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  • 1 poison-pen letter

    (an anonymous letter saying wicked things about a person etc.) nafnlaust níðbréf

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  • 2 date

    I 1. [deit] noun
    1) ((a statement on a letter etc giving) the day of the month, the month and year: I can't read the date on this letter.) dagsetning
    2) (the day and month and/or the year in which something happened or is going to happen: What is your date of birth?) dagsetning
    3) (an appointment or engagement, especially a social one with a member of the opposite sex: He asked her for a date.) stefnumót
    2. verb
    1) (to have or put a date on: This letter isn't dated.) dagsetja
    2) ((with from or back) to belong to; to have been made, written etc at (a certain time): Their quarrel dates back to last year.) vera frá tilteknum tíma
    3) (to become obviously old-fashioned: His books haven't dated much.) úreldast
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    - dateline
    - out of date
    - to date
    - up to date     II [deit] noun
    (the brown, sticky fruit of the date palm, a kind of tree growing in the tropics.) daðla

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  • 3 stamp

    [stæmp] 1. verb
    1) (to bring (the foot) down with force (on the ground): He stamped his foot with rage; She stamped on the insect.) stappa
    2) (to print or mark on to: He stamped the date at the top of his letter; The oranges were all stamped with the exporter's name.) stimpla
    3) (to stick a postage stamp on (a letter etc): I've addressed the envelope but haven't stamped it.) frímerkja
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stamping the foot: `Give it to me!' she shouted with a stamp of her foot.) stapp
    2) (the instrument used to stamp a design etc on a surface: He marked the date on the bill with a rubber date-stamp.) stimpill
    3) (a postage stamp: He stuck the stamps on the parcel; He collects foreign stamps.) frímerki
    4) (a design etc made by stamping: All the goods bore the manufacturer's stamp.) stimpill, merki
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  • 4 key

    [ki:] 1. noun
    1) (an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned: Have you the key for this door?) lykill
    2) (in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes: piano keys.) nóta, snertill
    3) (in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.) lykill, hnappur
    4) (the scale in which a piece of music is set: What key are you singing in?; the key of F.) tóntegund
    5) (something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc: the key to the whole problem.) lykill að lausn
    6) (in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.) táknlykill
    2. adjective
    (most important: key industries; He is a key man in the firm.) lykil-
    - keyhole
    - keyhole surgery
    - keynote
    - keyed up

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  • 5 register

    ['re‹istə] 1. noun
    ((a book containing) a written list, record etc: a school attendance register; a register of births, marriages and deaths.) skrá
    2. verb
    1) (to write or cause to be written in a register: to register the birth of a baby.) skrá
    2) (to write one's name, or have one's name written, in a register etc: They arrived on Friday and registered at the Hilton Hotel.) skrá sig
    3) (to insure (a parcel, letter etc) against loss in the post.) láta skrá, setja í ábyrgð
    4) ((of an instrument, dial etc) to show (a figure, amount etc): The thermometer registered 25°C.) sÿna
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    - registrar
    - registry
    - register office / registry office
    - registration number

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  • 6 post

    I [pəust] noun
    (a long piece of wood, metal etc, usually fixed upright in the ground: The notice was nailed to a post; a gate-post; the winning-post.) stólpi, póstur, staur
    - keep somebody posted
    - keep posted     II 1. [pəust] noun
    ((the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc: I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?) póstur
    2. verb
    (to send (a letter etc) by post: He posted the parcel yesterday.) póstsenda
    - postal
    - postage stamp
    - postal order
    - postbox
    - postcard
    - postcode
    - post-free
    - post-haste
    - posthaste
    - postman
    - postmark
    - postmaster
    - post office     III 1. [pəust] noun
    1) (a job: He has a post in the government; a teaching post.) staða, starf
    2) (a place of duty: The soldier remained at his post.) (varð)staða
    3) (a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area: a trading-post.) verslunarstöð á strjálbÿlu svæði
    2. verb
    (to send somewhere on duty: He was posted abroad.) senda (til starfa)
    IV [pəust]

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  • 7 readdress

    [ri:ə'dres]
    (to change the address on (a letter etc): This letter is for the person who used to live here - I'll readdress it and send it to him.) skipta um/breyta utanáskrift

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  • 8 resignation

    [reziɡ'neiʃən]
    1) (the act of resigning.) uppsögn
    2) (a letter etc stating that one is resigning: You will receive my resignation tomorrow.) uppsagnarbréf
    3) ((the state of having or showing) patient, calm acceptance (of a situation, fact etc): He accepted his fate with resignation.) það að sætta sig við e-ð, æðruleysi

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  • 9 addressee

    [æd-]
    noun (the person to whom a letter etc is addressed.) viðtakandi

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  • 10 communication

    1) ((an act, or means, of) conveying information: Communication is difficult in some remote parts of the country.) miðlun; samband
    2) (a piece of information given, a letter etc: I received your communication in this morning's post.) skilaboð; bréf; orðsending

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  • 11 herein

    adverb especially (in legal language, in this (letter etc): Please complete the form enclosed herein.)

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  • 12 herewith

    adverb (with this (letter etc): I am returning your passport herewith.) hér með

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  • 13 postage

    [-ti‹]
    noun ((the money paid for) the sending of a letter etc by post: The postage was $1.20.) póstburðargjald

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  • 14 redirect

    [ri:di'rekt]
    (to put a new address on, and post (a letter etc).) senda áfram

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  • 15 screed

    [skri:d]
    (a long report, letter etc: He wrote screeds about the conference.) langloka

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  • 16 valentine

    (a sweetheart chosen, or a card, love letter etc sent, on St. Valentine's Day, February 14: Will you be my valentine?; He sent her a valentine.) kærasti, kærasta; valentínusarkort

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  • 17 express

    [ik'spres] 1. verb
    1) (to put into words: He expressed his ideas very clearly.) tjá
    2) ((with oneself etc) to put one's own thoughts into words: You haven't expressed yourself clearly.) tjá
    3) (to show (thoughts, feelings etc) by looks, actions etc: She nodded to express her agreement.) gefa til kynna; láta í ljósi
    4) (to send by fast (postal) delivery: Will you express this letter, please?) senda með hraði
    2. adjective
    1) (travelling, carrying goods etc, especially fast: an express train; express delivery.) hrað-
    2) (clearly stated: You have disobeyed my express wishes.) skÿlaus, eindreginn
    3. adverb
    (by express train or fast delivery service: Send your letter express.) með hraði; í hraðsendingu
    4. noun
    1) (an express train: the London to Cardiff express.) hraðlest
    2) (the service provided eg by the post office for carrying goods etc quickly: The parcel was sent by express.) hraðpóstur
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    - expression
    - expressionless
    - expressive
    - expressiveness
    - expressively
    - expressway

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  • 18 line

    I 1. noun
    1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) lína; snúra, band
    2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) lína, strik
    3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) útlínur, lögun
    4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) hrukka
    5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) röð
    6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) stutt sendibréf, skilaboð
    7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) ætt, ættleggur
    8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) stefna
    9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) járnbraut, járnbrautarteinar
    10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) síma-/rafmagnslína; pípulagnir
    11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) ljóðlína, lína
    12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) skipafélag
    13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) (starfs)svið, áhugasvið
    14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) víglína; reiðubúnir fótgönguliðar við víglínu
    2. verb
    1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) raða sér meðfram
    2) (to mark with lines.) merkja með línu
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    - linear - linesman
    - hard lines!
    - in line for
    - in
    - out of line with
    - line up
    - read between the lines     II verb
    1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) klæða að innan
    2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) fóðra, klæða að innan
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  • 19 capital

    I 1. ['kæpitl] noun
    1) (the chief town or seat of government: Paris is the capital of France.) höfuðborg
    2) ((also capital letter) any letter of the type found at the beginning of sentences, proper names etc: THESE ARE CAPITAL LETTERS / CAPITALS.) hástafur, upphafsstafur
    3) (money (for investment etc): You need capital to start a new business.) höfuðstóll, stofnfé
    2. adjective
    1) (involving punishment by death: a capital offence.) sem varðar dauðarefsingu
    2) (excellent: a capital idea.) fyrirtaks, ágætur
    3) ((of a city) being a capital: Paris and other capital cities.) höfuð-
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    - capitalist
    - capitalist
    - capitalistic     II ['kæpitl] noun
    (in architecture, the top part of a column of a building etc.) súluhöfuð

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  • 20 spare

    [speə] 1. verb
    1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) sjá af
    2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) hafa (ekki) efni á
    3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) þyrma, sÿna miskunn
    4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) hlífa
    5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) vera spar á
    6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) hlífa við
    2. adjective
    1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) auka-
    2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) umfram-, frí-
    3. noun
    1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) varahlutur
    2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) varadekk
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    - sparingly
    - spare part
    - spare rib
    - and to spare
    - to spare

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