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1 win
[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) sigra (í), vinna2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) vinna (til)3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) ávinna sér, vinna til2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) sigur- winner- winning
- winning-post
- win over
- win the day
- win through -
2 win through
(to succeed in getting (to a place, the next stage etc): It will be a struggle, but we'll win through in the end.) komast þangað sem maður ætlar sér -
3 win over
(to succeed in gaining the support and sympathy of: At first he refused to help us but we finally won him over.) sannfæra -
4 win the day
(to gain a victory; to be successful.) hafa sigur, sigra -
5 win/lose the toss
(to guess rightly or wrongly which side of the coin will fall uppermost: He won the toss so he started the game.) vinna/tapa hlutkesti -
6 no-win
['nou win](that both sides will lose from it: a no-win situation.) -
7 winch
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8 winnow
['winəu](to separate the chaff from (the grain) by wind.) hreinsa hismi úr korni með blæstri -
9 a foregone conclusion
(a result that is so obvious that it can be seen before it happens: It is a foregone conclusion who will win.) vitað mál, e-ð sem hefði mátt segja sér fyrirfram -
10 anybody's guess
(a matter of complete uncertainty: Who will win is anybody's guess.) algjörlega óvíst -
11 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) bak, hryggur2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) bak, hryggur3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) bakatil, bakhlið, aftari eða fjarlægari hluti4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) bakvörður2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) aftur-, bak-3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) til baka, aftur2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) aftur, frá3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) aftur (í)4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) til baka, á móti5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) aftur (til)4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) bakka2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) styðja (við bakið á)3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) veðja (á)•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) með bakhandarhöggi; með vinstrihallandi skrift- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat -
12 be
present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) vera2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.) ég er að fara, ég ætla að fara3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) vera4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.) eiga; mun5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.) vera•- being- the be-all and end-all -
13 be first past the post
(to win.) sigra, vera fyrstur í mark -
14 be out to
(to be determined to: He is out to win the race.) ætla sér -
15 by a short head
(by a very small amount: to win by a short head.) með litlum mun -
16 by no means
1) (definitely not: `Can I go home now?' `By no means!) alls ekki2) ((also not by any means) not at all: I'm by no means certain to win.) alls ekki -
17 certainty
plural - certainties; noun1) (something which cannot be doubted: It's a certainty that he will win.) vissa2) (freedom from doubt: Is there any certainty of success?) vissa -
18 conciliate
[kən'silieit](to win over or regain the support, friendship etc of.) friða, fá á sitt band- conciliatory -
19 confident
['konfidənt]adjective (having a great deal of trust (especially in oneself): She is confident that she will win; a confident boy.) (sjálfs)öruggur -
20 consolation
[kon-]1) (the act of consoling.) huggun2) (something that consoles: His great wealth was no consolation for the loss of his reputation; ( also adjective) a consolation prize (for someone who just failed to win).) huggun
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