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41 mistake
[mi'steik] 1. past tense - mistook; verb1) ((with for) to think that (one person or thing) is another: I mistook you for my brother in this bad light.) ruglast/villast á2) (to make an error about: They mistook the date, and arrived two days early.) villast á2. noun(a wrong act or judgement: a spelling mistake; It was a mistake to trust him; I took your umbrella by mistake - it looks like mine.) mistök; villa- mistaken- mistakenly -
42 nephew
['nefju:]feminine - niece; noun(the son or daughter of a brother or sister: My sister's two sons are my nephews, and I am their uncle.) frændi; bróður- eða systursonur -
43 pair
[peə] 1. noun1) (a set of two of the same thing which are (intended to be) used etc together: a pair of shoes/gloves.) par, samstæða2) (a single thing made up of two parts: a pair of scissors; a pair of pants.) par; stykki3) (two people, animals etc, often one of either sex, who are thought of together for some reason: a pair of giant pandas; John and James are the guilty pair.) (kærustu)par2. verb(to make into a pair: She was paired with my brother in the tennis match.) para -
44 particularly
adverb (more than usually: He was particularly pleased to see his brother.) sérstaklega -
45 partnership
1) (the state of being or becoming partners: a business partnership; He entered into partnership with his brother.) félag2) (people playing together in a game: The champions were defeated by the partnership of Jones and Smith in the men's doubles.) lið, par, tvíeyki -
46 peacemaker
noun (a person who tries to make peace between enemies, people who are quarrelling etc: When my brother and sister quarrel I act as peacemaker.) friðarstillir, sáttasemjari -
47 plant
1. noun1) (anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves: flowering/tropical plants.) planta, jurt2) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) vélakostur3) (a factory.) verksmiðja2. verb1) (to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow: We have planted vegetables in the garden.) planta2) (to make (a garden etc); to cause (a garden etc) to have (plants etc) growing in it: The garden was planted with shrubs; We're going to plant an orchard.) rækta3) (to place heavily or firmly: He planted himself between her and the door.) planta (sér), koma tryggilega fyrir4) (to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence: He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.) planta (e-u), koma fyrir•- planter -
48 push around
(to treat roughly: He pushes his younger brother around.) fara illa með (e-n) -
49 rival
1. noun(a person etc who tries to compete with another; a person who wants the same thing as someone else: For students of English, this dictionary is without a rival; The two brothers are rivals for the girl next door - they both want to marry her; ( also adjective) rival companies; rival teams.) keppinautur2. verb(to (try to) be as good as someone or something else: He rivals his brother as a chess-player; Nothing rivals football for excitement and entertainment.) keppa við- rivalry -
50 same
[seim] 1. adjective1) (alike; very similar: The houses in this road are all the same; You have the same eyes as your brother (has).) sami2) (not different: My friend and I are the same age; He went to the same school as me.) sami3) (unchanged: My opinion is the same as it always was.) sá sami, eins2. pronoun((usually with the) the same thing: He sat down and we all did the same.) eins3. adverb((usually with the) in the same way: I don't feel the same about you as I did.) eins- at the same time
- be all the same to
- same here
- same-sex marriage -
51 sister-in-law
plural - sisters-in-law; noun1) (the sister of one's husband or wife.) mágkona2) (the wife of one's brother.) mágkona -
52 slay
[slei]past tense - slew; verb(to kill: Cain slew his brother Abel.) drepa -
53 step-
[step](showing a relationship not by blood but by another marriage.) stjúp-- step-mother
- step-sister
- step-brother
- step-son
- step-daughter
- step-child -
54 tag on
1) ((usually with at or to) to attach (something) to something: These comments weren't part of his speech - he just tagged them on at the end.) bæta við2) (to follow (someone) closely: The child always tags on to his elder brother.) elta -
55 take (someone) for
(to believe (mistakenly) that (someone) is (someone or something else): I took you for your brother.) fara mannavillt -
56 take (someone) for
(to believe (mistakenly) that (someone) is (someone or something else): I took you for your brother.) fara mannavillt -
57 uncle
(the brother of a person's father or mother, or the husband of an aunt: He's my uncle; Hallo, Uncle Jim!) föðurbróðir; móðurbróðir; frændi -
58 widow
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59 wire
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) vír2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) vír3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) ritsími4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) símskeyti2. verb1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) leggja raflögn í2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) senda símskeyti3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) senda símskeyti•- wireless- wiring
- high wire
- wire-netting -
60 with
[wið]1) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) með2) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.) með3) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.) með, af4) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) við5) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.) með6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) af, vegna7) (in the care of: Leave your case with the porter.) hjá8) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) með; hvað er að þér9) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!) með
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