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1 watch
[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) úr2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) vakt3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) vakt2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) horfa á, fylgjast með2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) hafa auga með3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) vara sig á4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) gæta5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) bíða eftir•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
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2 audience
['o:diəns]1) (a group of people watching or listening to a performance etc: The audience at the concert; a television audience.) áheyrendur, áhorfendur, lesendur2) (a formal interview with someone important eg a king: an audience with the Pope.) áheyrn, viðtal -
3 couch potato
noun (a person who spends too much time watching television.) -
4 drive-in
adjective ((of a cinema, café etc, especially in North America) catering for people who remain in their cars while watching a film, eating etc: a drive-in movie.) bílabíó; lúgusala -
5 in private
(with no-one else listening or watching; not in public: May I speak to you in private?) undir fjögur augu -
6 instead of
(in place of: Please take me instead of him; You should have been working instead of watching television.) í staðinn fyrir -
7 intently
adverb (with great concentration: He was watching her intently.) af eftirtekt, gaumgæfilega -
8 keep watch
(to have the task of staying alert and watching for danger.) vera á verði -
9 lip-read
verb ((of a deaf person) to understand what a person is saying by watching the movement of his lips.) lesa af vörum -
10 looker-on
noun (a person who is watching something happening; an onlooker.) áhorfandi -
11 lookout
1) (a careful watch: a sharp lookout; ( also adjective) a lookout post.) gæsla; varðberg2) (a place from which such a watch can be kept.) varðberg/-turn3) (a person who has been given the job of watching: There was a shout from the lookout.) varðmaður4) (concern, responsibility: If he catches you leaving early, that's your lookout!) áhyggjuefni -
12 observation
[ob-]1) (the act of noticing or watching: She is in hospital for observation.) eftirlit2) (a remark.) athugasemd -
13 patrol
[pə'trəul] 1. past tense, past participle - patrolled; verb(to watch or protect (an area) by moving continually around or through it: Soldiers patrolled the streets.) vakta, hafa eftirlit2. noun1) (a group of people etc who patrol an area: They came across several army patrols in the hills.) varðflokkur2) (the act of watching or guarding by patrolling: The soldiers went out on patrol; ( also adjective) patrol duty.) vakt, eftirlit -
14 prefer
[pri'fə:]past tense, past participle - preferred; verb(to like better: Which do you prefer - tea or coffee?; I prefer reading to watching television; She would prefer to come with you rather than stay here.) vilja heldur- preferably
- preference -
15 prime time
noun (the evening hours, the time when most viewers are watching television: The programme will be broadcast during prime time.) -
16 progress
1. ['prəuɡres, ]( American[) 'pro-] noun1) (movement forward; advance: the progress of civilization.) framför, framfarir, þróun2) (improvement: The students are making (good) progress.) framför2. [prə'ɡres] verb1) (to go forward: We had progressed only a few miles when the car broke down.) miða áfram2) (to improve: Your French is progressing.) fara fram•3. noun(the progressive (tense) (also the continuous tense): The sentence `They were watching TV'. is in the progressive.)- progressiveness
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17 quiet
1. adjective1) (not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise: Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.) hljóður, hljóðlátur2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) rólegur3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) rólegur, friðsæll4) ((of colours) not bright.) mildur2. noun(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) friður, næði3. verb((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) róa; stillast- quieten- quietly
- quietness
- keep quiet about
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18 remember
[ri'membə]1) (to keep in the mind, or to bring back into the mind after forgetting for a time: I remember you - we met three years ago; I remember watching the first men landing on the moon; Remember to telephone me tonight; I don't remember where I hid it.) muna (eftir), minnast2) (to reward or make a present to: He remembered her in his will.) minnast3) (to pass (a person's) good wishes (to someone): Remember me to your parents.) bera kveðju frá (e-m)• -
19 spot
[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) blettur2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) doppa3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) bóla, blettur4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) staður, vettvangur5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) smáskammtur2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) koma auga á2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) þekkja, finna út•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) lÿsa með kastljósi2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) beina sviðsljósinu að, draga athygli að•- on the spot
- spot on -
20 video
['vidiəu] 1. plural - videos; noun1) (the recording or broadcasting (by means of a video recorder) of television pictures and sound.) sjónvarpsupptaka/-útsending2) (a videotape.) myndband3) ((also video cassette recorder; VCR) a machine used for watching or recording television films and programmes on videotape.) myndbandstæki2. verb(to record on a video recorder or videotape: He videoed the television programme on volcanoes.) taka upp á myndband- video camera
- video cassette recorder
- video recorder
- video jockey
- videotape 3. verb(to record a film etc on video.)
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