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1 department
(a part or section of a government, university, office or shop: The Department of Justice; the sales department.) deild- department store -
2 make a clean sweep
(to get rid of everything unnecessary or unwanted: The new manager made a clean sweep of all the lazy people in the department.) losa sig við óþarfa; hreinsa til -
3 take charge
1) ((with of) to begin to control, organize etc: The department was in chaos until he took charge (of it).) taka við stjórn; taka að sér2) ((with of) to take into one's care: The policeman took charge of the gun.) taka í sínar hendur -
4 poste restante
(the department of a post office to which letters can be addressed, and where they can be kept until someone calls for them.) biðpóstur -
5 store
[sto:] 1. noun1) (a supply of eg goods from which things are taken when required: They took a store of dried and canned food on the expedition; The quartermaster is the officer in charge of stores.) birgðir2) (a (large) collected amount or quantity: He has a store of interesting facts in his head.) bÿsn3) (a place where a supply of goods etc is kept; a storehouse or storeroom: It's in the store(s).) lager, birgðageymsla4) (a shop: The post office here is also the village store; a department store.) búð, verslun2. verb1) (to put into a place for keeping: We stored our furniture in the attic while the tenants used our house.) geyma, setja í geymslu2) (to stock (a place etc) with goods etc: The museum is stored with interesting exhibits.) vera fullur af•- storage- storehouse
- storeroom
- in store
- set great store by
- set store by
- store up -
6 control
[kən'trəul] 1. noun1) (the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority: She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.) stjórn2) (the act of holding back or restraining: control of prices; I know you're angry but you must not lose control (of yourself).) hafa stjórn á3) ((often in plural) a lever, button etc which operates (a machine etc): The clutch and accelerator are foot controls in a car.) stjórntæki4) (a point or place at which an inspection takes place: passport control.) (vegabréfs)skoðun2. verb1) (to direct or guide; to have power or authority over: The captain controls the whole ship; Control your dog!) stjórna; hafa hemil á2) (to hold back; to restrain (oneself or one's emotions etc): Control yourself!) halda aftur af3) (to keep to a fixed standard: The government is controlling prices.) stjórna, stÿra, setja reglur um•- control-tower
- in control of
- in control
- out of control
- under control -
7 school
I 1. [sku:l] noun1) (a place for teaching especially children: She goes to the school; He's not at university - he's still at school; (American) He's still in school.) (barna)skóli2) (the pupils of a school: The behaviour of this school in public is sometimes not very good.) nemendur3) (a series of meetings or a place for instruction etc: She runs a sewing school; a driving school.) (sér)skóli4) (a department of a university or college dealing with a particular subject: the School of Mathematics.) háskóladeild5) ((American) a university or college.) háskóli6) (a group of people with the same ideas etc: There are two schools of thought about the treatment of this disease.) skóli2. verb(to train through practice: We must school ourselves to be patient.) skóla; þjálfa, aga- schoolboy
- schoolgirl
- schoolchild
- school-day
- schooldays
- schoolfellow
- school-leaver
- schoolmaster
- schoolmate
- school-teacher II [sku:l] noun(a group of certain kinds of fish, whales or other water animals swimming about: a school of porpoises.) torfa, vaða -
8 customs
1) ((the government department that collects) taxes paid on goods coming into a country: Did you have to pay customs on those watches?; He works for the customs; ( also adjective) customs duty.) tollyfirvöld; innflutningstollur2) (the place at a port etc where these taxes are collected: I was searched when I came through customs at the airport.) tollheimta -
9 groom
[ɡru:m] 1. noun1) (a person who looks after horses: a groom at the stables.) hestasveinn2) (a bridegroom, male partner of the bride.) brúðgumi2. verb1) (to clean, brush etc a horse's coat: The horses were groomed for the horse show.) snyrta, þrífa2) (to prepare for some task, purpose etc: She's being groomed as a possible successor to our head of department.) undirbúa, setja inn í -
10 marshal
1. noun1) (an official who arranges ceremonies, processions etc.) veislustjóri2) ((American) an official with certain duties in the lawcourts.) réttarþjónn3) ((American) the head of a police or fire department.) lögreglustjóri; slökkviliðsstjóri2. verb1) (to arrange (forces, facts, arguments etc) in order: Give me a minute to marshal my thoughts.) skipuleggja2) (to lead or show the way to: We marshalled the whole group into a large room.) skipa, fylkja -
11 exchequer
[iks' ekə]1) (the government department in charge of the nation's finances.) fjármálaráðuneyti2) (the national or public money supply.) ríkissjóður -
12 ministry
plural - ministries; noun1) (the profession, duties or period of service of a minister of religion: His ministry lasted for fifteen years.) prestsstörf2) (a department of government or the building where its employees work: the Transport Ministry.) ráðuneyti -
13 chief
[ i:f] 1. adjective(greatest in importance etc: the chief cause of disease.) aðal-; helstur2. noun(the head of a clan or tribe, or a department, business etc.) æðstur, yfir-- chiefly- chief executive officer
- chieftain -
14 FBI
( abbreviation) (Federal Bureau of Investigation; the federal police department that has authority to investigate crimes in every state in the USA.) -
15 intelligence
1) (the quality of being intelligent: It requires a high degree of intelligence to do this job well.) greind, gáfur2) (news or information given.) upplÿsingar3) (a department of state or of the army etc which deals with secret information: He works in Intelligence.) leyniþjónusta -
16 act as
(to do the work or duties of: He acts as head of department when his boss is away.) gegna hlutverki sem -
17 casualty
['kæʒuəlti]plural - casualties; noun(a person who is wounded or killed in a battle, accident etc: There were hundreds of casualties when the factory went on fire.) slysatilfelli, maður sem slasast; fallnir (í orrustu) -
18 chain store
(one of a series of shops (often department stores) under the same ownership.) verslanakeðja -
19 commissioner
noun (a representative of the government in a district or department.) umboðsmaður; landsstjóri -
20 lecturer
noun (a person who lectures, especially to students: He is a lecturer in the English department.) fyrirlesari
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