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1 baby-sit
verb (to remain in a house to look after a child while its parents are out: She baby-sits for her friends every Saturday.) passa krakka -
2 breastfeed
verb (to feed (a baby) with milk from the breast.) hafa (barn) á brjósti -
3 retard
(to make slower or later: The country's economic progress was retarded by strikes; The baby's development was retarded by an accident he had shortly after birth.) seinka, tefja- retarded -
4 suckle
(of a woman or female animal) to give milk from the breasts or teats to (a baby or young). hafa á brjósti/spena -
5 suffocate
(to kill, die, cause distress to or feel distress, through lack of air or the prevention of free breathing: A baby may suffocate if it sleeps with a pillow; The smoke was suffocating him; May I open the window? I'm suffocating.) kæfa; kafna -
6 it
1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) það, (hann, hún)2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) það (óákv. frumlag)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) það (óákv. frumlag og undanfari tilvís. fn.)4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) það•- its- itself -
7 feed
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8 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) leggja (frá sér/niður/fyrir e-n)2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) leggja3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) leggja á (borð/ráðin)4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) leggja aftur/saman5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) kveða niður6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) verpa7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) leggja undir, veðja•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) leggja í lög- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) óbreyttur, leikmaður2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) ólærður, leikmaður•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) -
9 bath
1. plural - baths; noun1) (a large container for holding water in which to wash the whole body: I'll fill the bath with water for you.) baðker2) (an act of washing in a bath: I had a bath last night.) bað3) (a container of liquid etc in which something is immersed: a bird bath.) bað, baðker2. verb(to wash in a bath: I'll bath the baby.) baða, þvo- bathroom
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10 bawl
[bo:l](to shout or cry loudly: He bawled something rude; The baby has bawled all night.) æpa; skæla -
11 burp
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12 cheep
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13 close
I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.)2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.)2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.)2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.)3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.)4) (tight: a close fit.)5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.)6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).)7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.)•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) loka2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) enda, ljúka3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) útkljá; samþykkja2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) lok- close up -
14 crawl
[kro:l] 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) mjakast, skríða2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) skríða3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) mjakast4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) mora2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) skrið; löturhæg hreyfing2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) skriðsund -
15 crow
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16 cry
1. verb1) (to let tears come from the eyes; to weep: She cried when she heard of the old man's death.) gráta2) ((often with out) to shout out (a loud sound): She cried out for help.) hrópa2. noun1) (a shout: a cry of triumph.) öskur2) (a time of weeping: The baby had a little cry before he went to sleep.) grátur3) (the sound made by some animals: the cry of a wolf.) öskur•- cry off -
17 dance
1. verb1) (to move in time to music by ma-king a series of rhythmic steps: She began to dance; Can you dance the waltz?) dansa2) (to move quickly up and down: The father was dancing the baby on his knee.) hreyfa upp og niður, hossa2. noun1) (a series of fixed steps made in time to music: Have you done this dance before?; ( also adjective) dance music.) dans2) (a social gathering at which people dance: We're going to a dance next Saturday.) dansleikur, ball•- dancer- dancing -
18 dribble
['dribl] 1. verb1) (to fall in small drops: Water dribbled out of the tap.) drjúpa2) ((of a baby etc) to allow saliva to run from the mouth.) slefa3) (in football, basketball, hockey etc to move the ball along by repeatedly kicking, bouncing or hitting it: The football player dribbled the ball up the field.) reka (knött)2. noun(a small quantity of liquid: A dribble ran down his chin.) slefa -
19 heat
[hi:t] 1. noun1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) hiti2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.) hiti3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) heitasti tími dagsins4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) æsing, ákafi; í hita augnabliksins5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) lota, undanrás2. verb((sometimes with up) to make or become hot or warm: We'll heat (up) the soup; The day heats up quickly once the sun has risen.) hita (upp)- heated- heatedly
- heatedness
- heater
- heating
- heat wave
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20 intransitive
[in'trænsitiv]((of a verb) that does not have an object: The baby lay on the floor and kicked; Go and fetch the book!) áhrifslaus
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