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  • 1 lead

    I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
    1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) leiða, vera í fararbroddi
    2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) liggja
    3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) leiða til, orsaka
    4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) leiða, vera í forystu
    5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) lifa
    2. noun
    1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) forysta
    2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) forysta
    3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) forysta
    4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) forskot
    5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) ól, band
    6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) vísbending
    7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) aðalhlutverk
    - leadership
    - lead on
    - lead up the garden path
    - lead up to
    - lead the way
    II [led] noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) blÿ
    2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) blÿ

    English-Icelandic dictionary > lead

  • 2 lively

    adjective (active; full of life, high spirits or movement: She took a lively interest in us; The music is bright and lively.) líflegur, fjörugur

    English-Icelandic dictionary > lively

  • 3 marriage

    ['mæri‹]
    1) (the ceremony by which a man and woman become husband and wife: Their marriage took place last week; ( also adjective) the marriage ceremony.) gifting, hjónavígsla
    2) (the state of being married; married life: Their marriage lasted for thirty happy years.) hjónaband
    3) (a close joining together: the marriage of his skill and her judgement.) náið samand
    - marriage licence

    English-Icelandic dictionary > marriage

  • 4 way

    [wei] 1. noun
    1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) leið
    2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) leið, vegur, braut
    3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) vegur, braut
    4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) vegalengd, leið
    5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) aðferð, leið
    6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) háttur, máti, vísa
    7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) venja
    8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) leið; í gegnum
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) langt (á)
    - wayside
    - be/get on one's way
    - by the way
    - fall by the wayside
    - get/have one's own way
    - get into / out of the way of doing something
    - get into / out of the way of something
    - go out of one's way
    - have a way with
    - have it one's own way
    - in a bad way
    - in
    - out of the/someone's way
    - lose one's way
    - make one's way
    - make way for
    - make way
    - under way
    - way of life
    - ways and means

    English-Icelandic dictionary > way

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