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1 caretaker
noun (a person who looks after a building etc.) umsjónarmaður, húsvörður -
2 care
[keə] 1. noun1) (close attention: Do it with care.) gætni, gát2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) umsjá3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) áhyggjuefni4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.)2. verb1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) vera ekki sama, kæra sig um2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) kæra sig um•- careful- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
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3 janitor
['‹ænitə]feminine - janitress; noun(a caretaker or a doorkeeper.) húsvörður -
4 resident
['rezidənt] 1. noun(a person who lives or has his home in a particular place: a resident of Edinburgh.) íbúi2. adjective1) (living or having one's home in a place: He is now resident abroad.) búsettur2) (living, having to live, or requiring a person to live, in the place where he works: a resident caretaker.) búsettur á vinnustað•- reside- residence
- residency
- residential
- residence hall
- in residence
- take up residence
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