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21 have several
(to be involved in, or doing, several etc things at the same time.) hafa (of) mörg járn í eldinum -
22 interfere
[intə'fiə]1) ((often with in, with) to (try to) become involved in etc, when one's help etc is not wanted: I wish you would stop interfering (with my plans); Don't interfere in other people's business!) blanda sér í, skipta sér af2) ((with with) to prevent, stop or slow down the progress of: He doesn't let anything interfere with his game of golf on Saturday mornings.) trufla, hindra•- interfering -
23 keep one's end up
(to perform one's part in something just as well as all the others who are involved.) skila sínu -
24 keep out of
(not to become involved in: Do try to keep out of trouble!) halda sig fjarri, forðast -
25 labour
['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) (erfiðis)vinna2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) verkamenn3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) hríðir4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Verkamannaflokkurinn2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) vinna, strita2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) erfiða, paufa•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
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26 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) lítill2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) lítill3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) ómerkilegur2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) lítið, fátt eitt3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) lítið2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) lítt, lítið3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) alls ekki•- a little- little by little
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27 luck
1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) heppni2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) heppni•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
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28 merchant ship
(a ship involved in trade.) kaupskip -
29 multiple
1. adjective1) (having, or affecting, many parts: She suffered multiple injuries when she fell out of the window.) margþættur2) (involving many things of the same sort: Fifteen vehicles were involved in the multiple crash on the motorway.) margþættur, margfaldur2. noun(a number that contains another number an exact number of times: 65 is a multiple of 5.) margfeldi -
30 out of it
1) (not part of a group, activity etc: I felt a bit out of it at the party.) útundan2) (no longer involved in something: That was a crazy scheme - I'm glad to be out of it.) utan við; ekki lengur viðriðinn -
31 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) áhætta2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) stofna (e-u) í hættu2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) hætta á (e-ð)•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
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32 simple
['simpl]1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) einfaldur, auðskilinn2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) einfaldur3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) látlaus4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) umbúðalaus5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) einfaldur, auðtrúa6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) einfaldur, vitgrannur•- simplicity
- simplification
- simplified
- simplify
- simply
- simple-minded
- simple-mindedness -
33 tangle with
(to become involved in a quarrel or struggle with (a person etc): I tangled with him over politics.) kljást við -
34 think of
1) (to remember to do (something); to keep in one's mind; to consider: You always think of everything!; Have you thought of the cost involved?) hugsa um/út í; muna2) (to remember: I couldn't think of her name when I met her at the party.) muna3) ((with would, should, not, never etc) to be willing to do (something): I would never think of being rude to her; He couldn't think of leaving her.) hugsa sér -
35 third party
(a third person who is not directly involved in an action, contract etc: Was there a third party present when you and she agreed to the sale?) þriðji aðili -
36 to do with
1) ((with have) to have dealings with: I never had anything to do with the neighbours.) eiga samskipti við2) ((with have) to be involved in, especially to be (partly) responsible for: Did you have anything to do with her death?) tengjast, vera flæktur í3) ((with have) to be connected with: Has this decision anything to do with what I said yesterday?) tengjast4) ((with be or have) to be about or concerned with: This letter is/has to do with Bill's plans for the summer.) snertir, fjallar um5) ((with have) to be the concern of: I'm sorry, but that question has nothing to do with me; What has that (got) to do with him?) snerta, tengjast -
37 too many etc irons in the fire
(to be involved in, or doing, several etc things at the same time.) hafa (of) mörg járn í eldinumEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > too many etc irons in the fire
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38 unborn
((of a baby) still in the mother's womb: When she was involved in a car accident the doctor was worried in case her unborn baby had been injured.) ófæddur -
39 up to one's ears (in)
(deeply involved (in): I'm up to my ears in work.) á kafi (í) -
40 up to one's ears (in)
(deeply involved (in): I'm up to my ears in work.) á kafi (í)
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