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  • 21 track

    [træk] 1. noun
    1) (a mark left, especially a footprint etc: They followed the lion's tracks.) far, spor, slóð
    2) (a path or rough road: a mountain track.) stígur, vegslóði
    3) ((also racetrack) a course on which runners, cyclists etc race: a running track; ( also adjective) the 100 metres sprint and other track events.) (hlaupa)braut
    4) (a railway line.) járnbrautarspor
    2. verb
    (to follow (eg an animal) by the marks, footprints etc that it has left: They tracked the wolf to its lair.) rekja slóð
    - in one's tracks
    - keep/lose track of
    - make tracks for
    - make tracks
    - track down
    - tracker dog

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  • 22 go

    [ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb
    1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) fara
    2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) fara í gegnum, fara eftir
    3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) fara til; fara/seljast á
    4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) liggja til
    5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) ganga/fara í, sækja
    6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) hverfa
    7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) fara, enda
    8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) fara
    9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) hverfa
    10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) fara (að gera e-ð)
    11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) bila
    12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) ganga, vinna
    13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) verða
    14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) vera, ganga
    15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) eiga heima/að vera í
    16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) líða
    17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) fara í
    18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) ganga
    19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) gefa frá sér, segja
    20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) hljóða, vera
    21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) ganga (vel)
    2. noun
    1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) tilraun
    2) (energy: She's full of go.) kraftur
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    3. adjective
    1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) sem blómstrar/gengur vel
    2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) gang-, markaðs-, gildandi
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    4. noun
    (permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) leyfi
    - going-over
    - goings-on
    - no-go
    - all go
    - be going on for
    - be going on
    - be going strong
    - from the word go
    - get going
    - give the go-by
    - go about
    - go after
    - go against
    - go along
    - go along with
    - go around
    - go around with
    - go at
    - go back
    - go back on
    - go by
    - go down
    - go far
    - go for
    - go in
    - go in for
    - go into
    - go off
    - go on
    - go on at
    - go out
    - go over
    - go round
    - go slow
    - go steady
    - go through
    - go through with
    - go too far
    - go towards
    - go up
    - go up in smoke/flames
    - go with
    - go without
    - keep going
    - make a go of something
    - make a go
    - on the go

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  • 23 charge

    1. verb
    1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) setja upp, láta borga
    2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) (láta) skrifa
    3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) kæra
    4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) gera áhlaup
    5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) hlaupa, storma
    6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) hlaða
    7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) hlaða
    2. noun
    1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) verð
    2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) ákæra
    3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) áhlaup
    4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) rafhleðsla
    5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) skjólstæðingur
    6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) hleðsla
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    - in charge of
    - in someone's charge
    - take charge

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  • 24 stand

    [stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb
    1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) standa
    2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) standa upp, rísa á fætur
    3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) standa kyrr
    4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) halda gildi, standast
    5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) standa
    6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) standa
    7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) bjóða sig fram
    8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) setja, stilla (upp/á)
    9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) eiga lögsókn yfir höfði sér, þola
    10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) borga fyrir, bjóða upp á
    2. noun
    1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) staða
    2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) statíf, standur
    3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) sölubás
    4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) áhorfendapallur
    5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) vitnastúka
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    - standing 3. noun
    1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) varanleiki
    2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) í (miklum) metum
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    4. adjective
    ((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) hopp- (hoppfarþegi/-miði)
    5. adverb
    (travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) á hoppmiða
    - standing-room
    - make someone's hair stand on end
    - stand aside
    - stand back
    - stand by
    - stand down
    - stand fast/firm
    - stand for
    - stand in
    - stand on one's own two feet
    - stand on one's own feet
    - stand out
    - stand over
    - stand up for
    - stand up to

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  • 25 whistle

    ['wisl] 1. verb
    1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) blístra
    2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) blístra, flauta
    3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) hvína
    4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) hvína
    2. noun
    1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) blístur
    2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) flauta
    3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) flauta

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  • 26 change

    [ ein‹] 1. verb
    1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) breyta
    2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) skipta
    3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) skipta (um)
    4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) breyta í
    5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) skipta
    2. noun
    1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) breyting
    2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) breyting
    3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) skipti
    4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) skiptimynt
    5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) afgangur, skiptimynt
    6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) hvíld; tilbreyting
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    - change hands
    - a change of heart
    - the change of life
    - change one's mind
    - for a change

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  • 27 head

    [hed] 1. noun
    1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) höfuð, haus
    2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) hugur, heili
    3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) hauslengd
    4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) yfirmaður, leiðtogi, höfuð; yfir-, aðal-
    5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) haus, kollur, toppur; karfa (á blómi)
    6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) árupptök
    7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) haus
    8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) fremsti hluti; fylkingarbrjóst
    9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) vit, skilningur
    10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) skólastjóri/-stÿra
    11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) á haus/mann
    12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) höfði, allhátt nes
    13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) froða
    2. verb
    1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) vera fremstur, fara fyrir
    2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) vera leiðtogi, stÿra
    3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) stefna (á)
    4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) titla
    5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) skalla
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    - - headed
    - header
    - heading
    - heads
    - headache
    - headband
    - head-dress
    - headfirst
    - headgear
    - headlamp
    - headland
    - headlight
    - headline
    - headlines
    - headlong
    - head louse
    - headmaster
    - head-on
    - headphones
    - headquarters
    - headrest
    - headscarf
    - headsquare
    - headstone
    - headstrong
    - headwind
    - above someone's head
    - go to someone's head
    - head off
    - head over heels
    - heads or tails?
    - keep one's head
    - lose one's head
    - make head or tail of
    - make headway
    - off one's head

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  • 28 ring

    I 1. [riŋ] noun
    1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) hringur, baugur
    2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) hringur
    3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) hringur
    4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) (hnefaleika)hringur
    5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) (glæpa)hringur; samtök
    2. verb
    ( verb)
    1) (to form a ring round.) mynda hring (um)
    2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) gera/teikna hring (um)
    3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) merkja með hring
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    - ringlet
    - ring finger
    - ringleader
    - ringmaster
    - run rings round     II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb
    1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) hringja
    2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) hringja í (e-n)
    3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) hringja á (e-n)
    4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) klingja
    5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) (endur)óma
    6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) glymja, kveða við
    2. noun
    1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) hringing
    2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) upphringing
    3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) tónn, hljómur, blær
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    - ring back
    - ring off
    - ring true

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  • 29 use

    I [ju:z] verb
    1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) nota
    2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) nota, neyta, eyða
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    - used
    - user
    - user-friendly
    - user guide
    - be used to something
    - be used to
    - used to     II [ju:s]
    1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) notkun
    2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) notagildi
    3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) gagn, nytsemi
    4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) not
    5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) afnot
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    - usefulness
    - usefully
    - useless
    - be in use
    - out of use
    - come in useful
    - have no use for
    - it's no use
    - make good use of
    - make use of
    - put to good use
    - put to use

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  • 30 arrange

    [ə'rein‹]
    1) (to put in some sort of order: Arrange these books in alphabetical order; She arranged the flowers in a vase.) raða
    2) (to plan or make decisions (about future events): We have arranged a meeting for next week; I have arranged to meet him tomorrow.) undirbúa
    3) (to make (a piece of music) suitable for particular voices or instruments: music arranged for choir and orchestra.) útsetja; raddsetja
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    - arrangements

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  • 31 leave

    I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb
    1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) fara, yfirgefa
    2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) skilja eftir
    3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) fara frá
    4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) fara frá e-u, skilja einan eftir
    5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) láta (e-m e-ð) eftir
    6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) láta eftir sig, erfa
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    - leave out
    - left over     II [li:v] noun
    1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) leyfi
    2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) frí
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    - take one's leave of
    - take one's leave

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  • 32 most

    [məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective
    1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) mest; flestir
    2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) flestir; mest
    2. adverb
    1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) mest
    2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) mest
    3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) mjög, ákaflega
    4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) næstum
    3. pronoun
    1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mest, flestir
    2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) mestan part; flestir
    •
    - at the most
    - at most
    - for the most part
    - make the most of something
    - make the most of

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  • 33 speak

    [spi:k]
    past tense - spoke; verb
    1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) tala
    2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) tala/ræða við
    3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) tala
    4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) segja (það sem manni finnst)
    5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) halda ræðu
    •
    - speaking
    - spoken
    - - spoken
    - generally speaking
    - speak for itself/themselves
    - speak out
    - speak up
    - to speak of

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  • 34 good

    [ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective
    1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) góður
    2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) góður, réttur
    3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) góður
    4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) góður
    5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) góður
    6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) góður, hollur
    7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) í góðu skapi
    8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) góður
    9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) góður, umtalsverður
    10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) góður, hæfur
    11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) góður
    12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) góður, skynsamlegur
    13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) góður, lofsamlegur
    14) (thorough: a good clean.) ítarlegur, góður
    15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) vel
    2. noun
    1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) hagur, þága
    2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) hið góða
    3. interjection
    (an expression of approval, gladness etc.) gott!
    4. interjection
    ((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) hamingjan sanna
    - goody
    - goodbye
    - good-day
    - good evening
    - good-for-nothing
    - good humour
    - good-humoured
    - good-humouredly
    - good-looking
    - good morning
    - good afternoon
    - good-day
    - good evening
    - good night
    - good-natured
    - goodwill
    - good will
    - good works
    - as good as
    - be as good as one's word
    - be up to no good
    - deliver the goods
    - for good
    - for goodness' sake
    - good for
    - good for you
    - him
    - Good Friday
    - good gracious
    - good heavens
    - goodness gracious
    - goodness me
    - good old
    - make good
    - no good
    - put in a good word for
    - take something in good part
    - take in good part
    - thank goodness
    - to the good

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  • 35 home

    [həum] 1. noun
    1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) heimili
    2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) heimkynni
    3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) barnaheimili; dvalarheimili, hæli
    4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) heimili, vist
    5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) heimili
    2. adjective
    1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) heima-, heimilis-
    2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) heima-; innanlands-
    3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) heimavöllur/-leikur/-lið
    3. adverb
    1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) heim, heima
    2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) í botn, ná takmarki sínu, gera ljóst
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    - homely
    - homeliness
    - homing
    - home-coming
    - home-grown
    - homeland
    - home-made
    - home rule
    - homesick
    - homesickness
    - homestead
    - home truth
    - homeward
    - homewards
    - homeward
    - homework
    - at home
    - be/feel at home
    - home in on
    - leave home
    - make oneself at home
    - nothing to write home about

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  • 36 light

    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) ljós, birta
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) ljós
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) eldur; eldpÿta, kveikjari
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) í (jákvæðu) ljósi
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) bjartur
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ljós-
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) lÿsa
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) kveikja
    •
    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to     II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) léttur
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) léttur, vægur
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) léttur, auðmeltur
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) of léttur
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) léttur
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) léttur á sér
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) léttur, líflegur
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) léttur
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) gljúpur, sendinn
    •
    - light-headed
    - light-hearted
    - lightweight
    - get off lightly
    - make light of
    - travel light     III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

    English-Icelandic dictionary > light

  • 37 lodge

    [lo‹] 1. noun
    1) (a small house, especially one at a gate to the grounds of a large house.) skáli, kofi
    2) (a room at a college gate etc for an attendant: the porter's lodge.) vistarverur húsvarðar
    2. verb
    1) (to live in rooms for which one pays, in someone else's house: He lodges with the Smiths.) dvelja, búa, leigja
    2) (to make or become fixed: The bullet was lodged in his spine.) festa(st)
    3) (to make (an objection, an appeal etc) formally or officially.) leggja fram mómæli/beiðni
    •
    - lodging

    English-Icelandic dictionary > lodge

  • 38 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
    •
    - 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

    English-Icelandic dictionary > point

  • 39 raise

    [reiz] 1. verb
    1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) lyfta
    2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) hækka
    3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) rækta
    4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) ala upp
    5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) bera upp, leggja fram
    6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) safna (saman)
    7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) valda
    8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) þyrla upp
    9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) reisa, byggja
    10) (to give (a shout etc).) reka upp
    11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) ná sambandi
    2. noun
    (an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) (launa)hækkun
    - raise hell/Cain / the roof
    - raise someone's spirits

    English-Icelandic dictionary > raise

  • 40 repair

    [ri'peə] 1. verb
    1) (to mend; to make (something) that is damaged or has broken down work again; to restore to good condition: to repair a broken lock / torn jacket.) gera við, lagfæra
    2) (to put right or make up for: Nothing can repair the harm done by your foolish remarks.) bæta fyrir
    2. noun
    1) ((often in plural) the act of repairing something damaged or broken down: I put my car into the garage for repairs; The bridge is under repair.) viðgerð
    2) (a condition or state: The road is in bad repair; The house is in a good state of repair.) nothæft ástand
    •
    - reparable
    - reparation
    - repairman

    English-Icelandic dictionary > repair

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