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1 discover
1) (to find by chance, especially for the first time: Columbus discovered America; Marie Curie discovered radium.) uppgötva2) (to find out: Try to discover what's going on!) komast að e-u• -
2 find out
1) (to discover: I found out what was troubling her.) finna út, komast að2) (to discover the truth (about someone), usually that he has done wrong: He had been stealing for years, but eventually they found him out.) fletta ofan af e-m, koma upp um -
3 chance on
1) (to meet by accident: I chanced on a friend of yours.) rekast á af tilviljun2) (to discover by accident: I chanced upon some information.) uppgötva óvænt -
4 check-up
noun (a medical examination to discover the state of a person's health: my annual check-up.) læknisskoðun -
5 come upon
(to meet, find or discover by chance: She came upon a solution to the problem.) hitta/finna, uppgötva af tilviljun -
6 detect
[di'tekt](to notice or discover: She thought she could detect a smell of gas.) uppgötva, átta sig á- detention -
7 expose
[ik'spəuz]1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) láta óvarinn; stofna í hættu2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) leiða í ljós; fletta ofan af3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) lÿsa, taka mynd á•- exposure -
8 find
1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) finna2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) uppgötva3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) finnast, þykja2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) fundur; uppgötvun- find out -
9 get to the bottom of
(to discover the explanation or the real facts of (a mystery etc).) komast til botns í -
10 inquire
1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) spyrja um2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) spyrjast fyrir um3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) grennslast fyrir um4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) spyrja um5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) spyrjast fyrir um6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) grennslast fyrir um, rannsaka•- inquiry- make inquiries -
11 living
1) (having life; being alive: a living creature; The aim of the project was to discover if there was anything living on Mars.) lifandi2) (now alive: the greatest living artist.) núlifandi -
12 scent
[sent] 1. verb1) (to discover by the sense of smell: The dog scented a cat.) þefa uppi2) (to suspect: As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.) gruna3) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) ilma2. noun1) (a (usually pleasant) smell: This rose has a delightful scent.) ilmur2) (a trail consisting of the smell which has been left and may be followed: The dogs picked up the man's scent and then lost it again.) slóð3) (a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume.) ilmvatn•- scented- put/throw someone off the scent
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13 sniff out
(to discover or detect (by using the sense of smell): The police used dogs to sniff out the explosives.) þefa uppi -
14 solve
[solv]1) (to discover the answer to (a problem etc): The mathematics teacher gave the children some problems to solve.) leysa, ráða2) (to clear up or explain (a mystery, crime etc): That crime has never been solved.) leysa, finna lausn á -
15 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) slá; hitta; ljósta2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) gera árás3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) kveikja á4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fara í verkfall5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) finna, lenda á6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) slá (nótu)7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) það fyrsta sem ég tók eftir; koma skyndilega í hug8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) slá, móta9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) halda, leggja leið sína10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) taka niður, fella2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) verkfall2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) happ; fundur•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
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16 trace
[treis] 1. noun1) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) (um)merki, slóð, spor2) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) snefill, vottur2. verb1) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) rekja slóð2) (to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc: I traced the map.) taka í gegn•- tracing- trace elements
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17 unearth
(to discover (something) or remove it from a place where it is put away or hidden: During his studies, he unearthed several new facts about the history of the place.) grafa upp, uppgötva -
18 upon
1) (to meet by accident: I chanced on a friend of yours.) rekast á af tilviljun2) (to discover by accident: I chanced upon some information.) uppgötva óvænt
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discover — c.1300, divulge, reveal, disclose, from O.Fr. descovrir uncover, unroof, unveil, reveal, betray, from L.L. discooperire, from L. dis opposite of (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + cooperire to cover up (see COVER (Cf. cover)). At first with a sense of… … Etymology dictionary
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