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1 while
1. conjunction( also whilst)1) (during the time that: I saw him while I was out walking.) á meðan2) (although: While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.) enda þótt2. noun(a space of time: It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her.) tími, stund- worth one's while -
2 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) stuttur2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) lágur, lágvaxinn3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) stuttur, skammur4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) sem vantar upp á5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) vera peningalítill6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) stökkur2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) snögglega2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) ná ekki settu marki•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) setja á úrtökulista- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of -
3 age
[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) aldur2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) tímabil, öld3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) aldur4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) óratími2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) eldast, verða gamall- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age -
4 form
I 1. [fo:m] noun1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) form; vera (útlínur)2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) gerð, tegund3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) eyðublað4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) háttur, venja; form5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) bekkur2. verb1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) stofna; móta2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) mótast, myndast3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) skipa, raða4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) mynda, vera•- be in good form
- in the form of II [fo:m] noun(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) bekkur -
5 oddly enough
(it is strange or remarkable (that): I saw John this morning. Oddly enough, I was just thinking I hadn't seen him for a long time.) það vill svo undarlega til -
6 puzzle
1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) valda heilabrotum, rugla2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) velta fyrir sér2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) ráðgáta2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) þraut; krossgáta; pússluspil•- puzzling- puzzle out -
7 the other day
(not long ago: I saw Mr Smith the other day.) um daginn -
8 tooth
[tu:Ɵ]plural - teeth; noun1) (any of the hard, bone-like objects that grow in the mouth and are used for biting and chewing: He has had a tooth out at the dentist's.) tönn2) (something that looks or acts like a tooth: the teeth of a comb/saw.) sagartönn/-tindur; tönn á tannhjóli•- teethe- toothed
- toothless
- toothy
- toothache
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- toothpick
- be
- get long in the tooth
- a fine-tooth comb
- a sweet tooth
- tooth and nail -
9 whip
[wip] 1. noun1) (a long cord or strip of leather attached to a handle, used for punishing people, driving horses etc: He carries a whip but he would never use it on the horse.) svipa2) (in parliament, a member chosen by his party to make sure that no one fails to vote on important questions.) flokksvörður2. verb1) (to strike with a whip: He whipped the horse to make it go faster; The criminals were whipped.) hÿða, húðstrÿkja2) (to beat (eggs etc).) þeyta3) (to move fast especially with a twisting motion like a whip: Suddenly he whipped round and saw me; He whipped out a revolver and shot her.) gera e-ð snögglega•- whiplash- whipped cream
- whip up
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