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1 untiring
((of a person or his efforts etc) never stopping or ceasing because of weariness: his untiring efforts/energy.) óþreytandi -
2 win
[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) sigra (í), vinna2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) vinna (til)3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) ávinna sér, vinna til2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) sigur- winner- winning
- winning-post
- win over
- win the day
- win through -
3 at large
1) ((of prisoners etc) free: Despite the efforts of the police, the escaped prisoner is still at large.) sem leikur lausum hala2) (in general: the country / the public at large.) almennt -
4 counteract
(to undo or prevent the effect of: the government's efforts to counteract inflation.) sporna við -
5 cramp
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6 effort
['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) átak, erfiði2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) tilraun, viðleitni3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) tilraun, viðleitni•- effortlessly -
7 for all one is worth
(using all one's efforts, strength etc: He swam for all he was worth towards the shore.) eins og maður megnar -
8 frustrate
1) (to make (someone) feel disappointed, useless etc: Staying at home all day frustrated her.) ergja, skaprauna2) (to make useless: His efforts were frustrated.) gera að engu, ónÿta•- frustrated -
9 hammer home
(to make great efforts to make a person realize: We'll have to hammer home to them the importance of secrecy.) leggja ofuráherslu á -
10 joint
[‹oint] 1. noun1) (the place where two or more things join: The plumber tightened up all the joints in the pipes.) samskeyti2) (a part of the body where two bones meet but are able to move in the manner of eg a hinge: The shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles are joints.) liðamót3) (a piece of meat for cooking containing a bone: A leg of mutton is a fairly large joint.) kjötstykki2. adjective1) (united; done together: the joint efforts of the whole team.) sameinaður2) (shared by, or belonging to, two or more: She and her husband have a joint bank account.) sameiginlegur3. verb(to divide (an animal etc for cooking) at the, or into, joints: Joint the chicken before cooking it.) búta- jointed- jointly
- out of joint See also:- join -
11 largely
adverb (mainly; to a great extent: This success was largely due to her efforts; Our methods have been largely successful.) að mestu leyti -
12 mock
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13 of no avail
(of no use or effect: He tried to revive her but to no avail; His efforts were of no avail.) gagn; gagnslaus -
14 redouble
(to make twice as great: He redoubled his efforts.) tvöfalda -
15 reform
[rə'fo:m] 1. verb1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) bæta; betra2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) bæta ráð sitt2. noun1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) umbót2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) umbót•- reformed
- reformer -
16 renew
[rə'nju:]1) (to begin, do, produce etc again: He renewed his efforts; We must renew our attack on drug abuse.) hefja að nÿju2) (to cause (eg a licence) to continue for another or longer period of time: My television licence has to be renewed in October.) endurnÿja3) (to make new or fresh or as if new again: The panels on the doors have all been renewed.) gera upp, endurnÿja•- renewal -
17 sedulous
['sedjuləs, ]( American[) -‹u-]((of a person or his efforts etc) steady, earnest and persistent: He worked with sedulous concentration.) ástundunarsamur, iðinn -
18 self-made
[self'meid](owing wealth or important position to one's efforts, not to advantages given by birth, education etc: a self-made man.) sem hafist hefur af sjálfum sér -
19 single-handed
adjective, adverb (working etc by oneself, without help: He runs the restaurant single-handed; single-handed efforts.) einn síns liðs, án hjálpar -
20 spur
[spə:]1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.) spori2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) hvati, örvun•- spur on
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