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1 political prisoner
(a person who has been imprisoned for political reasons and not for any crime.) pólitískur fangi -
2 jury
['‹uəri]plural - juries; noun1) (a group of people legally selected to hear a case and to decide what are the facts, eg whether or not a prisoner accused of a crime is guilty: The verdict of the jury was that the prisoner was guilty of the crime.) kviðdómur2) (a group of judges for a competition, contest etc: The jury recorded their votes for the song contest.) dómnefnd•- juror- juryman -
3 ransom
['rænsəm] 1. noun(a sum of money etc paid for the freeing of a prisoner: They paid a ransom of $40,000; ( also adjective) They paid $40,000 in ransom money.) lausnargjald2. verb1) (to pay money etc to free (someone).) borga lausnargjald2) (to keep (a person) as a prisoner until a sum of money etc is paid for his release.) halda í gíslingu og krefjast lausnargjalds• -
4 plead
[pli:d]past tense, past participles - pleaded; verb1) ((of a prisoner) to answer a charge, saying whether one is guilty or not: `How does the prisoner plead?' `He pleads guilty.') lÿsa sig sekan/saklausan2) (to present a case in court: My lawyer will plead my case; My lawyer will plead for me.) flytja mál3) ((often with with) to make an urgent request: He pleaded with me not to go; He pleaded to be allowed to go.) sárbæna -
5 watch
[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) úr2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) vakt3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) vakt2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) horfa á, fylgjast með2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) hafa auga með3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) vara sig á4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) gæta5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) bíða eftir•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
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6 imprison
[im'prizn](to put in prison; to take or keep prisoner: He was imprisoned for twenty years for his crimes.) fangelsa -
7 bail
I 1. [beil] noun(a sum of money which is given to a court of law to get an untried prisoner out of prison until the time of his trial, and which acts as security for his return: bail of $500.) trygging- bail out2. See also:- bale outII [beil] noun(one of the cross-pieces laid on the top of the wicket in cricket.) þverprikIII see bale II -
8 bond
[bond]1) (something used for tying (especially a person): They released the prisoner from his bonds.) hlekkir, band2) (something that unites or joins people together: a bond of friendship.) tilfinningabönd• -
9 condemned cell
(a cell for a prisoner under sentence of death.) dauðaklefi -
10 count
I noun(nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl.) greifi- countessII 1. verb1) (to name the numbers up to: Count (up to) ten.) telja2) (to calculate using numbers: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.) telja3) (to be important or have an effect or value: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.) skipta máli4) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) telja, álíta2. noun1) (an act of numbering: They took a count of how many people attended.) telja2) (a charge brought against a prisoner etc: She faces three counts of theft.) kæruatriði3. adjective(see countable.)- counter- countdown
- count on
- out for the count -
11 gouge
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12 hold to ransom
(to keep (a person) as a prisoner until a sum of money etc is paid for his release.) krefjast lausnargjalds fyrir e-ð/e-n -
13 hunt down
(to search for (someone or something) until found: The police hunted down the escaped prisoner.) leita (og finna), elta uppi -
14 pass
1. verb1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) fara framhjá2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) láta e-ð ganga3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) fara yfir (tiltekin mörk); vera ofar (skilningi)4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) fara fram úr5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) eyða (tíma), dvelja6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) samþykkja7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) úrskurða, dæma8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) líða hjá, ganga yfir9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) standast2. noun1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) (fjalla)skarð2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) passi, ferðaheimild; aðgönguheimild3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) það að standast próf4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) sending•- passable- passing
- passer-by
- password
- in passing
- let something pass
- let pass
- pass as/for
- pass away
- pass the buck
- pass by
- pass off
- pass something or someone off as
- pass off as
- pass on
- pass out
- pass over
- pass up -
15 plea
[pli:]1) (a prisoner's answer to a charge: He made a plea of (not) guilty.) svar stefnda við ákæru, málsvörn2) (an urgent request: The hospital sent out a plea for blood-donors.) beiðni, tilmæli -
16 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) skali, mælikvarði2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) þrep, flokkur, stigi3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) tónstigi4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) mælikvarði5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) magnII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) klifra, klífaIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) hreisturflaga- scaly
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