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1 away
[ə'wei]1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) burt2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) í burtu, undan3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) deyja út4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) af kappi, í sífellu5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) á útivelli -
2 give away
1) (to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it): I'm going to give all my money away.) gefa frá sér2) (to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally: He gave away our hiding-place (noun give-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).) óviljandi uppljóstrun -
3 run away
1) (to escape: He ran away from school.) hlaupast á brott2) ((with with) to steal: He ran away with all her money.) stela, stinga af með3) ((with with) to go too fast etc to be controlled by: The horse ran away with him.) fælast, taka á rás -
4 scare away/off
(to make go away or stay away because of fear: The birds were scared away by the dog.) hræða í burtu -
5 take-away
1) (food prepared and bought in a restaurant but taken away and eaten somewhere else eg at home: I'll go and buy a take-away; ( also adjective) a take-away meal.) matur sem tekinn er heim/út (af veitingastað)2) (a restaurant where such food is prepared and bought.) veitingastaður sem selur mat til að fara með út/heim -
6 turn away
(to move or send away: He turned away in disgust; The police turned away the crowds.) vísa frá; snúa sér undan -
7 brush away
(to wipe off: She brushed away a tear; She brushed it away.) -
8 fall away
1) (to become less in number: The crowd began to fall away.) fækka, minnka2) (to slope downwards: The ground fell away steeply.) halla (niður á við) -
9 get away
1) (to (be able to) leave: I usually get away (from the office) at four-thirty.) komast í burtu, losna2) (to escape: The thieves got away in a stolen car.) flÿja, komast undan -
10 stow away
1) (to hide oneself on a ship, aircraft etc before its departure, in order to travel on it without paying the fare: He stowed away on a cargo ship for New York.) fara sem laumufarþegi2) (to put or pack in a (secret) place until required: My jewellery is safely stowed away in the bank.) koma fyrir á öruggum stað -
11 throw away
1) (to get rid of: He always throws away his old clothes.) kasta burt, henda, losa sig við2) (to lose through lack of care, concern etc: Don't throw your chance of promotion away by being careless.) kasta á glæ -
12 be/get carried away
(to be overcome by one's feelings: She was/got carried away by the excitement.) vera/verða frá sér numinn, -
13 break away
(to escape from control: The dog broke away from its owner.) slíta sig lausan -
14 die away
(to fade from sight or hearing: The sound died away into the distance.) hljóðna, deyja út -
15 do away with
(to get rid of: They did away with uniforms at that school years ago.) afnema; losa sig við -
16 explain away
(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) gera efasemdir/ótta að engu með útskÿringum -
17 far and away
(by a very great amount: She is far and away the cleverest girl in the class!) langsamlega -
18 get away with
(to do (something bad) without being punished for it: Murder is a serious crime and one rarely gets away with it.) komast upp með -
19 idle away
(to spend (time) doing nothing: idling the hours away.) sóa, eyða -
20 keep away
(to (cause to) remain at a distance: Keep away - it's dangerous!) halda sig fjarri, varúð
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