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1 headmaster
feminine - headmistress; noun (the person in charge of a school; the principal.) skólastjóri -
2 head
[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) höfuð, haus2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) hugur, heili3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) hauslengd4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) yfirmaður, leiðtogi, höfuð; yfir-, aðal-5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) haus, kollur, toppur; karfa (á blómi)6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) árupptök7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) haus8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) fremsti hluti; fylkingarbrjóst9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) vit, skilningur10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) skólastjóri/-stÿra11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) á haus/mann12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) höfði, allhátt nes13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) froða2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) vera fremstur, fara fyrir2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) vera leiðtogi, stÿra3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) stefna (á)4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) titla5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) skalla•- - headed- header
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- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
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3 abhor
[əb'ho:]past tense, past participle - abhorred; verb(to hate very much: The headmaster abhors violence.) hafa viðbjóð á- abhorrent -
4 act on behalf of / act for
(to do something for (someone else); to act as the representative of (someone): My lawyer is acting on my behalf; He is also acting on behalf of my mother; She is acting for the headmaster in his absence.) gegna starfi fyrir; koma fram fyrir hönd (e-s) -
5 application
[æpli-]1) (a formal request; an act of applying: several applications for the new job; The syllabus can be obtained on application to the headmaster.) umsókn2) (hard work: He has got a good job through sheer application.) ástundun3) (an ointment etc applied to a cut, wound etc.) áburður, smyrsl -
6 assistant
1) (a person who assists; a helper: a laboratory assistant; ( also adjective) an assistant headmaster.) aðstoðarmaður2) (a person who serves in a shop.) afgreiðslumaður -
7 bellow
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8 broad-minded
adjective (ready to allow others to think or act as they choose without criticizing them: a broad-minded headmaster.) -
9 confer
[kən'fə:]past tense, past participle - conferred; verb1) ((often with with) to consult each other: The staff conferred (with the headmaster) about the new timetable.) ráðgast2) ((with on) to give (an honour) to someone: The university conferred degrees on two famous scientists.) sæma, veita•- conference call -
10 corporal
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11 cow
I noun1) (the female of cattle used for giving milk: He has ten cows and a bull.) kÿr2) (the female of certain other animals eg the elephant, whale.) kÿr, kvendÿr•- cowboy- cowherd
- cowhide II verb(to subdue or control through fear: The pupil was cowed by the headmaster's harsh words.) hræða til undirgefni -
12 enlightened
adjective (wise through knowledge; free from prejudice: an enlightened headmaster; an enlightened decision.) upplÿstur, vel uppfræddur -
13 entry
['entri]plural - entries; noun1) ((an) act of coming in or going in: They were silenced by the entry of the headmaster.) innganga2) (the right to enter: We can't go in - the sign says `No Entry'.) aðgangur3) (place of entrance, especially a passage or small entrance hall: Don't bring your bike in here - leave it in the entry.) inngangur4) (a person or thing entered for a competition etc: There are forty-five entries for the painting competition.) skráður þátttakandi; skráning5) (something written in a list in a book etc: Some of the entries in the cash-book are inaccurate.) færsla -
14 flout
(to refuse to respect or obey: He flouted the headmaster's authority.) virða að vettugi -
15 give out
1) (to give, usually to several people: The headmaster's wife gave out the school prizes.) afhenda2) (to come to an end: My patience gave out.) vera uppurinn3) (to produce: The fire gave out a lot of heat.) gefa frá sér -
16 harangue
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17 hard done by
(unfairly treated: You should complain to the headmaster if you feel hard done by.) sem illa er komið fram við -
18 headmistress
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19 high-handed
adjective (done, acting, without consultation of, or consideration for, other people: a high-handed decision; A new headmaster should try not to be too high-handed.) yfirgangssamur, ráðríkur; hrokafullur -
20 impose
[im'pouz]1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) leggja á2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) þröngva upp á3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) notfæra sér, misnota•
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