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1 twice
1) (two times: I've been to London twice.) tvisvar2) (two times the amount of: She has twice his courage.) tvisvar sinnum meiri3) (two times as good etc as: He is twice the man you are.) tvisvar sinnum betri•- think twice about doing something- think twice about something -
2 think twice
( often with about) (to hesitate before doing (something); to decide not to do (something one was intending to do): I would think twice about going, if I were you.) hugsa sig tvisvar um -
3 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) hugsa sig tvisvar umEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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4 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) hugsa sig tvisvar umEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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5 double
1. adjective1) (of twice the (usual) weight, size etc: A double whisky, please.) tvöfaldur2) (two of a sort together or occurring in pairs: double doors.) tvöfaldur, tvískiptur3) (consisting of two parts or layers: a double thickness of paper; a double meaning.) tvöfaldur4) (for two people: a double bed.) fyrir tvo2. adverb1) (twice: I gave her double the usual quantity.) tvisvar sinnum2) (in two: The coat had been folded double.) í tvennt; brotinn saman3. noun1) (a double quantity: Whatever the women earn, the men earn double.) tvöfalt magn2) (someone who is exactly like another: He is my father's double.) tvífari4. verb1) (to (cause to) become twice as large or numerous: He doubled his income in three years; Road accidents have doubled since 1960.) tvöfalda(st)2) (to have two jobs or uses: This sofa doubles as a bed.) gegna tvöföldu hlutverki•- doubles- double agent
- double bass
- double-bedded
- double-check
- double-cross
- double-dealing 5. adjective(cheating: You double-dealing liar!) svikull, undirförull6. adjectivea double-decker bus.) tvílyftur, tvíþilja- double figures
- double-quick
- at the double
- double back
- double up
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6 after
1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) á eftir2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) eftir3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) á eftir (sér)4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) á eftir5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) eftir6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) yfir2. adverb(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) síðar, á eftir3. conjunction(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) eftir (að)- afterthought
- afterwards
- after all
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7 any more
(any longer; nowadays: He doesn't go any more, but he used to go twice a week.) ekki lengur -
8 bi-annual
(happening twice a year: a bi-annual event; The dinner is bi-annual, not annual.) sem á sér stað tvisvar á ári -
9 bi-monthly
adjective, adverb1) ((happening) once in every two months.) sem á sér stað annan hvern mánuð2) ((happening) twice a month.) hálfsmánaðarlegur -
10 bi-weekly
adjective, adverb1) ((happening etc) once every two weeks.) hálfsmánaðarlegur2) ((happening etc) twice each week.) tvisvar í viku -
11 cube
[kju:b] 1. noun1) (a solid body having six equal square faces.) teningur2) (the result of multiplying a number by itself twice: The cube of 4 = 4 × 4 × 4 = 43 = 64.) verpill, þríveldistala2. verb1) (to calculate the cube of (a number): If you cube 2, you will get the answer 8.) hefja í þriðja veldi2) (to make into a cube or cubes: She cubed the beef.) skera í tenginga•- cubic- cube root
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12 dense
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13 half-brother
nouns (a brother or sister by one parent only: My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers.) hálfbróðir -
14 half-sister
nouns (a brother or sister by one parent only: My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers.) hálfbróðir -
15 inject
[in'‹ekt](to force (a liquid etc) into the body of (a person) by means of a needle and syringe: The doctor injected the antibiotic into her arm; He has to be injected twice daily with an antibiotic.) sprauta -
16 into
['intu]1) (to or towards the inside of; to within: The eggs were put into the box; They disappeared into the mist.) inn í, í2) (against: The car ran into the wall.) inn í3) (to the state or condition of: A tadpole turns into a frog; I've sorted the books into piles.) í4) (expressing the idea of division: Two into four goes twice.) (deildur) í -
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18 meditate
['mediteit]1) (to think deeply: He was meditating on his troubles.) íhuga2) (to spend short, regular periods in deep (especially religious) thought: He meditates twice a day.) hugleiða•- meditative
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19 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) þrÿsta á2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) kreista3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) hvetja; reka á eftir4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) þrÿsta á, halda fast fram5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) pressa2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) þrÿstingur2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) prentvél3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) pressan, blöðin4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) blaðamenn5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) -pressa•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
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20 redouble
(to make twice as great: He redoubled his efforts.) tvöfalda
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