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1 refusal
noun I was surprised at his refusal to help me; When we sent out the wedding invitations, we had several refusals.) synjun, neitun -
2 a tight corner/spot
(a difficult position or situation: His refusal to help put her in a tight corner/spot.) erfið staða -
3 adamant
['ædəmənt](determined or insistent: an adamant refusal.) ósveigjanlegur -
4 boycott
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5 civil disobedience
noun (a refusal by a large number of people to pay taxes or obey certain laws in a nonviolent way in order to protest against the government, its policies etc.) -
6 failure
[-jə]1) (the state or act of failing: She was upset by her failure in the exam; failure of the electricity supply.) það að e-ð bregst2) (an unsuccessful person or thing: He felt he was a failure.) mislukkaður maður3) (inability, refusal etc to do something: his failure to reply.) vanræksla; það að láta e-ð ógert -
7 firm
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8 hunger strike
(a refusal to eat, as a form of protest or to force (someone) to agree to certain demands etc: The prisoners went on hunger strike as a protest against prison discipline.) hungurverkfall -
9 manhood
1) ((of a male) the state of being adult, physically (and mentally) mature etc: He died before he reached manhood.) manndómsár2) (manly qualities: He took her refusal to marry him as an insult to his manhood.) manndómur -
10 mutiny
['mju:tini] 1. plural - mutinies; noun((a) refusal to obey one's senior officers in the navy or other armed services: There has been a mutiny on HMS Tigress; The sailors were found guilty of mutiny.) uppreisn (á skipi)2. verb((of sailors etc) to refuse to obey commands from those in authority: The sailors mutinied because they did not have enough food.) gera uppreisn- mutineer- mutinous -
11 no
[nəu] 1. adjective1) (not any: We have no food; No other person could have done it.) enginn2) (not allowed: No smoking.) bannaður3) (not a: He is no friend of mine; This will be no easy task.) enginn, ekki2. adverb(not (any): He is no better at golf than swimming; He went as far as the shop and no further.) ekkert; engu3. interjection(a word used for denying, disagreeing, refusing etc: `Do you like travelling?' `No, (I don't).'; No, I don't agree; `Will you help me?' `No, I won't.') nei4. noun plural( noes)1) (a refusal: She answered with a definite no.) nei, neitun2) (a vote against something: The noes have won.) nei, mótatkvæði•- nobody5. noun(a very unimportant person: She's just a nobody.) lítilvæg/ómerkileg persóna- no-one- there's no saying
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12 non-violence
(the refusal to use any violent means in order to gain political, social etc aims.) friðsamlegar aðgerðir -
13 nothing doing!
(an expression used to show a strong or emphatic refusal: `Would you like to go to the meeting instead of me?' `Nothing doing!') algjörlega útilokað!, kemur ekki til greina! -
14 offer
['ofə] 1. past tense, past participle - offered; verb1) (to put forward (a gift, suggestion etc) for acceptance or refusal: She offered the man a cup of tea; He offered her $20 for the picture.) bjóða2) (to say that one is willing: He offered to help.) bjóðast (til)2. noun1) (an act of offering: an offer of help.) boð2) (an offering of money as the price of something: They made an offer of $50,000 for the house.) tilboð•- offering- on offer -
15 put
[put]present participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) setja, láta; senda; þÿða2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) leggja fram, bera upp3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) orða4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) skrifa5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) halda til hafnar/á haf út•- put-on- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
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16 rebellion
[rə'beljən]1) (an open or armed fight against a government etc.) uppreisn2) (a refusal to obey orders or to accept rules etc.) neita að hlÿða -
17 rebuff
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18 refuse
I [rə'fju:z] verb1) (not to do what one has been asked, told or is expected to do: He refused to help me; She refused to believe what I said; When I asked him to leave, he refused.) neita2) (not to accept: He refused my offer of help; They refused our invitation; She refused the money.) hafna3) (not to give (permission etc): I was refused admittance to the meeting.) neita um•- refusalII ['refju:s] noun(rubbish; waste material from eg a kitchen.) rusl- refuse collection vehicle
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