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1 left
[left]past tense, past participle; = leave I -
2 left-hand
1) (at the left; to the left of something else: the bottom left-hand drawer of the desk.) vinstri, til vinstri, vinstri-2) (towards the left: a left-hand bend in the road.) vinstrihandar- -
3 left over
(not used; extra: When everyone took a partner there was one person left over; We divided out the left-over food.) (einum) of mikið; afgangur -
4 left wing
(the left of a political party.) vinstrisinnar, róttæklingar -
5 left-handed
adjective (having the left hand more skilful than the right.) örvhentur -
6 left-handedness
noun það að vera örvhentur -
7 left-wing
adjective ((having opinions which are) radical, socialist or communist.) vinstrisinnaður -
8 in abeyance
(left undecided usually for a short time: The matter was left in abeyance.) ófrágenginn -
9 leave
I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) fara, yfirgefa2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) skilja eftir3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) fara frá4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) fara frá e-u, skilja einan eftir5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) láta (e-m e-ð) eftir6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) láta eftir sig, erfa•- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) leyfi2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) frí•- take one's leave of- take one's leave -
10 be stranded
1) ((of a ship) to go aground: The ship was stranded on the rocks.) strand2) ((also be left stranded) to be left helpless without eg money or friends: He was left stranded in Yugoslavia without his money or his passport.) skilinn eftir allslaus -
11 hook
[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) krókur, öngull2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) krókur, snagi3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) sveifluhögg2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) krækja, húkka2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) krækja í, festa saman3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) draga, krækja, húkka•- hooked- by hook or by crook
- off the hook -
12 wing
[wiŋ]1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) vængur2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) vængur3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) vængur, álma4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) bretti5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) armur, vængur6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) vængur, kantur7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.) útherji, kantmaður8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) flugsveit•- winged- - winged
- winger
- wingless
- wings
- wing commander
- wingspan
- on the wing
- take under one's wing -
13 bear
I [beə] past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) þola, afbera2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) þola3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) fæða, bera, ala4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) bera5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) vera með6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) sveigja, liggja, stefna•- bearable- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) björn- bearskin -
14 behind
1. preposition1) (at or towards the back of: behind the door.) fyrir aftan, á bak við2) (remaining after: The tourists left their litter behind them.) eftir3) (in support: We're right behind him on this point.) á bakvið, með2. adverb1) (at the back: following behind.) á eftir2) ((also behindhand [-hænd]) not up to date: behind with his work.) á eftir3) (remaining: He left his book behind; We stayed behind after the party.) eftir3. noun(the buttocks: a smack on the behind.) rass, rasskinnar -
15 deposit
[di'pozit] 1. verb1) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) leggja frá sér2) (to put in for safe keeping: He deposited the money in the bank.) leggja inn2. noun1) (an act of putting money in a bank etc: She made several large deposits at the bank during that month.) innlegg, innlögn2) (an act of paying money as a guarantee that money which is or will be owed will be paid: We have put down a deposit on a house in the country.) innborgun, trygging3) (the money put into a bank or paid as a guarantee in this way: We decided we could not afford to go on holiday and managed to get back the deposit which we had paid.) innborgun, trygging4) (a quantity of solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid: The flood-water left a yellow deposit over everything.) botnfall, set5) (a layer (of coal, iron etc) occurring naturally in rock: rich deposits of iron ore.) steinefnalög -
16 fork
[fo:k] 1. noun1) (an instrument with two or more pointed pieces for piercing and lifting things: We usually eat with a knife, fork and spoon.) gaffall2) (the point at which a road, river etc divides into two or more branches or divisions: a fork in the river.) vegamót, afleggjari, þar sem vegur kvíslast3) (one of the branches or divisions of a road, river etc into which the road, river etc divides: Take the left fork (of the road).) afleggjari2. verb1) ((of a road, river etc) to divide into (usually two) branches or divisions: The main road forks here.) kvíslast2) ((of a person or vehicle) to follow one of the branches or divisions into which a road has divided: The car forked left.) beygja inn afleggjara3) (to lift or move with a fork: The farmer forked the hay.) moka með gafli eða heykvísl•- forked- fork-lift truck
- fork out -
17 forlorn
[fə'lo:n](pitiful; unhappy because left alone: She seems rather forlorn since he left.) einn og yfirgefinn; dapur -
18 high and dry
1) ((of boats) on the shore; out of the water: The boat was left high and dry of the beach.) á þurru2) (in difficulties: Her husband has left her high and dry without any money.) í vandræðum -
19 impression
[-ʃən]1) (the idea or effect produced in someone's mind by a person, experience etc: The film made a great impression on me.) mótandi áhrif, hughrif2) (a vague idea: I have the impression that he's not pleased.) hugboð, óljós tilfinning3) (the mark left by an object on another object: The dog left an impression of its paws in the wet cement.) far4) (a single printing of a book etc.) prentun -
20 legacy
['leɡəsi]plural - legacies; noun(something left in a will by someone who has died: He was left a legacy by his great-aunt.) arfur
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Left — Left, a. [OE. left, lift, luft; akin to Fries. leeft, OD. lucht, luft; cf. AS. left (equiv. to L. inanis), lyft[=a]dl palsy; or cf. AS. l[=e]f weak.] 1. Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action of the limbs is … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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