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  • 101 behaviour

    [-jə]
    1) (way of behaving: the behaviour of the pupils.) hegðun
    2) (actions or reactions: the behaviour of rats; the behaviour of metals in acids.) hegðun, viðbrögð

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  • 102 better off

    (richer; happier in some way: He'd be better off working as a miner; You'd be better off without him.) betur settur

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  • 103 billow out

    (to move in a way similar to large waves: The sails billowed out in the strong wind; Her skirt billowed out in the breeze.) bylgjast

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  • 104 black sheep

    (a member of a family or group who is unsatisfactory in some way: My brother is the black sheep of the family.) svartur sauður

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  • 105 blaze a trail

    (to lead or show the way towards something new: He blazed a trail in the field of nuclear power.) ryðja braut

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  • 106 blind alley

    (a situation without any way out: This is a blind alley of a job.) blindgata

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  • 107 blow

    I [bləu] noun
    1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) högg
    2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) áfall
    II [bləu] past tense - blew; verb
    1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) blása
    2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) feykja
    3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) fjúka
    4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) blása
    5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) blása
    - blow-lamp
    - blow-torch
    - blowout
    - blowpipe
    - blow one's top
    - blow out
    - blow over
    - blow up

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  • 108 bluff

    I adjective
    (rough, hearty and frank: a bluff and friendly manner.) hispurslaus, hreinn og beinn
    II 1. verb
    (to try to deceive by pretending to have something that one does not have: He bluffed his way through the exam without actually knowing anything.) blekkja, plata
    2. noun
    (an act of bluffing.) blekking, plat

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  • 109 bound for

    (on the way to: bound for Africa.) á leiðinni til

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  • 110 bread and butter

    ((a way of earning) one's living: Writing novels is my bread and butter.) lífsviðurværi

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  • 111 bump

    1. verb
    (to knock or strike (something): She bumped into me; I bumped my head against the ceiling.)
    2. noun
    1) ((the sound of) a blow or knock: We heard a loud bump.)
    2) (a swelling or raised part: a bump on the head; This road is full of bumps.)
    3. adjective
    (excellent in some way, especially by being large: a bumper crop.)
    - bump into
    - bump of

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  • 112 bundle

    1. noun
    (a number of things bound together: a bundle of rags.) böggull, baggi
    2. verb
    1) ((often with up or together) to make into bundles: Bundle up all your things and bring them with you.) vefja í böggul
    2) (to go, put or send (away) in a hurried or disorderly way: They bundled him out of the room.) senda í skyndi, drífa af stað

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  • 113 by

    1. preposition
    1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) hjá, við hliðina á
    2) (past: going by the house.) fram hjá
    3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) um, eftir
    4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) af e-u/e-m
    5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) með
    6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) af, með
    7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) ekki seinna en
    8) (during the time of.) á meðan
    9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) um, en
    10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) sinnum
    11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) eftir, í... -tali
    12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.)
    2. adverb
    1) (near: They stood by and watched.) hjá
    2) (past: A dog ran by.) hjá
    3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) til hliðar
    - bypass 3. verb
    (to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) fara framhjá
    - bystander
    - by and by
    - by and large
    - by oneself
    - by the way

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  • 114 by half

    (by a long way: He's too clever by half.) allt of

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  • 115 by hook or by crook

    (by some means or another; in any way possible: I'll get her to marry me, by hook or by crook.) með öllum tiltækum ráðum

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  • 116 career

    [kə'riə] 1. noun
    1) (a way of making a living (usually professional): a career in publishing.) lífsstarf, ævistarf
    2) (course; progress (through life): The present government is nearly at the end of its career.) (starfs)ferill
    2. verb
    (to move rapidly and dangerously: The brakes failed and the car careered down the hill.) æða, þjóta

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  • 117 caress

    [kə'res] 1. verb
    (to touch gently and lovingly: She caressed the horse's neck.) gæla við, strjúka
    2. noun
    (an act of touching in this way: a loving caress.) ástaratlot

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  • 118 carriage

    ['kæri‹]
    1) (the act or cost of conveying and delivering goods: Does that price include carriage?) flutningskostnaður
    2) (a vehicle for carrying (especially in Britain, railway passengers): the carriage nearest the engine; a railway carriage.) flutningavagn
    3) (especially formerly, a horse-drawn passenger vehicle.) (hest)vagn
    4) (the part of a typewriter which moves back and forwards, carrying the paper.) sleði
    5) (posture; way of walking.) limaburður

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  • 119 carry

    ['kæri]
    1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) bera
    2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) berast
    3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) bera, halda uppi
    4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) hafa, bera með sér
    5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) ná í gegn, samþykkja
    6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) bera sig

    ((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)

    ((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)

    - carry-cot
    - be/get carried away
    - carry forward
    - carry off
    - carry on
    - carry out
    - carry weight

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  • 120 certain

    ['sə:tn] 1. adjective
    1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) einhver, nokkur
    2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) viss, öruggur
    3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) tiltekinn, viss, ákveðinn
    4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) viss, nokkur
    2. interjection
    (of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') Auðvitað, að sjálfsögðu
    - for certain
    - make certain

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  • Way — Way, n. [OE. wey, way, AS. weg; akin to OS., D., OHG., & G. weg, Icel. vegr, Sw. v[ a]g, Dan. vei, Goth. wigs, L. via, and AS. wegan to move, L. vehere to carry, Skr. vah. [root]136. Cf. {Convex}, {Inveigh}, {Vehicle}, {Vex}, {Via}, {Voyage},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • way — or go one s way [wā] n. [ME < OE weg, akin to Ger < IE base * weĝh , to go > L vehere, to carry, ride, Gr ochos, wagon] 1. a means of passing from one place to another, as a road, highway, street or path [the Appian Way] 2. room or space …   English World dictionary

  • way — ► NOUN 1) a method, style, or manner of doing something. 2) the typical manner in which someone behaves or in which something happens. 3) a road, track, path, or street. 4) a route or means taken in order to reach, enter, or leave a place. 5) the …   English terms dictionary

  • way — way; way·bread; way·far·er; way·far·ing; way·goose; way·less; way·man; way·ment; way·ward; way·ward·ly; way·ward·ness; way·wis·er; way·wode; hem·ing·way·esque; Jet·way; bus·way; cause·way; mid·way; sub·way; way·fare; well·a·way; hatch·way·man;… …   English syllables

  • Way — can refer to: * a road or path(way) * wayob , plural form (singular way ), spirit companions appearing in mythology and folklore of Maya peoples of the Yucatan Peninsula * A precisely straight rail or track on a machine tool (such as that on the… …   Wikipedia

  • WAY '79 — WAY 79, also referred to as WAY 79 and WAY 1979, was the official 1979 sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) celebration of the establishment of the Swan River Colony, the first permanent European settlement in Western Australia. Western… …   Wikipedia

  • way — n 1 Way, route, course, passage, pass, artery mean, in common, a track or path traversed in going from one place to another. Way is general and inclusive of any track or path; it can specifically signify a thoroughfare especially in combinations… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • way — I (channel) noun alley, artery, avenue, custom, direction, lane, mode, path, pathway, plan, road, roadway, route, throughway II (manner) noun behavior, fashion, habit, means, progression, ritual associated concepts: way appurtenant, way by… …   Law dictionary

  • way — (n.) O.E. weg road, path, course of travel, from P.Gmc. *wegaz (Cf. O.S., Du. weg, O.N. vegr, O.Fris. wei, O.H.G. weg, Ger. Weg, Goth. wigs way ), from PIE *wegh to move (see WEIGH (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • Way — Way, adv. [Aphetic form of away.] Away. [Obs. or Archaic] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] {To do way}, to take away; to remove. [Obs.] Do way your hands. Chaucer. {To make way with}, to make away with. See under {Away}. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • WAY-FM — may refer to:* WAY FM Network, a national, non profit radio broadcasting network in the United States that primarily plays Contemporary Christian music ** WAYM, the Franklin, Tennessee based flagship station of the WAY FM Network that goes by the …   Wikipedia

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