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1 May Day
(the first day of May, an especially socialist holiday or festival in many countries.) 1. maí -
2 get the hang of
(to learn or begin to understand how to do (something): It may seem difficult at first, but you'll get the hang of it after a few weeks.) ná tökum á -
3 stress
[stres] 1. noun1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) spenna, stress2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) spenna3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) áhersla2. verb(to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc): Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual.) leggja áherslu á; bera fram með áherslu- lay/put stress on -
4 inclusive
[-siv]adjective (counting both the first and last in a series: May 7 to May 9 inclusive is three days.) meðtalinn -
5 relieve
[-v]1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) lina, létta, draga úr2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) leysa af3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) leysa frá störfum4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) losa við/undan5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) aðstoða, liðsinna -
6 original
[ə'ri-]1) (existing at the beginning; first: This part of the house is new but the rest is original.) upprunalegur2) ((able to produce ideas which are) new, fresh or not thought of before: original ideas; He has a very original mind.) frumlegur3) ((of a painting etc) by the artist etc, from which copies may be made: The original painting is in the museum, but there are hundreds of copies.) upprunalegur
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