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1 put all one's eggs in one basket
(to depend entirely on the success of one scheme, plan etc: You should apply for more than one job - don't put all your eggs in one basket.) setja allt sitt traust á eitt atriðiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > put all one's eggs in one basket
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2 teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) þykjast ætla að kenna eldri og reyndari e-ðEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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3 egg
I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) egg2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) egg3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) eggfruma•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on -
4 as sure as
(used in various phrases that mean `without fail' or `without doubt': As sure as fate / anything / eggs are eggs, he'll be late again.) jafn víst og -
5 dozen
plurals - dozens; noun(a group of twelve: two dozen handkerchiefs; These eggs are 50 cents a dozen; Half-a-dozen eggs, please.) tylft- dozens of- dozens -
6 hatch
I [hæ ] noun((the door or cover of) an opening in a wall, floor, ship's deck etc: There are two hatches between the kitchen and dining-room for serving food.) op, lúga, dyr- hatchwayII [hæ ] verb1) (to produce (young birds etc) from eggs: My hens have hatched ten chicks.) klekja; unga út2) (to break out of the egg: These chicks hatched this morning.) klekjast; skríða úr eggi3) (to become young birds: Four of the eggs have hatched.) klekjast4) (to plan (something, usually bad) in secret: to hatch a plot.) brugga, undirbúa -
7 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) leggja (frá sér/niður/fyrir e-n)2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) leggja3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) leggja á (borð/ráðin)4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) leggja aftur/saman5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) kveða niður6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) verpa7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) leggja undir, veðja•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) leggja í lög- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) óbreyttur, leikmaður2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) ólærður, leikmaður•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) -
8 soft-boiled
adjective ((of eggs) slightly boiled, so that the yolk is still soft: She likes her eggs soft-boiled.) linsoðinn -
9 whisk
[wisk] 1. verb1) (to sweep, or cause to move, rapidly: He whisked the dirty dishes off the table; He whisked her off to the doctor.) sópa; skjótast (með)2) (to beat (eggs etc) with a fork or whisk.) þeyta2. noun1) (a rapid, sweeping motion.) snögg stroka/hreyfing2) (a kitchen tool made of wire etc, for beating eggs, cream etc.) þeytari -
10 batter
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11 blend
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12 brood
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13 cake
[keik] 1. noun1) (a food made by baking a mixture of flour, fat, eggs, sugar etc: a piece of cake; a plate of cream cakes; a Christmas cake.) kaka2) (a piece of other food pressed into shape: fishcakes; oatcakes.) matarkaka3) (a flattened hard mass: a cake of soap.) sápustykki2. verb(to cover in the form of a dried mass: His shoes were caked with mud.) þekja -
14 caviar(e)
(the pickled eggs (roe) of a certain large fish, used as food.) kavíar, styrjuhrogn -
15 caviar(e)
(the pickled eggs (roe) of a certain large fish, used as food.) kavíar, styrjuhrogn -
16 cheap
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17 cream
[kri:m] 1. noun1) (the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made.) rjómi2) (any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream: ice-cream; face-cream.) ís; krem3) (the best part; the top people: the cream of the medical profession.) úrvalið, besti hlutinn4) (( also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour: cream paint.) kremlitaður, rjómagulur2. verb1) (to make into a cream-like mixture: Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together.) þeyta saman2) (to take the cream off: She creamed the milk.) fleyta rjóma ofan af3) ((with off) to select (the best): The best pupils will be creamed off for special training.) velja úr•- creamy- creaminess
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18 cuckoo
['kuku:]plural - cuckoos; noun(a bird, named after its call, which lays eggs in the nests of other birds.) gaukur -
19 custard
1) (milk, eggs etc cooked together and flavoured.) vanillubúðingur; enskur búðingur2) (a sauce made of milk, sugar and cornflour for sweet dishes.) vanillusósa; ensk (eggja)sósa -
20 female
['fi:meil]noun, adjective1) ((a person, animal etc) of the sex that gives birth to children, produces eggs etc: a female blackbird; the female of the species.) kvendÿr; kona2) ((a plant) that produces seeds.) kvenkynsblóm
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