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121 help out
(to help (a person), usually for a short time because the person is in some difficulty: I help out in the shop from time to time; Could you help me out by looking after the baby?) aðstoða -
122 hi-fi
1. (short for high fidelity) noun((a record-player etc producing) high quality and great accuracy in the reproduction of sound.) hágæðahljómflutningstæki2. adjectivehi-fi equipment.) hágæða- -
123 hitch
[hi ] 1. verb1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) festa; spenna fyrir2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) ferðast á puttanum2. noun1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) fyrirstaða2) (a kind of knot.) stikk (hnútur)3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) rykkur; tog•- hitch-hiker
- hitch a lift/ride
- hitch up -
124 hitch up
(to pull up or raise with a sudden short pull: He hitched up his trousers.) hysja upp -
125 hobble
['hobl](to walk with difficulty, usually taking short steps (eg because one is lame or because one's feet are sore): The old lady hobbled along with a stick.) haltra -
126 hyphen
(a short stroke (-) which is used to join two parts of a word or phrase, as in co-exist; a sleeping-bag; a well-thought-out plan.) bandstrik -
127 in abeyance
(left undecided usually for a short time: The matter was left in abeyance.) ófrágenginn -
128 instant
['instənt] 1. adjective1) (immediate: Anyone disobeying these rules will face instant dismissal; His latest play was an instant success.) tafarlaus; sem verður samstundis2) ((of food etc) able to be prepared etc almost immediately: instant coffee/potato.) skyndi-2. noun1) (a point in time: He climbed into bed and at that instant the telephone rang; He came the instant (that) he heard the news.) á þeirri stundu; undir eins2) (a moment or very short time: It all happened in an instant; I'll be there in an instant.) andartak, andrá•- this instant
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