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1 gradually
adverb His health is gradually improving.) smám saman -
2 bit by bit
(gradually: Move the pile of rocks bit by bit.) smám saman -
3 by degrees
(gradually: We reached the desired standard of efficiency by degrees.) smám saman -
4 little by little
(gradually: Little by little we began to get to know him.) smám saman -
5 step by step
(gradually: He improved step by step.) skref fyrir skref -
6 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 -
7 away
[ə'wei]1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) burt2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) í burtu, undan3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) deyja út4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) af kappi, í sífellu5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) á útivelli -
8 build up
1) (to increase (the size or extent of): The traffic begins to build up around five o'clock.)2) (to strengthen gradually (a business, one's health, reputation etc): His father built up that grocery business from nothing.) -
9 develop
[di'veləp]past tense, past participle - developed; verb1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) þróast2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) venja sig á, þjálfa3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) koma í ljós4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) framkalla• -
10 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) vellíðan, þægindi2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) áreynsluleysi; hægð3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) frjálsleg framkoma; hispursleysi2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) lina, draga úr2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) draga úr, lina, milda3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) mjaka•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) varlega! rólega- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
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11 eat into
(to destroy or waste gradually: Acid eats into metal; The school fees have eaten into our savings.) tæra; minnka, ganga á -
12 erode
[i'rəud](to eat or wear away (metals etc); to destroy gradually: Acids erode certain metals; Water has eroded the rock; The individual's right to privacy is being eroded.) veðra, sverfa, eyða- erosion -
13 evolve
[i'volv](to (cause to) develop gradually: Man evolved from the apes.) þróa(st)- evolutionary -
14 fade
[feid](to (make something) lose strength, colour, loudness etc: The noise gradually faded (away).) fölna, visna; deyja út -
15 film
[film] 1. noun1) ((a thin strip of) celluloid made sensitive to light on which photographs are taken: photographic film.) filma2) (a story, play etc shown as a motion picture in a cinema, on television etc: to make a film; ( also adjective) a film version of the novel.) kvikmynd3) (a thin skin or covering: a film of dust.) (ryk)lag; þunn húð, himna2. verb1) (to make a motion picture (of): They are going to film the race.) kvikmynda2) ((usually with over) to cover with a film: Her eyes gradually filmed (over) with tears.) hylja; þekjast•- filmy- filmstar -
16 filter
['filtə] 1. noun1) (a strainer or other device through which liquid, gas, smoke etc can pass, but not solid material: A filter is used to make sure that the oil is clean and does not contain any dirt; ( also adjective) filter paper.) sía, filter2) (a kind of screening plate used to change or correct certain colours: If you are taking photographs in sun and snow, you should use a blue filter.) filter; ljóssía, litsía2. verb1) ((of liquids) to (become) clean by passing through a filter: The rain-water filtered into a tank.) sía (út)2) (to come bit by bit or gradually: The news filtered out.) síast út• -
17 fritter
['fritə]((often with away) to throw away or waste gradually: He frittered (away) all his money on gambling.) sóa smátt og smátt; bruðla -
18 gentle
['‹entl]1) ((of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way: a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle.) blíður, þægilegur2) (not strong or rough: a gentle breeze.) vægur, mildur3) ((of hills) rising gradually: a gentle slope.) vægur; aflíðandi•- gently- gentleness -
19 gradual
(happening gently and slowly: a gradual rise in temperature.) sem þróast stig af stigi -
20 grow on
(to gradually become liked: I didn't like the painting at first, but it has grown on me.) venjast við
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