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1 admit
[əd'mit]past tense, past participle - admitted; verb1) (to allow to enter: This ticket admits one person.) heimila aðgang2) (to say that one accepts as true: He admitted (that) he was wrong.) viðurkenna•- admission
- admittance
- admittedly -
2 recognise
1) (to see, hear etc (a person, thing etc) and know who or what that person, thing etc is, because one has seen or heard him, it etc before: I recognized his voice/handwriting; I recognized him by his voice.) þekkja, bera kennsl á2) (to admit, acknowledge: Everyone recognized his skill.) viðurkenna, gangast við3) (to be willing to have political relations with: Many countries were unwilling to recognize the new republic.) viðurkenna og taka upp stjórnmálasamband við4) (to accept as valid, well-qualified etc: I don't recognize the authority of this court.) viðurkenna•- recognisable
- recognizably
- recognisably
- recognition -
3 recognize
1) (to see, hear etc (a person, thing etc) and know who or what that person, thing etc is, because one has seen or heard him, it etc before: I recognized his voice/handwriting; I recognized him by his voice.) þekkja, bera kennsl á2) (to admit, acknowledge: Everyone recognized his skill.) viðurkenna, gangast við3) (to be willing to have political relations with: Many countries were unwilling to recognize the new republic.) viðurkenna og taka upp stjórnmálasamband við4) (to accept as valid, well-qualified etc: I don't recognize the authority of this court.) viðurkenna•- recognisable
- recognizably
- recognisably
- recognition -
4 acknowledge
[ək'noli‹]1) (to admit as being fact: He acknowledged defeat; He acknowledged that I was right.) viðurkenna2) (to say (usually in writing) that one has received (something): He acknowledged the letter.) staðfesta móttöku á3) (to give thanks for: He acknowledged their help.) þakka4) (to greet someone: He acknowledged her by waving.) heilsa; taka kveðju (e-s)•- acknowledgement- acknowledgment -
5 concede
[kən'si:d]1) (to admit: He conceded that he had been wrong.) játa2) (to grant (eg a right).) leyfa -
6 confess
[kən'fes](to make known that one is guilty, wrong etc; to admit: He confessed (to the crime); He confessed that he had broken the vase; It was stupid of me, I confess.) játa, viðurkenna- confessional
- confessor -
7 confirm
[kən'fə:m]1) (to establish or make quite certain: They confirmed their hotel booking by letter.) staðfesta2) (to admit to full membership of certain Christian churches.) ferma•- confirmand
- confirmed -
8 grant
1. verb1) (to agree to, to give: Would you grant me one favour; He granted the man permission to leave.) veita, gefa; heimila2) (to agree or admit: I grant (you) that it was a stupid thing to do.) samþykkja, viðurkenna2. noun(money given for a particular purpose: He was awarded a grant for studying abroad.) styrkur- granted- granting
- take for granted -
9 own
[əun] 1. verb1) (to have as a possession: I own a car.) eiga2) (to admit that something is true: I own that I have not been working very hard.) viðurkenna, játa2. adjective, pronoun(belonging to (the person stated): The house is my own; I saw it with my own eyes.) eiginn- owner- ownership
- get one's own back
- own up -
10 pain
[pein] 1. noun(hurt or suffering of the body or mind: a pain in the chest.) sársauki2. verb(to cause suffering or upset to (someone): It pained her to admit that she was wrong.) kvelja, valda sársauka- pained- painful
- painfully
- painless
- painlessly
- painkiller
- painstaking
- a pain in the neck
- take pains
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