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1 draw/cast lots
(to decide who is to do etc something by drawing names out of a box etc: Five of us drew lots for the two pop-concert tickets.) draga um, henda upp á -
2 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) teikna2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) draga (upp)3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) nálgast; fjarlægjast4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) gera jafntefli5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) fá, hljóta6) (to open or close (curtains).) draga fyrir/frá7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) draga athygli2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) jafntefli2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) e-ð sem trekkir3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) dráttur (í happdrætti)4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) það að draga upp byssu, bregða vopni•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
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3 shed
I [ʃed] noun(a usually small building for working in, or for storage: a wooden shed; a garden shed.) skúrII [ʃed] present participle - shedding; verb1) (to send out (light etc): The torch shed a bright light on the path ahead.) gefa frá sér2) (to cast off (clothing, skin, leaves etc): Many trees shed their leaves in autumn.) losa sig við; hleypa hömum3) (to produce (tears, blood): I don't think many tears were shed when she left.) fella (tár)•
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cast out — {v.}, {formal} To force (someone) to go out or away; banish; expel. * /After the scandal, he was cast out of the best society./ Compare: CAST OFF(3) … Dictionary of American idioms
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