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1 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) brjóta2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) brjóta af3) (to make or become unusable.) brjóta, skemma4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) brjóta gegn; svíkjast um5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) brjóta/setja met6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) gera hlé á7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rjúfa8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) fréttast; segja fréttir9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) bresta10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) draga úr11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) skella á2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) hlé2) (a change: a break in the weather.) breyting; sloti3) (an opening.) op; skarð4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) tækifæri•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) brothættur- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it -
2 break up
1) (to divide, separate or break into pieces: He broke up the old furniture and burnt it; John and Mary broke up (= separated from each other) last week.) skipta upp; skilja; brjóta (í sundur)2) (to finish or end: The meeting broke up at 4.40.) slíta (fundi) -
3 break-in
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4 decomposer
noun (something that causes a substance to rot or break up into simpler parts.) sem veldur rotnun -
5 hammer
['hæmə] 1. noun1) (a tool with a heavy usually metal head, used for driving nails into wood, breaking hard substances etc: a joiner's hammer.) hamar2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) hamar3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) sleggja2. verb1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) negla2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) hamra á, troða í•- give someone a hammering- give a hammering
- hammer home
- hammer out -
6 slot
[slot] 1. noun1) (a small narrow opening, especially one to receive coins: I put the correct money in the slot, but the machine didn't start.) rifa, rauf2) (a (usually regular) position (in eg the schedule of television/radio programmes): The early-evening comedy slot.) dagskrártími2. verb((with in or into) to fit (something) into a small space: He slotted the last piece of the puzzle into place; I managed to slot in my tea-break between two jobs.) finna (e-u) stað -
7 collapse
[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) falla saman, hrynja2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) hrynja saman3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) falla niður, mistakast4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) falla saman• -
8 dash
[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) brjóta2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) kasta í, slá við3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) gera að engu2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) þjóta2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) skvetta, sletta3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) þankastrik4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) snerpa, hvatleiki•- dashing- dash off -
9 split
[split] 1. verbpresent participle splitting: past tense, past participle split)1) (to cut or (cause to) break lengthwise: to split firewood; The skirt split all the way down the back seam.) kljúfa; klofna2) (to divide or (cause to) disagree: The dispute split the workers into two opposing groups.) kljúfa2. noun(a crack or break: There was a split in one of the sides of the box.) rifa, sprunga- split second
- splitting headache
- the splits -
10 blow up
1) (to break into pieces, or be broken into pieces, by an explosion: The bridge blew up / was blown up.) springa (í loft upp)2) (to fill with air or a gas: He blew up the balloon.) blása upp, fylla lofti3) (to lose one's temper: If he says that again I'll blow up.) verða bálreiður -
11 crumble
(to break into crumbs or small pieces: She crumbled the bread; The building had crumbled into ruins; Her hopes of success finally crumbled.) mylja; molna- crumbly -
12 pound
I noun1) ((also pound sterling: usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.) (sterlings)pund2) ((usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).) pundII noun(an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put: a dog-pound.) kví, réttIII verb1) (to hit or strike heavily; to thump: He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.) lemja, hamra2) (to walk or run heavily: He pounded down the road.) hlunkast, hlaupa þunglega3) (to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid: She pounded the dried herbs.) mylja -
13 smash
[smæʃ] 1. verb1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) mölva; brotna í smátt2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) skella/klessa á2. noun1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) harður árekstur; brothljóð, skellur2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) þungt högg3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) smass, skellur•- smashing- smash hit -
14 come
1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) koma2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) koma, nálgast3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) koma, vera4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) fara að5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) komast að6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) verður samanlagt2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) láttu ekki svona! heyrðu nú!- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come -
15 come apart
(to break into pieces: The book came apart in my hands.) fara/detta í sundur -
16 digest
1. verb1) (to break up (food) in the stomach etc and turn it into a form which the body can use: The invalid had to have food that was easy to digest.) melta2) (to take in and think over (information etc): It took me some minutes to digest what he had said.) melta (andlega), velta fyrir sér2. noun(summary; brief account: a digest of the week's news.)- digestion
- digestive -
17 disrupt
(to break up or put into a state of disorder: Rioters disrupted the meeting; Traffic was disrupted by floods.) leysa upp; trufla, rjúfa- disruptive -
18 fragment
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19 get a word in edgeways
(to break into a conversation etc and say something.) komast inn í samtal
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