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1 haul
[ho:l] 1. verb1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) draga, toga í2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) flytja2. noun1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) dráttur, tog2) (the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.) hal, tog•- haulage- haulier
- a long haul -
2 string
1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) band, snæri2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) (æða)strengur3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) strengur4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) kippa, festi2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) þræða upp á band2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) setja streng(i) í/á3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) tína (strengi) úr4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) hengja•- strings- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
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3 establish
[i'stæbliʃ]1) (to settle firmly in a position (eg a job, business etc): He established himself (in business) as a jeweller.) koma sér fyrir í2) (to found; to set up (eg a university, a business): How long has the firm been established?) stofna, koma á fót3) (to show to be true; to prove: The police established that he was guilty.) sanna•- establishment
- the Establishment
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