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1 dead
[ded] 1. adjective1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) dauður2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) bilaður3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) algjör2. adverb(completely: dead drunk.) algjörlega- deaden- deadly 3. adverb(extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) ákaflega- dead end- dead-end
- dead heat
- dead language
- deadline
- deadlock -
2 the deceased
(in law, the dead person already mentioned, especially one who has recently died: Were you a friend of the deceased?) hinn látni -
3 dead heat
(a race, or a situation happening in a race, in which two or more competitors cross the finishing line together.) jafntefli í hlaupi -
4 in memory of / to the memory of
(as a reminder or memorial of: They built a monument in memory of their dead leader.) til minningar um, í minninguEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > in memory of / to the memory of
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5 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) skera, klippa2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) skera3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) sneiða, klippa4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) slá; klippa5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) minnka6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) klippa í burt, fjarlægja7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) skera í8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) gera við, draga9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') klippa á atriði10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) fara þvert fyrir11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) skera12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) skrópa13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) sniðganga2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) skurður; rafmagnsbilun; hárklipping; verðlækkun2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) snið3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) sneið•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) særandi- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) miskunnarlaus- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
6 body
['bodi] 1. plural - bodies; noun1) (the whole frame of a man or animal including the bones and flesh: Athletes have to look after their bodies.) líkami2) (a dead person: The battlefield was covered with bodies.) lík3) (the main part of anything: the body of the hall.) meginhluti4) (a mass: a huge body of evidence.) safn, magn5) (a group of persons acting as one: professional bodies.) afmarkaður hópur/heild•- bodily2. adverb(by the entire (physical) body: They lifted him bodily and carried him off.) líkamlega, í eigin persónu- body language
- bodywork -
7 foul play
(a criminal act, especially involving murder: A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play.) glæpur -
8 second sight
(the power of seeing into the future or into other mysteries: They asked a woman with second sight where the dead body was.) skyggnigáfa -
9 both
[bouƟ]adjective, pronoun(the two; the one and the other: We both went; Both (the) men are dead; The men are both dead; Both are dead.) báðir -
10 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) stöðva(st)2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) stöðva3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) stoppa, hætta4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) loka5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) loka; styðja á6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) dvelja2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) stans2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) stöð3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punktur4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) loka, loftop5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) fleygur, klossi•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up -
11 late
[leit] 1. adjective1) (coming etc after the expected or usual time: The train is late tonight; I try to be punctual but I am always late.) seinn2) (far on in the day or night: late in the day; late at night; It was very late when I got to bed.) seint, síðla; áliðinn3) (dead, especially recently: the late king.) heitinn4) (recently, but no longer, holding an office or position: Mr Allan, the late chairman, made a speech.) fyrrverandi2. adverb1) (after the expected or usual time: He arrived late for his interview.) seint2) (far on in the day or night: They always go to bed late.) seint•- lateness- lately
- later on
- of late -
12 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) líf; tilvera2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) ævi3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) líf, fjör4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) líf, lífsstíll5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) -ár, -líf, -ævi6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) lífvera7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) ævisaga8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) lífstíðarfangelsi•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life -
13 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) lifa2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) lifa (af)3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) búa, dvelja4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) lifa, búa við5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) lifa á, hafa lífsviðurværi af•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) lifibrauð, lífsviðurværi- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) lifandi2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) í beinni útsendingu3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) virkur4) (burning: a live coal.) glóandi2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) í beinni útsendingu- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire -
14 paw
[po:] 1. noun(the foot of an animal with claws or nails: The dog had a thorn in its paw.) löpp, loppa, hrammur2. verb1) ((of an animal) to touch, hit etc (usually several times) with a paw or paws: The cat was pawing (at) the dead mouse.) slá til (e-s) með loppu2) ((of an animal) to hit (the ground, usually several times) with a hoof, usually a front hoof: The horse pawed (at) the ground.) krafsa -
15 stone
[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) steinn; bergtegund2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) steinn3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) -steinn4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) eðalsteinn5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) aldinsteinn6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) bresk þyngdareining7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) nÿrnasteinn2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) grÿta2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) taka steina úr•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw -
16 string
1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) band, snæri2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) (æða)strengur3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) strengur4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) kippa, festi2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) þræða upp á band2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) setja streng(i) í/á3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) tína (strengi) úr4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) hengja•- strings- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
- stringency -
17 stuff
I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) efni2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) drasl3) (an old word for cloth.) fataefni•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) troða í2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) seta fyllingu í3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) stoppa upp•- stuffing- stuff up -
18 anatomy
[ə'nætəmi](the science of the structure of the (usually human) body, especially the study of the body by cutting up dead animal and human bodies.) líffærafræði- anatomically
- anatomist -
19 lay out
1) (to arrange over a wide area (especially according to a plan): He was the architect who laid out the public gardens.) hanna2) (to spread so as to be easily seen: He laid out the contents of the box on the table.) leggja fram og dreifa úr3) (to knock unconscious.) slá (e-n) í rot4) (to spend (money).) leggja fram peninga5) (to prepare (a dead body) to be buried.) leggja til -
20 spirit
['spirit]1) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) hugarfar2) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; ( also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) andi3) (liveliness; courage: He acted with spirit.) fjör, kraftur•- spirited- spiritedly
- spirits
- spiritual
- spiritually
- spirit level
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