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1 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) slá; hitta; ljósta2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) gera árás3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) kveikja á4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fara í verkfall5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) finna, lenda á6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) slá (nótu)7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) það fyrsta sem ég tók eftir; koma skyndilega í hug8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) slá, móta9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) halda, leggja leið sína10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) taka niður, fella2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) verkfall2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) happ; fundur•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up -
2 strike at
(to attempt to strike, or aim a blow at (a person etc): He struck at the dog with his stick.) slá til -
3 strike fear/terror etc into
(to fill (a person) with fear etc: The sound struck terror into them.) gera óttasleginn -
4 strike up
1) (to begin to play a tune etc: The band struck up (with) `The Red Flag'.) hefja söng/spil2) (to begin (a friendship, conversation etc): He struck up an acquaintance with a girl on the train.) hefja -
5 strike a blow for
(to make an effort on behalf of (a cause etc).) berjast fyrir -
6 strike home
((of a blow, insult etc) to reach the place where it will hurt most.) hitta í mark -
7 strike out
1) (to erase or cross out (a word etc): He read the essay and struck out a word here and there.) strika út2) (to start fighting: He's a man who strikes out with his fists whenever he's angry.) stofna til slagsmála -
8 strike while the iron is hot
(to act etc while the situation is favourable.) hamra járn meðan heitt er -
9 call a strike
((of a trade union leader etc) to ask workers to strike.) boða verkfall -
10 hunger strike
(a refusal to eat, as a form of protest or to force (someone) to agree to certain demands etc: The prisoners went on hunger strike as a protest against prison discipline.) hungurverkfall -
11 clap
[klæp] 1. past tense, past participle - clapped; verb1) (to strike the palms of the hands together eg to show approval, to mark a rhythm, or to gain attention etc: When the singer appeared, the audience started to clap loudly; They clapped the speech enthusiastically; Clap your hands in time to the music.) klappa2) (to strike (someone) with the palm of the hand, often in a friendly way: He clapped him on the back and congratulated him.) slá létt með flötum lófa3) (to put suddenly (into prison, chains etc): They clapped him in jail.) stinga/setja í2. noun1) (a sudden noise (of thunder).) þruma2) (an act of clapping: They gave the performer a clap; He gave me a clap on the back.) klapp -
12 iron
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element that is the most common metal, is very hard, and is widely used for making tools etc: Steel is made from iron; The ground is as hard as iron; iron railings; iron determination (= very strong determination).) járn2) (a flat-bottomed instrument that is heated up and used for smoothing clothes etc: I've burnt a hole in my dress with the iron.) straujárn3) (a type of golf-club.) járnkylfa2. verb(to smooth (clothes etc) with an iron: This dress needs to be ironed; I've been ironing all afternoon.) strauja- ironing- irons
- ironing-board
- ironmonger
- ironmongery
- have several
- too many irons in the fire
- iron out
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13 lob
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14 picket
['pikit] 1. noun1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) verkfallsvörður2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) hervörður2. verb1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) setja her-/verkfallsvörð um2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) standa verkfallsvörð við -
15 bat
I 1. [bæt] noun(a shaped piece of wood etc for striking the ball in cricket, baseball, table-tennis etc.) knatttré; spaði; kylfa2. verb1) (to use a bat: He bats with his left hand.) slá2) (to strike (the ball) with a bat: He batted the ball.) slá, kÿla•- batsman- off one's own bat II [bæt] noun(a mouse-like animal which flies, usually at night.) leðurblaka- batty -
16 belt
[belt] 1. noun1) (a long (narrow) piece of leather, cloth etc worn round the waist: a trouser-belt; He tightened his belt.) belti2) (a similar object used to set wheels in motion: the belt of a vacuum-cleaner.) drifreim3) (a zone of country etc: a belt of trees; an industrial belt.) -belti, -svæði2. verb1) (to fasten with a belt: He belted his trousers on.) gyrða, festa með belti2) (to strike (with or without a belt): He belted the disobedient dog.) flengja (með belti)•- belted -
17 clip
I 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.) klippa; rÿja2) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.) löðrunga, slá2. noun1) (an act of clipping.) klipping2) (a sharp blow: a clip on the ear.) löðrungur; högg3) (a short piece of film: a video clip.)•- clipper- clipping II 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb(to fasten with a clip: Clip these papers together.) hefta, klemma saman2. noun(something for holding things together or in position: a paper-clip; a hair-clip; bicycle-clips (= round pieces of metal etc for holding the bottom of trouser legs close to the leg).) klemma -
18 club
1. noun1) (a heavy stick etc used as a weapon.) kylfa2) (a bat or stick used in certain games (especially golf): Which club will you use?) kylfa3) (a number of people meeting for study, pleasure, games etc: the local tennis club.) klúbbur, félag4) (the place where these people meet: He goes to the club every Friday.) klúbbur, klúbbhús, félagsheimili5) (one of the playing-cards of the suit clubs.) lauf2. verb(to beat or strike with a club: They clubbed him to death.) lemja, berja- clubs -
19 cue
I [kju:] noun(the last words of another actor's speech etc, serving as a sign to an actor to speak etc: Your cue is `- whatever the vicar says!') stikkorð, markorðII [kju:] noun(a stick which gets thinner towards one end and the point of which is used to strike the ball in playing billiards.) kjuði -
20 knock
[nok] 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) banka2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) rekast á; hrinda3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) slá4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) rekast á; reka í2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) bank; högg2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) bank•- knocker- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up
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