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1 comfort
1) (a pleasant condition of being physically or mentally relaxed, happy, warm etc: They now live in comfort.) þægindi2) (anything that provides a little luxury, or makes one feel happier, or better able to bear misfortune: He enjoyed the comforts of the hotel; Her presence was a comfort to him in his grief; words of comfort.) þægindi•- comfortably
- comforting
- be comfortably off -
2 dictatorship
1) (the authority of a dictator: His dictatorship is threatened by the terrorists.) einræði2) (a state ruled by a dictator: That country is a dictatorship now.) einræðisríki -
3 donkey-work
noun (hard, uninteresting work: We have a computer now, which saves us a lot of donkey-work.) leiðindavinna, puð -
4 fatherhood
noun (the state or condition of being a father: Now that the children are older I am enjoying fatherhood.) faðerni; föðurhlutverk -
5 feeling
1) (power and ability to feel: I have no feeling in my little finger.) tilfinning2) (something that one feels physically: a feeling of great pain.) tilfinning, kennd3) ((usually in plural) something that one feels in one's mind: His angry words hurt my feelings; a feeling of happiness.) tilfinningar4) (an impression or belief: I have a feeling that the work is too hard.) tilfinning; hugboð; skoðun5) (affection: He has no feeling for her now.) tilfinning6) (emotion: He spoke with great feeling.) geðshræring, uppnám; tilfinningasemi -
6 fishing-line
noun (a fine strong thread, now usually made of nylon, used with a rod, hooks etc for catching fish.) færi, fiskilína -
7 footing
1) (balance: It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path.) fótfesta2) (foundation: The business is now on a firm footing.) grunnur, undirstaða -
8 hazing
noun (the initiaition of newcomers: The army now forbids the hazing of new recruits.) -
9 hearing
1) (the ability to hear: My hearing is not very good.) heyrn2) (the distance within which something can be heard: I don't want to tell you when so many people are within hearing; I think we're out of hearing now.) heyrnarmál3) (an act of listening: We ought to give his views a fair hearing.) áheyrn4) (a court case: The hearing is tomorrow.) réttarhald -
10 illness
noun (a state or occasion of being unwell: There is a lot of illness in the village just now; childhood illnesses.) veikindi -
11 operation
1) (an action or process, especially when planned: a rescue operation.) aðgerð2) (the process of working: Our plan is now in operation.) gangur, starfsemi3) (the act of surgically cutting a part of the body in order to cure disease: an operation for appendicitis.) uppskurður4) ((often in plural) the movement, fighting etc of armies: The general was in command of operations in the north.) hernaðaraðgerð -
12 present
I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) viðstaddur2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) núverandi3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) nútíðar-•- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) gefa2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) kynna3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) færa upp, flytja, sÿna4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) leggja fram5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) birtast•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) gjöf -
13 right
1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) hægri2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) réttur3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) (siðferðilega) réttur4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) viðeigandi2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) réttur, réttindi2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) sem hefur á réttu að standa3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) hægri-, hægrihandar4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) hægri-, hægrisinnaður3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) nákvæmlega2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) strax3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) rétt (við), beint4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) alveg, gjörsamlega5) (to the right: Turn right.) til hægri6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) rétt, vel4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) rétta við/af; komast á réttan kjöl2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) bæta úr5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') allt í lagi; skal gert- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) hægrisinnaður- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right -
14 stand
[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) standa2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) standa upp, rísa á fætur3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) standa kyrr4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) halda gildi, standast5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) standa6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) standa7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) bjóða sig fram8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) setja, stilla (upp/á)9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) eiga lögsókn yfir höfði sér, þola10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) borga fyrir, bjóða upp á2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) staða2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) statíf, standur3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) sölubás4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) áhorfendapallur5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) vitnastúka•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) varanleiki2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) í (miklum) metum•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) hopp- (hoppfarþegi/-miði)5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) á hoppmiða- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to -
15 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) vinna2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) vinna, starf3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) verkefni4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) verk5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) vinna6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) vinnustaður2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) vinna, starfa; láta (e-n) vinna2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) hafa starf/vinnu3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) vera í lagi, virka4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) gefast vel, heppnast5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) mjaka(st)6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) losa/losna smám saman7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) vinna, móta•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) gangverk2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) góðverk•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders -
16 abbey
['æbi]1) (the building(s) in which a Christian (usually Roman Catholic) group of monks or nuns lives.) klaustur2) (the church now or formerly belonging to it: Westminster Abbey.) klausturkirkja -
17 author
['o:Ɵə]feminine sometimes - authoress; noun(the writer of a book, article, play etc: He used to be a well-known author but his books are out of print now.) (rit)höfundur -
18 babble
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19 bloom
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20 calendar
['kæləndə]1) (a table showing the months and days of the year: Look at the calendar and tell me which day of the week November 22nd is.) tímatal, dagatal2) (a list of important dates or events: The football team's calendar is complete now.) listi, (leikja)skrá
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