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1 happen
['hæpən]1) (to take place or occur; to occur by chance: What happened next?; It just so happens / As it happens, I have the key in my pocket.) gerast, eiga sér stað; vera (það vill svo tilTH.TH.TH.)2) ((usually with to) to be done to (a person, thing etc): She's late - something must have happened to her.) koma fyrir, henda3) (to do or be by chance: I happened to find him; He happens to be my friend.) vilja til, rekast á•- happen upon
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2 rate
[reit] 1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) tíðni, hlutfall, prósenta2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) hlutfall, prósenta3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) hraði4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) taxti5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) skattur2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) meta- rating- at this
- at that rate
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3 a foregone conclusion
(a result that is so obvious that it can be seen before it happens: It is a foregone conclusion who will win.) vitað mál, e-ð sem hefði mátt segja sér fyrirfram -
4 afterwards
adverb (later or after something else has happened or happens: He told me afterwards that he had not enjoyed the film.) eftir á, seinna -
5 come what may
(whatever happens: I'll give you my support, come what may!) hvað sem gerist -
6 condition
[kən'diʃən] 1. noun1) (state or circumstances in which a person or thing is: The house is not in good condition; He is in no condition to leave hospital; under ideal conditions; living conditions; variable conditions.)2) (something that must happen or be done before some other thing happens or is done; a term or requirement in an agreement: It was a condition of his going that he should pay his own expenses; That is one of the conditions in the agreement.)2. verb1) (to affect or control: behaviour conditioned by circumstances.) vera háður, ráðast af2) (to put into the required state: The footballers trained hard in order to condition themselves for the match.) (að)laga; koma í gott ástand•- conditionally
- conditioner
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7 event
[i'vent]1) (something that happens; an incident or occurrence: That night a terrible event occurred.) atburður2) (an item in a programme of sports etc: The long-jump was to be the third event.) grein (keppni í)•- eventful- at all events / at any event
- in that event
- in the event
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8 extrovert
['ekstrəvə:t]noun, adjective((a person) more interested in what happens around him than his own ideas and feelings: An extrovert (person) is usually good company.) úthverfur maður -
9 fall back on
(to use, or to go to for help, finally when everything else has been tried: Whatever happens you have your father's money to fall back on.) hverfa að, grípa til -
10 fatalist
noun (a person who believes in fatalism: He is a complete fatalist - he just accepts everything that happens to him.) forlagatrúarmaður -
11 fit
I 1. [fit] adjective1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.)2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.)2. noun(the right size or shape for a particular person, purpose etc: Your dress is a very good fit.)3. verbpast tense, past participle fitted -)1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.)2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.)3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.)4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.)•- fitness- fitter
- fitting 4. noun1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) útbúnaður2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) mátun•- fit in- fit out
- see/think fit II [fit] noun1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) kast2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) kast• -
12 foretaste
['fo:teist](a small sample or experience of something before it happens: This cold weather is just a foretaste of winter.) forsmekkur -
13 fortune
['fo: ən]1) (whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck: whatever fortune may bring.) gæfa, heppni2) (a large amount of money: That ring must be worth a fortune!) auður, auðæfi•- fortunately
- fortune-teller
- tell someone's fortune
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14 handicap
['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) fötlun; annmarki2) ((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, forskot3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) forgjafarkeppni4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) fötlun2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) hindra, tálma -
15 have a finger in the pie / in every pie
(to be involved in everything that happens: She likes to have a finger in every pie in the village.) vera viðriðinn e-ðEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > have a finger in the pie / in every pie
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16 hour
1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) klukkustund2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) tiltekin stund; tími dags; afgreiðslutími•- hourly- hour-glass
- hour hand
- at all hours
- for hours
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17 if the worst comes to the worst
(if the worst possible thing happens: If the worst comes to the worst you can sell your house.) í versta falliEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > if the worst comes to the worst
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18 in case of
(if (a particular thing) happens: In case of fire, telephone the fire brigade.) ef e-ð tiltekið ber að höndum -
19 in that event
(if that happens: In that event you must do as he says.) ef svo fer, í því tilfelli -
20 in the event
(in the end, as it happened/happens / may happen: In the event, I did not need to go to hospital.) þegar til kom
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