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1 brother
1) (the title given to a male child to describe his relationship to the other children of his parents: I have two brothers.)2) (a fellow member of any group ( also adjective): brother officers.)3) ((plural also brethren ['breƟrən]) a member of a religious group: The brothers of the order prayed together; The brethren met daily.)•- brother-in-law -
2 brother-in-law
plural - brothers-in-law; noun1) (the brother of one's husband or wife.)2) (the husband of one's sister.) -
3 half-brother
nouns (a brother or sister by one parent only: My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers.) hálfbróðir -
4 step-brother
nouns (a daughter or son of a person's step-father or step-mother.) stjúpsystir/-dóttir/-barn -
5 avenge
[ə'ven‹](to take revenge for a wrong on behalf of someone else: He avenged his brother / his brother's death.) hefna- avenger -
6 challenge
[' ælin‹] 1. verb1) (to ask (someone) to take part in a contest: He challenged his brother to a round of golf.) skora á2) (to question (someone's authority or right, the truth of a statement etc).) véfengja, rengja2. noun1) (an invitation to a contest: He accepted his brother's challenge to a fight.) áskorun2) (the act of questioning someone's right, a statement etc.) véfenging•- challenging -
7 confide
(to tell one's private thoughts to someone: He confided in his brother; He confided his fears to his brother.) trúa fyrir- confident
- confidential
- confidentiality
- confidentially
- confiding
- confidingly
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8 kid
I [kid] noun1) (a popular word for a child or teenager: They've got three kids now, two boys and a girl; More than a hundred kids went to the disco last night; ( also adjective) his kid brother (= younger brother).) krakki2) (a young goat.) kiðlingur3) (( also adjective) (of) the leather made from its skin: slippers made of kid; kid gloves.) kiðlingaskinn; hanskaskinnII [kid] past tense, past participle - kidded; verb(to deceive or tease, especially harmlessly: We were kidding him about the girl who keeps ringing him up; He kidded his wife into thinking he'd forgotten her birthday; He didn't mean that - he was only kidding!) gera að gamni sínu; leika á -
9 attached
adjective ((with to) fond of: I'm very attached to my brother.) hændur, tengdur, náinn -
10 be at odds
(to be quarrelling: He has been at odds with his brother for years.) vera ósammála, eiga í deilum við -
11 beat it
(to go away: Beat it, or I'll hit you!; She told her little brother to beat it.) hypja sig -
12 betray
[bi'trei]1) (to act disloyally or treacherously towards (especially a person who trusts one): He betrayed his own brother (to the enemy).) svíkja2) (to give away (a secret etc): Never betray a confidence!) svíkja; ljóstra upp3) (to show (signs of): Her pale face betrayed her fear.) sÿna•- betrayal- betrayer -
13 black sheep
(a member of a family or group who is unsatisfactory in some way: My brother is the black sheep of the family.) svartur sauður -
14 brethren
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15 brotherhood
1) (the state of being a brother: the ties of brotherhood.)2) (an association of men for a certain purpose.) -
16 brothers-in-law
plural; see brother-in-law -
17 catastrophe
[kə'tæstrəfi](a sudden great disaster: earthquakes and other natural catastrophes; Her brother's death was a catastrophe for the family.) stórslys; náttúruhamfarir; hörmungarslys- catastrophically -
18 collaborate
[kə'læbəreit]1) (to work together (with someone) on a piece of work: He and his brother collaborated on a book about aeroplanes.) vinna saman2) (to work along (with someone) to betray secrets etc: He was known to have collaborated with the enemy.) vinna með•- collaborator -
19 commit
[kə'mit]past tense, past participle - committed; verb1) (to perform; to do (especially something illegal): He committed the murder when he was drunk.) fremja2) (to hand over (a person) to an institution etc for treatment, safekeeping etc: committed to prison.) afhenda; setja í3) (to put (oneself) under a particular obligation: She has committed herself to looking after her dead brother's children till the age of 18.) skuldbinda (sig)•- committal
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20 confuse
[kən'fju:z]1) (to put in disorder: He confused the arrangements by arriving late.) koma ólagi á, rugla2) (to mix up in one's mind: I always confuse John and his twin brother.) rugla (saman)3) (to make puzzled: He completely confused me by his questions.) rugla; koma úr jafnvægi•- confused- confusedly
- confusion
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