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1 rescue
['reskju:] 1. verb(to get or take out of a dangerous situation, captivity etc: The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship.) bjarga2. noun((an) act of rescuing or state of being rescued: The lifeboat crew performed four rescues last week; After his rescue, the climber was taken to hospital; They came quickly to our rescue.) björgun- rescuer -
2 hold out
1) (to continue to survive etc until help arrives: The rescue team hoped the men in the boat could hold out till they arrived.) halda út, gefast ekki upp2) (to continue to fight against an enemy attack: The soldiers held out for eight days.) verjast3) (to be enough to last: Will our supplies hold out till the end of the month?) endast -
3 with bated breath
(breathing only slightly, due to anxiety, excitement etc: The crowd watched the rescue of the child with bated breath.) með öndina í hálsinum -
4 save
I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) bjarga2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) spara3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) spara (sér) vinnu/vandræði4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) koma í veg fyrir mark, verja(st)5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) frelsa6) (to keep data in the computer.)2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) björgun, vörn- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) nema -
5 operation
1) (an action or process, especially when planned: a rescue operation.) aðgerð2) (the process of working: Our plan is now in operation.) gangur, starfsemi3) (the act of surgically cutting a part of the body in order to cure disease: an operation for appendicitis.) uppskurður4) ((often in plural) the movement, fighting etc of armies: The general was in command of operations in the north.) hernaðaraðgerð -
6 heedless
adjective ((especially with of) careless; paying no attention: Heedless of the danger, he ran into the burning building to rescue the girl.) óvarkár -
7 civil defence
noun ((American civil defense) the organization responsible for protection of civilians from enemy bombing etc and for rescue operations after such attacks.) -
8 daring
adjective (bold; courageous: He was a daring pilot; a daring attempt to rescue the climber.) hugrakkur -
9 in relays
(in groups which perform some job, task etc one after another, one group starting when another group stops: During the flood, firemen and policemen worked in relays to rescue people who were trapped.) á vöktum -
10 SOS
[esəu'es](a call for help or rescue, often in code and usually from a distance: Send an SOS to the mainland to tell them that we are sinking!) S.O.S, neyðarkall
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