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1 leave/make one's mark
(to make a permanent or strong impression: The horrors of the war have left their mark on the children.) hafa varanleg áhrif, setja mark sitt á -
2 mark
1. noun1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.)2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.)4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.)5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.)6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.)2. verb1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.)2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.)3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.)4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.)5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.)•- marked- markedly
- marker
- marksman
- marksmanship
- leave/make one's mark
- mark out
- mark time -
3 snap one's fingers
(to make a sharp noise by moving the thumb quickly across the top joint of the middle finger, as an informal gesture eg to attract someone's attention, mark the rhythm in music etc.) smella fingrum -
4 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) oddur2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) nes, oddi3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punktur4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) staður5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) nákvæmt augnablik6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) stig, mark7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) áttastrik8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) stig, punktur9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) (aðal)atriði, punktur, kjarni10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) tilgangur11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) eiginleiki, hlið12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) innstunga2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) miða, beina2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) benda á3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) spartla/múra í•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes -
5 sign
1. noun1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) tákn2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) merki3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) merki4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) merki (um)2. verb1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) undirrita2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) undirrita3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) gefa merki um•- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up -
6 distinguish
[di'stiŋɡwiʃ]1) ((often with from) to mark as different: What distinguishes this café from all the others?) greina á milli2) (to identify or make out: He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away.) greina, sjá3) ((sometimes with between) to recognize a difference: I can't distinguish (between) the two types - they both look the same to me.) greina á milli4) (to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements: He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject.) skara fram úr•- distinguished -
7 touch
1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) snerta2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) snerta, koma við3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) snerta (e-n) tilfinningalega4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) koma nálægt2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) snerting2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) snertiskyn, tilfinning3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) stroka, dráttur4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) hæfileiki, handbragð5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) svæði utan hliðarlínu•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood -
8 track
[træk] 1. noun1) (a mark left, especially a footprint etc: They followed the lion's tracks.) far, spor, slóð2) (a path or rough road: a mountain track.) stígur, vegslóði3) ((also racetrack) a course on which runners, cyclists etc race: a running track; ( also adjective) the 100 metres sprint and other track events.) (hlaupa)braut4) (a railway line.) járnbrautarspor2. verb(to follow (eg an animal) by the marks, footprints etc that it has left: They tracked the wolf to its lair.) rekja slóð- in one's tracks
- keep/lose track of
- make tracks for
- make tracks
- track down
- tracker dog -
9 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) reyna2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) reyna, prófa3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) dæma4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) reyna á2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) tilraun2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) það að skora mark•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out -
10 crown
1. noun1) (a circular, often jewelled, head-dress, especially one worn as a mark of royalty or honour: the queen's crown.) kóróna2) ((with capital) the king or queen or governing power in a monarchy: revenue belonging to the Crown.) krúna; konunglegt vald3) (the top eg of a head, hat, hill etc: We reached the crown of the hill.) toppur4) ((an artificial replacement for) the part of a tooth which can be seen.) króna, viðgerð á tönn2. verb1) (to make (someone) king or queen by placing a crown on his or her head: The archbishop crowned the queen.) krÿna2) (to form the top part of (something): an iced cake crowned with a cherry.) krÿna, vera efst á3) (to put an artificial crown on (a tooth).) setja krónu á tönn4) (to hit (someone) on the head: If you do that again, I'll crown you!) lemja ofan á höfuð e-s•- crown princess -
11 grade
[ɡreid] 1. noun1) (one level in a scale of qualities, sizes etc: several grades of sandpaper; a high-grade ore.) gráða, flokkur2) ((American) (the pupils in) a class or year at school: We're in the fifth grade now.) skóladeild, bekkur3) (a mark for, or level in, an examination etc: He always got good grades at school.) einkunn4) ((especially American) the slope of a railway etc; gradient.) halli, hallagráða2. verb1) (to sort into grades: to grade eggs.) flokka2) (to move through different stages: Red grades into purple as blue is added.) breytast stig af stigi•- grader
- grade school
- make the grade
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