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1 react
[ri'ækt]1) (to behave in a certain way as a result of something: How did he react when you called him a fool?; He reacted angrily to the criticism; Hydrogen reacts with oxygen to form water.) bregðast við, svara, sÿna viðbrögð; hvarfast2) ((with against) to behave or act in a certain way in order to show rejection of: Young people tend to react against their parents.) veita mótspyrnu, vinna gegn3) ((with to) to be affected, usually badly, by (a drug etc): I react very badly to penicillin.) hafa áhrif; þola (illa); bregðast við•- reaction- reactionary
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2 behave
[bi'heiv]1) (to act in a suitable way, to conduct oneself (well): If you come, you must behave (yourself); The child always behaves (himself) at his grandmother's.) haga sér2) (to act or react: He always behaves like a gentleman; Metals behave in different ways when heated.) hegða sér; bregðast við•- well-
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3 instinct
['instiŋkt](a natural tendency to behave or react in a particular way, without thinking and without having been taught: As winter approaches, swallows fly south from Britain by instinct; He has an instinct for saying the right thing.) eðlishvöt/-ávísun- instinctively -
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5 overreact
(to react too much: She overreacts to criticism.) bregðast of harkalega við; taka of nærri sér -
6 provoke
[prə'vəuk]1) (to make angry or irritated: Are you trying to provoke me?) ergja2) (to cause: His words provoked laughter.) valda3) (to cause (a person etc) to react in an angry way: He was provoked into hitting her.) espa•- provocative
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7 receive
[rə'si:v]1) (to get or be given: He received a letter; They received a good education.) taka á móti, fá í hendur2) (to have a formal meeting with: The Pope received the Queen in the Vatican.) veita viðtökur3) (to allow to join something: He was received into the group.) veita inngöngu4) (to greet, react to, in some way: The news was received in silence; The townspeople received the heroes with great cheers.) taka (á móti)5) (to accept (stolen goods) especially with the intention of reselling (them).) taka við•- receiver
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