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61 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) stuttur2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) lágur, lágvaxinn3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) stuttur, skammur4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) sem vantar upp á5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) vera peningalítill6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) stökkur2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) snögglega2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) ná ekki settu marki•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) setja á úrtökulista- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of -
62 sink
[siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) sökkva2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) hníga, síga; falla, lækka3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) sökkva í4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) verða þunglyndur5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) fjárfesta2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) vaskur- sunken- be sunk
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63 staff
I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) starfslið/-menn2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.) mannaII plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) nótnastrengur -
64 steward
['stjuəd]feminine - stewardess; noun1) (a passenger's attendant on ship or aeroplane: an air stewardess.) flug-/skipsþjónn, flug-/skipsþerna2) (a person who helps to arrange, and is an official at, races, entertainments etc.) skipuleggjandi3) (a person who supervises the supply of food and stores in a club, on a ship etc.) bryti4) (a person who manages an estate or farm for another person.) ráðsmaður -
65 stock up
(to accumulate a supply of (something): The boys were stocking up on/with chocolate and lemonade for their walk.) safna birgðum -
66 stockpile
noun (a supply of goods or materials accumulated eg by a government in case of war or other emergency.) varabirgðir -
67 supplement
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68 supplementary
[-'men-]adjective (added to supply what is lacking; additional.) viðbótar- -
69 support
[sə'po:t] 1. verb1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) halda upp; styðja (við)2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) styðja, aðstoða3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) styðja, styrkja4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) sjá fyrir, framfleyta2. noun1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) stuðningur; framfærsla2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) stoð, undirstaða•- supporting -
70 take for granted
1) (to assume without checking: I took it for granted that you had heard the story.) ganga að e-u vísu2) (to treat casually: People take electricity for granted until their supply is cut off.) taka e-ð sem sjálfsagðan hlut -
71 tap
I 1. [tæp] noun(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) bank2. verb((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) banka- tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) krani2. verb1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) hagnÿta2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) hlera síma -
72 (and) to spare
(in greater supply or quantity than is needed; extra: I'll go to an exhibition if I have time to spare; I have enough food and to spare.) umfram, aukalega -
73 toilet
['toilit]((a room containing) a receptacle for the body's waste matter, usually with a supply of water for washing this away; a lavatory: Do you want to go to the toilet?; Where is the ladies' toilet?; ( also adjective) a toilet seat.) klósett, snyrting- toilet-roll
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74 udder
(the bag-like part of a cow, goat etc, with teats that supply milk for their young or for humans: The cow has a diseased udder.) júgur -
75 unplug
past tense, past participle - unplugged; verb1) (to take the plug out of.) taka tappa úr2) (to disconnect from the electricity supply: He unplugged the television.) taka úr sambandi -
76 utility
[ju'tiləti]plural - utilities; noun1) (usefulness: Some kitchen gadgets have only a limited utility.) gagnsemi, nytsemi2) (a useful public service, eg the supply of water, gas, electricity etc.) almenningsþjónustufyrirtæki• -
77 water main
(a large underground pipe carrying a public water supply.) stór vatnsleiðsla, aðalæð
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supply — [n] reserve of goods accumulation, amount, backlog, cache, fund, hoard, inventory, number, quantity, reservoir, source, stock, stockpile, store, surplus; concept 712 Ant. debt, lack supply [v] furnish, provide, give a resource afford, cater,… … New thesaurus
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