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1 answer
1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) svar2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) lausn2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) svara2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) svara3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) fullnægja4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) samsvara•- answering machine
- answer for
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2 answer for
1) ((often with to) to bear the responsibility or be responsible for (something): I'll answer to your mother for your safety.) bera ábyrgð á2) (to suffer or be punished (for something): You'll answer for your rudeness one day!) gjalda -
3 guess
[ɡes] 1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) giska á, áætla2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) gera ráð fyrir, telja2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) ágiskun- anybody's guess -
4 question
['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) spurning2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) spurning, umræðuefni3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) spurning, úrlausnarefni4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) vafi, spurning5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) spurning, möguleiki2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) spyrja2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) efast um•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
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5 reply
1. verb(to answer: `I don't know,' he replied; Should I reply to his letter?; She replied that she had never seen the man before; She replied by shrugging her shoulders.) svara2. noun1) (an answer: `I don't know,' was his reply; I'll write a reply to his letter.) svar2) (the act of answering: What did he say in reply (to your question)?) svar -
6 riddle
I ['ridl] noun(a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) gátaII ['ridl] verb(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) sundurgata -
7 solution
[sə'lu:ʃən]1) (an answer to a problem, difficulty or puzzle: the solution to a crossword.) úrlausn2) (the act of finding such an answer.) ráðning3) (a liquid with something dissolved in it: a solution of salt and water.) upplausn -
8 wrong
[roŋ] 1. adjective1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) rangur2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) rangur3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) rangur4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) ekki réttur/hæfur5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) í ólagi; ekki eðlilegur2. adverb(incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) ranglega, rangt3. noun(that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) siðferðilega rangur4. verb(to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) gera rangt til- wrongful- wrongfully
- wrongfulness
- wrongly
- wrongdoer
- wrongdoing
- do someone wrong
- do wrong
- do wrong
- go wrong
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9 all along
(the whole time (that something was happening): I knew the answer all along.) frá byrjun, allan tímann -
10 answering machine
noun ((also machine) a machine that take messages for you when you cannot answer the phone: to leave a message on the answering machine.) -
11 any
['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) hver sem er2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) neinn2. adjective(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) allir, hver, hvaða (sem er)3. adverb(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) nokkuð- anybody- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
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12 anybody
1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) nokkur2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) hver sem er3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) hver sem er -
13 anyone
1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) nokkur2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) hver sem er3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) hver sem er -
14 approximate
[ə'proksimət](very nearly correct or accurate; not intended to be absolutely correct: Give me an approximate answer!; Can you give me an approximate price for the job?) sem er nærri lagi- approximation -
15 approximation
1) (a figure, answer etc which is not (intended to be) exact: This figure is just an approximation.) nálgun2) (the process of estimating a figure etc: We decided on a price by a process of approximation.) nálgun -
16 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) bak, hryggur2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) bak, hryggur3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) bakatil, bakhlið, aftari eða fjarlægari hluti4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) bakvörður2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) aftur-, bak-3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) til baka, aftur2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) aftur, frá3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) aftur (í)4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) til baka, á móti5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) aftur (til)4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) bakka2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) styðja (við bakið á)3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) veðja (á)•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) með bakhandarhöggi; með vinstrihallandi skrift- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
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17 catechism
['kætikizəm]1) (a book (especially religious) of instructions by means of question and answer.) kennslubók (spurningar og svör), (fermingar-)kver2) (a series of searching questions on any subject.) rækileg yfirheyrsla• -
18 clue
[klu:](anything that helps to solve a mystery, puzzle etc: The car number was a clue to the identity of the murderer; I can't answer the second clue in this crossword.) ábending; vísbending- clueless- not to have a clue -
19 column
['koləm]1) (a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building: the carved columns in the temple.) súla2) (something similar in shape: a column of smoke.) (reyk)súla3) (a vertical row (of numbers): He added up the column (of figures) to find the answer.) dálkur4) (a vertical section of a page of print: a newspaper column.) (blaða)dálkur5) (a section in a newspaper, often written regularly by a particular person: He writes a daily column about sport.) dálkur6) (a long file of soldiers marching in short rows: a column of infantry.) röð7) (a long line of vehicles etc, one behind the other.) röð, (bíla)lest• -
20 counter
I see count II 0. noun(a token used in numbering or playing certain games; counters for playing ludo etc.)II 1. adverb((with to) in the opposite direction or manner to: The election is running counter to the forecasts.) gegn, á móti2. verb(to meet or answer (a stroke or move etc by another): He successfully countered all criticisms.) svara; mæta- counter-III noun(a kind of table or surface on which goods are laid: Can you get me some sweets from the confectionery counter?) búðarborð
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