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1 at all hours
(at irregular times, especially late at night: He comes home at all hours.) hvenær dagsins sem er -
2 in all
(in total, when everything is added up: I spent three hours in all waiting for buses last week.) samanlagt -
3 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
- on the hour -
4 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) fjórðungur, fjórði hluti, fjórði; kortér2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) fjórðungur úr dollara/dal3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) (borgar)hverfi4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) átt5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) grið6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) kjötlæri; lærstykki7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) kvartil, tunglfjórðungur8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) leikfjórðungur9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) önn2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) skipta í fernt2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) deila með fjórum3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) hÿsa•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) ársfjórðungslega4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) ársfjórðungsrit- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters -
5 time
1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) klukkan2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tíminn3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) stund, tímapunktur4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tími5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) (rétt) augnablik, tækifæri6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) sinnum7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) tími, tímabil, stund(ir)8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) hraði, tempó2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) taka tímann á2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) tímasetja•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again -
6 rest
I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) hvíld, hlé2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) hvíld3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) stuðningur, stoð4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) kyrrstaða2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) hvíla (sig), taka sér hvíld2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) taka sér hvíld, sofa3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) hvíla, hallast (á/í/upp að e-u)4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) hvílast, vera rólegur5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) velta á e-m/e-u; reiða sig á e-n6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) vera í höndum e-s•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest -
7 toil
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8 day
[dei] 1. noun1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) dagur2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) vinnudagur3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) sólarhringur4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) blómaskeið•- daybreak- day-dream 2. verbShe often day-dreams.) dagdreyma- daylight- day school
- daytime
- call it a day
- day by day
- day in
- day out
- make someone's day
- one day
- some day
- the other day -
9 for
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) fyrir; handa; til2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) til3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) í4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) um, í5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) fyrir6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) fyrir7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) fyrir8) (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 stuðnings10) (because of: for this reason.) vegna, fyrir11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) fyrir12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) fyrir13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) fyrir14) (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 við15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) þrátt fyrir2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) vegna -
10 go through
1) (to search in: I've gone through all my pockets but I still can't find my key.) fara í gegnum, leita2) (to suffer: You have no idea what I went through to get this finished in time.) ganga í gegnum, reyna3) (to use up: We went through a lot of money on holiday.) eyða, klára4) (to complete: to go through certain formalities.) fara í gegnum, klára5) (to be completed: After long hours of negotiations, the deal went through.) komast í gegn, hljóta samþykki -
11 night
1) (the period from sunset to sunrise: We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; ( also adjective) He is doing night work.) nótt; kvöld2) (the time of darkness: In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four.) nótt•- nightly- night-club
- nightdress
- nightgown
- nightfall
- nightmare
- nightmarish
- night-school
- night shift
- night-time
- night-watchman -
12 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) vinna2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) vinna, starf3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) verkefni4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) verk5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) vinna6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) vinnustaður2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) vinna, starfa; láta (e-n) vinna2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) hafa starf/vinnu3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) vera í lagi, virka4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) gefast vel, heppnast5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) mjaka(st)6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) losa/losna smám saman7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) vinna, móta•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) gangverk2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) góðverk•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders
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