-
1 custom
1) (what a person etc is in the habit of doing or does regularly: It's my custom to go for a walk on Saturday mornings; religious customs.) venja, vani2) (the regular buying of goods at the same shop etc; trade or business: The new supermarkets take away custom from the small shops.) viðskipti•- customarily
- customer
- customs -
2 sponsor
['sponsə] 1. verb1) (to take on the financial responsibility for (a person, project etc), often as a form of advertising or for charity: The firm sponsors several golf tournaments.) bakhjarl; fjármagnari2) (to promise (a person) that one will pay a certain sum of money to a charity etc if that person completes a set task (eg a walk, swim etc).) lofa fjárstuðningi2. noun(a person, firm etc that acts in this way.) bakhjarl, stuðningsmaður -
3 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) slá; hitta; ljósta2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) gera árás3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) kveikja á4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fara í verkfall5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) finna, lenda á6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) slá (nótu)7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) það fyrsta sem ég tók eftir; koma skyndilega í hug8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) slá, móta9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) halda, leggja leið sína10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) taka niður, fella2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) verkfall2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) happ; fundur•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up -
4 system
['sistəm]1) (an arrangement of many parts that work together: a railway system; the solar system; the digestive system.) kerfi2) (a person's body: Take a walk every day - it's good for the system!) líffærakerfi3) (a way of organizing something according to certain ideas, principles etc: a system of government/education.) skipulag, kerfi4) (a plan or method: What is your system for washing the dishes?) aðferð5) (the quality of being efficient and methodical: Your work lacks system.) skipuleg vinnubrögð•- systematically
См. также в других словарях:
take something for a walk — take someone/something for a walk phrase to walk with a person or animal Chris took the dog for a walk after work. Thesaurus: to walk, or to walk in a particular waysynonym Main entry: walk … Useful english dictionary
take someone for a walk — take someone/something for a walk phrase to walk with a person or animal Chris took the dog for a walk after work. Thesaurus: to walk, or to walk in a particular waysynonym Main entry: walk … Useful english dictionary
Take A Worm For A Walk Week — Infobox musical artist Name = Take A Worm For A Walk Week Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Genre = Hardcore punk, Spazz, Pop Years active = June 2006–Present Label =… … Wikipedia
take for — phr verb Take for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑fool, ↑walk … Collocations dictionary
go for a walk — go for/go on/take/a walk phrase to walk for pleasure rather than for practical reasons Let’s go for a walk before it gets too hot. Feel free to take a walk around the garden. Thesaurus: to walk, or to walk in a particular waysynonym … Useful english dictionary
walk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ramble, stroll, promenade, wander, saunter, travel(on foot), march, parade, tramp, hike, constitutional (inf.); path[way]; gait, carriage, tread, pace, step; calling, occupation; sphere, province,… … English dictionary for students
walk — I. verb Etymology: partly from Middle English walken (past welk, past participle walken), from Old English wealcan to roll, toss, journey about (past weolc, past participle wealcen) and partly from Middle English walkien (past walked, past… … New Collegiate Dictionary
go for a walk — take a walk, go out for a stroll, go out on a walking trip … English contemporary dictionary
Walk-in — for the comic series Walk In by Dave Stewart, see Walk In (comic) Walk in is thought to be a person whose original soul has departed his or her body and been replaced with a new soul. It is based on a misunderstanding of an ancient concept… … Wikipedia
take — [tāk] vt. took, taken, taking [ME taken < OE tacan < ON taka < ? IE base * dēg , to lay hold of] I to get possession of by force or skill; seize, grasp, catch, capture, win, etc. 1. to get by conquering; capture; seize 2. to trap, snare … English World dictionary
walk — ► VERB 1) move at a regular and fairly slow pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn. 2) travel over (a route or area) on foot. 3) guide, accompany, or escort (someone) on foot. 4) take (a dog) out for exercise. 5) N. Amer. informal be… … English terms dictionary