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(kind+act)

  • 1 lead

    I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
    1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) leiða, vera í fararbroddi
    2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) liggja
    3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) leiða til, orsaka
    4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) leiða, vera í forystu
    5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) lifa
    2. noun
    1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) forysta
    2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) forysta
    3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) forysta
    4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) forskot
    5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) ól, band
    6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) vísbending
    7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) aðalhlutverk
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    - leadership
    - lead on
    - lead up the garden path
    - lead up to
    - lead the way     II [led] noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) blÿ
    2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) blÿ
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    English-Icelandic dictionary > lead

  • 2 conveyance

    1) (the act of conveying: the conveyance of goods.) flutningur
    2) (a vehicle of any kind: A bus is a public conveyance.) farartæki

    English-Icelandic dictionary > conveyance

  • 3 description

    [-'skrip-]
    1) ((an) act of describing: I recognized him from your description.) lÿsing
    2) (an account of anything in words: He gave a description of his holiday.) lÿsandi frásögn
    3) (a sort or kind: He carried a gun of some description.) tegund

    English-Icelandic dictionary > description

  • 4 equipment

    1) (the clothes, machines, tools etc necessary for a particular kind of work, activity etc: The mechanic could not repair the car because he did not have the right equipment; The boy could not afford the equipment necessary for mountaineering.) (út)búnaður
    2) (the act of equipping.) útbúnaður

    English-Icelandic dictionary > equipment

  • 5 slip

    I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
    1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) renna, hrasa, skrika
    2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) smjúga, renna
    3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) hraka
    4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) laumast, smeygja sér
    5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) sleppa, losna
    6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) renna, smeygja
    2. noun
    1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) hrösun
    2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) mistök
    3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) undirkjóll/-pils
    4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) dráttarbraut, slippur
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    - slippery
    - slipperiness
    - slip road
    - slipshod
    - give someone the slip
    - give the slip
    - let slip
    - slip into
    - slip off
    - slip on
    - slip up     II [slip] noun
    (a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) strimill, miði

    English-Icelandic dictionary > slip

  • 6 snap

    [snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb
    1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) glefsa
    2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) brjóta, smella (í sundur)
    3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) smella
    4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) hreyta út úr sér
    5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) smella af
    2. noun
    1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) smellur
    2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) tækifærismynd
    3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) leikur leikinn á spil
    3. adjective
    (done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) fljótfærnislegur
    - snappily
    - snappiness
    - snapshot
    - snap one's fingers
    - snap up

    English-Icelandic dictionary > snap

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