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  • 121 hero

    ['hiərəu] 1. plural - heroes; noun
    1) (a man or boy admired (by many people) for his brave deeds: The boy was regarded as a hero for saving his friend's life.) hetja
    2) (the chief male person in a story, play etc: The hero of this book is a young American boy called Tom Sawyer.) söguhetja
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    - heroically
    - heroism
    - hero-worship     2. verb
    (to show such admiration for (someone): The boy hero-worshipped the footballer.) dÿrka

    English-Icelandic dictionary > hero

  • 122 indirect object

    (the word in a sentence which stands for the person or thing to or for whom something is given, done etc: In `Give me the book', `Tell the children a story', `Boil John an egg', me, the children and John are indirect objects.) óbeint andlag

    English-Icelandic dictionary > indirect object

  • 123 introduction

    1) (the act of introducing, or the process of being introduced: the introduction of new methods.) kynning
    2) (an act of introducing one person to another: The hostess made the introductions and everyone shook hands.) kynning
    3) (something written at the beginning of a book explaining the contents, or said at the beginning of a speech etc.) kynning, inngangur

    English-Icelandic dictionary > introduction

  • 124 long

    I 1. [loŋ] adjective
    1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) langur
    2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) langur
    3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) langur, á lengd
    4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) langur, lengi
    5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) langur
    2. adverb
    1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) löngu
    2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) lengi
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    - long-distance
    - long-drawn-out
    - longhand
    - long house
    - long jump
    - long-playing record
    - long-range
    - long-sighted
    - long-sightedness
    - long-suffering
    - long-winded
    - as long as / so long as
    - before very long
    - before long
    - in the long run
    - the long and the short of it
    - no longer
    - so long!     II [loŋ] verb
    ((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) þrá, dauðlanga
    - longingly

    English-Icelandic dictionary > long

  • 125 nonsense

    ['nons'ns, ]( American[) -sens]
    (foolishness; foolish words, actions etc; something that is ridiculous: He's talking nonsense; The whole book is a lot of nonsense; What nonsense!) bull, vitleysa

    English-Icelandic dictionary > nonsense

  • 126 omnibus

    ['omnibəs]
    1) (a large book containing a number of books, stories etc: a Jane Austen omnibus; ( also adjective) an omnibus edition of Jane Austen's novels.) stórbók; safnbók sem inniheldur fleiri en eina skáldsögu
    2) (an old word for a bus.) almenningsvagn

    English-Icelandic dictionary > omnibus

  • 127 one

    1. noun
    1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) einn
    2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) eins árs
    2. pronoun
    1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) sá, þessi, annar, hinn
    2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) maður
    3. adjective
    1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) einn
    2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) eins árs gamall
    3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) sammála, á einu máli
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    - oneself
    - one-night stand
    - one-off
    - one-parent family
    - one-sided
    - one-way
    - one-year-old     4. adjective
    ((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) eins árs
    - be one up on a person
    - be one up on
    - not be oneself
    - one and all
    - one another
    - one by one
    - one or two

    English-Icelandic dictionary > one

  • 128 pamphlet

    ['pæmflit]
    (a small paper-covered book usually giving information, expressing an opinion on a popular subject etc: a political pamphlet.) bæklingur

    English-Icelandic dictionary > pamphlet

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  • book — [book] n. [ME bok < OE boc, pl. bec < PGmc * bokiz, beech, beechwood tablets carved with runes < IE * bhagos, beech > BEECH, Gr phagos, L fagus] 1. a) a number of sheets of paper, parchment, etc. with writing or printing on them,… …   English World dictionary

  • Book of Ruth —     Book of Ruth     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Book of Ruth     One of the proto canonical writings of the Old Testament, which derives its name from the heroine of its exquisitely beautiful story.     I. CONTENTS     The incidents related in the …   Catholic encyclopedia

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  • Book account — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Book debt — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Book learning — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Book louse — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Book moth — Book Book (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient Saxons and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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