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1 turn a blind eye
(to pretend not to see or notice (something): Because he works so hard, his boss turns a blind eye when he comes in late.) horfa fram hjá -
2 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) sjón2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) sjónmál, augsÿn3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) e-ð sem vert er að sjá4) (a view or glimpse.) sÿn, nasasjón5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) e-ð sem er sjón að sjá6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) sigti, mið2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) sjá, eygja2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) miða, sigta út•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of -
3 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snúa(st)2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) snúa sér við/að3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) beygja4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) beina5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) breyta(st)7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) verða, breyta2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) snúningur2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vafningur, snúningur3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) beygja4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) tækifæri, skipti5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) atriði•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up
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