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1 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) stuttur2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) lágur, lágvaxinn3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) stuttur, skammur4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) sem vantar upp á5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) vera peningalítill6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) stökkur2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) snögglega2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) ná ekki settu marki•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) setja á úrtökulista- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of -
2 short-tempered
adjective (easily made angry: My husband is very short-tempered in the mornings.) uppstökkur -
3 at short notice
(without much warning time for preparation etc: He had to make the speech at very short notice when his boss suddenly fell ill.) með stuttum fyrirvara -
4 by a short head
(by a very small amount: to win by a short head.) með litlum mun -
5 make short work of
(to dispose of very quickly: The children made short work of the ice-cream.) klára í hvelli -
6 minute
I ['minit] noun1) (the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds: It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.) mínúta2) (in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds: an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).) mínúta3) (a very short time: Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute.) andartak4) (a particular point in time: At that minute, the telephone rang.) andrá, stund5) ((in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said: The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.) fundargerð•- the minute that
- the minute
- to the minute
- up to the minute II adjective1) (very small: The diamonds in the brooch were minute.) agnarlítill2) (paying attention to the smallest details: minute care.) ítarlegur•- minutely- minuteness -
7 a stone's throw
(a very short distance: They live only a stone's throw away from here.) steinsnar -
8 crewcut
noun (a very short hairstyle.) burstaklipping -
9 dachshund
(a type of small dog with a long body and very short legs.) greifingjahundur -
10 flash
[flæʃ] 1. noun1) (a quick showing of a bright light: a flash of lightning.) leiftur2) (a moment; a very short time: He was with her in a flash.) andrá, augabragð3) (a flashlight.)4) ((often newsflash) a brief news report sent by radio, television etc: Did you hear the flash about the king's death?) stutt fréttasending/-tilkynning/-skot2. verb1) ((of a light) to (cause to) shine quickly: He flashed a torch.) láta leiftra2) ((usually with by or past) to pass quickly: The days flashed by; The cars flashed past.) þjóta (hjá)3) (to show; to display: He flashed a card and was allowed to pass.) flagga•- flashing- flashy
- flashily
- flashlight -
11 flying visit
(a very short, often unexpected, visit: She paid her mother a flying visit.) skyndiheimsókn -
12 instant
['instənt] 1. adjective1) (immediate: Anyone disobeying these rules will face instant dismissal; His latest play was an instant success.) tafarlaus; sem verður samstundis2) ((of food etc) able to be prepared etc almost immediately: instant coffee/potato.) skyndi-2. noun1) (a point in time: He climbed into bed and at that instant the telephone rang; He came the instant (that) he heard the news.) á þeirri stundu; undir eins2) (a moment or very short time: It all happened in an instant; I'll be there in an instant.) andartak, andrá•- this instant -
13 moment
['məumənt]1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) augnablik2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) augnablik, andrá•- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
- the moment -
14 no time (at all)
(a very short time indeed: The journey took no time (at all).) svipstund -
15 no time (at all)
(a very short time indeed: The journey took no time (at all).) svipstund -
16 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) lína; snúra, band2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) lína, strik3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) útlínur, lögun4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) hrukka5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) röð6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) stutt sendibréf, skilaboð7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) ætt, ættleggur8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) stefna9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) járnbraut, járnbrautarteinar10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) síma-/rafmagnslína; pípulagnir11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) ljóðlína, lína12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) skipafélag13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) (starfs)svið, áhugasvið14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) víglína; reiðubúnir fótgönguliðar við víglínu2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) raða sér meðfram2) (to mark with lines.) merkja með línu•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) klæða að innan2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) fóðra, klæða að innan•- lined- liner- lining -
17 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) langur2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) langur3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) langur, á lengd4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) langur, lengi5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) langur2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) löngu2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) lengi•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) þrá, dauðlanga- longing- longingly -
18 quick
[kwik] 1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) snöggur, örstuttur, skyndi-2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) snöggur, snar3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) snöggur til2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) fljótt- quickly- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
- quick-tempered
- quick-witted
- quick-wittedly
- quick-wittedness -
19 cram
[kræm]past tense, past participle crammed - verb1) (to fill very full: The drawer was crammed with papers.) troða2) (to push or force: He crammed food into his mouth.) troðfylla3) (to prepare (someone) in a short time for an examination: He is being crammed for his university entrance exam.) troða fræðslu í -
20 dash
[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) brjóta2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) kasta í, slá við3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) gera að engu2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) þjóta2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) skvetta, sletta3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) þankastrik4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) snerpa, hvatleiki•- dashing- dash off
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