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101 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) gera/vera viti sÿnu fjærEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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102 gesture
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103 give in
1) (to stop fighting and admit defeat; to yield: The soldiers were outnumbered and gave in to the enemy.) láta eftir2) (to hand or bring (something) to someone (often a person in authority): Do we have to give in our books at the end of the lesson?) skila -
104 give up
1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) hætta við2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) hætta að nota3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) afhenda4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) helga sig, nota/eyða tíma í5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) átlíta/telja e-n vera -
105 glove
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106 go off
1) ((of a bomb etc) to explode: The little boy was injured when the firework went off in his hand.) springa2) ((of an alarm) to ring: When the alarm went off the thieves ran away.) hringja, fara af stað3) (to leave: He went off yesterday.) fara, hverfa4) (to begin to dislike: I've gone off cigarettes.) verða leiður á, missa áhuga á5) (to become rotten: That meat has gone off.) skemmast/úldna6) (to stop working: The fan has gone off.) bila, hætta að virka -
107 grasp
1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) grípa (um)2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) skilja, grípa2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) grip2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) skilningur•- grasping -
108 grenade
[ɡrə'neid](a small bomb, especially one thrown by hand.) handsprengja -
109 guide
1. verb1) (to lead, direct or show the way: I don't know how to get to your house - I'll need someone to guide me; Your comments guided me in my final choice.) vísa, fylgja, leiða2) (to control the movement of: The teacher guided the child's hand as she wrote.) stÿra2. noun1) (a person who shows the way to go, points out interesting things etc: A guide will show you round the castle.) leiðsögumaður2) ((also guidebook) a book which contains information for tourists: a guide to Rome.) leiðarvísir, ferðahandbók3) ((usually with capital) a Girl Guide.) (kven)skáti4) (something which informs, directs or influences.) merki, ábending•- guidance- guideline
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110 handbrake
noun ((in a car, bus etc) a brake operated by the driver's hand.) handbremsa -
111 handful
1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) handfylli2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) lítilræði; fáeinar sálir3) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) sem lætur illa að stjórn -
112 handicraft
(skilled work done by hand, eg knitting, pottery, model-making etc.) handiðn, listiðn -
113 handiwork
['hændiwə:k]1) (thing(s) made by hand: Examples of the pupils' handiwork were on show.) handavinna; handaverk2) (something bad caused by a particular person: The broken window was Simon's handiwork.) verknaður sem ber merki ákveðinna aðila -
114 handle
['hændl] 1. noun(the part of an object by which it may be held or grasped: I've broken the handle off this cup; You've got to turn the handle in order to open the door.) handfang2. verb1) (to touch or hold with the hand: Please wash your hands before handling food.) handleika2) (to control, manage or deal with: He'll never make a good teacher - he doesn't know how to handle children.) meðhöndla3) (to buy or sell; to deal in: I'm afraid we do not handle such goods in this shop.) versla með, selja4) (to treat in a particular way: Never handle animals roughly.) meðhöndla•- - handled- handler
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115 handmade
adjective (made with a person's hands or with tools held in the hands, rather than by machines: hand-made furniture.) handunninn -
116 handshake
noun (the act of grasping (a person's) hand eg as a greeting.) handaband -
117 hatchet
['hæ it](a small axe held in one hand.) lítil handöxi -
118 hour
1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) klukkustund2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) tiltekin stund; tími dags; afgreiðslutími•- hourly- hour-glass
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119 how do you do?
(words that are said by a person to someone he is being introduced to: `How do you do? My name is Smith,' he said, shaking her hand.) góðan daginn, sæll og blessaður -
120 in advance
1) (before(hand): Can you pay me in advance?) fyrirfram2) (in front: I've been sent on in advance (of the main force).) á undan (öðrum)
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