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1 pay
[pei] 1. past tense, past participle - paid; verb1) (to give (money) to (someone) in exchange for goods, services etc: He paid $5 for the book.) borga, greiða2) (to return (money that is owed): It's time you paid your debts.) greiða (skuld)3) (to suffer punishment (for): You'll pay for that remark!) gjalda (e-s), taka út refsingu4) (to be useful or profitable (to): Crime doesn't pay.) borga sig, svara kostnaði5) (to give (attention, homage, respect etc): Pay attention!; to pay one's respects.) veita2. noun(money given or received for work etc; wages: How much pay do you get?) laun- payable- payee
- payment
- pay-packet
- pay-roll
- pay back
- pay off
- pay up
- put paid to -
2 pay back
1) (to give back (to someone something that one has borrowed): I'll pay you back as soon as I can.) borga til baka2) (to punish: I'll pay you back for that!) borga til baka, hegna fyrir -
3 good for
1) (certain to last: These houses are good for another hundred years at least.) endast, duga2) (certain to pay (a sum of money): He's good for $50.) geta lagt fram3) (certain to cause: That story is always good for a laugh.) vís til að valda -
4 keep back
1) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!) halda sig fjarri/frá2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) að segja ekki alla söguna3) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?) halda eftir -
5 rate
[reit] 1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) tíðni, hlutfall, prósenta2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) hlutfall, prósenta3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) hraði4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) taxti5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) skattur2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) meta- rating- at this
- at that rate
- rate of exchange -
6 stand
[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) standa2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) standa upp, rísa á fætur3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) standa kyrr4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) halda gildi, standast5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) standa6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) standa7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) bjóða sig fram8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) setja, stilla (upp/á)9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) eiga lögsókn yfir höfði sér, þola10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) borga fyrir, bjóða upp á2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) staða2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) statíf, standur3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) sölubás4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) áhorfendapallur5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) vitnastúka•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) varanleiki2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) í (miklum) metum•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) hopp- (hoppfarþegi/-miði)5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) á hoppmiða- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to -
7 credit
['kredit] 1. noun1) (time allowed for payment of goods etc after they have been received: We don't give credit at this shop.) afborgunarfrestur; lánsviðskipti2) (money loaned (by a bank).) lán3) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) lánstraust4) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) inneign; tekjuhlið5) (the sum of money which someone has in an account at a bank: Your credit amounts to 2,014 dollars.) inneign6) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) trúnaður, traust7) ((American) a certificate to show that a student has completed a course which counts towards his degree.) einkunnarblað2. verb1) (to enter (a sum of money) on the credit side (of an account): This cheque was credited to your account last month.) færa til tekna2) ((with with) to think of (a person or thing) as having: He was credited with magical powers.) eigna, ætla (e-m e-ð)3) (to believe (something) to be possible: Well, would you credit that!) trúa•- creditably
- creditor
- credits
- credit card
- be a credit to someone
- be a credit to
- do someone credit
- do credit
- give someone credit for something
- give credit for something
- give someone credit
- give credit
- on credit
- take the credit for something
- take credit for something
- take the credit
- take credit -
8 tax
[tæks] 1. noun1) (money, eg a percentage of a person's income or of the price of goods etc taken by the government to help pay for the running of the state: income tax; a tax on tobacco.) skattur2) (a strain or burden: The continual noise was a tax on her nerves.) álag2. verb1) (to make (a person) pay (a) tax; to put a tax on (goods etc): He is taxed on his income; Alcohol is taxed.) skattleggja2) (to put a strain on: Don't tax your strength!) reyna á•- taxable- taxation
- taxing
- tax-free
- taxpayer
- tax someone with
- tax with -
9 dock
I 1. [dok] noun1) (a deepened part of a harbour etc where ships go for loading, unloading, repair etc: The ship was in dock for three weeks.) viðlegustaður; skipakví, hafnarbakki, bryggja2) (the area surrounding this: He works down at the docks.) hafnarsvæði, höfn3) (the box in a law court where the accused person sits or stands.) sakamannabekkur2. verb(to (cause to) enter a dock and tie up alongside a quay: The liner docked in Southampton this morning.) leggja að bryggju- docker- dockyard II [dok] verb(to cut short or remove part from: The dog's tail had been docked; His wages were docked to pay for the broken window.) stÿfa; skerða -
10 cover
1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) þekja2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) nægja fyrir3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) fara, komast4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) ná yfir5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) vera tryggður6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) safna fréttum sem fréttamaður7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) hafa í skotmáli2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) ábreiða; lok2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) skjól3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) skjól•- coverage- covering
- cover-girl
- cover story
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11 day of reckoning
(the time when one has to pay for, or be punished for, one's mistakes, crimes etc.) skuldadagar; dómsdagur -
12 enough
1. adjective(in the number or quantity etc needed: Have you enough money to pay for the books?; food enough for everyone.) nógur, nægilegur2. pronoun(the amount needed: He has had enough to eat; I've had enough of her rudeness.) nóg, nægilega mikið3. adverb1) (to the degree needed: Is it hot enough?; He swam well enough to pass the test.) nægilega2) (one must admit; you must agree: She's pretty enough, but not beautiful; Oddly enough, it isn't raining.) þótt undarlegt megi virðast -
13 generous
['‹enərəs]1) (willing to give a lot of money, time etc for some purpose: a generous giver; It is very generous of you to pay for our holiday.) örlátur2) (large; larger than necessary: a generous sum of money; a generous piece of cake.) ríflegur, stór3) (kind, willing to forgive: Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks.) göfuglyndur; sáttfús•- generosity -
14 sacrifice
1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) fórn2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) fórn, fórnarlamb3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) tilkostnaður, fórn2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) fórna2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) leggja í sölurnar, fórna•- sacrificially -
15 subscribe
1) (to give money, with other people, to a charity or other cause: He subscribes to a lot of charities; We each subscribed $1 towards the present.) gefa peninga2) ((with to) to promise to receive and pay for a series of issues of (a magazine etc): I've been subscribing to that magazine for four years.) gerast áskrifandi•- subscription -
16 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) sulta- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) troðfylla, þjappa2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) troða3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) festa(st)4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) trufla2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) öngþveiti, troðningur, stífla2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) vandræði•- jam on -
17 restitution
[resti'tju:ʃən](the act of giving back to a person etc what has been taken away, or the giving of money etc to pay for damage, loss or injury.) það að skila e-u; (skaða)bætur -
18 result
1. noun1) (anything which is due to something already done: His deafness is the result of a car accident; He went deaf as a result of an accident; He tried a new method, with excellent results; He tried again, but without result.) afleiðing; niðurstaða2) (the answer to a sum etc: Add all these figures and tell me the result.) útkoma3) (the final score: What was the result of Saturday's match?) úrslit4) ((often in plural) the list of people who have been successful in a competition, of subjects a person has passed or failed in an examination etc: He had very good exam results; The results will be published next week.) niðurstaða; listi yfir nemendur sem hafa náð prófi2. verb1) ((often with from) to be caused (by something): We will pay for any damage which results (from our experiments).) stafa af2) ((with in) to cause or have as a result: The match resulted in a draw.) leiða til; enda í/með -
19 respect
[rə'spekt] 1. noun1) (admiration; good opinion: He is held in great respect by everyone; He has no respect for politicians.) virðing2) (consideration; thoughtfulness; willingness to obey etc: He shows no respect for his parents.) tillitssemi3) (a particular detail, feature etc: These two poems are similar in some respects.) tillit, leyti2. verb1) (to show or feel admiration for: I respect you for what you did.) virða2) (to show consideration for, a willingness to obey etc: One should respect other people's feelings/property.) taka tillit til•- respectably
- respectability
- respectful
- respectfully
- respectfulness
- respecting
- respective
- respectively
- respects
- pay one's respects to someone
- pay one's respects
- with respect to -
20 fine
I 1. adjective1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) ágætur2) ((of weather) bright; not raining: a fine day.) góður, bjartur3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) heilbrigður, hress4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) fínn, fíngerður5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) nákvæmur, vandaður6) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) fíngerður7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) nákvæmur, skÿr, örfínn8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) ágætur, prÿðilegur2. adverb(satisfactorily: This arrangement suits me fine.) prÿðilega3. interjection(good; well done etc: You've finished already - fine!) stórfínt!- finely- finery
- fine art II 1. noun(money which must be paid as a punishment: I had to pay a fine.) sekt2. verb(to make (someone) pay a fine: She was fined $10.) sekta
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