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1 false pretences
(acts or behaviour intended to deceive: He got the money under false pretences.) svik, falskar forsendur -
2 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) aðhafast, gera2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) hegða sér3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) leika2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) athöfn2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) lög3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) þáttur4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) leikþáttur•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
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3 agent
['ei‹ənt]1) (a person or thing that acts: detergents and other cleaning agents.) orsakavaldur; virkt efni2) (a person who acts for someone in business etc: our agent in London; a theatrical agent.) umboðsmaður3) ((especially secret agent) a spy: an agent for the Russians.) njósnari•- agency- by/through the agency of -
4 pervert
1. [pə'və:t] verb1) (to change (something) from what is normal or right: to pervert the course of justice.) spilla, rangfæra2) (to lead (someone) to crime or to evil or immoral (especially sexually immoral) acts.) spilla, táldraga2. ['pə:və:t] noun(a person who does perverted (especially sexually immoral) acts.) siðsleysingi, öfuguggi- perverted -
5 act as
(to do the work or duties of: He acts as head of department when his boss is away.) gegna hlutverki sem -
6 bail
I 1. [beil] noun(a sum of money which is given to a court of law to get an untried prisoner out of prison until the time of his trial, and which acts as security for his return: bail of $500.) trygging- bail out2. See also:- bale outII [beil] noun(one of the cross-pieces laid on the top of the wicket in cricket.) þverprikIII see bale II -
7 bastion
(a person, place or thing which acts as a defence: He's one of the last bastions of the old leisurely way of life.) vígi -
8 clown
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9 comedian
[kə'mi:diən]- feminine comedienne - noun (a performer who tells jokes or acts in comedies.) gamanleikari -
10 compère
['kompə:](a person who introduces the different acts and items of an entertainment.) -
11 early bird
(someone who gets up early or who acts before others do.) morgunhani, árrisull maður -
12 friend
[frend]1) (someone who knows and likes another person very well: He is my best friend.) vinur2) (a person who acts in a friendly and generous way to people etc he or she does not know: a friend to animals.) vinur•- friendly
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- make friends with
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13 good works
noun plural (acts of charity: He is known throughout the city for his good works.) góðverk -
14 hostilities
[-'sti-]noun plural (acts of war; battles: The two countries were engaged in hostilities.) hernaðarátök -
15 interlude
['intəlu:d](a usually short period or gap, eg between the acts of a play etc: We bought an ice-cream during the interlude; an interlude of calm during the violence.) hlé -
16 morbid
['mo:(r)bid](sick (in the way one shows his/her excessive interest in death, disease, cruel acts etc): his morbid fascination with horror films; her morbid imagination.) -
17 on the increase
(becoming more frequent or becoming greater: Acts of violence are on the increase.) í vexti, sem fer vaxandi -
18 prelude
['prelju:d]1) (an event etc that goes before, and acts as an introduction to, something.) undanfari2) (a piece of music played as an introduction to the main piece.) forspil -
19 sponsor
['sponsə] 1. verb1) (to take on the financial responsibility for (a person, project etc), often as a form of advertising or for charity: The firm sponsors several golf tournaments.) bakhjarl; fjármagnari2) (to promise (a person) that one will pay a certain sum of money to a charity etc if that person completes a set task (eg a walk, swim etc).) lofa fjárstuðningi2. noun(a person, firm etc that acts in this way.) bakhjarl, stuðningsmaður -
20 the prodigal son
1) (a disobedient and irresponsible son who wastes money on a life of pleasure and later returns home to ask for his parents' forgiveness.)2) (a person who acts irresponsibly and later regrets it.)
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