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1 preserve
[pri'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to keep safe from harm: (May) Heaven preserve us from danger!) vernda, varðveita2) (to keep in existence: They have managed to preserve many old documents.) varðveita3) (to treat (food), eg by cooking it with sugar, so that it will not go bad: What is the best method of preserving raspberries?) sjóða niður2. noun1) (an activity, kind of work etc in which only certain people are allowed to take part.) athöfn sem takmarkaður aðgangur er að2) (a place where game animals, birds etc are protected: a game preserve.) verndarsvæði3) (jam: blackberry jam and other preserves.) sulta; niðursoðnir ávextir•- preservative -
2 can
[kæn] I negative - can't; verb1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.)2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?)3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.)4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?)II 1. noun(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.) dós2. verb(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.) niðursjóða (á dósir eða krukkur)- canned- cannery -
3 cure
[kjuə] 1. verb1) (to make better: That medicine cured me; That will cure him of his bad habits.) lækna2) (to get rid of (an illness etc): That pill cured my headache.) lækna3) (to preserve (bacon etc) by drying, salting etc.) verka2. noun(something which cures: They're trying to find a cure for cancer.) lækning, meðferð- curable- curative -
4 embalm
(to preserve (a dead body) from decay by treatment with spices or drugs: The Egyptians embalmed the corpses of their kings.) smyrja -
5 freeze
[fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) frjósa, frysta2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) frjósa, frysta3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) frjósa, (of)kólna4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) frysta5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) stirðna upp/verða agndofa af skelfingu6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) frysta laun/verð(lag)2. noun(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) frost- freezer- freezing
- frozen
- freezing-point
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6 heritage
['heriti‹](things (especially valuable things such as buildings, literature etc) which are passed on from one generation to another: We must all take care to preserve our national heritage.) erfð, arfur, arfleifð -
7 hygiene
((the rules or science of) cleanliness whose aim is to preserve health and prevent the spread of disease.) heilsufræði; hollustuhættir; hreinlæti- hygienic- hygienically -
8 juice
[‹u:s]1) (the liquid part of fruits or vegetables: She squeezed the juice out of the orange; tomato juice.) (ávaxta)safi2) ((often in plural) the fluid contained in meat: Roasting meat in tin foil helps to preserve the juices.) safi3) ((in plural) fluid contained in the organs of the body, eg to help digestion: digestive/gastric juices.) meltingarsafi•- juicy- juiciness -
9 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) geyma, varðveita; fá til eignar2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) geyma, varðveita; þegja yfir3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) halda, hafa4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) halda áfram5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) eiga, vera með6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) rækta, halda við7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) geymast8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) halda, færa, skrifa9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) tefja10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) framfæra, sjá um11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) standa við, halda12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) halda upp á2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) uppihald, fæði og húsnæði- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
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10 pickle
['pikl] 1. noun1) (a vegetable or vegetables preserved in vinegar, salt water etc: Do you want some pickle(s) on your hamburger?) súrsað grænmeti2) (trouble; an unpleasant situation: She got herself into a real pickle.) klípa2. verb(to preserve in vinegar, salt water etc: I think I will pickle these cucumbers.) súrsa, leggja í pækil -
11 potted
1) ((of food) pressed into a pot or jar in order to preserve it: potted meat.) niðursoðinn2) (contained in a pot: a potted plant.) potta-3) (brief; summarized: a potted history of Britain.) styttur, samandreginn -
12 put by
(to save or preserve for the future: I have put by some money for emergencies.) leggja til hliðar -
13 smoke
[sməuk] 1. noun1) (the cloudlike gases and particles of soot given off by something which is burning: Smoke was coming out of the chimney; He puffed cigarette smoke into my face.) reykur2) (an act of smoking (a cigarette etc): I came outside for a smoke.) reykur2. verb1) (to give off smoke.) reykja, ósa, rjúka2) (to draw in and puff out the smoke from (a cigarette etc): I don't smoke, but he smokes cigars.) reykja3) (to dry, cure, preserve (ham, fish etc) by hanging it in smoke.) reykja•- smoked- smokeless
- smoker
- smoking
- smoky
- smoke detector
- smokescreen
- go up in smoke -
14 solidarity
[-'dærə-]noun (the uniting of the interests, feelings or actions (of a group): We must try to preserve our solidarity.) samstaða -
15 stuff
I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) efni2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) drasl3) (an old word for cloth.) fataefni•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) troða í2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) seta fyllingu í3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) stoppa upp•- stuffing- stuff up
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Preserve — Pre*serve , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preserved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preserving}.] [F. pr[ e]server, from L. prae before + servare to save, preserve; cf. L. praeservare to observe beforehand. See {Serve}.] 1. To keep or save from injury or destruction;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Preserve — Pre*serve , v. i. 1. To make preserves. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To protect game for purposes of sport. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Preserve — Pre*serve , n. 1. That which is preserved; fruit, etc., seasoned and kept by suitable preparation; esp., fruit cooked with sugar; commonly in the plural. [1913 Webster] 2. A place in which game, fish, etc., are preserved for purposes of sport, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preserve — vb *save, conserve Analogous words: *rescue, deliver, redeem, ransom: protect, guard, safeguard (see DEFEND) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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preservé — Preservé, [preserv]ée. part … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
preserve — ► VERB 1) maintain in its original or existing state. 2) keep safe from harm or injury. 3) keep alive (a memory or quality). 4) treat (food) to prevent its decomposition. 5) prepare (fruit) for long term storage by boiling it with sugar. ► NOUN… … English terms dictionary
preserve — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun (AmE) ⇨ See also ↑reserve ADJECTIVE ▪ forest, nature, wilderness, wildlife ▪ This land is protected as a wildlife preserve. ▪ game … Collocations dictionary
