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1 itself
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) sjálft, sig2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) sjálft3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') sjálfur, hjálparlaust -
2 lend itself to
(to be suitable for or adapt easily to: The play lends itself to performance by children.) vera (vel) til fallinn -
3 speak for itself/themselves
(to have an obvious meaning; not to need explaining: The facts speak for themselves.) tala sínu máli -
4 self-
[self]1) (showing that the person or thing acting is acting upon himself or itself, as in self-respect.) sjálf-, sjálfs-2) (showing that the thing is acting automatically, as in self-closing doors.) sjálfvirkur, sjálf-3) (by oneself, as in self-made.) sem maður hefur sjálfur gert/búið til4) (in, within etc oneself or itself, as in self-centred.) sjálf- -
5 square
[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) ferningur2) (something in the shape of this.) ferningslaga hlutur3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) torg4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) tvíveldi, annað veldi2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) ferhyrndur; kantaður, kubbslegur2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) jafn, kvittur3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) fermetri4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) hallærislegur3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) (horn)rétt2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) beint; fast4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) gera ferkantaðan2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) gera upp við3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) samræmast4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) hefja í annað veldi•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
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6 anticlimax
(a dull or disappointing ending to a play, activity etc after increasing excitement: After the weeks of preparation, the concert itself was a bit of an anticlimax.) spennufall; hnignun; vonbrigði -
7 appear
[ə'piə]1) (to come into view: A man suddenly appeared round the corner.) birtast2) (to arrive (at a place etc): He appeared in time for dinner.) láta sjá sig3) (to come before or present oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: He is appearing on television today; He appeared before Judge Scott.) koma fram; mæta opinberlega4) (to look or seem as if (something is the case): It appears that he is wrong; He appears to be wrong.) virðast• -
8 appearance
1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) útlit2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) birting, það að birtast3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) framkoma (opinberlega) -
9 auto-
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10 automatic
1. adjective1) ((of a machine etc) working by itself: an automatic washing-machine.) sjálfvirkur2) ((of an action) without thinking: an automatic response.) ósjálfráður2. noun(a self-loading gun: He has two automatics and a rifle.) sjálfvirkur, sjálfhlaðandi- automatically
- automation
- automaton -
11 automaton
[o:'tomətən]- plurals automata [-tə], automatons - noun (a human-shaped machine that can be operated to move by itself.) vélmenni -
12 autonomy
[o:'tonəmi](the power or right of a country etc to govern itself.) sjálfsstjórn, sjálfstæði -
13 boa
['bəuə]((usually boa constrictor) a large snake that kills by winding itself round its prey.) kyrkislanga -
14 catalyst
[kætəlist]1) (a substance which causes or assists a chemical change in another substance without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.) hvati2) (someone or something that helps bring about a change.) hvatamaður, hvati• -
15 coil
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16 cube
[kju:b] 1. noun1) (a solid body having six equal square faces.) teningur2) (the result of multiplying a number by itself twice: The cube of 4 = 4 × 4 × 4 = 43 = 64.) verpill, þríveldistala2. verb1) (to calculate the cube of (a number): If you cube 2, you will get the answer 8.) hefja í þriðja veldi2) (to make into a cube or cubes: She cubed the beef.) skera í tenginga•- cubic- cube root
- cubic centimetre -
17 curl up
(to move or roll into a position or shape: The hedgehog curled (itself) up into a ball.) hringa sig, hnipra sig saman -
18 detached
1) (standing etc apart or by itself: a detached house.) aðskilinn; stakur2) (not personally involved or showing no emotion or prejudice: a detached attitude to the problem.) ósnortinn, áhugalaus -
19 deterrent
[-'te-, ]( American[) -'tə:-]noun, adjective ((something) that deters: The possession of nuclear weapons by nations is thought to be a deterrent against nuclear war itself; a deterrent effect.) fyrirbyggjandi; aftrandi -
20 disentangle
[disin'tæŋɡl](to free from being tangled; to unravel: The bird could not disentangle itself from the net.) losa; greiða úr
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itself — it*self ([i^]t*s[e^]lf ), pron. The neuter reflexive pronoun of {It}; as, the thing is good in itself; it stands by itself. [1913 Webster] Borrowing of foreigners, in itself, makes not the kingdom rich or poor. Locke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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itself — /it self /, pron. 1. a reflexive form of it: The battery recharges itself. 2. an emphatic appositive of it, which, that, this, or a noun: which itself is also true; Even without flowers, the bowl itself is beautiful. 3. (used as the object of a… … Universalium
