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1 please
[pli:z] 1. verb1) (to do what is wanted by (a person); to give pleasure or satisfaction to: You can't please everyone all the time; It pleases me to read poetry.)2) (to choose, want, like: He does as he pleases.)2. adverb(a word added to an order or request in order to be polite: Please open the window; Close the door, please; Will you please come with me?) gera svo vel- pleased- pleasing
- pleasingly
- if you please
- please yourself -
2 please yourself
(do what you choose: I don't think you should go, but please yourself.) eins og þér þóknast -
3 if you please
(please: Come this way, if you please.) gerðu svo vel -
4 answer
1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) svar2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) lausn2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) svara2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) svara3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) fullnægja4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) samsvara•- answering machine
- answer for
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5 particular
[pə'tikjulə]1) (of a single definite person, thing etc thought of separately from all others: this particular man/problem.) tiltekinn, ákveðinn2) (more than ordinary: Please take particular care of this letter.) sérstakur3) (difficult to please: He is very particular about his food.) vandlátur•- particulars
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6 remove
[rə'mu:v]1) (to take away: Will someone please remove all this rubbish!; He removed all the evidence of his crimes; I can't remove this stain from my shirt; He has been removed from the post of minister of education.) fjarlægja2) (to take off (a piece of clothing): Please remove your hat.) fara úr3) (to move to a new house etc: He has removed to London.) flytjast búferlum•- removal
- remover -
7 repeat
[rə'pi:t] 1. verb1) (to say or do again: Would you repeat those instructions, please?) endurtaka2) (to say (something one has heard) to someone else, sometimes when one ought not to: Please do not repeat what I've just told you.) hafa eftir3) (to say (something) one has learned by heart: to repeat a poem.) fara með2. noun(something which is repeated: I'm tired of seeing all these repeats on television; ( also adjective) a repeat performance.) endurtekning; endurtekinn þáttur/sÿning- repeated- repeatedly
- repetition
- repetitive
- repetitively
- repetitiveness
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8 score
[sko:] 1. plurals - scores; noun1) (the number of points, goals etc gained in a game, competition etc: The cricket score is 59 for 3.) stigafjöldi; staða í leik2) (a written piece of music showing all the parts for instruments and voices: the score of an opera.) raddskrá, partítúr3) (a set or group of twenty: There was barely a score of people there.) tveir tugir2. verb1) (to gain (goals etc) in a game etc: He scored two goals before half-time.) skora/gera mark2) ((sometimes with off or out) to remove (eg a name) from eg a list by putting a line through it: Please could you score my name off (the list)?; Is that word meant to be scored out?) strika út3) (to keep score: Will you score for us, please?) halda skor•- scorer- score-board
- on that score
- scores of
- scores
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9 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) sÿna2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) sjást, vera sÿnilegur3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) sÿna, vera sÿndur4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) vísa á, sÿna5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) vísa, fylgja6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) sÿna7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) sÿna fram á, sanna8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) (auð)sÿna2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) sÿning; skemmtiþáttur2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) sÿning; það að sÿna e-ð3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) sÿnd, yfirskin; það að þykjast4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) e-ð sem er gert til að vekja á sér athygli5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) frammistaða•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
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10 aim
[eim] 1. verb1) ((usually with at, for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc: He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.) miða (á)2) ((with to, at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose: He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers.) stefna (að), áætla2. noun1) (the act of or skill at aiming: His aim is excellent.) mið2) (what a person intends to do: My aim is to become prime minister.) takmark•- aimless- aimlessly
- aimlessness
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11 along
[ə'loŋ] 1. preposition1) (from one end to the other: He walked along several streets; The wall runs along the river.) eftir, meðfram2) (at a point at the end or on the length of: There's a post-box somewhere along this street.) einhvers staðar á2. adverb1) (onwards or forward: He ran along beside me; Come along, please!) áfram2) (to the place mentioned: I'll come along in five minutes.) hingað, þangað3) (in company, together: I took a friend along with me.) með• -
12 annoy
[ə'noi](to make (someone) rather angry or impatient: Please go away and stop annoying me!) ónáða- annoyed
- annoying
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13 anxious
['æŋkʃəs]1) (worried about what may happen or have happened: She is anxious about her father's health.) kvíðinn2) (causing worry, fear or uncertainty: an anxious moment.) kvíðaþrunginn3) (wanting very much (to do etc something): He's very anxious to please.) óþreyjufullur•- anxiety -
14 apology
plural - apologies; noun Please accept my apology for not arriving on time; He made his apologies for not attending the meeting.) afsökun -
15 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) vera í miðju kafiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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16 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) vera í miðju kafiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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17 bedspread
noun (a top cover for a bed: Please remove the bedspread before you get into bed.) rúmteppi -
18 blow
I [bləu] noun1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) högg2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) áfallII [bləu] past tense - blew; verb1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) blása2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) feykja3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) fjúka4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) blása5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) blása•- blowhole- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow over
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19 by return (of post)
(by the very next post: Please send me your reply by return (of post).) með næsta pósti; um hæl -
20 by return (of post)
(by the very next post: Please send me your reply by return (of post).) með næsta pósti; um hæl
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