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1 serve
[sə:v] 1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) þjóna2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) bera fram, framreiða3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) duga, nÿtast4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) gegna hlutverki/skyldu5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) sitja af sér6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) gefa upp2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) uppgjöf- server- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
- serve up -
2 serve up
(to start serving (a meal).) bera fram -
3 serve right
(to be the punishment deserved by: If you fall and hurt yourself, it'll serve you right for climbing up there when I told you not to.) eiga (e-ð) skilið -
4 serve a purpose
(to be useful in some way.) gegna hlutverki -
5 serve an apprenticeship
(to spend a (fixed) period of time as an apprentice.) vera í læri -
6 serve out
(to distribute to each of a number of people: She served out the pudding.) bera fram; skammta -
7 conscript
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8 ace
[eis]1) (the one in playing-cards: the ace of spades.) ás2) (a person who is expert at anything: He's an ace with a rifle.) afburðamaður3) (a serve in tennis in which the ball is not touched by the opposing player.) ás4) (the ``one'' on dominoes or dice.) -
9 attend
[ə'tend]1) (to go to or be present at: He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen.) sækja; mæta2) ((with to) to listen or give attention to: Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying!) sÿna athygli3) (to deal with: I'll attend to that problem tomorrow.) sinna, sjá um4) (to look after; to help or serve: Two doctors attended her all through her illness; The queen was attended by four ladies.) annast•- attendant
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10 breakfast
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11 coffee-pot
noun (a container from which to serve coffee.) kaffikanna -
12 commemorate
[kə'meməreit]1) ((of people) to honour the memory of (someone) by a solemn celebration: Once a year we commemorate his death in action by visiting his widow.) minnast2) ((of things) to serve as a memorial to (someone or something): This inscription commemorates those who died.) vera til minningar um•- commemoration -
13 conscientious objector
noun (a person who refuses to serve in the armed forces for moral or religious reasons.) -
14 councillor
noun (a person who is elected to serve on a council.) bæjar- eða borgarfulltrúi -
15 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) hjálpa2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) eiga þátt í3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) lækna, slá á4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) aðstoða5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) komast ekki hjá, geta ekki annað2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) aðstoð, hjálp2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) hjálp; hjálparhella3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) aðstoðarmaður4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) engin leið að (hindra e-ð)•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
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16 it serves you etc right
(you etc deserve your misfortune etc: He has done no work so it will serve him right if he fails his exam.) -
17 purpose
['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) tilgangur2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) hlutverk3) (determination: a man of purpose.) stefnufesta, ákveðni•- purposefully
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
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18 return
[rə'tə:n] 1. verb1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) snúa/koma aftur2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) skila, setja aftur á sinn stað3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) snúa sér aftur að4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) endurgjalda, svara í sömu mynt5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) (endur)kjósa6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) kveða upp úrskurð7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) senda aftur, svara2. noun1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) endurkoma; heimkoma2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) miði sem gildir fram og tilbaka•- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
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19 right
1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) hægri2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) réttur3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) (siðferðilega) réttur4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) viðeigandi2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) réttur, réttindi2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) sem hefur á réttu að standa3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) hægri-, hægrihandar4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) hægri-, hægrisinnaður3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) nákvæmlega2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) strax3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) rétt (við), beint4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) alveg, gjörsamlega5) (to the right: Turn right.) til hægri6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) rétt, vel4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) rétta við/af; komast á réttan kjöl2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) bæta úr5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') allt í lagi; skal gert- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) hægrisinnaður- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right -
20 shop assistant
(American salesclerk, clerk) (a person employed in a shop to serve customers.) sölumaður; starfsmaður
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