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  • 1 lay

    I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb
    1) (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.) leggja
    3) (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/saman
    5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) kveða niður
    6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) verpa
    7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) leggja undir, veðja
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    2. verb
    (to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) leggja í lög
    - 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] adjective
    1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) óbreyttur, leikmaður
    2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) ólærður, leikmaður
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    IV [lei] noun
    (an epic poem.)

    English-Icelandic dictionary > lay

  • 2 ring

    I 1. [riŋ] noun
    1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) hringur, baugur
    2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) hringur
    3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) hringur
    4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) (hnefaleika)hringur
    5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) (glæpa)hringur; samtök
    2. verb
    ( verb)
    1) (to form a ring round.) mynda hring (um)
    2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) gera/teikna hring (um)
    3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) merkja með hring
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    - ringlet
    - ring finger
    - ringleader
    - ringmaster
    - run rings round     II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb
    1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) hringja
    2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) hringja í (e-n)
    3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) hringja á (e-n)
    4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) klingja
    5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) (endur)óma
    6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) glymja, kveða við
    2. noun
    1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) hringing
    2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) upphringing
    3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) tónn, hljómur, blær
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    - ring back
    - ring off
    - ring true

    English-Icelandic dictionary > ring

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  • bird table — noun A table, inaccessible to cats, for wild birds to feed on • • • Main Entry: ↑bird * * * bird table UK US noun [countable] [singular bird table plural bird tables …   Useful english dictionary

  • bird table — bird tables N COUNT A bird table is a small wooden platform on a pole which some people put in their garden in order to put food for the birds on it …   English dictionary

  • bird table — bird .table n BrE a high wooden structure in a garden that you put food on for birds …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bird table — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms bird table : singular bird table plural bird tables British a tall structure in a garden on which you put food for birds …   English dictionary

  • bird table — noun Brit. a small platform or table in a garden on which food for birds is placed …   English new terms dictionary

  • bird-table — /ˈbɜd teɪbəl/ (say berd taybuhl) noun a table in a garden on which scraps, etc., are put for wild birds, especially in winter …  

  • bird table — noun A construction with a tablelike surface placed outdoors to supply food to birds. See Also: birdfeeder …   Wiktionary

  • bird table — noun (C) BrE a high wooden structure in a garden that you put seeds, bread etc on for birds to eat …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bird — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ wild ▪ caged ▪ exotic, rare ▪ common ▪ endangered ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • bird — n. 1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg laying and usu. able to fly. 2 a game bird. 3 Brit. sl. a young woman. 4 colloq. a person (a wily old bird). 5 sl. a a prison. b rhymingsl. a prison sentence (short for… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bird feeder — A birdfeeder, bird feeder, or bird table is a device placed out of doors to supply bird food to birds. The success of a bird feeder in attracting birds depends upon its placement and the kinds of seeds offered, as different species have different …   Wikipedia

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