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21 compromise
((a) settlement of differences in which each side gives up something it has previously demanded: We argued for a long time but finally arrived at a compromise.) málamiðlun -
22 deep-freeze
noun (a type of refrigerator which freezes food quickly and can keep it for a long time.) frystir -
23 die hard
(to take a long time to disappear: Old habits die hard.) hverfa seint, láta seint undan -
24 donkey's years/ages
(a very long time: It's donkey's years since I was last there.) heil eilífð, ár og dagar, langt um liðið -
25 dwell on
(to think or speak about something for a long time: It isn't a good thing to dwell on your problems.) hugsa mikið um; vera langorður um -
26 endless
1) (going on for ever or for a very long time: endless arguments.) endalaus; óendanlegur2) (continuous, because of having the two ends joined: an endless chain.) endalaus, samfelldur -
27 finally
1) (as the last (of many): The soldiers rode past, then came the Royal visitors, and finally the Queen.) að lokum, loks; að síðustu2) (at last, after a long time: The train finally arrived.) að lokum, loks -
28 for hours
(for a very long time: We waited for hours for the train.) í langan tíma, klukkustundum saman -
29 founding
noun The founding of the organization took place a long time ago.) stofnun -
30 ill
[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) veikur, sjúkur2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) slæmur3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) vondur, illur2. adverb(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) varla, tæplega3. noun1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) böl, ógæfa2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) böl, vændræði•- ill-- illness
- ill-at-ease
- ill-fated
- ill-feeling
- ill-mannered / ill-bred
- ill-tempered / ill-natured
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-use
- ill-will
- be taken ill -
31 joke
[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) brandari2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) spaug, brandari2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) segja brandara, grínast með2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) gera að gamni sínu•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke -
32 knit
[nit]past tense, past participle - knitted; verb1) (to form (a garment) from yarn (of wool etc) by making and connecting loops, using knitting-needles: She is teaching children to knit and sew; She knitted him a sweater for Christmas.) prjóna2) ((of broken bones) to grow together: The bone in his arm took a long time to knit.) gróa saman•- knitter- knitting
- knitting-needle
- knit one's brows -
33 novelty
plural - novelties; noun1) (newness and strangeness: It took her a long time to get used to the novelty of her surroundings.) nÿbreytni, nÿjung2) (something new and strange: Snow is a novelty to people from hot countries.) nÿjung3) (a small, cheap manufactured thing sold as a toy or souvenir: a stall selling novelties.) leikföng, minjagripir -
34 oddly enough
(it is strange or remarkable (that): I saw John this morning. Oddly enough, I was just thinking I hadn't seen him for a long time.) það vill svo undarlega til -
35 plan ahead
(to plan something a long time before it will happen etc.) skipuleggja fram í tímann -
36 ramble on
(to talk for a long time in an aimless or confused way.) vaða úr einu í annað -
37 resound
(to sound loudly or for a long time: The audience's cheers resounded through the hall.) enduróma, hljóma- resoundingly -
38 sink in
1) (to be fully understood: The news took a long time to sink in.) síast inn, skiljast2) (to be absorbed: The surface water on the paths will soon sink in.) síga (niður í/inn í), síast (inn) -
39 talk nineteen to the dozen
(to talk (to one another) continually or for a long time.) samkjafta ekki, blaðra endalaust saman -
40 talk round
1) (to persuade: I managed to talk her round.) telja (e-m) hughvarf2) (to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point: We talked round the question for hours.) fara í kringum efnið
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