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21 shake one's fist at
(to hold up one's fist as though threatening to punch: He shook his fist at me when I drove into the back of his car.) steyta hnefa framan í -
22 slowly
adverb He slowly opened his eyes; He drove home slowly.) hægt -
23 state
I [steit] noun1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) ástand2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) ríki3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) viðhöfn•- stately- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
- get into a state
- lie in state II [steit] verb(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) lÿsa yfir, staðhæfa -
24 tout
(to go about in search of buyers, jobs, support, votes etc: The taxi-driver drove around touting for custom.) reyna að krækja sér í -
25 without
1) (in the absence of; not having: They went without you; I could not live without him; We cannot survive without water.) án2) (not: He drove away without saying goodbye; You can't walk along this street without meeting someone you know.) án þess að
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Drove — Gemeinde Kreuzau Koordinaten: 50° … Deutsch Wikipedia
Drove — Drove, n. [AS. dr[=a]f, fr. dr[=i]fan to drive. See {Drive}.] 1. A collection of cattle driven, or cattle collected for driving; a number of animals, as oxen, sheep, or swine, driven in a body. [1913 Webster] 2. Any collection of irrational… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drove — Drove, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Droved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Droving}.] [Cf. {Drove}, n., and {Drover}.] 1. To drive, as cattle or sheep, esp. on long journeys; to follow the occupation of a drover. He s droving now with Conroy s sheep along the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drove — drove1 [drōv] n. [ME < OE draf < drifan, DRIVE] 1. a number of cattle, hogs, sheep, etc. driven or moving along as a group; flock; herd 2. a moving crowd of people usually used in pl. 3. a) a broad faced chisel for grooving or dressing… … English World dictionary
Drove — Drove, imp. of {Drive}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drove — index assemblage, mass (body of persons) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
drove — [n] large gathering collection, company, crowd, crush, drive, flock, herd, horde, mob, multitude, pack, press, rout, run, swarm, throng; concepts 397,432 … New thesaurus
drove — [2] ► NOUN 1) a flock of animals being driven. 2) a large number of people doing the same thing: tourists arrived in droves. ► VERB historical ▪ drive (livestock) to market. DERIVATIVES drover noun. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
Drove — Drive Drive (dr[imac]v), v. t. [imp. {Drove} (dr[=o]v), formerly {Drave} (dr[=a]v); p. p. {Driven} (dr[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Driving}.] [AS. dr[=i]fan; akin to OS. dr[=i]ban, D. drijven, OHG. tr[=i]ban, G. treiben, Icel. dr[=i]fa, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drove — I. /droʊv / (say drohv) verb past tense of drive. II. /droʊv / (say drohv) noun 1. a number of oxen, sheep, or swine driven in a group. 2. (usually plural) a large crowd of human beings, especially in motion. 3. Building Trades a. Also, drove… …
drove — drove1 [drəuv US drouv] the past tense of ↑drive drove 2 drove2 n [: Old English; Origin: draf, from drifan to drive ] 1.) droves [plural] crowds of people in droves ▪ Tourists come in droves to see the W … Dictionary of contemporary English
