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actually

  • 21 real

    [riəl] 1. adjective
    1) (which actually exists: There's a real monster in that cave.) raunverulegur
    2) (not imitation; genuine: real leather; Is that diamond real?) ekta, ósvikinn
    3) (actual: He may own the factory, but it's his manager who is the real boss.) raunverulegur
    4) (great: a real surprise/problem.) virkilegur
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) very; really: a real nice house.) reglulega, verulega
    - realism
    - realistic
    - realistically
    - reality
    - really
    3. interjection
    (an expression of surprise, protest, doubt etc: `I'm going to be the next manager.' `Oh really?'; Really! You mustn't be so rude!) jæja, virkilega
    - for real
    - in reality

    English-Icelandic dictionary > real

  • 22 sidelines

    noun plural (the position or point of view of a person not actually taking part in a sport, argument etc: He threw in the occasional suggestion from the sidelines.) vera hlutlaus áhorfandi

    English-Icelandic dictionary > sidelines

  • 23 spare

    [speə] 1. verb
    1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) sjá af
    2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) hafa (ekki) efni á
    3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) þyrma, sÿna miskunn
    4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) hlífa
    5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) vera spar á
    6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) hlífa við
    2. adjective
    1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) auka-
    2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) umfram-, frí-
    3. noun
    1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) varahlutur
    2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) varadekk
    - sparingly
    - spare part
    - spare rib
    - and to spare
    - to spare

    English-Icelandic dictionary > spare

  • 24 starter

    1) (a person, horse etc that actually runs etc in a race.) keppandi
    2) (a person who gives the signal for the race to start.) ræsir
    3) (a device in a car etc for starting the engine.) startari

    English-Icelandic dictionary > starter

  • 25 talk

    [to:k] 1. verb
    1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) tala
    2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) slúðra, kjafta
    3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) tala um, ræða
    2. noun
    1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) samræður, spjall
    2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) fyrirlestur
    3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) slúður, kjaftasaga
    4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) snakk, blaður
    - talking book
    - talking head
    - talking-point
    - talk show
    - talking-to
    - talk back
    - talk big
    - talk down to
    - talk someone into / out of doing
    - talk into / out of doing
    - talk someone into / out of
    - talk into / out of
    - talk over
    - talk round
    - talk sense/nonsense
    - talk shop

    English-Icelandic dictionary > talk

  • 26 theory

    ['Ɵiəri]
    plural - theories; noun
    1) (an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct: There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.) kenning
    2) (the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it: A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music.) fræðilegur grundvöllur
    - theoretically
    - theorize
    - theorise
    - theorist

    English-Icelandic dictionary > theory

  • 27 to tell the truth

    (really; actually: To tell the truth I forgot it was your birthday last week.) satt að segja

    English-Icelandic dictionary > to tell the truth

  • 28 underfoot

    (on the ground under the feet of anyone walking: It is not actually raining just now but it is very wet underfoot.) undir fæti

    English-Icelandic dictionary > underfoot

  • 29 war of nerves

    (a war, contest etc in which each side tries to win by making the other nervous, eg by bluff, rather than by actually fighting: That game of chess was a war of nerves.) taugastríð

    English-Icelandic dictionary > war of nerves

  • 30 window-shopping

    noun (looking at things in shop windows, but not actually buying anything.) búðaráp, það að skoða í búðarglugga

    English-Icelandic dictionary > window-shopping

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  • Actually — puede referirse a: La palabra de la lengua inglesa traducible por de hecho o realmente , aunque es muy frecuente su errónea traducción por el faux ami actualmente. Expresiones usadas en ciencias políticas: Actually existing socialism (socialismo… …   Wikipedia Español

  • actually — is one of a number of words, like definitely, really, surely, etc., which are used freely as emphasizers, either in relation to words or phrases • (Often it wasn t actually a railway station but a special stopping place in the middle of nowhere… …   Modern English usage

  • Actually — Ac tu*al*ly, adv. 1. Actively. [Obs.] Neither actually . . . nor passively. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • actually — index de facto Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • actually — (adv.) early 15c., in fact, in reality (as opposed to in possibility), from ACTUAL (Cf. actual) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Meaning actively, vigorously is from mid 15c.; that of at this time, at present is from 1660s. As an intensive added to a statement …   Etymology dictionary

  • actually — [adj] truly real, existent absolutely, as a matter of fact, de facto, genuinely, indeed, in fact, in point of fact, in reality, in truth, literally, really, veritably, very; concept 582 …   New thesaurus

  • actually — ► ADVERB 1) as the truth or facts of a situation. 2) as a matter of fact; even …   English terms dictionary

  • actually — [ak′cho͞o əl ē, ak′sho͞oəl ē; ] often [, ak′chə lē, akshəlē] adv. as a matter of actual fact; really …   English World dictionary

  • actually — adverb 1 (sentence adverb) spoken used when you are giving an opinion or adding new information to what you have just said: I ve known Barbara for years. Since we were babies, actually. | I do actually think that things have improved. | We had… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • actually — [[t]æ̱ktʃuəli[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV: ADV before v, ADV group (emphasis) You use actually to indicate that a situation exists or happened, or to emphasize that it is true. One afternoon, I grew bored and actually fell asleep for a few minutes... Interest… …   English dictionary

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