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41 harp on (about)
(to keep on talking about: He's forever harping on (about his low wages); She keeps harping on his faults.) stagast/klifa á -
42 harp on (about)
(to keep on talking about: He's forever harping on (about his low wages); She keeps harping on his faults.) stagast/klifa á -
43 high
1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) hár2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) hár3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) hár, mikill, töluverður4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) há-, hæsti-, aðal-5) (noble; good: high ideals.) háleitur6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) sterkur, mikill7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) hár, bjartur8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) hár, bjartur9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) sem farið er að slá í10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) háspil2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) hátt- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) beina athygli að- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.)- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time -
44 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) slá, kÿla; rekast á, skella á; hæfa2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) slá, kÿla3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) verða (illa) fyrir e-u, valda skaða4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) hitta í mark, hæfa; ná2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) skot2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) stig, skot3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) sem slær í gegn•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with -
45 humble
1. adjective1) (not having a high opinion of oneself etc: You have plenty of ability but you're too humble.) lítillátur, hógvær, auðmjúkur2) (unimportant; having a low position in society etc: a man of humble origins.) lágur2. verb(to make (someone) humble: He was humbled by his failure.) auðmÿkja- humbly- humbleness See also:- humility -
46 hunt
1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) veiða2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) elta; reka burt2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) veiði(ferð)2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) leit•- hunter- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
- hunt out -
47 idiot
['idiət]1) (a foolish person: She was an idiot to give up such a good job.) fífl, heimskingi2) (a person with very low intelligence.) örviti•- idiocy- idiotic
- idiotically -
48 imbecile
['imbəsi:l, ]( American[) -sl]1) (a stupid person; a fool.) fáviti, heimskingi2) (a person of very low intelligence who cannot look after himself.) fáviti• -
49 in the same boat
(in the same, usually difficult, position or circumstances: We're all in the same boat as far as low wages are concerned.) á sama báti, í sömu aðstöðu -
50 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) tengja2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) tengja, sameina3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) gerast meðlimur, ganga í4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) sameinast; slást í hóp með5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) slást í hóp með2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) samskeyti- join hands
- join in
- join up -
51 junk food
noun (food such as potato chips, sweets and doughnuts, which is mass-produced and is of low nutritional value.) -
52 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.) -
53 lie
I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) lygi2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) ljúga- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) liggja2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) liggja; vera staðsettur3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) liggja; haldast í tilteknu ástandi4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) liggja/vera fólgin í•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down -
54 lower2
see low 1. -
55 lowlands
noun plural (land which is low compared with other, higher land.) láglendi -
56 lowly
adjective (of low rank; humble.) lágt settur -
57 meadow
['medəu]((often in plural) a field of grass, usually on low ground: There were cows in the meadow.) engi -
58 mentality
[-'tæ-]noun ((a level of) mental power: low mentality.) vitsmunir, gáfur, greind -
59 misjudge
(to have an unfairly low opinion of (a person).) dæma ranglega -
60 moan
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