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  • 21 discover

    1) (to find by chance, especially for the first time: Columbus discovered America; Marie Curie discovered radium.) uppgötva
    2) (to find out: Try to discover what's going on!) komast að e-u
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  • 22 dog

    [doɡ] 1. noun
    (a domestic, meat-eating animal related to the wolf and fox.) hundur
    2. adjective
    ((usually of members of the dog family) male: a dog-fox.) hunda-
    3. verb
    (to follow closely as a dog does: She dogged his footsteps.) hundelta; elta á röndum
    - doggedly
    - doggedness
    - dog-biscuit
    - dog collar
    - dog-eared
    - dog-tired
    - a dog's life
    - go to the dogs
    - in the doghouse
    - not a dog's chance

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  • 23 even

    I 1. [i:vən] adjective
    1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) jafn, í sömu hæð
    2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) sléttur, flatur
    3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) reglulegur, jafn
    4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) jafn, sléttur
    5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) jafn
    6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) jafnlyndi, jafnaðargeð
    2. verb
    1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) jafna
    2) (to make smooth or level.) jafna, slétta
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    - evenness
    - be/get even with
    - an even chance
    - even out
    - even up     II [i:vən] adverb
    1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) enn, ennþá; einu sinni; meira að segja
    2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) jafnvel
    •
    - even so
    - even though

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  • 24 fifty

    ['fifti] 1. noun
    1) (the number or figure 50.) fimmtíu
    2) (the age of 50.) fimmtíu ára
    2. adjective
    1) (50 in number.) fimmtíu
    2) (aged 50.) fimmtíu ára, fimmtugur
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    - fiftieth
    - fifty-
    - fifty-year-old     3. adjective
    ((of a person, animal or thing) that is fifty years old.) fimmtíu ára
    4. adjective
    (equal: a fifty-fifty chance.) jafnir/helmings/fimmtíu prósent möguleikar

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  • 25 fluke

    [flu:k]
    (a chance success: Passing the exam was a fluke - I had done no work.) heppni

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  • 26 fortune

    ['fo: ən]
    1) (whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck: whatever fortune may bring.) gæfa, heppni
    2) (a large amount of money: That ring must be worth a fortune!) auður, auðæfi
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    - fortunately
    - fortune-teller
    - tell someone's fortune
    - tell fortune

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  • 27 grab at

    (to try to grasp, seize or take, not necessarily successfully: He grabbed at the boy; He grabbed at the chance to leave.) þrífa til

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  • 28 hand

    [hænd] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) hönd
    2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) vísir
    3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) mannskapur, vinnumaður
    4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) aðstoð
    5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) hönd, spil á hendi
    6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) þverhönd, 4 þumlungar
    7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) rithönd
    2. verb
    (often with back, down, up etc)
    1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) rétta
    2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) skila, yfir til
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    - handbag
    - handbill
    - handbook
    - handbrake
    - handcuff
    - handcuffs
    - hand-lens
    - handmade
    - hand-operated
    - hand-out
    - hand-picked
    - handshake
    - handstand
    - handwriting
    - handwritten
    - at hand
    - at the hands of
    - be hand in glove with someone
    - be hand in glove
    - by hand
    - fall into the hands of someone
    - fall into the hands
    - force someone's hand
    - get one's hands on
    - give/lend a helping hand
    - hand down
    - hand in
    - hand in hand
    - hand on
    - hand out
    - hand-out
    - handout
    - hand over
    - hand over fist
    - hands down
    - hands off!
    - hands-on
    - hands up!
    - hand to hand
    - have a hand in something
    - have a hand in
    - have/get/gain the upper hand
    - hold hands with someone
    - hold hands
    - in good hands
    - in hand
    - in the hands of
    - keep one's hand in
    - off one's hands
    - on hand
    - on the one hand... on the other hand
    -... on the other hand
    - out of hand
    - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
    - shake hands with / shake someone's hand
    - a show of hands
    - take in hand
    - to hand

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  • 29 handicap

    ['hændikæp] 1. noun
    1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) fötlun; annmarki
    2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) forgjöf, forskot
    3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) forgjafarkeppni
    4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) fötlun
    2. verb
    (to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) hindra, tálma

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  • 30 haphazard

    [hæp'hæzəd]
    (depending on chance; without planning or system: a haphazard arrangement.) tilviljunarkenndur, óskipulegur

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  • 31 happen (up)on

    (to find by chance: He happened upon the perfect solution to the problem just as he was about to give up his research.) finna fyrir tilviljun, detta niður á

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  • 32 happen (up)on

    (to find by chance: He happened upon the perfect solution to the problem just as he was about to give up his research.) finna fyrir tilviljun, detta niður á

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  • 33 happy

    ['hæpi]
    1) (having or showing a feeling of pleasure or contentment: a happy smile; I feel happy today.) hamingjusamur
    2) (willing: I'd be happy to help you.) glaður, feginn
    3) (lucky: By a happy chance I have the key with me.) heppilegur
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    - happily
    - happy-go-lucky
    - happy medium

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  • 34 incidental

    [-'den-]
    1) (occurring etc by chance in connection with something else: an incidental remark.) tilviljunar-
    2) (accompanying (something) but not forming part of it: He wrote the incidental music for the play.) fylgi-; undirleikur; tónlist við leikrit/kvikmynd

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  • 35 jump at

    (to take or accept eagerly: He jumped at the chance to go to Germany for a fortnight.) gleypa við

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  • 36 let slip

    1) (to miss (an opportunity etc): I let the chance slip, unfortunately.) missa af
    2) (to say (something) unintentionally: She let slip some remark about my daughter.) glopra út úr sér

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  • 37 light

    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) ljós, birta
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) ljós
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) eldur; eldpÿta, kveikjari
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) í (jákvæðu) ljósi
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) bjartur
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ljós-
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) lÿsa
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) kveikja
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    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to     II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) léttur
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) léttur, vægur
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) léttur, auðmeltur
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) of léttur
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) léttur
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) léttur á sér
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) léttur, líflegur
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) léttur
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) gljúpur, sendinn
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    - light-headed
    - light-hearted
    - lightweight
    - get off lightly
    - make light of
    - travel light     III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

    English-Icelandic dictionary > light

  • 38 lottery

    ['lotəri]
    plural - lotteries; noun
    (the sharing out of money or prizes won by chance, through drawing lots: They held a public lottery in aid of charity.) happdrætti

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  • 39 louse

    I plural - lice; noun
    (a type of wingless, blood-sucking insect, sometimes found on the bodies of animals and people.)
    - lousiness II verb
    ((with up) (slang) to spoil or waste something; to make a mess of thing: It's your last chance; don't louse it up; He loused up again.)

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  • 40 make the most of (something)

    (to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) nÿta til fullnustu

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