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  • 1 end

    [end] 1. noun
    1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) endi
    2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) endir, lok
    3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) dauði, endalok
    4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) takmark
    5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) endi, stubbur
    2. verb
    (to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) enda, ljúka, binda enda á
    - endless
    - at a loose end
    - end up
    - in the end
    - make both ends meet
    - make ends meet
    - no end of
    - no end
    - on end
    - put an end to
    - the end

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  • 2 end up

    1) (to reach or come to an end, usually unpleasant: I knew that he would end up in prison.) hafna að lokum í
    2) (to do something in the end: He refused to believe her but he ended up apologizing.) verða að lokum

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  • 3 come to a sticky end

    (to have an unpleasant fate or death.) enda illa

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  • 4 expire

    1) ((of a limited period of time) to come to an end: His three weeks' leave expires tomorrow.) renna út; ljúka
    2) ((of a ticket, licence etc) to go out of date: My driving licence expired last month.) renna út, falla úr gildi
    3) (to die.) andast, deyja, gefa upp öndina
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    - expiry

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  • 5 finish

    ['finiʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) ljúka, enda
    2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) klára, ljúka við
    2. noun
    1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) lokaáferð; gljái, glans
    2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) endasprettur
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    - finish off
    - finish up

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  • 6 give out

    1) (to give, usually to several people: The headmaster's wife gave out the school prizes.) afhenda
    2) (to come to an end: My patience gave out.) vera uppurinn
    3) (to produce: The fire gave out a lot of heat.) gefa frá sér

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  • 7 run out

    1) ((of a supply) to come to an end: The food has run out.) ganga til þurrðar
    2) ((with of) to have no more: We've run out of money.) verða uppiskroppa með

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  • 8 terminate

    ['tə:mineit]
    (to bring or come to an end or limit: She terminated the conversation.) enda, binda endi á

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  • 9 along

    [ə'loŋ] 1. preposition
    1) (from one end to the other: He walked along several streets; The wall runs along the river.) eftir, meðfram
    2) (at a point at the end or on the length of: There's a post-box somewhere along this street.) einhvers staðar á
    2. adverb
    1) (onwards or forward: He ran along beside me; Come along, please!) áfram
    2) (to the place mentioned: I'll come along in five minutes.) hingað, þangað
    3) (in company, together: I took a friend along with me.) með
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  • 10 stick

    I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
    1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) stinga, reka
    2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) stinga(st)
    3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) festa, líma
    4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) festast
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    - sticky
    - stickily
    - stickiness
    - sticking-plaster
    - stick-in-the-mud
    - come to a sticky end
    - stick at
    - stick by
    - stick it out
    - stick out
    - stick one's neck out
    - stick to/with
    - stick together
    - stick up for     II [stik] noun
    1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) spÿta, kvistur, sprek
    2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) (göngu)stafur; kylfa
    3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) stöngull
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    - get hold of the wrong end of the stick
    - get the wrong end of the stick

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  • 11 conclude

    [kən'klu:d]
    1) (to come or bring to an end: to conclude a meeting; He concluded by thanking everyone.) ljúka, enda
    2) (to come to believe: We concluded that you weren't coming.) álykta
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    - conclusive
    - conclusively
    - conclusiveness

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  • 12 butt

    I verb
    (to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) stanga
    II 1. noun
    (someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about: She's the butt of all his jokes.) skotspónn
    2. noun
    1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).) skefti
    2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.) stubbur
    3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.)

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  • 13 close

    I 1. [kləus] adverb
    1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.)
    2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.)
    2. adjective
    1) (near in relationship: a close friend.)
    2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.)
    3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.)
    4) (tight: a close fit.)
    5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.)
    6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).)
    7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.)
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    - closeness
    - close call/shave
    - close-set
    - close-up
    - close at hand
    - close on
    - close to     II 1. [kləuz] verb
    1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) loka
    2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) enda, ljúka
    3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) útkljá; samþykkja
    2. noun
    (a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) lok
    - close up

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  • 14 to

    1. [tə,tu] preposition
    1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) til, á
    2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) til
    3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) til, þar til
    4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) til, við
    5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) á, að
    6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) í
    7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) miðað við; á móti
    8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) til
    9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) um, til að
    10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)
    2. [tu:] adverb
    1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) aftur
    2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) að verki
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  • 15 work out

    1) (to solve or calculate correctly: I can't work out how many should be left.) leysa, reikna
    2) (to come to a satisfactory end: Don't worry - it will all work out (in the end).) leysast
    3) (to perform physical exercises.) æfa sig, gera líkamsæfingar

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  • 16 fast

    I 1. adjective
    1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) hraður; hraðskreiður
    2) (quick: a fast worker.) hraður, fljótur
    3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) of fljótur, á undan
    2. adverb
    (quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) hratt
    - fast foods
    - fast food     II 1. verb
    (to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) fasta
    2. noun
    (a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) fasta
    III adjective
    1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) litekta, sem rennur hvorki né upplitast
    2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) kirfilega festur
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  • 17 peter out

    (to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) fjara út

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  • 18 point

    [point] 1. noun
    1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) oddur
    2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) nes, oddi
    3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punktur
    4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) staður
    5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) nákvæmt augnablik
    6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) stig, mark
    7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) áttastrik
    8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) stig, punktur
    9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) (aðal)atriði, punktur, kjarni
    10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) tilgangur
    11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) eiginleiki, hlið
    12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) innstunga
    2. verb
    1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) miða, beina
    2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) benda á
    3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) spartla/múra í
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    - pointer
    - pointless
    - pointlessly
    - points
    - be on the point of
    - come to the point
    - make a point of
    - make one's point
    - point out
    - point one's toes

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  • 19 right

    1. adjective
    1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) hægri
    2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) réttur
    3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) (siðferðilega) réttur
    4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) viðeigandi
    2. noun
    1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) réttur, réttindi
    2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) sem hefur á réttu að standa
    3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) hægri-, hægrihandar
    4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) hægri-, hægrisinnaður
    3. adverb
    1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) nákvæmlega
    2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) strax
    3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) rétt (við), beint
    4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) alveg, gjörsamlega
    5) (to the right: Turn right.) til hægri
    6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) rétt, vel
    4. verb
    1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) rétta við/af; komast á réttan kjöl
    2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) bæta úr
    5. interjection
    (I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') allt í lagi; skal gert
    - righteously
    - righteousness
    - rightful
    - rightfully
    - rightly
    - rightness
    - righto
    - right-oh
    - rights
    - right angle
    - right-angled
    - right-hand
    - right-handed
    - right wing     6. adjective
    ((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) hægrisinnaður
    - by rights
    - by right
    - get
    - keep on the right side of
    - get right
    - go right
    - not in one's right mind
    - not quite right in the head
    - not right in the head
    - put right
    - put/set to rights
    - right away
    - right-hand man
    - right now
    - right of way
    - serve right

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  • 20 snuff out

    1) (to extinguish the flame of (a candle etc): He snuffed out the candle by squeezing the wick between his thumb and forefinger.) slökkva á
    2) (to (cause to) come to a sudden end: Opposition was quickly snuffed out.) kæfa

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