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21 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) eldur2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) hitaplötur; rafmagnshellur, gashellur3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) eldur4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) tilfinningahiti; ákafi5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) skothríð2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) brenna, baka2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) vekja, örva; kynda undir3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) skjóta4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) skjóta5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) skjóta á6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) reka•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
- under fire -
22 go at
1) (to attack: The little boys went at each other with their fists.) ráðast á2) (to do with enthusiasm: He really went at the job of painting the wall.) gera með ákefð -
23 go to town
(to do something very thoroughly or with great enthusiasm or expense: He really went to town on (preparing) the meal.) leggja sig fram -
24 gush
1. verb1) ((of liquids) to flow out suddenly and in large amounts: Blood gushed from his wound.) fossa, spÿtast2) (to exaggerate one's enthusiasm etc while talking: The lady kept gushing about her husband's success.) ÿkja2. noun(a sudden flowing (of a liquid): a gush of water.) gusa, buna- gushing- gushingly -
25 gusto
(enthusiasm or enjoyment: The boy was blowing his trumpet with great gusto.) af hjartans lyst -
26 half-hearted
adjective (not eager; done without enthusiasm: a half-hearted cheer/attempt.) áhugalaus, hálfvolgur -
27 heart
1. noun1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) hjarta2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) hjarta, miðja3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) mannlegar tilfinningar4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) kjarkur; barráttuþrek5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) hjarta6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) hjarta•- - hearted- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart 2. noun(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) einlægar samræður- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart!
- have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
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28 hurrah
[hu'rei]noun, interjection(a shout of joy, enthusiasm etc: Hurrah! We're getting an extra day's holiday!) húrra -
29 hurray
[hu'rei]noun, interjection(a shout of joy, enthusiasm etc: Hurrah! We're getting an extra day's holiday!) húrra -
30 inspire
1) (to encourage by filling with eg confidence, enthusiasm etc: The players were inspired by the loyalty of their supporters and played better football than ever before.) hrífa; fylla hugmóði2) (to be the origin or source of a poetic or artistic idea: An incident in his childhood inspired the poem.) vera kveikjan að• -
31 like fury
(with great effort, enthusiasm etc: She drove like fury.) ofsalega, af mikilli ákefð -
32 live wire
1) (a wire charged with electricity.) rafmagnsvír sem spenna er á2) (a person who is full of energy and enthusiasm: He is very quiet, but his sister is a real live wire.) dugnaðarforkur; fjörkálfur -
33 love
1. noun1) (a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing: She has a great love of music; her love for her children.) ást2) (strong attachment with sexual attraction: They are in love with one another.) ástfanginn3) (a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection): Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love!) líf og yndi; elskan4) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) núll stig2. verb1) (to be (very) fond of: She loves her children dearly.) elska, þykja vænt um2) (to take pleasure in: They both love dancing.) hafa dálæti á•- lovable- lovely
- loveliness
- lover
- loving
- lovingly
- love affair
- love-letter
- lovesick
- fall in love with
- fall in love
- for love or money
- make love
- there's no love lost between them -
34 mania
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35 pep-talk
noun (a talk intended to arouse enthusiasm, or to make people work harder, better etc: The director gave all the staff a pep-talk.) hvatningarorð -
36 peter out
(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) fjara út -
37 seize on
(to accept with enthusiasm: I suggested a cycling holiday, and he seized on the idea.) henda á lofti -
38 short-lived
adjective (living or lasting only for a short time: short-lived insects; short-lived enthusiasm.) skammlífur -
39 spark
1. noun1) (a tiny red-hot piece thrown off by something burning, or when two very hard (eg metal) surfaces are struck together: Sparks were being thrown into the air from the burning building.) neisti2) (an electric current jumping across a gap: a spark from a faulty light-socket.) rafneisti3) (a trace (eg of life, humour): a spark of enthusiasm.) snefill, vottur2. verb1) (to give off sparks.) skjóta neistum2) ((often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc): Their action sparked off a major row.) koma af stað -
40 sweep (someone) off his feet
(to affect (a person) with strong emotion or enthusiasm.) heilla upp úr skónum
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