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1 description
[-'skrip-]1) ((an) act of describing: I recognized him from your description.) lÿsing2) (an account of anything in words: He gave a description of his holiday.) lÿsandi frásögn3) (a sort or kind: He carried a gun of some description.) tegund -
2 beggar description
(to be so great in some way that it cannot be described: Her beauty beggars description.) verður ekki með orðum lÿst -
3 answer
1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) svar2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) lausn2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) svara2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) svara3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) fullnægja4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) samsvara•- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphone -
4 history
['histəri]plural - histories; noun1) (the study of events etc that happened in the past: She is studying British history; ( also adjective) a history lesson/book.) (mannkyns)saga, sagnfræði2) (a description usually in writing of past events, ways of life etc: I'm writing a history of Scotland.) saga3) ((the description of) the usually interesting events etc associated with (something): This desk/word has a very interesting history.) saga•- historic
- historical
- historically
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5 report
[rə'po:t] 1. noun1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) skÿrsla2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) orðrómur, kvittur3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) (skot)hvellur2. verb1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) segja frá; gefa skÿrslu2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) klaga3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) kæra4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) tilkynna komu sína; mæta•- reporter- reported speech
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6 account
1) (an arrangement by which a person keeps his money in a bank: I have (opened) an account with the local bank.) reikningur, yfirlit2) (a statement of money owing: Send me an account.) bókhald, reikningsyfirlit3) (a description or explanation (of something that has happened): a full account of his holiday.) reikningur4) (an arrangement by which a person makes a regular (eg monthly) payment instead of paying at the time of buying: I have an account at Smiths.) reikningur (vera í r.)5) ((usually in plural) a record of money received and spent: You must keep your accounts in order; ( also adjective) an account book.) frásögn, skÿrsla•- accountant
- account for
- on account of
- on my/his etc account
- on my/his account
- on no account
- take something into account
- take into account
- take account of something
- take account of -
7 beg
[beɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - begged; verb1) (to ask (someone) for (money, food etc): The old man was so poor that he had to beg in the street; He begged (me) for money.) betla2) (to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly: I beg you not to do it.) biðja, sárbæna•- beggar2. verb(to make very poor: He was beggared by the collapse of his firm.) gera öreiga, setja á hausinn- beg to differ -
8 describe
1) (to give an account of in words; to tell in words what something or someone is like: He described what had happened; Would you describe her as beautiful?) lÿsa2) (to say that one is something: He describes himself as a salesman.) segjast vera; lÿsa sjálfum sér sem• -
9 exaggeration
1) (the act of exaggerating.) ÿkjur2) (an exaggerated description, term etc: To say she is beautiful is an exaggeration, but she does have nice eyes.) ÿkjur -
10 first-hand
adjective, adverb ((of a story, description etc) obtained directly, not through various other people: a first-hand account; I heard the story first-hand.) milliliðalaus; frá fyrstu hendi -
11 grammar
['ɡræmə]1) (the rules for forming words and for combining words to form sentences: He's an expert on French grammar.) málfræði2) (a description or collection of the rules of grammar: Could you lend me your Latin grammar?; ( also adjective) a grammar book.) málfræðibók3) (a person's use of grammatical rules: This essay is full of bad grammar.) málnotkun•- grammatically
- grammar school -
12 graphic
1) (vivid: a graphic description of an accident.) lifandi, myndrænn2) (of painting, drawing etc: the graphic arts.) grafískur -
13 hit the nail on the head
(to be absolutely accurate (in one's description of something or someone, in an estimate of something etc).) hitta naglann á höfuðið -
14 inexact
[iniɡ'zækt](not quite correct, exact or true: an inexact description.) ónákvæmur -
15 issue
['iʃu:] 1. verb1) (to give or send out, or to distribute, especially officially: The police issued a description of the criminal; Rifles were issued to the troops.) gefa út, dreifa2) (to flow or come out (from something): A strange noise issued from the room.) koma úr/frá2. noun1) (the act of issuing or process of being issued: Stamp collectors like to buy new stamps on the day of issue.) útgáfa2) (one number in the series of a newspaper, magazine etc: Have you seen the latest issue of that magazine?) tölublað3) (a subject for discussion and argument: The question of pay is not an important issue at the moment.) málefni -
16 launch into
(to begin eagerly: He launched into an enthusiastic description of the play.) hefjast handa, kasta sér útí -
17 outline
1. noun1) (the line forming, or showing, the outer edge of something: He drew the outline of the face first, then added the features.) útlína2) (a short description of the main details of a plan etc: Don't tell me the whole story, just give me an outline.) lÿsing í aðalatriðum2. verb(to draw or give the outline of.) teikna/lÿsa í grófum dráttum -
18 picture
['pik ə] 1. noun1) (a painting or drawing: This is a picture of my mother.) mynd, málverk, teikning2) (a photograph: I took a lot of pictures when I was on holiday.) ljósmynd3) (a cinema film: There's a good picture on at the cinema tonight.) kvikmynd4) ((with the) a symbol or perfect example (of something): She looked the picture of health/happiness.) ímynd5) ((with a) a beautiful sight: She looked a picture in her new dress.) gullfalleg sjón6) (a clear description: He gave me a good picture of what was happening.) greinileg lÿsing2. verb(to imagine: I can picture the scene.) ímynda (sér)- put someone / be in the picture- put / be in the picture
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19 portrait
['po:trət]1) (a drawing, painting, photograph etc of a person: She had her portrait painted by a famous artist.) portrett2) (a written description of a person, place etc: a book called `A portrait of London'.) staðar-/mannlÿsing -
20 reconstruct
(to create a complete description or idea, on the basis of certain known facts: Let us try to reconstruct the crime.) endurgera
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