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1 tennis
['tenis]((also lawn tennis) a game for two or four players who use rackets to hit a ball to each other over a net stretched across a tennis-court: Let's play (a game of) tennis; ( also adjective) a tennis match.) tennis- tennis-racket
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2 game
[ɡeim] 1. noun1) (an enjoyable activity, which eg children play: a game of pretending.) leikur2) (a competitive form of activity, with rules: Football, tennis and chess are games.) kappleikur, keppni3) (a match or part of a match: a game of tennis; winning (by) three games to one.) leikur, lota, hrina,4) ((the flesh of) certain birds and animals which are killed for sport: He's very fond of game; ( also adjective) a game bird.) veiðidÿr; villibráð2. adjective(brave; willing; ready: a game old guy; game for anything.) djarfur; fús- gamely- games
- gamekeeper
- game point
- game reserve
- game warden
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3 table tennis
(a game played on a table with small bats and a light ball; ping pong.) borðtennis -
4 ping-pong
['piŋpoŋ]1) (the game of table tennis: Do you play ping-pong?) borðtennis2) ( in the United States, the equipment used in table tennis.) borðtennisvörur -
5 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) leika (sér)2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) leika, taka þátt í3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) leika4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) vera sÿndur5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) leika/spila á6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) leika á, plata7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) leika gegn8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) leika um9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) beina að10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) leika út2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) skemmtun, leikur2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) leikrit3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) leikur4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) hlaup•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
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7 partner
1. noun1) (a person who shares the ownership of a business etc with one or more others: She was made a partner in the firm.) félagi; meðeigandi2) (one of two people who dance, play in a game etc together: a tennis/dancing partner.) -félagi2. verb(to be a partner to (someone): He partnered his wife in the last dance.) vera félagi (e-s) -
8 take on
1) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) taka að sér2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) ráða3) ((with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc: I'll take you on at tennis.) skora á (e-n)4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) öðlast, taka á sig5) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) hleypa inn6) (to be upset: Don't take on so!) taka (e-ð) nærri sér
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