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1 tell
[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) segja/greina (frá)2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) skipa3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) segja4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) greina (sundur), segja til um5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) segja frá6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) segja til sín, hafa áhrif•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
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2 tell on
1) (to have a bad effect on: Smoking began to tell on his health.) setja mark sitt á2) (to give information about (a person, usually if they are doing something wrong): I'm late for work - don't tell on me!) segja til (e-s) -
3 tell tales
(to give away secret or private information about the (usually wrong) actions of others: You must never tell tales.) kjafta frá -
4 butt
I verb(to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) stanga- butt inII 1. noun(someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about: She's the butt of all his jokes.) skotspónn2. noun1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).) skefti2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.) stubbur3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.) -
5 omit
[ə'mit]past tense, past participle - omitted; verb1) (to leave out: You can omit the last chapter of the book.) sleppa (úr)2) (not to do: I omitted to tell him about the meeting.) láta ógert, sleppa•- omission -
6 truth
[tru:Ɵ]plural - truths; noun1) (trueness; the state of being true: I am certain of the truth of his story; `What is truth?' asked the philosopher.) sannleikur2) (the true facts: I don't know, and that's the truth; Tell the truth about it.) sannleikur•- truthful- truthfully
- truthfulness
- tell the truth
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7 come clean
(to tell the truth about something, often about something about which one has previously lied.) segja (að lokum) sannleikann -
8 fib
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9 inform
[in'fo:m]1) (to tell; to give knowledge to: Please inform me of your intentions in this matter; I was informed that you were absent from the office.) láta vita, tilkynna2) ((with against or on) to tell facts to eg the police about (a criminal etc): He informed against his fellow thieves.) segja til, bera vitni gegn•- information
- informative
- informer
- information superhighway
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10 report
[rə'po:t] 1. noun1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) skÿrsla2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) orðrómur, kvittur3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) (skot)hvellur2. verb1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) segja frá; gefa skÿrslu2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) klaga3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) kæra4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) tilkynna komu sína; mæta•- reporter- reported speech
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11 wink
[wiŋk] 1. verb1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') depla augunum2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) blika, leiftra2. noun(an act of winking: `Don't tell anyone I'm here', he said with a wink.) depl, blikk -
12 warn
[wo:n] 1. verb1) (to tell (a person) in advance (about a danger etc): Black clouds warned us of the approaching storm; They warned her that she would be ill if she didn't rest.) vara (við), aðvara2) (to advise (someone against doing something): I was warned about/against speeding by the policeman; They warned him not to be late.) vara við, benda á•- warning2. adjective(giving a warning: She received a warning message.) aðvörunar- -
13 be
present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) vera2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.) ég er að fara, ég ætla að fara3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) vera4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.) eiga; mun5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.) vera•- being- the be-all and end-all -
14 fiction
['fikʃən](stories etc which tell of imagined, not real, characters and events (see also non-fiction): I prefer reading fiction to hearing about real events.) skáldskapur- fictitious -
15 foretell
[fo:'tel]past tense, past participle - foretold; verb(to tell (about something) before it has happened: to foretell the future from the stars.) spá, segja fyrir -
16 get something off one's chest
(to tell the truth about something that is worrying one.) létta af hjarta sínuEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > get something off one's chest
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17 interested
1) ((often with in) showing attention or having curiosity: He's not interested in politics; Don't tell me any more - I'm not interested; I'll be interested to see what happens next week.) áhugasamur2) ((often with in) willing, or wanting, to do, buy etc: Are you interested in (buying) a second-hand car?) sem hefur áhuga á e-u3) (personally involved in a particular business, project etc and therefore likely to be anxious about decisions made regarding it: You must consult the other interested parties (= the other people involved).) sem á hlut að máli -
18 keep oneself to oneself
(to tell others very little about oneself, and not to be very friendly or sociable.) fara einförum -
19 order
['o:də] 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) skipun2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) pöntun3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) pöntun4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) röð og regla5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) röð og regla, skipulag6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) röð7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) lög og regla8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) ávísun9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) skipan, skipulag10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) trúarregla; bræðralag2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) skipa2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) panta3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) koma lagi á, raða•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) hjúkrunarmaður2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) óbreyttur hermaður•- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
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20 query
['kwiəri] 1. plural - queries; noun1) (a question: In answer to your query about hotel reservations I am sorry to tell you that we have no vacancies.) fyrirspurn2) (a question mark: You have omitted the query.) spurningarmerki2. verb1) (to question (a statement etc): I think the waiter has added up the bill wrongly - you should query it.) láta í ljós efasemdir2) (to ask: `What time does the train leave?' she queried.) spyrja
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