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21 as a last resort
(when all other methods etc have failed: If we can't get the money in any other way, I suppose we could, as a last resort, sell the car) síðasta úrræði -
22 at a glance
(at once: I could tell at a glance that something was wrong.) strax, um leið -
23 bang
[bæŋ] 1. noun1) (a sudden loud noise: The door shut with a bang.) hvellur2) (a blow or knock: a bang on the head from a falling branch.) högg2. verb1) (to close with a sudden loud noise: He banged the door.) skella2) (to hit or strike violently, often making a loud noise: The child banged his drum; He banged the book down angrily on the table.) berja3) (to make a sudden loud noise: We could hear the fireworks banging in the distance.) springa•- banger -
24 bear
I [beə] past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) þola, afbera2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) þola3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) fæða, bera, ala4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) bera5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) vera með6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) sveigja, liggja, stefna•- bearable- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) björn- bearskin -
25 bend
[bend] 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.)2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.)2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) beygja, bugða- bent on -
26 bone idle
(very lazy: He could find a job but he's bone idle.) húðlatur -
27 cab
[kæb]1) ((especially American) a taxi: Could you call a cab for me?) leigubíll2) (the driver's compartment of a railway engine, lorry etc.) stjórnklefi -
28 change
[ ein‹] 1. verb1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) breyta2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) skipta3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) skipta (um)4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) breyta í5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) skipta2. noun1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) breyting2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) breyting3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) skipti4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) skiptimynt5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) afgangur, skiptimynt6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) hvíld; tilbreyting•- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a change -
29 chasm
['kæzəm](a deep opening between high rocks etc: The climber could not cross the chasm.) (hyldÿpis)gjá -
30 circumstance
['sə:kəmstæns](a condition (time, place etc) connected with an event: In the circumstances, I don't see what else I could have done.) kringumstæður -
31 colour-blind
adjective (unable to tell the difference between certain colours: As he was colour-blind he could not distinguish between red and green.) litblindur -
32 commitment
noun (obligation: She could not take the job because of family commitments.) skuldbinding -
33 condone
[kən'dəun](to excuse or forgive: He could not condone lying.) fyrirgefa, horfa framhjá -
34 confidentially
adverb (secretly; not wishing to have the information passed on to anyone else: She could not tell me what he said - he was speaking confidentially.) í trúnaði -
35 console
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36 contain
[kən'tein]1) (to keep or have inside: This box contains a pair of shoes; How much milk does this jug contain?) innihalda2) (to control: He could hardly contain his excitement.) halda í skefjum• -
37 couldn't
['kudnt]negative short form; = could -
38 creature
['kri: ə]1) (an animal or human being: all God's creatures.) skepna2) (a term of contempt or pity: The poor creature could hardly stand.) grey, ræfilstuska -
39 croak
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40 dense
См. также в других словарях:
could — [ weak kəd, strong kud ] modal verb *** Could is usually followed by an infinitive without to : I m glad you could come. Sometimes it is used without a following infinitive: I came as quickly as I could. Could does not change its form, so the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
could — W1S1 [kəd strong kud] modal v negative short form couldn t ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(past ability)¦ 2¦(possibility)¦ 3¦(emphasizing your feelings)¦ 4¦(requesting)¦ 5¦(suggesting)¦ 6¦(annoyance)¦ 7 couldn t be better/worse/more pleased etc 8 I couldn t … Dictionary of contemporary English
could — [kood] v.aux. [altered (infl. by WOULD, SHOULD) < ME coud < OE cuthe (akin to Goth kuntha, OHG konda, ON kunna), pt. of cunnan, to be able: see CAN1] 1. pt. of CAN1 [he gave what he could give] 2 … English World dictionary
could — modal auxiliary. 1. See can. It functions as (1) the past tense of can, as in We could see for miles, (2) as a conditional equivalent to would be able to, as in I could take you in the car if you like, and (3) as a more tentative form of can in… … Modern English usage
Could — (k??d), imp. of {Can}. [OF. coude. The l was inserted by mistake, under the influence of should and would.] Was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or in the conditional present. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
could've — [kood′əv] contraction could have * * * … Universalium
could've — (could have) v. used to express the possibility that one may have been able to do something … English contemporary dictionary
could — could; could·est; … English syllables
could've — [kood′əv] contraction could have … English World dictionary
could|n't — «KUD uhnt», could not … Useful english dictionary
could — O.E. cuðe, pt. of cunnan to be able (see CAN (Cf. can) (v.)); ending changed 14c. to standard English d(e). The excrescent l was added 15c. 16c. on model of would, should, where it is historical … Etymology dictionary
