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1 allow
1) (not to forbid or prevent: He allowed me to enter; Playing football in the street is not allowed.) leyfa2) ((with for) to take into consideration when judging or deciding: These figures allow for price rises.) taka tillit til, gera ráð fyrir3) (to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly: His father allows him too much money.) láta í té, gefa•- make allowance for -
2 would not hear of
(I, he etc will or would not allow: They would not hear of her going home alone, and insisted on going with her.) vilja ekki heyra á e-ð minnst, taka ekki í mál -
3 keep out
(not to (allow to) enter: The notice at the building site said `Keep out!'; This coat keeps out the wind.) aðgangur bannaður -
4 keep back
1) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!) halda sig fjarri/frá2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) að segja ekki alla söguna3) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?) halda eftir -
5 keep down
1) (not to (allow to) rise up: Keep down - they're shooting at us!) halda kyrru fyrir2) (to control or put a limit on: They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.) halda niðri, takmarka3) (to digest without vomiting: He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.) halda niðri -
6 keep in
1) (not to allow to go or come out or outside: The teacher kept him in till he had finished the work.) halda eftir, loka inni2) (to stay close to the side of a road etc.) halda sig út við vegarkantinn (til hægri) -
7 rest
I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) hvíld, hlé2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) hvíld3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) stuðningur, stoð4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) kyrrstaða2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) hvíla (sig), taka sér hvíld2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) taka sér hvíld, sofa3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) hvíla, hallast (á/í/upp að e-u)4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) hvílast, vera rólegur5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) velta á e-m/e-u; reiða sig á e-n6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) vera í höndum e-s•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest -
8 agree
[ə'ɡri:]past tense, past participle - agreed; verb1) ((often with with) to think or say the same (as): I agreed with them that we should try again; The newspaper report does not agree with what he told us.) vera sammála/í samræmi við2) (to say that one will do or allow something: He agreed to go; He agreed to our request.) samþykkja3) ((with with) to be good for (usually one's health): Cheese does not agree with me.) eiga við, fara (illa) í (e-n)4) (to be happy and friendly together: John and his wife don't agree.) eiga (vel) saman•- agreeably
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9 he etc will
(I, he etc will or would not allow: They would not hear of her going home alone, and insisted on going with her.) vilja ekki heyra á e-ð minnst, taka ekki í mál -
10 authority
[o:'Ɵorəti]plural - authorities; noun1) (the power or right to do something: He gave me authority to act on his behalf.) vald2) (a person who is an expert, or a book that can be referred to, on a particular subject: He is an authority on Roman history.) sérfræðingur3) ((usually in plural) the person or people who have power in an administration etc: The authorities would not allow public meetings.) valdhafar4) (a natural quality in a person which makes him able to control and influence people: a man of authority.) valdsmannslegur•- authoritative -
11 concubine
1) (an old word for a woman who lives with a man as his lover but is not his wife.) hjákona2) ((among peoples and religions that allow men to have more than one wife) a secondary wife.) -
12 expose
[ik'spəuz]1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) láta óvarinn; stofna í hættu2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) leiða í ljós; fletta ofan af3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) lÿsa, taka mynd á•- exposure -
13 familiarity
[-li'æ-]1) (the state of being familiar: I was surprised by her familiarity with our way of life.) það að þekkja vel til2) (an act of (too) friendly behaviour: You must not allow such familiarities.) kumpánlegheit, óformlegheit -
14 let
I [let] present participle - letting; verb1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) láta2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) láta, fá til að3) (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- to let -
15 let well alone
(to allow things to remain as they are, in order not to make them worse.) láta kyrrt liggja -
16 permit
1. [pə'mit] past tense, past participle - permitted; verb1) (to agree to (another person's action); to allow or let (someone do something): Permit me to answer your question; Smoking is not permitted.) leyfa2) (to make possible: My aunt's legacy permitted me to go to America.) gera kleift2. ['pə:mit] noun(a written order allowing a person to do something: We have a permit to export our product.) leyfi, heimild -
17 qualify
1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) gera hæfan, veita réttindi2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) uppfylla kröfur3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) komast áfram í keppni4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) breyta eða afmarka merkingu•- qualified
- qualifying -
18 rustproof
adjective (that will not (allow) rust: rustproof paint.) ryðfrír -
19 spoon-feed
past tense, past participle - spoon-fed; verb1) (to feed with a spoon.) mata með skeið2) (to teach or treat (a person) in a way that does not allow him to think or act for himself.) dekra við, mata -
20 usurp
[ju'zə:p](to take (another person's power, position etc) without the right to do so: The king's uncle tried to usurp the throne; I shall not allow him to usurp my authority.) XBhrifsa völd- usurper
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