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21 succeed
[sək'si:d]1) (to manage to do what one is trying to do; to achieve one's aim or purpose: He succeeded in persuading her to do it; He's happy to have succeeded in his chosen career; She tried three times to pass her driving-test, and at last succeeded; Our new teaching methods seem to be succeeding.) heppnast, takast2) (to follow next in order, and take the place of someone or something else: He succeeded his father as manager of the firm / as king; The cold summer was succeeded by a stormy autumn; If the duke has no children, who will succeed to (= inherit) his property?) taka við af•- success- successful
- successfully
- succession
- successive
- successively
- successor
- in succession -
22 success
[sək'ses]1) ((the prosperity gained by) the achievement of an aim or purpose: He has achieved great success as an actor / in his career.) góður árangur; velgengni2) (a person or thing that succeeds or prospers: She's a great success as a teacher.) maður sem slær í gegn -
23 sure
[ʃuə] 1. adjective1) ((negative unsure) having no doubt; certain: I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you - you can be sure of that!) viss, öruggur2) (unlikely to fail (to do or get something): He's sure to win; You're sure of a good dinner if you stay at that hotel.) viss, öruggur3) (reliable or trustworthy: a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle.) áreiðanlegur, traustur, öruggur2. adverb((especially American) certainly; of course: Sure I'll help you!; `Would you like to come?' `Sure!') vissulega; auðvitað- surely- sureness
- sure-footed
- as sure as
- be sure to
- be/feel sure of oneself
- for sure
- make sure
- sure enough -
24 surely
1) (used in questions, exclamations etc to indicate what the speaker considers probable: Surely she's finished her work by now!; You don't believe what she said, surely?) vissulega (það hlÿtur að vera); eða hvað?2) (without doubt, hesitation, mistake or failure: Slowly but surely we're achieving our aim.) örugglega3) ((in answers) certainly; of course: `May I come with you?' `Surely!') auðvitað -
25 the be-all and end-all
(the final aim apart from which nothing is of any real importance: This job isn't the be-all and end-all of existence.) endanlegt takmark -
26 train
I [trein] noun1) (a railway engine with its carriages and/or trucks: I caught the train to London.) lest2) (a part of a long dress or robe that trails behind the wearer: The bride wore a dress with a train.) slóði3) (a connected series: Then began a train of events which ended in disaster.) atburðarás4) (a line of animals carrying people or baggage: a mule train; a baggage train.) -lestII [trein] verb1) (to prepare, be prepared, or prepare oneself, through instruction, practice, exercise etc, for a sport, job, profession etc: I was trained as a teacher; The race-horse was trained by my uncle.) æfa, þjálfa2) (to point or aim (a gun, telescope etc) in a particular direction: He trained the gun on/at the soldiers.) miða, beina3) (to make (a tree, plant etc) grow in a particular direction.) láta plöntu vaxa á sérstakan hátt•- trained- trainee
- trainer
- training -
27 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snúa(st)2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) snúa sér við/að3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) beygja4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) beina5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) breyta(st)7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) verða, breyta2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) snúningur2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vafningur, snúningur3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) beygja4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) tækifæri, skipti5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) atriði•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up -
28 unerring
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29 unity
['ju:nəti]plural - unities; noun1) (the state of being united or in agreement: When will men learn to live in unity with each other?) samstaða, samheldni2) (singleness, or the state of being one complete whole: Unity of design in his pictures is this artist's main aim.) eining, heildarsvipur3) (something arranged to form a single complete whole: This play is not a unity, but a series of unconnected scenes.) eining -
30 with an eye to something
(with something as an aim: He's doing this with an eye to promotion.) með (e-ð) fyrir augum
- 1
- 2
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