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1 decide
1) (to (cause to) make up one's mind: I have decided to retire; What decided you against going?) ákveða2) (to settle or make the result (of something) etc certain: The last goal decided the match.) gera út um -
2 be up to
1) (to be busy or occupied with (an activity etc): What is he up to now?) vera upptekinn við2) (to be capable of: He isn't quite up to the job.) hæfur í/til3) (to reach the standard of: This work isn't up to your best.) í samræmi við4) (to be the duty or privilege of: It's up to you to decide; The final choice is up to him.) vera á valdi/í verkahring (e-s) -
3 whether ... or
(introducing alternatives: He can't decide whether to go or not / whether or not to go; Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it; Decide whether you're going or staying.) -
4 which
[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) hver, hvor, hvaða2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) sem, er3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) sem, er- which is which? - which is which -
5 tell
[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) segja/greina (frá)2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) skipa3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) segja4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) greina (sundur), segja til um5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) segja frá6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) segja til sín, hafa áhrif•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell -
6 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) dæma2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) dæma, úrskurða3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) dæma, meta4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) dæma, gagnrÿna2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) dómari2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) dómari3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) sérfræðingur•- judgement- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement -
7 opt
[opt]= opt out (often with of)(to choose or decide not to do something or take part in something: You promised to help us, so you can't opt out (of it) now.) velja, kjósa -
8 think better of
1) (to think again and decide not to; to reconsider: He was going to ask for more money, but he thought better of it.) hugsa sig um2) (to think that (someone) could not be so bad etc: I thought better of you than to suppose you would do that.) hafa (meira) álit á e-m -
9 assume
[ə'sju:m]1) (to take or accept as true: I assume (that) you'd like time to decide.) telja víst2) (to take upon oneself or accept (authority, responsibility etc): He assumed the rôle of leader in the emergency.) taka að sér3) (to put on (a particular appearance etc): He assumed a look of horror.) taka á sig, setja upp; gera sér upp•- assumed- assumption -
10 fix on
(to decide on, choose: Have you fixed on a date for the wedding?) ákveða, velja -
11 heads or tails?
(used when tossing a coin, eg to decide which of two people does, gets etc something: Heads or tails? Heads you do the dishes, tails I do them.) framhlið eða afturhlið -
12 odd man out / odd one out
1) (a person or thing that is different from others: In this test, you have to decide which of these three objects is the odd one out.) sem er öðruvísi2) (a person or thing that is left over when teams etc are made up: When they chose the two teams, I was the odd man out.) stakur, sem er afgangs -
13 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) oddur2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) nes, oddi3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punktur4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) staður5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) nákvæmt augnablik6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) stig, mark7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) áttastrik8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) stig, punktur9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) (aðal)atriði, punktur, kjarni10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) tilgangur11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) eiginleiki, hlið12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) innstunga2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) miða, beina2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) benda á3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) spartla/múra í•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes -
14 take stock
(to form an opinion (about a situation etc): Before you decide, give yourself time to take stock (of the situation).) gera sér grein fyrir -
15 think twice
( often with about) (to hesitate before doing (something); to decide not to do (something one was intending to do): I would think twice about going, if I were you.) hugsa sig tvisvar um
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