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1 obtain
[əb'tein](to get; to become the possessor of: He obtained a large sum of money by buying and selling houses.) afla -
2 blackmail
verb (to obtain money illegally from (a person), usually by threatening to make known something which the victim wants to keep secret.) fjárkúga -
3 win
[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) sigra (í), vinna2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) vinna (til)3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) ávinna sér, vinna til2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) sigur- winner- winning
- winning-post
- win over
- win the day
- win through -
4 enlist
[in'list]1) (to join an army etc: My father enlisted on the day after war was declared.) ganga í her2) (to obtain the support and help of: He has enlisted George to help him organize the party.) fá e-n til hjálpar3) (to obtain (support and help) from someone: They enlisted the support of five hundred people for their campaign.) fá til að styðja -
5 approach
[ə'prəu ] 1. verb(to come near (to): The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.) nálgast2. noun1) (the act of coming near: The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman.) koma, það að e-ð nálgast2) (a road, path etc leading to a place: All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock.) aðkoma, aðkomuleið3) (an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc: They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets.) leita til; reyna við•- approaching -
6 bid
[bid] 1. verb1) (- past tense, past participle bid - to offer (an amount of money) at an auction: John bid ($1,000) for the painting.) bjóða (í)2) ((with for) - past tense, past participle bid - to state a price (for a contract): My firm is bidding for the contract for the new road.) bjóða í3) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to tell (someone) to (do something): He bade me enter.) skipa, bjóða4) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to express a greeting etc (to someone): He bade me farewell.) biðja, bjóða, kveðja2. noun1) (an offer of a price: a bid of $20.) tilboð2) (an attempt (to obtain): a bid for freedom.) tilraun til, viðleitni til•- bidder- bidding
- biddable -
7 demand
1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) krefjast2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) þarfnast2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) krafa2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) krafa3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) eftirspurn•- on demand -
8 distil
[di'stil]American - distilled; verb1) (to get (a liquid) in a pure state by heating to steam or a vapour and cooling again.) eima2) (to obtain alcoholic spirit from anything by this method: Whisky is distilled from barley.) framleiða með eimingu•- distiller
- distillery -
9 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) teikna2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) draga (upp)3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) nálgast; fjarlægjast4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) gera jafntefli5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) fá, hljóta6) (to open or close (curtains).) draga fyrir/frá7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) draga athygli2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) jafntefli2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) e-ð sem trekkir3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) dráttur (í happdrætti)4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) það að draga upp byssu, bregða vopni•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out -
10 extort
[ik'sto:t](to obtain (from a person) by threats or violence: They extorted a confession from him by torture.) þvinga fram, kúga- extortionate -
11 gain
[ɡein] 1. verb1) (to obtain: He quickly gained experience.) öðlast2) ((often with by or from) to get (something good) by doing something: What have I to gain by staying here?) hagnast; græða3) (to have an increase in (something): He gained strength after his illness.) öðlast; ná; fá4) ((of a clock or watch) to go too fast: This clock gains (four minutes a day).) flÿta sér2. noun1) (an increase (in weight etc): a gain of one kilo.) aukning, vöxtur2) (profits, advantage, wealth etc: His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.) hagnaður; hagur; gróði•- gain on -
12 get
[ɡet]past tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) fá2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) ná, í sækja3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) ná (til), koma, komast4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) koma (e-m) í (e-ð)5) (to become: You're getting old.) verða6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) fá til, telja á7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) koma8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) takast e-ð9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) fá10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) ná í, handtaka11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) skilja•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to -
13 hustle
1. verb1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) hrekja; hrinda2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) þröngva3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.)4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.)5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.)2. noun(quick and busy activity.) asi- hustler -
14 milk
[milk] 1. noun(a white liquid produced by female mammals as food for their young: The commonest source of milk is the cow.) mjólk2. verb(to obtain milk from: The farmer milks his cows each day.) mjólka- milky- milkiness
- milkmaid
- milkman
- milkshake
- milk tooth
- the Milky Way -
15 patent
['peitənt, ]( American[) 'pæ-] 1. noun(an official licence from the government giving one person or business the right to make and sell a particular article and to prevent others from doing the same: She took out a patent on her design; ( also adjective) a patent process.) einkaleyfi2. verb(to obtain a patent for; He patented his new invention.) fá einkaleyfi -
16 procure
[prə'kjuə](to get or obtain: He managed to procure a car.) útvega -
17 steal
[sti:l]past tense - stole; verb1) (to take (another person's property), especially secretly, without permission or legal right: Thieves broke into the house and stole money and jewellery; He was expelled from the school because he had been stealing (money).) stela2) (to obtain or take (eg a look, a nap etc) quickly or secretly: He stole a glance at her.) stelast til að gera e-ð3) (to move quietly: He stole quietly into the room.) læðast -
18 wangle
['wæŋɡl](to obtain or achieve (something) by trickery: He got us seats for the concert - I don't know how he wangled it.) fá (e-ð) með brögðum
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