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21 respond
[rə'spond]( with to)1) (to answer with words, a reaction, gesture etc: He didn't respond to my question; I smiled at her, but she didn't respond.) svara2) (to show a good reaction eg to some course of treatment: His illness did not respond to treatment by drugs.) svara, bregðast við3) ((of vehicles etc) to be guided easily by controls: The pilot said the plane did not respond to the controls.) svara, bregðast við•- response- responsibility
- responsible
- responsibly
- responsive
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22 shirk
[ʃə:k](to avoid doing, accepting responsibility for etc (something one ought to): She shirked telling him the bad news that night.) koma sér undan- shirker -
23 sponsor
['sponsə] 1. verb1) (to take on the financial responsibility for (a person, project etc), often as a form of advertising or for charity: The firm sponsors several golf tournaments.) bakhjarl; fjármagnari2) (to promise (a person) that one will pay a certain sum of money to a charity etc if that person completes a set task (eg a walk, swim etc).) lofa fjárstuðningi2. noun(a person, firm etc that acts in this way.) bakhjarl, stuðningsmaður -
24 state
I [steit] noun1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) ástand2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) ríki3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) viðhöfn•- stately- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
- get into a state
- lie in state II [steit] verb(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) lÿsa yfir, staðhæfa -
25 take (something) upon oneself
(to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) taka að sér, taka ábyrgð áEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (something) upon oneself
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26 take (something) upon oneself
(to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) taka að sér, taka ábyrgð áEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (something) upon oneself
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27 trust
1. verb1) (to have confidence or faith; to believe: She trusted (in) him.) treysta2) (to give (something to someone), believing that it will be used well and responsibly: I can't trust him with my car; I can't trust my car to him.) treysta/trúa fyrir3) (to hope or be confident (that): I trust (that) you had / will have a good journey.) vona, vera viss um (að)2. noun1) (belief or confidence in the power, reality, truth, goodness etc of a person or thing: The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability; trust in God.) traust, tiltrú2) (charge or care; responsibility: The child was placed in my trust.) umsjá3) (a task etc given to a person by someone who believes that they will do it, look after it etc well: He holds a position of trust in the firm.) ábyrgð4) (arrangement(s) by which something (eg money) is given to a person to use in a particular way, or to keep until a particular time: The money was to be held in trust for his children; ( also adjective) a trust fund) fjárhald5) (a group of business firms working together: The companies formed a trust.) samsteypa•- trustee- trustworthy
- trustworthiness
- trusty
- trustily
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28 undertake
past tense - undertook; verb1) (to accept (a duty, task, responsibility etc): He undertook the job willingly.) taka að sér2) (to promise (eg to do something): He has undertaken to appear at the police court tomorrow.) skuldbinda sig•- undertaking -
29 youth
[ju:Ɵ]plural - youths; noun1) ((the state of being in) the early part of life: Enjoy your youth!; He spent his youth in America.) æska, ungdómur2) (a boy of fifteen to twenty years old approximately: He and two other youths were kicking a football about.) unglingur3) (young people in general: Some people say that today's youth has/have no sense of responsibility.) unglingar•- youthful- youthfully
- youthfulness
- youth hostel
- youth mentor
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