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  • 1 proper noun/name

    (a noun or name which names a particular person, thing or place (beginning with a capital letter): `John' and `New York' are proper nouns.) sérnafn

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  • 2 proper

    ['propə]
    1) (right, correct, or suitable: That isn't the proper way to clean the windows; You should have done your schoolwork at the proper time - it's too late to start now.) réttur, viðeigandi
    2) (complete or thorough: Have you made a proper search?) algjör, almennilegur
    3) (respectable or well-mannered: Such behaviour isn't quite proper.) viðeigandi, siðlátur
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    - proper noun/name

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  • 3 decency

    noun ((the general idea of) what is proper, fitting, moral etc; the quality or act of being decent: In the interests of decency, we have banned nude bathing; He had the decency to admit that it was his fault.) velsæmi

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  • 4 heading

    noun (what is written at the top of a page etc: The teacher said that essays must have a proper heading.) fyrirsögn, titill, haus

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  • 5 capital

    I 1. ['kæpitl] noun
    1) (the chief town or seat of government: Paris is the capital of France.) höfuðborg
    2) ((also capital letter) any letter of the type found at the beginning of sentences, proper names etc: THESE ARE CAPITAL LETTERS / CAPITALS.) hástafur, upphafsstafur
    3) (money (for investment etc): You need capital to start a new business.) höfuðstóll, stofnfé
    2. adjective
    1) (involving punishment by death: a capital offence.) sem varðar dauðarefsingu
    2) (excellent: a capital idea.) fyrirtaks, ágætur
    3) ((of a city) being a capital: Paris and other capital cities.) höfuð-
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    - capitalist
    - capitalist
    - capitalistic     II ['kæpitl] noun
    (in architecture, the top part of a column of a building etc.) súluhöfuð

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  • 6 go

    [ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb
    1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) fara
    2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) fara í gegnum, fara eftir
    3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) fara til; fara/seljast á
    4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) liggja til
    5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) ganga/fara í, sækja
    6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) hverfa
    7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) fara, enda
    8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) fara
    9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) hverfa
    10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) fara (að gera e-ð)
    11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) bila
    12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) ganga, vinna
    13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) verða
    14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) vera, ganga
    15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) eiga heima/að vera í
    16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) líða
    17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) fara í
    18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) ganga
    19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) gefa frá sér, segja
    20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) hljóða, vera
    21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) ganga (vel)
    2. noun
    1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) tilraun
    2) (energy: She's full of go.) kraftur
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    3. adjective
    1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) sem blómstrar/gengur vel
    2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) gang-, markaðs-, gildandi
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    4. noun
    (permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) leyfi
    - going-over
    - goings-on
    - no-go
    - all go
    - be going on for
    - be going on
    - be going strong
    - from the word go
    - get going
    - give the go-by
    - go about
    - go after
    - go against
    - go along
    - go along with
    - go around
    - go around with
    - go at
    - go back
    - go back on
    - go by
    - go down
    - go far
    - go for
    - go in
    - go in for
    - go into
    - go off
    - go on
    - go on at
    - go out
    - go over
    - go round
    - go slow
    - go steady
    - go through
    - go through with
    - go too far
    - go towards
    - go up
    - go up in smoke/flames
    - go with
    - go without
    - keep going
    - make a go of something
    - make a go
    - on the go

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  • 7 decorum

    [di'ko:rəm]
    noun (quiet, dignified and proper behaviour: The man behaved with decorum in the old lady's presence.) háttprÿði

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  • 8 due

    [dju:] 1. adjective
    1) (owed: I think I'm still due some pay; Our thanks are due to the doctor.) skuldar; sem e-m er skuldað; eiga inni; þökk sé
    2) (expected according to timetable, promise etc: The bus is due in three minutes.) væntanlegur
    3) (proper: Take due care.) tilhlÿðilegur
    2. adverb
    (directly South: sailing due east.) nákvæmlega, beint
    3. noun
    1) (what is owed, especially what one has a right to: I'm only taking what is my due.) það sem (e-m) ber
    2) ((in plural) charge, fee or toll: He paid the dues on the cargo.) tollur
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    - due to
    - give someone his due
    - give his due

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  • 9 netiquette

    ['netiket]
    (a set of rules for proper behaviour among users in a computer network (the Internet) when exchanging messages.)

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  • 10 prejudice

    ['pre‹ədis] 1. noun
    ((an) opinion or feeling for or especially against something, formed unfairly or unreasonably ie without proper knowledge: The jury must listen to his statement without prejudice; Is racial prejudice (= dislike of people because of their race) increasing in this country?) fordómar
    2. verb
    1) (to cause to feel prejudice for or against something.) gera e-n hlutdrægan
    2) (to harm or endanger (a person's position, prospects etc) in some way: Your terrible handwriting will prejudice your chances of passing the exam.) skaða, spilla
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  • 11 season

    ['si:zn] 1. noun
    1) (one of the main divisions of the year according to the regular variation of the weather, length of day etc: The four seasons are spring, summer, autumn and winter; The monsoon brings the rainy season.) árstíð
    2) (the usual, proper or suitable time for something: the football season.) tímabil, vertíð
    2. verb
    1) (to add salt, pepper, mustard etc to: She seasoned the meat with plenty of pepper.) krydda
    2) (to let (wood) be affected by rain, sun etc until it is ready for use.) láta veðrast
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    - seasonal
    - seasoned
    - seasoning
    - season ticket
    - in season
    - out of season

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  • 12 wander

    ['wondə] 1. verb
    1) (to go, move, walk etc (about, in or on) from place to place with no definite destination in mind: I'd like to spend a holiday wandering through France; The mother wandered the streets looking for her child.) ráfa, flækjast
    2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) reika, vera á reiki
    2. noun
    (an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) göngutúr
    - wanderlust

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  • Proper noun — Proper name and common noun redirect here. For the philosophy of language concept, see Proper name (philosophy). For the counterpart to scientific names for species, see Common name. A proper noun or proper name is a noun representing a unique… …   Wikipedia

  • Proper noun — Proper Prop er, a. [OE. propre, F. propre, fr. L. proprius. Cf. {Appropriate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Belonging to one; one s own; individual. His proper good [i. e., his own possessions]. Chaucer. My proper son. Shak. [1913 Webster] Now learn the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • proper noun — noun a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized • Syn: ↑proper name • Ant: ↑common noun • Hypernyms: ↑noun * * * noun, pl ⋯ nouns [count] : a word or group of words (such as “No …   Useful english dictionary

  • proper noun — proper nouns also proper name N COUNT A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, organization, or thing. Proper nouns begin with a capital letter. Examples are Margaret , London , and the United Nations . Compare common noun …   English dictionary

  • proper noun — noun count a noun that names a particular person, place, or thing and begins with a CAPITAL letter. Jane, Africa, and New Year are proper nouns. ─ compare COMMON NOUN …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • proper noun — also .proper name especially BrE n a noun such as James , New York , or China that is the name of one particular thing and is written with a ↑capital letter →↑noun …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • proper noun — (also proper name) ► NOUN ▪ a name for an individual person, place, or organization, having an initial capital letter …   English terms dictionary

  • proper noun — see noun …   Modern English usage

  • proper noun — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms proper noun : singular proper noun plural proper nouns linguistics a noun that names a particular person, place, or thing and begins with a capital letter. Jane , Africa , and New Year are proper nouns. • See:… …   English dictionary

  • proper noun — noun A noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, or other individual entity. Examples: Mike, United Nations …   Wiktionary

  • proper noun — noun Date: circa 1890 a noun that designates a particular being or thing, does not take a limiting modifier, and is usually capitalized in English called also proper name …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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