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1 very
['veri] 1. adverb1) (to a great degree: He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well.) mjög2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.) algerlega; allra2. adjective1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) samur, einmitt sá sem2) (extreme: at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree.) alveg; sem er hæstur/efstur3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) það eitt; uppástungan ein (nægir til að)• -
2 the off season
the period, at a hotel, holiday resort etc, when there are few visitors: It's very quiet here in the off season; (also adjective) (off-season rates.) utan (ferðamanna)vertíðar -
3 the pictures
(the cinema: We went to the pictures last night, but it wasn't a very good film.) bíó -
4 the lap of luxury
(very luxurious conditions: living in the lap of luxury.) í allsnægtum -
5 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) -(i)nn, -(i)n, -(i)ð1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) -(i)nn, -(i)n, -(i)ð3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) -(i)nn, -(i)n, -(i)ð4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) (á/fyrir) -(i)nn, -(i)n, -(i)ð5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) (fellur brott í þÿðingu)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) þeim mun, því•- the...- the... -
6 the last word
1) (the final remark in an argument etc: She always must have the last word!) síðasta orðið, lokaorðið2) (the final decision: The last word rests with the chairman.) endanleg ákvörðun3) (something very fashionable or up-to-date: Her hat was the last word in elegance.) það allra nÿjasta -
7 the last person
(a person who is very unlikely or unwilling to do a particular thing, or to whom it would be unwise or dangerous to do a particular thing: I'm the last person to make a fuss, but you should have told me all the same; He's the last person you should offend.) síðastur, ólíklegastur -
8 the salt of the earth
(a very good or worthy person: People like her are the salt of the earth.) salt jarðar, úrvalsfólk -
9 the last thing
(something very unlikely, unwanted, not intended etc: It's the last thing you would think of looking for; The last thing I want is to hurt anyone.) sístur, það ólíklegasta -
10 the life and soul of the party
(a person who is very active, enthusiastic, amusing etc at a party.) hrókur alls fagnaðarEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > the life and soul of the party
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11 on the contrary
(the very opposite (is true): `Are you busy?' `No, on the contrary, I'm not doing anything at the moment.') þvert á móti -
12 in the forefront
(at or in the very front: in the forefront of the battle.) fremsta víglína -
13 to the last
(until the very end: He kept his courage to the last.) fram í endalokin -
14 from the word go
(from the very beginning.) frá upphafi -
15 at the double
(very quickly: He came up the road at the double and rushed into the house.) í hasti, í hendingskasti -
16 like the wind
(very quickly: The horse galloped away like the wind.) mjög hratt -
17 all the fashion
(very fashionable: Long skirts were all the fashion last year.) aðaltískan -
18 at the top of one's voice
(very loudly: They were shouting at the top(s) of their voices.) eins hátt og maður getur -
19 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) með naumindum -
20 from the bottom of one's heart
(very sincerely: She thanked him from the bottom of her heart.) innilegaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > from the bottom of one's heart
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