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1 find
1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) finna2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) uppgötva3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) finnast, þykja2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) fundur; uppgötvun- find out -
2 find/get one's bearings
(to find one's position with reference to eg a known landmark: If we can find this hill, I'll be able to get my bearings.) átta sig -
3 find fault with
(to criticize or complain of: She is always finding fault with the way he eats.) finna að, gagnrÿna -
4 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) átta sig, aðlaga sig -
5 find out
1) (to discover: I found out what was troubling her.) finna út, komast að2) (to discover the truth (about someone), usually that he has done wrong: He had been stealing for years, but eventually they found him out.) fletta ofan af e-m, koma upp um -
6 experiment
[ik'sperimənt] 1. noun(a test done in order to find out something, eg if an idea is correct: He performs chemical experiments; experiments in traffic control; We shall find out by experiment.) tilraun2. verb((with on or with) to try to find out something by making tests: He experimented with various medicines to find the safest cure; The doctor experiments on animals.) gera tilraun(ir)- experimentally
- experimentation -
7 test
[test] 1. noun1) (a set of questions or exercises intended to find out a person's ability, knowledge etc; a short examination: an arithmetic/driving test.) próf2) (something done to find out whether a thing is good, strong, efficient etc: a blood test.) prófun, rannsókn3) (an event, situation etc that shows how good or bad something is: a test of his courage.) prófsteinn4) (a way to find out if something exists or is present: a test for radioactivity.) prófun, könnun, tilraun5) (a test match.) landsleikur2. verb(to carry out a test or tests on (someone or something): The students were tested on their French; They tested the new aircraft.) prófa; reynslufljúga- test pilot
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8 discover
1) (to find by chance, especially for the first time: Columbus discovered America; Marie Curie discovered radium.) uppgötva2) (to find out: Try to discover what's going on!) komast að e-u• -
9 fault
[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) mistök2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) galli3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) jarðsprunga; misgengi2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) finna að, gagnrÿna- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
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10 look
[luk] 1. verb1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) líta, horfa2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) virðast, sÿnast3) (to face: The house looks west.) snúa2. noun1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) það að líta á2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) svipur, augnaráð3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) útlit•- - looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here!
- look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out!
- look over
- look through
- look up
- look up to -
11 race
I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) keppni, kapphlaup2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) taka þátt í hlaupi2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) þreyta kapphlaup3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) þjóta•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) kynþáttur/-stofn2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) kynþáttur/-stofn3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) kynstofn/-þáttur•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
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12 about
1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) um2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) um það bil2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) til og frá, hér og þar3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) í eða við, nálægt, einhvers staðar4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) um; hér og þar3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) snú! -
13 accommodate
[ə'komədeit]1) (to find or be a place for: The house could accommodate two families.) rúma, koma fyrir2) (to oblige: They did their best to accommodate him by carrying out his wishes.) gera til þægðar•- accommodation -
14 accommodation
1) (room(s) in a house or hotel in which to live, especially for a short time: It is difficult to find accommodation in London in August.) gistirúm2) (space for something: There is accommodation for your car behind the hotel.) rÿmi, stæði -
15 accordingly
1) (in agreement (with the circumstances etc): Find out what has happened and act accordingly.) samkvæmt því2) (therefore: He was very worried about the future of the firm and accordingly he did what he could to help.) þar af leiðandi -
16 add
[æd]1) ((often with to) to put (one thing) to or with (another): He added water to his whisky.) bæta við2) ((often with to, together, up) to find the total of (various numbers): Add these figures together; Add 124 to 356; He added up the figures.) leggja saman3) (to say something extra: He explained, and added that he was sorry.) bæta við4) ((with to) to increase: His illness had added to their difficulties.) auka•- addition- additional -
17 all
[o:l] 1. adjective, pronoun1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) allur2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) allir, hver og einn2. adverb1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) algerlega2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) þeim mun•- all-out
- all-round
- all-rounder
- all-terrain vehicle
- all along
- all at once
- all in
- all in all
- all over
- all right
- in all -
18 aloof
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19 anywhere
adverb (in any place at all: Have you seen my gloves anywhere?; I can't find them anywhere; `Where will I put these?' `Anywhere will do.') nokkurs staðar; hvar sem er -
20 ascertain
[æsə'tein](to find out: We shall never ascertain the truth.) ganga úr skugga um
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