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1 desk
[desk](a piece of furniture, often like a table, for sitting at while writing, reading etc: She kept the pile of letters in a drawer in her desk.) skrifborð -
2 birch
[bə: ]1) ((also birch tree) a kind of small tree with pointed leaves valued for its wood: That tree is a birch; ( also adjective) birch leaves.) birkitré, björk2) (its wood: a desk made of birch; ( also adjective) a birch desk.) birkiviður -
3 bureau
['bjuərəu]plurals - bureaux; noun1) (a writing-desk with drawers.) skrifborð2) ((American) a chest of drawers.) kommóða3) (an office for collecting and supplying information etc: a travel bureau.) (ferða)skriftofa -
4 check-in
1) (the place where passengers show travel documents at an airport or seaport: the check-in desk; (American) the check-in counter.)2) (the process of checking in at an airport etc.) -
5 drawer
[dro:](a sliding box without a lid which fits into a chest, table etc: the bottom drawer of my desk.) skúffa -
6 face
[feis] 1. noun1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) andlit2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) yfirborð3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) endi gangs í kolanámu2. verb1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) snúa að2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) snúa að, standa andspænis3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) horfast í augu við•- - faced- facial
- facing
- facecloth
- facelift
- face-powder
- face-saving
- face value
- at face value
- face the music
- face to face
- face up to
- in the face of
- lose face
- make/pull a face
- on the face of it
- put a good face on it
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7 history
['histəri]plural - histories; noun1) (the study of events etc that happened in the past: She is studying British history; ( also adjective) a history lesson/book.) (mannkyns)saga, sagnfræði2) (a description usually in writing of past events, ways of life etc: I'm writing a history of Scotland.) saga3) ((the description of) the usually interesting events etc associated with (something): This desk/word has a very interesting history.) saga•- historic
- historical
- historically
- make history -
8 inquiry
, enquiry - plural inquiries, enquiries - noun1) ((an act of) asking or investigating: His inquiries led him to her hotel; ( also adjective) All questions will be dealt with at the inquiry desk.) fyrirspurn; rannsókn2) (an investigation: An inquiry is being held into her disappearance.) (lögreglu)rannsókn -
9 left-hand
1) (at the left; to the left of something else: the bottom left-hand drawer of the desk.) vinstri, til vinstri, vinstri-2) (towards the left: a left-hand bend in the road.) vinstrihandar- -
10 paper
['peipə] 1. noun1) (the material on which these words are written, made from wood, rags etc and used for writing, printing, wrapping parcels etc: I need paper and a pen to write a letter; ( also adjective) a paper bag.) pappír2) (a single (often printed or typed) piece of this: There were papers all over his desk.) (pappírs)blað3) (a newspaper: Have you read the paper?) dagblað4) (a group of questions for a written examination: The Latin paper was very difficult.) (skriflegt) próf5) ((in plural) documents proving one's identity, nationality etc: The policeman demanded my papers.) skilríki•- papery- paperback 2. adjectivepaperback novels.) pappírskilju-- paper-knife
- paper sculpture
- paperweight
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11 pigeon-hole
noun (a small compartment for letters, papers etc in a desk etc or eg hung on the wall of an office, staffroom etc: He has separate pigeon-holes for bills, for receipts, for letters from friends and so on.) (bréfa)hólf -
12 right-hand
1) (at the right; to the right of something else: the top right-hand drawer of my desk.) til hægri, hægri-2) (towards the right: a right-hand bend in the road.) hægrihandar-, hægri- -
13 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (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; dálítill2) ((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; sumir3) ((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; dálítill4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) á vissan hátt; að sumu leyti2. adjective1) (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, umtalsverður2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) einhver3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) um það bil, í kringum3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) eitthvað; að vissu marki- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me -
14 swivel
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15 take the liberty of
(to do without permission: I took the liberty of moving the papers from your desk - I hope you don't mind.) leyfa sér -
16 tie
1. present participle - tying; verb1) ((often with to, on etc) to fasten with a string, rope etc: He tied the horse to a tree; The parcel was tied with string; I don't like this job - I hate being tied to a desk.) binda2) (to fasten by knotting; to make a knot in: He tied his shoelaces.) hnÿta; reima3) (to be joined by a knot etc: The belt of this dress ties at the front.) vera hnÿttur4) (to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc): Three people tied for first place.) jafna, gera jafntefli2. noun1) (a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt: He wore a shirt and tie.) hálsbindi2) (something that joins: the ties of friendship.) (vináttu)band, tengsl3) (an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw.) jafntefli4) (a game or match to be played.) leikur í útsláttarkeppni•- tie someone down
- tie down
- tie in/up -
17 wallop
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18 wood
[wud]1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which the trunk and branches of trees are composed: My desk is (made of) wood; She gathered some wood for the fire; I like the smell of a wood fire.) tré, viður2) ((often in plural) a group of growing trees: They went for a walk in the woods.) skógur3) (a golf-club whose head is made of wood.) trékylfa•- wooded- wooden
- woody
- wood carving
- woodcut
- woodcutter
- woodland
- woodlouse
- woodpecker
- wood pulp
- woodwind
- woodwork
- woodworm
- out of the woods
- out of the wood
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