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1 seeing that
(since; considering that: Seeing that he's ill, he's unlikely to come.) þar sem -
2 sight-seeing
noun (visiting the chief buildings, places of interest etc of an area: They spent a lot of their holiday sight-seeing in London; ( also adjective) a sight-seeing tour.) skoðunarferð -
3 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) sjón2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) sjónmál, augsÿn3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) e-ð sem vert er að sjá4) (a view or glimpse.) sÿn, nasasjón5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) e-ð sem er sjón að sjá6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) sigti, mið2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) sjá, eygja2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) miða, sigta út•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
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4 blindfold
noun (a piece of cloth etc put over the eyes to prevent someone from seeing: The kidnappers put a blindfold over the child's eyes.) bindi fyrir augun -
5 cataract
['kætərækt](a clouding of the lens of the eye causing difficulty in seeing.) vagl -
6 charge
1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) setja upp, láta borga2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) (láta) skrifa3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) kæra4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) gera áhlaup5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) hlaupa, storma6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) hlaða7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) hlaða2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) verð2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) ákæra3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) áhlaup4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) rafhleðsla5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) skjólstæðingur6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) hleðsla•- charger- in charge of
- in someone's charge
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7 clairvoyance
[kleə'voiəns](the power of seeing things not able to be perceived by the normal senses (eg details about life after death).) skyggni -
8 dazzle
['dæzl]1) ((of a strong light) to prevent from seeing properly: I was dazzled by the car's headlights.) blinda2) (to affect the ability of making correct judgements: She was dazzled by his charm.) heilla, töfra; blinda(st)/•- dazzling -
9 globe-trotter
noun (a person who goes sight-seeing all over the world.) heimshornaflakkari -
10 hallucination
[həlu:si'neiʃən](the seeing of something that is not really there: He had hallucinations after he took drugs.) ofskynjun -
11 imagination
1) ((the part of the mind which has) the ability to form mental pictures: I can see it all in my imagination.) ímyndun2) (the creative ability of a writer etc: This book shows a lot of imagination.) ímyndunarafl3) (the seeing etc of things which do not exist: There was no-one there - it was just your imagination.) ímyndun -
12 lag
[læɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) dragast aftur úr2. noun(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) seinkun, töf -
13 lo and behold
(an expression indicating surprise etc at seeing or finding something.) sjáið! -
14 long-sighted
adjective (having difficulty in seeing close objects clearly.) fjarsÿnn -
15 look
[luk] 1. verb1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) líta, horfa2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) virðast, sÿnast3) (to face: The house looks west.) snúa2. noun1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) það að líta á2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) svipur, augnaráð3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) útlit•- - looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here!
- look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out!
- look over
- look through
- look up
- look up to -
16 look forward to
(to wait with pleasure for: I am looking forward to seeing you / to the holidays.) hlakka til -
17 lucky dip
(a form of amusement at a fair etc in which prizes are drawn from a container without the taker seeing what he is getting.) lukkudráttur -
18 migraine
((an attack of) a type of very severe headache, often accompanied by vomiting and difficulty in seeing: She suffers from migraine.) mígreni, heilakveisa, höfuðverkur -
19 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) kraftur, afl, eiginleiki2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) afl3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) vald4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) vald5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) valda-/áhrifamikill maður6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) veldi7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) veldi•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
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20 reassemble
[ri:ə'sembl]1) (to put (things) together after taking them apart: The mechanic took the engine to pieces, then reassembled it.) setja saman á nÿ2) (to come together again: The tourists went off sight-seeing, then reassembled for their evening meal.) safnast saman á nÿ
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