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1 quarry
I 1. ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun(a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc.) grjótnáma2. verb(to dig (stone) in a quarry.) vinna (grjót) úr námuII ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun1) (a hunted animal or bird.) veiðibráð2) (someone or something that is hunted, chased or eagerly looked for.) bráð, e-ð sem er elt eða ofsótt -
2 look
[luk] 1. verb1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) líta, horfa2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) virðast, sÿnast3) (to face: The house looks west.) snúa2. noun1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) það að líta á2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) svipur, augnaráð3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) útlit•- - looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here!
- look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out!
- look over
- look through
- look up
- look up to -
3 look up
1) (to improve: Things have been looking up lately.) líta betur út; batna2) (to pay a visit to: I looked up several old friends.) heimsækja3) (to search for in a book of reference: You should look the word up (in a dictionary).) fletta upp á4) (to consult (a reference book): I looked up in the encyclopedia.) leita í, fletta upp á í -
4 look out
1) ((usually with for) to watch: She was looking out for him from the window.) líta eftir2) (to find by searching: I've looked out these books for you.) finna -
5 binoculars
[bi'nokjuləz](an instrument for making distant objects look nearer, with separate eyepieces for each eye: He looked at the ship on the horizon through his binoculars.) sjónauki -
6 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) hjálpa2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) eiga þátt í3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) lækna, slá á4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) aðstoða5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) komast ekki hjá, geta ekki annað2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) aðstoð, hjálp2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) hjálp; hjálparhella3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) aðstoðarmaður4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) engin leið að (hindra e-ð)•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out -
7 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) heimili2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) heimkynni3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) barnaheimili; dvalarheimili, hæli4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) heimili, vist5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) heimili2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) heima-, heimilis-2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) heima-; innanlands-3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) heimavöllur/-leikur/-lið3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) heim, heima2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) í botn, ná takmarki sínu, gera ljóst•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about -
8 purse
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9 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) kringlóttur, hringlaga, hnöttóttur2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) bústinn, þybbinn2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) snúa (sér) við2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) í hring; árið um kring3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) frá einum til annars4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) hingað og þangað5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) ummál6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) fara til (e-s)3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) umhverfis, í kringum2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) í kringum3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) út um allan4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) umferð/-gangur, hringur2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) hringur, yfirferðarsvæði3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) hrina, kviða4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) skot5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) umferð6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) keðjusöngur5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) sem er ekki beinn- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up -
10 favour
['feivə] 1. noun1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) greiði2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) velvild3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) mismunun, hygli4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) (í) náð, velþóknun2. verb(to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) halda upp á, styðja- favourably
- favourite 3. noun(a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) uppáhald- in favour of
- in one's favour -
11 ideal
1. adjective(perfect: This tool is ideal for the job I have in mind.) fullkominn2. noun1) (a person, thing etc that is looked on as being perfect: She was clever and beautiful - in fact she was his ideal of what a wife should be.) ímynd hins fullkomna2) (a person's standard of behaviour etc: a man of high ideals.) fyrirmynd•- idealist- idealism
- idealistic
- idealize
- idealise
- idealization
- idealisation
- ideally -
12 kennel
['kenl]1) (a type of small hut for a dog.) hundabyrgi2) ((usually in plural) a place where dogs can be looked after.) hundahótel/-geymsla -
13 lid
[lid]1) (a cover for a pot, box etc: He lifted the lid of the box and looked inside.) lok2) (an eyelid: The infection has not affected the eye itself although the lid is swollen.) augnlok -
14 longing
noun (a great desire or wish for something: She looked at the cakes with longing.) þrá, löngun -
15 off one's hands
(no longer needing to be looked after etc: You'll be glad to get the children off your hands for a couple of weeks.) vera laus við/undan -
16 pityingly
adverb (in a way which shows that one feels pity for someone: He looked at her pityingly.) með vorkunnsemi -
17 put off
1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) slökkva á2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) fresta3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) fresta fundi með e-m4) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) fá til að missa lyst/fá ógeð á -
18 reference library
(a library of books to be looked at for information but not borrowed.) bókasafn með uppsláttarritum -
19 scenery
1) (the painted background for a play etc on a stage: The scenery looked rather shabby.) leikmynd, leiktjöld2) (the general appearance of a landscape etc: beautiful scenery.) landslag -
20 scorn
[sko:n] 1. noun(contempt or disgust: He looked at my drawing with scorn.) fyrirlitning2. verb(to show contempt for; to despise: They scorned my suggestion.) fyrirlíta- scornful- scornfully
- scornfulness
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looked-for — adj. same as {anticipated}, 2; as, his looked for advancement. [prenominal] Syn: anticipated. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
looked for — index foreseeable, foreseen, immediate (imminent), prospective Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
looked-for — un·looked for; … English syllables
looked for a way out — looked for an outlet, searched for an exit … English contemporary dictionary
looked for a needle in a haystack — looked for something that there is no chance of finding; worked extremely hard … English contemporary dictionary
looked for — searched for, sought out, requested … English contemporary dictionary
looked for a job — sought work, searched for employment … English contemporary dictionary
looked for him — searched for him, sought him … English contemporary dictionary
LOOKED FOR — … Useful english dictionary
un|looked-for — «uhn LUKT FR», adjective. unexpected; unforeseen: »this unlooked for danger (William Godwin) … Useful english dictionary
looked for approval — sought approval, sought legitimacy … English contemporary dictionary
