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1 behind
1. preposition1) (at or towards the back of: behind the door.) fyrir aftan, á bak við2) (remaining after: The tourists left their litter behind them.) eftir3) (in support: We're right behind him on this point.) á bakvið, með2. adverb1) (at the back: following behind.) á eftir2) ((also behindhand [-hænd]) not up to date: behind with his work.) á eftir3) (remaining: He left his book behind; We stayed behind after the party.) eftir3. noun(the buttocks: a smack on the behind.) rass, rasskinnar -
2 behind someone's back
(without someone's knowledge or permission: He sometimes bullies his sister behind his mother's back.) fara á bakvið e-n; án vitneskju e-s -
3 behind the scenes
(out of sight of the audience or public.) bakvið tjöldin -
4 fall behind
1) (to be slower than (someone else): Hurry up! You're falling behind (the others); He is falling behind in his schoolwork.) dragast aftur úr2) ((with with) to become late in regular payment, letter-writing etc: Don't fall behind with the rent!) verða á eftir -
5 stay behind
(to remain in a place after others have left it: They all left the office at five o'clock, but he stayed behind to finish some work.) vera eftir -
6 be behind time
(to be late.) vera seinn -
7 lag
[læɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) dragast aftur úr2. noun(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) seinkun, töf -
8 tandem
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9 accommodation
1) (room(s) in a house or hotel in which to live, especially for a short time: It is difficult to find accommodation in London in August.) gistirúm2) (space for something: There is accommodation for your car behind the hotel.) rÿmi, stæði -
10 after
1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) á eftir2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) eftir3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) á eftir (sér)4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) á eftir5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) eftir6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) yfir2. adverb(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) síðar, á eftir3. conjunction(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) eftir (að)- afterthought
- afterwards
- after all
- be after -
11 assailant
noun (a person who attacks: His assailant came up behind him in the dark.) árásarmaður -
12 at/on one's heels
(close behind one: The thief ran off with the policeman close on his heels.) á hælunum -
13 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) bak, hryggur2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) bak, hryggur3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) bakatil, bakhlið, aftari eða fjarlægari hluti4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) bakvörður2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) aftur-, bak-3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) til baka, aftur2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) aftur, frá3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) aftur (í)4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) til baka, á móti5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) aftur (til)4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) bakka2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) styðja (við bakið á)3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) veðja (á)•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) með bakhandarhöggi; með vinstrihallandi skrift- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
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14 back of
((American) behind: He parked back of the store.) bak við -
15 background
1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) bakgrunnur2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) forsaga3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) uppruni -
16 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) grípa; draga til sín; veiða2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) ná3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) standa að verki4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) fá, smitast5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) festa, festast6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) hitta, lenda á7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) heyra, skilja8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) byrja að loga2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) grip2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) festing, læsing3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) fengur4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) gildra, vandamál•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
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17 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 -
18 column
['koləm]1) (a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building: the carved columns in the temple.) súla2) (something similar in shape: a column of smoke.) (reyk)súla3) (a vertical row (of numbers): He added up the column (of figures) to find the answer.) dálkur4) (a vertical section of a page of print: a newspaper column.) (blaða)dálkur5) (a section in a newspaper, often written regularly by a particular person: He writes a daily column about sport.) dálkur6) (a long file of soldiers marching in short rows: a column of infantry.) röð7) (a long line of vehicles etc, one behind the other.) röð, (bíla)lest• -
19 comet
['komit](a type of heavenly body which leaves a trail of light behind it as it moves.) halastjarna -
20 crouch
1) (to stand with the knees well bent; to squat: He crouched behind the bush.) sitja á hækjum sínum2) ((of animals) to lie close to the ground, in fear, readiness for action etc: The tiger was crouching ready to spring on its prey.) hnipra sig saman
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