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1 silence
1. noun1) ((a period of) absence of sound or of speech: A sudden silence followed his remark.) þögn, hljóð2) (failure to mention, tell something etc: Your silence on this subject is disturbing.) þögn2. verb(to cause to be silent: The arrival of the teacher silenced the class.) þagga niður í3. interjection(be silent!) þögn!- silencer- silent
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2 touch off
(to make (something) explode: a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.) koma af stað -
3 venture
['ven ə] 1. noun(an undertaking or scheme that involves some risk: his latest business venture.) áhætta, áhættufyrirtæki2. verb1) (to dare to go: Every day the child ventured further into the forest.) voga sér2) (to dare (to do (something), especially to say (something)): He ventured to kiss her hand; I ventured (to remark) that her skirt was too short.) voga/leyfa sér3) (to risk: He decided to venture all his money on the scheme.) hætta (e-u) -
4 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) skera, klippa2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) skera3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) sneiða, klippa4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) slá; klippa5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) minnka6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) klippa í burt, fjarlægja7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) skera í8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) gera við, draga9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') klippa á atriði10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) fara þvert fyrir11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) skera12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) skrópa13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) sniðganga2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) skurður; rafmagnsbilun; hárklipping; verðlækkun2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) snið3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) sneið•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) særandi- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) miskunnarlaus- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
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5 insolent
['insələnt]((of a person or his behaviour) insulting or offensive: an insolent stare/remark.) ósvífinn- insolence -
6 observe
[əb'zə:v]1) (to notice: I observed her late arrival.) taka eftir2) (to watch carefully: She observed his actions with interest.) veita athygli3) (to obey: We must observe the rules.) fylgja, hlÿða4) (to make a remark: `It's a lovely day', he observed.) segja, verða að orði•- observant
- observation
- observatory
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7 take (something) in good part
(not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc): John took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.) taka velEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (something) in good part
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8 take (something) in good part
(not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc): John took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.) taka velEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (something) in good part
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9 trite
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10 unworthy
1) (shameful or disgraceful: That was an unworthy act/thought.) ósæmilegur, skammarlegur2) (not deserving: Such a remark is unworthy of notice; He's unworthy to have the same name as his father.) óverðugur3) (less good than should be expected from (eg a person): Such bad behaviour is unworthy of him.) ósamboðinn•- unworthiness
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