to be mistaken for or accepted as: Some man-made materials could pass as silk; His nasty remarks pass for wit among his admirers.) vera tekinn sem -
125 penetrate
['penitreit](to move, go or make a way into, past, or through (something): The bullet penetrated his shoulder; Their minds could not penetrate the mystery.) komast/smjúga inn í- penetratingly
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126 pick holes in
(to criticize or find faults in (an argument, theory etc): He sounded very convincing, but I'm sure one could pick holes in what he said.) gagnrÿna, finna galla á -
127 plug in
(to connect up (an electrical apparatus) by inserting its plug into a socket: Could you plug in the electric kettle?) stinga í samband -
128 points
1) (a movable section of rails which allow a train to cross over other lines or pass from one line to another: The points had to be changed before the train could continue.) skiptispor2) (the solid tips in the toes of ballet shoes: She can dance on her points.) tá
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could — [ weak kəd, strong kud ] modal verb *** Could is usually followed by an infinitive without to : I m glad you could come. Sometimes it is used without a following infinitive: I came as quickly as I could. Could does not change its form, so the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
could — W1S1 [kəd strong kud] modal v negative short form couldn t ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(past ability)¦ 2¦(possibility)¦ 3¦(emphasizing your feelings)¦ 4¦(requesting)¦ 5¦(suggesting)¦ 6¦(annoyance)¦ 7 couldn t be better/worse/more pleased etc 8 I couldn t … Dictionary of contemporary English
could — [kood] v.aux. [altered (infl. by WOULD, SHOULD) < ME coud < OE cuthe (akin to Goth kuntha, OHG konda, ON kunna), pt. of cunnan, to be able: see CAN1] 1. pt. of CAN1 [he gave what he could give] 2 … English World dictionary
could — modal auxiliary. 1. See can. It functions as (1) the past tense of can, as in We could see for miles, (2) as a conditional equivalent to would be able to, as in I could take you in the car if you like, and (3) as a more tentative form of can in… … Modern English usage
Could — (k??d), imp. of {Can}. [OF. coude. The l was inserted by mistake, under the influence of should and would.] Was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or in the conditional present. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
could've — [kood′əv] contraction could have * * * … Universalium
could've — (could have) v. used to express the possibility that one may have been able to do something … English contemporary dictionary
could — could; could·est; … English syllables
could've — [kood′əv] contraction could have … English World dictionary
could|n't — «KUD uhnt», could not … Useful english dictionary
could — O.E. cuðe, pt. of cunnan to be able (see CAN (Cf. can) (v.)); ending changed 14c. to standard English d(e). The excrescent l was added 15c. 16c. on model of would, should, where it is historical … Etymology dictionary
