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all-purpose

  • 1 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?.) vera
    2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.) ég er að fara, ég ætla að fara
    3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) vera
    4) (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; mun
    5) (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
    •
    - the be-all and end-all

    English-Icelandic dictionary > be

  • 2 for

    [fo:] 1. preposition
    1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) fyrir; handa; til
    2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) til
    3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) í
    4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) um, í
    5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) fyrir
    6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) fyrir
    7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) fyrir
    8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) fyrir (hönd e-s)
    9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) með, til stuðnings
    10) (because of: for this reason.) vegna, fyrir
    11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) fyrir
    12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) fyrir
    13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) fyrir
    14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) miðað við
    15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) þrátt fyrir
    2. conjunction
    (because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) vegna

    English-Icelandic dictionary > for

  • 3 house

    1. plural - houses; noun
    1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) hús, bygging
    2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) hús, bygging
    3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) leikhús, fullt hús
    4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) ætt, kynkvísl
    2. verb
    1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) hÿsa
    2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) geyma, hÿsa
    •
    - housing benefit
    - house agent
    - house arrest
    - houseboat
    - housebreaker
    - housebreaking
    - house-fly
    - household
    - householder
    - household word
    - housekeeper
    - housekeeping
    - houseman
    - housetrain
    - house-warming     3. adjective
    a house-warming party.) innflutningsteiti
    - housework
    - like a house on fire

    English-Icelandic dictionary > house

  • 4 kit out

    past tense, past participle - kitted; verb (to provide with all the clothes, tools etc necessary for a particular purpose: The money was spent on kitting out the school football team.) útbúa

    English-Icelandic dictionary > kit out

  • 5 philosophise

    verb (to think about or discuss the nature of man, the purpose of life etc: He spends all his time philosophizing and never does any work.) velta vöngum (yfir)

    English-Icelandic dictionary > philosophise

  • 6 philosophize

    verb (to think about or discuss the nature of man, the purpose of life etc: He spends all his time philosophizing and never does any work.) velta vöngum (yfir)

    English-Icelandic dictionary > philosophize

  • 7 point

    [point] 1. noun
    1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) oddur
    2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) nes, oddi
    3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punktur
    4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) staður
    5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) nákvæmt augnablik
    6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) stig, mark
    7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) áttastrik
    8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) stig, punktur
    9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) (aðal)atriði, punktur, kjarni
    10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) tilgangur
    11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) eiginleiki, hlið
    12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) innstunga
    2. verb
    1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) miða, beina
    2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) benda á
    3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) spartla/múra í
    •
    - pointer
    - pointless
    - pointlessly
    - points
    - be on the point of
    - come to the point
    - make a point of
    - make one's point
    - point out
    - point one's toes

    English-Icelandic dictionary > point

  • 8 suit

    [su:t] 1. noun
    1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) jakkaföt; dragt
    2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) -klæði, -búningur, -föt
    3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) (dóms)mál
    4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) bón(orð), beiðni
    5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) litur, sort
    2. verb
    1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) henta, hæfa
    2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) klæða/fara vel
    3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) laga að
    •
    - suitor
    - suitcase
    - follow suit
    - suit down to the ground
    - suit oneself

    English-Icelandic dictionary > suit

См. также в других словарях:

  • all-purpose — (adj.) by 1883, from ALL (Cf. all) + PURPOSE (Cf. purpose) …   Etymology dictionary

  • all-purpose — adj. 1. not limited in use or function. Syn: general purpose. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • all-purpose — adj [only before noun] able to be used in any situation ▪ an all purpose cleaner …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • all-purpose — all ,purpose adjective able to be used in a lot of different ways: an all purpose stain remover …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • all-purpose — [ôl′pʉr΄pəs] adj. for every pertinent purpose; useful in many ways …   English World dictionary

  • all-purpose — index practical Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • all-purpose — ADJ: ADJ n You use all purpose to refer to things that have lots of different uses or can be used in lots of different situations. You can substitute all purpose flour if you cannot find pastry flour …   English dictionary

  • all-purpose — /awl perr peuhs/, adj. for every purpose: an all purpose detergent. [1925 30] * * * …   Universalium

  • all-purpose — adj. All purpose is used with these nouns: ↑cleaner, ↑flour …   Collocations dictionary

  • all-purpose — adjective (only before noun) able to be used in any situation: an all purpose cleaner …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • all-purpose — UK / US adjective able to be used in a lot of different ways an all purpose stain remover …   English dictionary

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