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  • 1 do away with

    (to get rid of: They did away with uniforms at that school years ago.) afnema; losa sig við

    English-Icelandic dictionary > do away with

  • 2 down

    I 1. adverb
    1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.)
    2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.)
    3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.)
    4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.)
    5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)
    2. preposition
    1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.)
    2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.)
    3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.)
    3. verb
    (to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.)
    - downwards
    - downward
    - down-and-out
    - down-at-heel
    - downcast
    - downfall
    - downgrade
    - downhearted
    - downhill
    - downhill racing
    - downhill skiing
    - down-in-the-mouth
    - down payment
    - downpour
    - downright     4. adjective - downstream
    - down-to-earth
    - downtown
    - downtown
    - down-trodden
    - be/go down with
    - down on one's luck
    - down tools
    - down with
    - get down to
    - suit someone down to the ground
    - suit down to the ground     II noun
    (small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dúnn
    - downy

    English-Icelandic dictionary > down

  • 3 go wrong

    1) (to go astray, badly, away from the intended plan etc: Everything has gone wrong for her in the past few years.) fara úrskeiðis
    2) (to stop functioning properly: The machine has gone wrong - I can't get it to stop!) bila
    3) (to make a mistake: Where did I go wrong in that sum?) gera mistök

    English-Icelandic dictionary > go wrong

  • 4 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) halda (á/með/um)
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) halda (á)
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) halda (uppi/föstum)
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) halda, þola, standast
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) halda föngnum
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) taka, rúma
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) halda, efna til
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) halda sér, bera sig, vera hnarreistur
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) gegna (stöðu)
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) haldast, trúa; álíta
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gilda
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) láta standa við
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) verja
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) verjast
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) halda athygli
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) halda upp á, fagna
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) eiga
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) haldast, breytast ekki
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) bíða
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) halda (tóni)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) geyma
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hafa að geyma
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) tak, grip, hald
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) tak, vald, áhrif
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) tak, hald
    •
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) vörulest

    English-Icelandic dictionary > hold

  • 5 jilt

    [‹ilt]
    (to reject or send away (someone with whom one has been in love): After being her boyfriend for two years, he suddenly jilted her.) segja upp

    English-Icelandic dictionary > jilt

  • 6 lapse

    [læps] 1. verb
    1) (to cease to exist, often because of lack of effort: His insurance policy had lapsed and was not renewed.) falla niður
    2) (to slip, fall, be reduced: As he could think of nothing more to say, he lapsed into silence; I'm afraid our standards of tidiness have lapsed.) hrasa; hrörna; fara aftur
    2. noun
    1) (a mistake or failure (in behaviour, memory etc): a lapse of memory.) glappaskot, mistök; misminni
    2) (a passing away (of time): I saw him again after a lapse of five years.) eftir visst langan tíma; hlé

    English-Icelandic dictionary > lapse

  • 7 old

    [əuld]
    1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) gamall
    2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) gamall
    3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) gamall
    4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) gamall, notaður
    5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) forn
    •
    - old boy/girl
    - old-fashioned
    - old hand
    - old maid
    - the old

    English-Icelandic dictionary > old

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