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1 small fry
(unimportant people or things: The local politicians are just small fry.) lítilfjörlegur maður, valdalítill hópur -
2 pygmy
['piɡmi]plural - pygmies, pigmies; noun(a member of an African race of very small people.) pygmÿi (dvergsvertingi) -
3 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) nokkur; nokkurn; dálítill2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nokkur; dálítill; sumir3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) einhverjir; nokkrir; dálítill4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) á vissan hátt; að sumu leyti2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) töluverður, umtalsverður2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) einhver3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) um það bil, í kringum3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) eitthvað; að vissu marki- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
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4 hop
I 1. [hop] past tense, past participle - hopped; verb1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) hoppa á öðrum fæti2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) hoppa, stökkva3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) stökkva yfir/fram úr4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) hoppa upp í2. noun1) (a short jump on one leg.) hopp, stökk2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) hopp, stökk•- catch someone on the hop
- catch on the hop
- keep someone on the hop
- keep on the hop II [hop] noun(a climbing plant, the bitter fruits of which (hops) are used in brewing beer.) humall -
5 ring
I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) hringur, baugur2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) hringur3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) hringur4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) (hnefaleika)hringur5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) (glæpa)hringur; samtök2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.) mynda hring (um)2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) gera/teikna hring (um)3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) merkja með hring•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) hringja2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) hringja í (e-n)3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) hringja á (e-n)4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) klingja5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) (endur)óma6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) glymja, kveða við2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) hringing2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) upphringing3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) tónn, hljómur, blær•- ring back
- ring off
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6 trickle
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7 ferry
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8 in the know
(having information possessed only by a small group of people: People in the know tell me that she is the most likely person to get the job.) sem þekkir til -
9 large
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10 nurse
[nə:s] 1. noun1) (a person who looks after sick or injured people in hospital: She wants to be a nurse.) hjúkrunarfræðingur2) (a person, usually a woman, who looks after small children: The children have gone out with their nurse.) fóstra2. verb1) (to look after sick or injured people, especially in a hospital: He was nursed back to health.) hjúkra, hlynna að2) (to give (a baby) milk from the breast.) hafa á brjósti3) (to hold with care: She was nursing a kitten.) halda gætilega á4) (to have or encourage (feelings eg of anger or hope) in oneself.) ala með sér•- nursery- nursing
- nursemaid
- nurseryman
- nursery rhyme
- nursery school
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11 odd jobs
((usually small) jobs of various kinds, often done for other people: He's unemployed, but earns some money by doing odd jobs for old people.) íhlaupavinna -
12 stream
[stri:m] 1. noun1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) á, lækur2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) straumur, flaumur, flóð3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) straumur4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) bekkur (sem raðað er í skv. námsgetu)2. verb1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) streyma; blakta2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) raða eftir námsgetu•- streamer- streamlined -
13 barrow
['bærəu]1) (a wheelbarrow.) hjólbörur2) (a small (usually two-wheeled) cart.) handkerra3) (a mound of earth piled up over the graves of important people in prehistoric times.) -
14 classified ad
noun ((American want ad) a small advertisement that people put in a newspaper when they want to buy or sell something, offer or find a job etc.) -
15 few
[fju:]adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) fáir- a few- few and far between -
16 flea
[fli:](a type of small blood-sucking insect that jumps instead of flying and lives on the bodies of animals or people.) fló -
17 gather
['ɡæðə] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) come together in one place: A crowd of people gathered near the accident.) safnast saman2) (to learn (from what has been seen, heard etc): I gather you are leaving tomorrow.) álykta3) (to collect or get: He gathered strawberries from the garden; to gather information.) tína4) (to pull (material) into small folds and stitch together: She gathered the skirt at the waist.) rykkja2. noun(a fold in material, a piece of clothing etc.) rykking- gather round
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18 handful
1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) handfylli2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) lítilræði; fáeinar sálir3) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) sem lætur illa að stjórn -
19 hassle
['hæsl] 1. noun1) (trouble or fuss: It's such a hassle to get to work on time: Travelling with children is such a hassle.) vandræði, umstang, vesen2) (a fight or argument: I got into a bit of a hassle with a couple of thugs.) rifrildi2. verb1) (to argue or fight: It seemed pointless to hassle over such a small matter.) rífast, þræta2) (to annoy (a person): I don't like people hassling me.) ergja -
20 hearing-aid
noun (a small electronic instrument which helps deaf people to hear better by making sounds louder by means of an amplifier.) heyrnartæki
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