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1 postman
['pəusmən]noun ((American mailman) a person whose job is to (collect and) deliver letters etc: Has the postman been this morning yet?) póstmaður, póstur -
2 deliver
[di'livə]1) (to give or hand over (something) to the person for whom it is intended: The postman delivers letters.) afhenda; bera út2) (to give: He delivered a long speech.) flytja í mæltu máli3) (to assist (a woman) at the birth of (a child): The doctor delivered the twins safely.) taka á móti•- delivery -
3 growl
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4 mailman
[-mæn]noun ((American) a postman.) bréfberi, póstur -
5 pillarbox
noun (a box found in public places, into which letters are posted to be collected by a postman.) póstkassi -
6 post
I [pəust] noun(a long piece of wood, metal etc, usually fixed upright in the ground: The notice was nailed to a post; a gate-post; the winning-post.) stólpi, póstur, staur- keep somebody posted
- keep posted II 1. [pəust] noun((the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc: I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?) póstur2. verb(to send (a letter etc) by post: He posted the parcel yesterday.) póstsenda- postage- postal
- postage stamp
- postal order
- postbox
- postcard
- postcode
- post-free
- post-haste
- posthaste
- postman
- postmark
- postmaster
- post office III 1. [pəust] noun1) (a job: He has a post in the government; a teaching post.) staða, starf2) (a place of duty: The soldier remained at his post.) (varð)staða3) (a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area: a trading-post.) verslunarstöð á strjálbÿlu svæði2. verb(to send somewhere on duty: He was posted abroad.) senda (til starfa)IV [pəust] -
7 regular
['reɡjulə] 1. adjective1) (usual: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?) vanabundinn, venjulegur2) ((American) normal: He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.) venjulegur3) (occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?) jafn, reglulegur4) (involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc: a man of regular habits.) vanabundinn5) (frequent: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.) fastur, fasta-6) (permanent; lasting: He's looking for a regular job.) fastur7) ((of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.) reglulegur8) (the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.) reglulegur, jafn, réttur9) (of ordinary size: I don't want the large size of packet - just give me the regular one.) venjulegur10) ((of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers.) atvinnu-2. noun1) (a soldier in the regular army.) atvinnuhermaður2) (a regular customer (eg at a bar).) fastagestur•- regularly
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8 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
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9 watch
[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) úr2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) vakt3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) vakt2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) horfa á, fylgjast með2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) hafa auga með3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) vara sig á4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) gæta5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) bíða eftir•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over
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