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1 without
1) (in the absence of; not having: They went without you; I could not live without him; We cannot survive without water.) án2) (not: He drove away without saying goodbye; You can't walk along this street without meeting someone you know.) án þess að -
2 the Common Market
((formerly) an association of certain European countries to establish free trade (without duty, tariffs etc) among them, now replaced by the European Union.) Efnahagsbandalag Evrópu -
3 out of the blue
(without warning: He arrived out of the blue, without phoning first.) úr heiðskíru lofti, öllum að óvörum -
4 in the nude
(without clothes.) nakinn -
5 do without
(to manage without and accept the lack of: We'll just have to do without a phone; If you're too lazy to fetch the ice-cream you can just do without; I can do without your opinion, if you don't mind.) komast af án -
6 jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
(to form an idea without making sure of the facts: He saw my case in the hall and jumped to the conclusion that I was leaving.) vera of fljótur á sér að álykta, hrapa að ályktunumEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
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7 on the spur of the moment
(suddenly; without previous planning: We decided to go to Paris on the spur of the moment.) fyrirvaralaust -
8 on the quiet
(secretly; without letting anyone find out: He went out of the office to enjoy a cigarette on the quiet.) í laumi -
9 take the liberty of
(to do without permission: I took the liberty of moving the papers from your desk - I hope you don't mind.) leyfa sér -
10 beat about the bush
(to approach a subject in an indirect way, without coming to the point or making any decision.) fara í kringum efnið -
11 jump the queue
(to move ahead of others in a queue without waiting for one's proper turn: Many wealthy or important people try to jump the queue for hospital beds.) fara fram fyrir aðra -
12 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) láta e-n vinna baki brotnuEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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13 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) láta e-n vinna baki brotnuEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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14 lay down the law
(to state something in a way that indicates that one expects one's opinion and orders to be accepted without argument.) setja fram afdráttarlausar staðhæfingar -
15 leave in the lurch
(to leave (a person etc) in a difficult situation and without help.) skilja eftir bjargarlausan -
16 in silence
(without saying anything: The children listened in silence to the story.) í hljóði -
17 at random
(without any particular plan or system: The police were stopping cars at random and checking their brakes; Choose a number at random.) af handahófi -
18 at short notice
(without much warning time for preparation etc: He had to make the speech at very short notice when his boss suddenly fell ill.) með stuttum fyrirvara -
19 irrespective of
(without consideration of: The pupils are all taught together, irrespective of age or ability.) án tillits til -
20 leave
I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) fara, yfirgefa2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) skilja eftir3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) fara frá4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) fara frá e-u, skilja einan eftir5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) láta (e-m e-ð) eftir6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) láta eftir sig, erfa•- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) leyfi2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) frí•- take one's leave of- take one's leave
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