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41 sit
[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sitja2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) vera staðsettur (liggja, standa, hanga)3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) eiga sæti í4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sitja5) (to undergo (an examination).) gangast undir6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) sitja fyrir7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) starfa, sitja•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up -
42 view
[vju:] 1. noun1) ((an outlook on to, or picture of) a scene: Your house has a fine view of the hills; He painted a view of the harbour.) sÿn, sjón; útsÿni; (landslags)mynd2) (an opinion: Tell me your view/views on the subject.) skoðun3) (an act of seeing or inspecting: We were given a private view of the exhibition before it was opened to the public.) skoðun2. verb(to look at, or regard (something): She viewed the scene with astonishment.) horfa á, virða fyrir sér, skoða- viewer- viewpoint
- in view of
- on view
- point of view -
43 image
['imi‹]1) (a likeness or copy of a person etc made of wood, stone etc: images of the saints.) (í)mynd, eftirlíking; líkneski2) (a close likeness: She's the very image of her sister.) eftirlíking, ímynd3) (reflection: She looked at her image in the mirror.) spegilmynd4) (mental picture: I have an image of the place in my mind.) mynd5) (the general opinion that people have about a person, company etc: our public image.) ímynd -
44 landscape
['lændskeip] 1. noun1) (the area of land that a person can look at all at the same time: He stood on the hill surveying the landscape.) landslag2) (a picture showing a view of the countryside: He paints landscapes.) landslagsmynd2. verb(to do landscape gardening on: We are having our back garden landscaped.) hanna og fegra- landscape gardener -
45 queen
[kwi:n]1) (a woman who rules a country, who inherits her position by right of birth: the Queen of England; Queen Elizabeth II.) drottning2) (the wife of a king: The king and his queen were both present.) drottning3) (a woman who is in some way important, excellent or special: a beauty queen; a movie queen.) (fegurðar)drottning4) (a playing-card with a picture of a queen on it: I have two aces and a queen.) drottning5) (an important chess-piece: a bishop, a king and a queen.) drottning6) (the egg-laying female of certain kinds of insect (especially bees, ants and wasps).) drottning7) ((slang) a homosexual man who assumes the female role.)•- queenly- queen mother -
46 safe
I 1. [seif] adjective1) ((negative unsafe) protected, or free (from danger etc): The children are safe from danger in the garden.) öruggur, áreiðanlegur2) (providing good protection: You should keep your money in a safe place.) öruggur3) (unharmed: The missing child has been found safe and well.) ómeiddur4) (not likely to cause harm: These pills are safe for children.) hættulaus/skaðlaus; ekki hættulegur5) ((of a person) reliable: a safe driver; He's a very fast driver but he's safe enough.) öruggur•- safeness- safely
- safety
- safeguard 2. verb(to protect: Put a good lock on your door to safeguard your property.) vernda- safety lamp
- safety measures
- safety-pin
- safety valve
- be on the safe side
- safe and sound II [seif] noun(a heavy metal chest or box in which money etc can be locked away safely: There is a small safe hidden behind that picture on the wall.) peningaskápur -
47 transfer
[træns'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - transferred; verb1) (to remove to another place: He transferred the letter from his briefcase to his pocket.) flytja, færa2) (to (cause to) move to another place, job, vehicle etc: I'm transferring / They're transferring me to the Bangkok office.) flytja (sig)3) (to give to another person, especially legally: I intend to transfer the property to my son.) yfirfæra, afsala2. noun(['trænsfə:])1) (the act of transferring: The manager arranged for his transfer to another football club.) flutningur2) (a design, picture etc that can be transferred from one surface to another, eg from paper to material as a guide for embroidery.) þrykkimynd• -
48 above
1. preposition1) (in a higher position than: a picture above the fireplace.) fyrir ofan2) (greater than: The child's intelligence is above average.) yfir3) (too good for: The police must be above suspicion.) hafinn yfir2. adverb1) (higher up: seen from above.) að ofan2) ((in a book etc) earlier or higher up on the page: See above.) að ofan, að framansögðu•- above all -
49 of
[əv]1) (belonging to: a friend of mine.) af, meðal2) (away from (a place etc); after (a given time): within five miles of London; within a year of his death.) frá, af3) (written etc by: the plays of Shakespeare.) eftir, gerður/ritaður af4) (belonging to or forming a group: He is one of my friends.) af, meðal5) (showing: a picture of my father.) af6) (made from; consisting of: a dress of silk; a collection of pictures.) úr7) (used to show an amount, measurement of something: a gallon of petrol; five bags of coal.) af8) (about: an account of his work.) um9) (containing: a box of chocolates.) af, með10) (used to show a cause: She died of hunger.) úr11) (used to show a loss or removal: She was robbed of her jewels.) af12) (used to show the connection between an action and its object: the smoking of a cigarette.) á, af13) (used to show character, qualities etc: a man of courage.) með, af14) ((American) (of time) a certain number of minutes before (the hour): It's ten minutes of three.) fyrir, í -
50 foreground
(the part of a view or picture nearest to the person looking at it: a landscape, with two horses in the foreground.) forgrunnur -
51 mental
['mentl]1) (of the mind: mental illnesses/disorders.) andlegur2) (done or made by the mind: mental arithmetic; a mental picture.) hugar-3) (for those who are ill in mind: a mental hospital.) geð-4) (suffering from an illness of the mind: a mental patient.) geð-•- mentally -
52 paint
[peint] 1. noun(a colouring substance in the form of liquid or paste: The artist's clothes were covered in paint; ( also adjective) a paint pot.) málning2. verb1) (to spread paint carefully on (wood, walls etc): He is painting the kitchen.) mála2) (to make a picture (of something or someone) using paint: She painted her mother and father.) mála•- painter- painting
- paint-box
- paint-brush -
53 perspective
[pə'spektiv]1) (the way of drawing solid objects, natural scenes etc on a flat surface, so that they appear to have the correct shape, distance from each other etc: Early medieval paintings lacked perspective.) fjarvídd, dÿptarsÿn2) (a picture or view of something: I would like a clearer perspective of the situation.) sÿn, yfirsÿn• -
54 pin-up
1) (a picture of an attractive girl (or man), often pinned on a wall: He has dozens of pin-ups in his room; ( also adjective) a pin-up girl.) veggskvísa/-gæi2) (the girl (or man): She's the favourite pin-up of the soldiers.) veggskvísa/-gæi -
55 cover story
noun (the main story in a magazine that goes with a picture on the front cover.) -
56 drawing
noun ((the art of making) a picture made with a pencil, crayon etc: the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci; I am no good at drawing.) teikning -
57 envisage
[in'vizi‹](to picture in one's mind and consider: This was the plan that we envisaged for the future.) gera sér í hugarlund -
58 forgery
plural - forgeries; noun1) ((the crime of) copying pictures, documents, signatures etc and pretending they are genuine: He was sent to prison for forgery.) fölsun2) (a picture, document etc copied for this reason: The painting was a forgery.) falsaður hlutur -
59 halo
['heiləu]plural - halo(e)s; noun1) (a ring of light round the sun or moon.) rosabaugur2) (a similar ring of light round the head of a holy person in a picture etc.) geislabaugur -
60 how about
1) (I would like to suggest: `Where shall we go tonight?' `How about the cinema?') hvað segir þú um2) (what is he, are you etc going to do?; what does he, do you etc think?: We're going to the cinema tonight. How about you?; I rather like that picture. How about you?) hvað með þig
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