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leave+off

  • 1 go off

    1) ((of a bomb etc) to explode: The little boy was injured when the firework went off in his hand.) springa
    2) ((of an alarm) to ring: When the alarm went off the thieves ran away.) hringja, fara af stað
    3) (to leave: He went off yesterday.) fara, hverfa
    4) (to begin to dislike: I've gone off cigarettes.) verða leiður á, missa áhuga á
    5) (to become rotten: That meat has gone off.) skemmast/úldna
    6) (to stop working: The fan has gone off.) bila, hætta að virka

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  • 2 take off

    1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) fara úr
    2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) hefja sig til flugs
    3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) taka frí
    4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) herma eftir, skopstæla

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  • 3 dash off

    1) (to write quickly: to dash off a letter.) ganga frá í hvelli
    2) (to leave hastily: to dash off to the shops.) þjóta/skunda burt

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  • 4 drive off

    1) (to leave or go away in a car etc: He got into a van and drove off.) aka í burt
    2) (to keep away: to drive off flies.) fæla í burt
    3) (in golf, to make the first stroke from the tee.) upphafshögg

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  • 5 sick-leave

    noun (time taken off from work etc because of sickness: He has been on sick-leave for the last three days.) veikindafrí

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  • 6 lift off

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  • 7 see off

    (to accompany (a person starting on a journey) to the airport, railway station etc from which he is to leave: He saw me off at the station.) fylgja á brottfararstöð

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  • 8 start

    I 1. verb
    1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) leggja af stað
    2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) byrja
    3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) starta, fara í gang
    4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) koma af stað/á fót
    2. noun
    1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) byrjun; rásmark
    2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) forskot
    - starting-point
    - for a start
    - get off to a good
    - bad start
    - start off
    - start out
    - start up
    - to start with
    II 1. verb
    (to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) hrökkva við
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) kippur, rykkur
    2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) áfall

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  • 9 discount

    1. noun
    (a (small) sum taken off the price of something: He gave me a discount of 20%.) afsláttur
    2. verb
    (to leave aside as something not to be considered: You can discount most of what he says - it's nearly all lies!) taka með fyrirvara

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  • 10 launch

    I 1. [lo:n ] verb
    1) (to make (a boat or ship) slide into the water or (a rocket) leave the ground: As soon as the alarm was sounded, the lifeboat was launched; The Russians have launched a rocket.) hleypa af stokkunum; skjóta á loft
    2) (to start (a person, project etc) off on a course: His success launched him on a brilliant career.) fleyta áleiðis, koma af stað
    3) (to throw.) þeyta, kasta
    2. noun
    ((an) act of launching.) sjósetning; flugtak
    - launch into
    - launch out
    II [lo:n ] noun
    (a large, power-driven boat, usually used for short trips or for pleasure: We cruised round the bay in a motor launch.) lystisnekkja

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  • 11 let

    I [let] present participle - letting; verb
    1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) láta
    2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) láta, fá til að
    3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) leyfa
    - let someone or something alone/be
    - let alone/be
    - let down
    - let fall
    - let go of
    - let go
    - let in
    - out
    - let in for
    - let in on
    - let off
    - let up
    - let well alone
    II [let] present participle - letting; verb
    (to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) leigja

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  • 12 lurch

    [lə: ] 1. verb
    (to move suddenly or unevenly forward; to roll to one side.) slangra, slaga
    2. noun
    (such a movement: The train gave a lurch and started off.) velta, hliðarkast, slinkur

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  • 13 release

    [rə'li:s] 1. verb
    1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) sleppa, láta lausan
    2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) sleppa, losa
    3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) losa
    4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) birta
    5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) setja á markað
    2. noun
    1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) frelsun, lausn
    2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) útgáfa, sem sett er á markað

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  • 14 see

    I [si:] past tense - saw; verb
    1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) sjá
    2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) sjá
    3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) sjá
    4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) sjá fyrir sér
    5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) sjá, skilja
    6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) athuga
    7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) sjá, hitta
    8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) fylgja
    - seeing that
    - see off
    - see out
    - see through
    - see to
    - I
    - we will see
    II [si:] noun
    (the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.) biskupsdæmi

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  • 15 turn out

    1) (to send away; to make (someone) leave.) vísa brott/á dyr
    2) (to make or produce: The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour.) framleiða
    3) (to empty or clear: I turned out the cupboard.) tæma
    4) ((of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc: A large crowd turned out to see the procession.) mæta
    5) (to turn off: Turn out the light!) slökkva á
    6) (to happen or prove to be: He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right.) reynast

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  • leave off — {v.} To come or put to an end; stop. * /There is a high fence where the school yard leaves off and the woods begin./ * /Don told the boys to leave off teasing his little brother./ * /Marion put a marker in her book so that she would know where… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • leave off — {v.} To come or put to an end; stop. * /There is a high fence where the school yard leaves off and the woods begin./ * /Don told the boys to leave off teasing his little brother./ * /Marion put a marker in her book so that she would know where… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • leave\ off — v To come or put to an end; stop. There is a high fence where the school yard leaves off and the woods begin. Don told the boys to leave off teasing his little brother. Marion put a marker in her book so that she would know where she left off.… …   Словарь американских идиом

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