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1 in the presence of
(while (someone) is present: This document must be signed in the presence of a witness; Don't talk about it in my mother's presence.) í viðurvist -
2 presence
['prezns]1) (the state, or fact, of being present: The committee requests your presence at Thursday's meeting.) (nær)vera2) (a striking, impressive manner or appearance: The headmistress certainly has presence.) sterkur persónuleiki•- presence of mind -
3 presence of mind
(calmness and the ability to act sensibly (in an emergency etc): He showed great presence of mind in the face of danger.) yfirvegun -
4 shy
1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) feiminn2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) feiminn3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) styggur2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) fælast- shyly- shyness -
5 divining
noun (discovering the presence of underground water, metal etc by holding a divining-rod which moves when held directly above the water etc: water-divining.) vísa á vatn eða málma með spákvisti -
6 spooky
adjective (eerie and suggesting the presence of ghosts: It's very spooky walking through the graveyard at night.) draugalegur -
7 self-conscious
[self'konʃəs](too easily becoming shy or embarrassed when in the presence of others: She'll never be a good teacher - she's too self-conscious.) feiminn; meðvitaður um sjálfið- self-consciousness -
8 meet
[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) mæta2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) hittast, koma saman3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) kynnast, vera kynntur fyrir4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) mætast, skerast5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) uppfylla6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) slá; vekja athygli/undrun/hrylling7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) verða fyrir, hljóta, mæta8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) verða fyrir, hljóta, mæta9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) svara2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) mót- meeting- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway -
9 honour
['onə] 1. noun1) (respect for truth, honesty etc: a man of honour.) heiður, sómi2) ((the keeping or increasing of) a person's, country's etc good reputation: We must fight for the honour of our country.) heiður, sómi3) (fame; glory: He won honour on the field of battle.) orðstír, sæmd4) (respect: This ceremony is being held in honour of those who died in the war.) virðingarvottur, heiður5) (something which a person feels to be a reason for pride etc: It is a great honour to be asked to address this meeting.) heiður, sæmd6) (a title, degree etc given to a person as a mark of respect for his services, work, ability etc: He has received many honours for his research into cancer.) virðingarvottur, heiðursveiting7) ((with capital: with His, Your etc) a title of respect used when talking to or about judges, mayors etc: My client wishes to plead guilty, Your Honour.) yðar náð2. verb1) (to show great respect to (a person, thing etc): We should honour the Queen.) heiðra, virða2) (to do, say etc something which is a reason for pride, satisfaction etc to: Will you honour us with your presence at the meeting?) heiðra, sÿna virðingu3) (to give (someone) a title, degree etc as a mark of respect for his ability etc: He was honoured for his work with the mentally handicapped.) veita virðingargráðu/-vott, heiðra4) (to fulfil (a promise etc): We'll honour our agreement.) standa við•- honorary- honourable
- honours
- in honour bound
- honour bound
- on one's honour
- word of honour -
10 damper
1) (something which lessens the strength of enthusiasm, interest etc: Her presence cast a damper on the proceedings.) e-ð eða e-r sem dregur úr; hömlur2) (a movable plate for controlling the draught eg in a stove.) trekkspjald -
11 comfort
1) (a pleasant condition of being physically or mentally relaxed, happy, warm etc: They now live in comfort.) þægindi2) (anything that provides a little luxury, or makes one feel happier, or better able to bear misfortune: He enjoyed the comforts of the hotel; Her presence was a comfort to him in his grief; words of comfort.) þægindi•- comfortably
- comforting
- be comfortably off -
12 decorum
[di'ko:rəm]noun (quiet, dignified and proper behaviour: The man behaved with decorum in the old lady's presence.) háttprÿði -
13 evidence
['evidəns]1) (information etc that gives reason for believing something; proof (eg in a law case): Have you enough evidence (of his guilt) to arrest him?) sönnunargagn2) ((an) indication; a sign: Her bag on the table was the only evidence of her presence.) vottur, merki -
14 derive
1. verb( with from)1) (to come or develop from: The word `derives' is derived from an old French word.) vera dregið af2) (to draw or take from (a source or origin): We derive comfort from his presence.) fá, öðlast•- derivative 2. noun(a word, substance etc formed from another word, substance etc: `Reader' is a derivative of `read'.) afleidd mynd orðs/hlutar/fyrirbæris -
15 face to face
(in person; in the actual presence of one another: I'd like to meet him face to face some day - I've heard so much about him.) augliti til auglitis -
16 unaware
(not aware or not knowing: I was unaware of the man's presence.) sem veit ekki um/af e-u- take someone unawares- take unawares
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