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1 tendency
plural - tendencies; noun (likelihood; inclination: He has a tendency to forget things.) tilhneiging -
2 escapism
noun (the tendency to escape from unpleasant reality into day-dreams etc.) veruleikaflótti -
3 hesitancy
noun (the tendency to hesitate.) efablendni, hik -
4 movement
1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) hreyfing2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) hreyfing, tilfærsla3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) hreyfing4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) hreyfing5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) gangverk6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) þáttur7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) tilhneiging -
5 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) leggja sig allan fram, streitast við2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) ofreyna/-gera; togna3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) ganga fram af4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) sía2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) álag2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) álag3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) tognun4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) álag•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) afbrigði, kynbættur stofn2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) hneigð, tilhneiging3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) ómur, tónar -
6 fancy
['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) stundarhrifning; duttlungar2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) ímyndun, hugarflug3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) ímyndun, hugarburður2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) skreyttur; fínn og dÿr3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) langa í e-ð, geta hugsað sér2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) hugsa, halda3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) vera skotinn í, langa í, þrá•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
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7 habit
['hæbit]1) (something which a person does usually or regularly: the habit of going for a walk before bed; an irritating habit of interrupting.) ávani, vani2) (a tendency to do the same things that one has always done: I did it out of habit.) ávani, vani3) (clothes: a monk's habit.) búningur, klæði•- habitual- habitually
- from force of habit
- get someone into
- get into
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8 inclination
[inklə'neiʃən]1) (a tendency or slight desire to do something: Has he any inclinations towards engineering?; I felt an inclination to hit him.) tilhneiging2) ((an act of) bowing (the head etc).) hneiging -
9 instinct
['instiŋkt](a natural tendency to behave or react in a particular way, without thinking and without having been taught: As winter approaches, swallows fly south from Britain by instinct; He has an instinct for saying the right thing.) eðlishvöt/-ávísun- instinctively -
10 stray
[strei] 1. verb(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) flækjast, villast2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) flækingsdÿr, heimilislaust dÿr3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) flækings-2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) dreifður, strjáll -
11 temper
['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) skap2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) skap3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) vont skap2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) styrkja, bæta2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) milda•- - tempered- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper -
12 trend
[trend](a general direction or tendency: She follows all the latest trends in fashion; an upward trend in share prices.) stefna, tilhneiging; tíska- trendy
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