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1 the apple of someone's eye
(a person or thing (that) is greatly loved: She is the apple of her father's eye.) eftirlæti -
2 upset the apple cart
(to bring into disorder: The football team were doing very well when their best player upset the apple cart by breaking his leg.) setja á annan endann -
3 apple of discord
(something attractive that causes envy and quarrels among people who think they deserve it: The right to host the Olympic Games is an apple of discord between the two countries.)- upset the apple cart -
4 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) -(i)nn, -(i)n, -(i)ð1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) -(i)nn, -(i)n, -(i)ð3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) -(i)nn, -(i)n, -(i)ð4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) (á/fyrir) -(i)nn, -(i)n, -(i)ð5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) (fellur brott í þÿðingu)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) þeim mun, því•- the...- the... -
5 Adam's apple
noun (the pointed part at the front of the neck that moves up and down when one talks or swallows.) -
6 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) falla, detta2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) detta um koll3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) lækka, falla4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) bera upp á5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) verða, lenda í tilteknu ástandi6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) koma í hlut (e-s)2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) fall2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) fall, (snjó-/úr)koma3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) fall4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) haust•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
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7 bite
1. past tense - bit; verb(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) bíta2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) bit2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) nart•- biting- bite the dust -
8 halve
1) (to divide (something) into two equal parts: He halved the apple.) helminga, skipta til helminga/í tvennt2) (to make half as great as before; to reduce by half: By going away early in the year, we nearly halved the cost of our holiday.) minnka um helming, helminga -
9 pear
[peə](a type of fruit of the apple family, round at the bottom and narrowing towards the stem or top: She's very fond of pears; ( also adjective) a pear tree.) pera -
10 cut down
1) (to cause to fall by cutting: He has cut down the apple tree.) fella2) (to reduce (an amount taken etc): I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down.) minnka, draga úr -
11 satisfy
1) (to give (a person) enough of what is wanted or needed to take away hunger, curiosity etc: The apple didn't satisfy my hunger; I told him enough to satisfy his curiosity.) fullnægja, seðja2) (to please: She is very difficult to satisfy.) gera til geðs•- satisfactory
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12 inside
1. noun1) (the inner side, or the part or space within: The inside of this apple is quite rotten.) innri hlið; innihald2) (the stomach and bowels: He ate too much and got a pain in his inside(s).) innyfli2. adjective(being on or in the inside: the inside pages of the newspaper; The inside traffic lane is the one nearest to the kerb.) innanverður, innri3. adverb1) (to, in, or on, the inside: The door was open and he went inside; She shut the door but left her key inside by mistake.) að innan(verðu)2) (in a house or building: You should stay inside in such bad weather.) inni4. preposition1) ((sometimes (especially American) with of) within; to or on the inside of: She is inside the house; He went inside the shop.) inni í, í2) ((sometimes with of) in less than, or within, a certain time: He finished the work inside (of) two days.) innan• -
13 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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14 core
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15 cross-section
1) ((a drawing etc of) the area or surface made visible by cutting through something, eg an apple.) þverskurður2) (a sample as representative of the whole: He interviewed a cross-section of the audience to get their opinion of the play.) þversnið; úrtak -
16 liberal
['libərəl]1) (generous: She gave me a liberal helping of apple pie; She was very liberal with her money.) örlátur, ríkulegur2) (tolerant; not criticizing or disapproving: The headmaster is very liberal in his attitude to young people.) umburðarlyndur3) (( also noun) (especially with capital) in politics, (a person belonging to a party) favouring liberty for the individual.) frjálslyndur, sem tilheyrir frjálslyndum flokki•- liberally -
17 pip
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18 bough
(a branch of a tree: the bough of an apple tree.) trjágrein -
19 liken
verb (to think or speak of as being similar; to compare: He likened the earth to an apple.) líkja við/saman -
20 peelings
noun plural (the strips or pieces of skin peeled off an apple, potato etc: potato peelings.) hÿði
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