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21 keep (something) to oneself
(not to tell anyone (something): He kept his conclusions to himself.) halda leyndu -
22 lesson
['lesn]1) (something which is learned or taught: The lesson which we learned from the experience was never to trust anyone.) lexía; lærdómur2) (a period of teaching: during the French lesson.) kennslustund3) (a part of the Bible read in church: He was asked to read the lesson on Sunday morning.) kafli úr ritningunni -
23 not care a hoot / two hoots
(not to care in the least: He doesn't care two hoots what anyone thinks of him.) standa gjörsamlega á sama -
24 on the quiet
(secretly; without letting anyone find out: He went out of the office to enjoy a cigarette on the quiet.) í laumi -
25 one
1. noun1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) einn2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) eins árs2. pronoun1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) sá, þessi, annar, hinn2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) maður3. adjective1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) einn2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) eins árs gamall3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) sammála, á einu máli•- one-- oneself
- one-night stand
- one-off
- one-parent family
- one-sided
- one-way
- one-year-old 4. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) eins árs- all one- be one up on a person
- be one up on
- not be oneself
- one and all
- one another
- one by one
- one or two -
26 outdo
past tense - outdid; verb(to do better than: He worked very hard as he did not want to be outdone by anyone.) bera af, skara fram úr -
27 passenger
['pæsin‹ə](a person who travels in any vehicle, boat, aeroplane etc (not the driver or anyone working there): a passenger on a train; ( also adjective) a passenger train.) farþegi -
28 prisoner
noun (anyone who has been captured and is held against his will as a criminal, in a war etc: The prisoners escaped from jail.) fangi -
29 quicksands
noun plural ((an area of) loose, wet sand that sucks in anyone or anything that stands on it.) kviksandur -
30 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) lyfta2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) hækka3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) rækta4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) ala upp5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) bera upp, leggja fram6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) safna (saman)7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) valda8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) þyrla upp9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) reisa, byggja10) (to give (a shout etc).) reka upp11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) ná sambandi2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) (launa)hækkun- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits -
31 ready-made
adjective ((especially of clothes) made in standard sizes, and for sale to anyone who wishes to buy, rather than being made for one particular person: a ready-made suit.) tilbúinn, ekki saumaður eftir máli -
32 refer
[rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) vísa til, minnast á2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) varða3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) vísa til4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) leita til/í•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) dæma- reference book
- reference library -
33 retire
1) (stop working permanently, usually because of age: He retired at the age of sixty-five.) láta af störfum, fara á eftirlaun2) (to leave; to withdraw: When he doesn't want to talk to anyone, he retires to his room and locks the door; We retired to bed at midnight; The troops were forced to retire to a safer position.) draga sig í hlé•- retired- retirement
- retiring -
34 roll-call
noun (an act of calling names from a list, to find out if anyone is missing eg in a prison or school class.) nafnakall -
35 sentry
['sentri]plural - sentries; noun(a soldier or other person on guard to stop anyone who has no right to enter, pass etc: The entrance was guarded by two sentries.) (her)varðmaður- sentry watch -
36 sixth sense
(an ability to feel or realize something apparently not by means of any of the five senses: He couldn't hear or see anyone, but a sixth sense told him that he was being followed.) sjötta skilningarvitið -
37 suggestion
[- ən]1) (the act of suggesting.) tillaga2) (something that is suggested; a proposal or idea: Has anyone any other suggestions to make?; What a clever suggestion!) tillaga3) (a slight trace or sign: There was a suggestion of boredom in his tone.) vottur -
38 technically
1) (in a technical way; He described the machine in simple terms, then more technically.) tæknilega2) (as far as skill and technique are concerned: The pianist gave a very good performance technically, although she seemed to lack feeling for the music.) tæknilega3) (according to strict obedience to laws or rules: Technically, you aren't allowed to do that, but I don't suppose anyone will object.) strangt til tekið -
39 the last thing
(something very unlikely, unwanted, not intended etc: It's the last thing you would think of looking for; The last thing I want is to hurt anyone.) sístur, það ólíklegasta -
40 them
[ðəm, ðem]1) (people, animals, things etc already spoken about, being pointed out etc: Let's invite them to dinner; What will you do with them?) þá, þær, þau, þeim, þeirra2) (used instead of him, him or her etc where a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes are referred to: If anyone touches that, I'll hit them.) hann, hana•
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