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1 pluck up (the) courage
(to gather up one's courage etc (to do something): She plucked up (the) courage to ask a question.) herða upp hugann -
2 pluck up (the) courage
(to gather up one's courage etc (to do something): She plucked up (the) courage to ask a question.) herða upp hugann -
3 sap
I [sæp] noun(the liquid in trees, plants etc: The sap flowed out when he broke the stem of the flower.) (æða)safiII [sæp] past tense, past participle - sapped; verb(to weaken or destroy (a person's strength, confidence, courage etc): The disease slowly sapped his strength.) draga þrótt úr -
4 faint
[feint] 1. adjective1) (lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc: The sound grew faint; a faint light.) daufur; huglaus; þróttlaus2) (physically weak and about to lose consciousness: Suddenly he felt faint.) með svima2. verb(to lose consciousness: She fainted on hearing the news.) missa meðvitund3. noun(loss of consciousness: His faint gave everybody a fright.) yfirlið- faintly- faintness -
5 manly
adjective (having the qualities thought desirable in a man, ie strength, determination, courage etc: He is strong and manly.) karlmannlegur -
6 pluck
1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) plokka; hnippa (í)2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) reyta3) (to pick (flowers etc).) tína4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) plokka5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) gripla, plokka2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) hugrekki- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
- energy -
7 of
[əv]1) (belonging to: a friend of mine.) af, meðal2) (away from (a place etc); after (a given time): within five miles of London; within a year of his death.) frá, af3) (written etc by: the plays of Shakespeare.) eftir, gerður/ritaður af4) (belonging to or forming a group: He is one of my friends.) af, meðal5) (showing: a picture of my father.) af6) (made from; consisting of: a dress of silk; a collection of pictures.) úr7) (used to show an amount, measurement of something: a gallon of petrol; five bags of coal.) af8) (about: an account of his work.) um9) (containing: a box of chocolates.) af, með10) (used to show a cause: She died of hunger.) úr11) (used to show a loss or removal: She was robbed of her jewels.) af12) (used to show the connection between an action and its object: the smoking of a cigarette.) á, af13) (used to show character, qualities etc: a man of courage.) með, af14) ((American) (of time) a certain number of minutes before (the hour): It's ten minutes of three.) fyrir, í -
8 test
[test] 1. noun1) (a set of questions or exercises intended to find out a person's ability, knowledge etc; a short examination: an arithmetic/driving test.) próf2) (something done to find out whether a thing is good, strong, efficient etc: a blood test.) prófun, rannsókn3) (an event, situation etc that shows how good or bad something is: a test of his courage.) prófsteinn4) (a way to find out if something exists or is present: a test for radioactivity.) prófun, könnun, tilraun5) (a test match.) landsleikur2. verb(to carry out a test or tests on (someone or something): The students were tested on their French; They tested the new aircraft.) prófa; reynslufljúga- test pilot
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9 unflinching
(not yielding etc because of pain, danger, difficulty etc: his unflinching courage/determination.) óhagganlegur, óbilandi -
10 bear up
(to keep up courage, strength etc (under strain): She's bearing up well after her shock.) láta ekki hugfallast, harka af sér -
11 equivalent
[i'kwivələnt] 1. adjective(equal in value, power, meaning etc: A metre is not quite equivalent to a yard; Would you say that `bravery' and `courage' are exactly equivalent?) jafngildur2. noun(something or someone that is equivalent to something or someone else: This word has no equivalent in French.) jafngildi -
12 fail
[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) mistakast; falla2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) bila3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) bregðast4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) fella5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) bregðast•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) ef (e-ð) bregst- failure- without fail -
13 guts
1) (the gut, liver, kidneys etc.) innyfli2) (courage: He's got a lot of guts.) hugrekki -
14 heart
1. noun1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) hjarta2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) hjarta, miðja3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) mannlegar tilfinningar4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) kjarkur; barráttuþrek5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) hjarta6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) hjarta•- - hearted- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart 2. noun(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) einlægar samræður- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart!
- have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
- with all one's heart -
15 morale
(the level of courage and confidence in eg an army, team etc: In spite of the defeat, morale was still high.) siðferðisþrek, baráttuvilji -
16 muster
1) (to gather together (especially soldiers for duty or inspection).) safna saman, kalla saman2) (to gather (courage, energy etc): He mustered his energy for a final effort.) safna hugrekki/kröftum -
17 screw
[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) skrúfa2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) skrúfgangur, snúningur2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) skrúfa(st)2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) skrúfa3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).)4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.)•- be/get screwed
- have a screw loose
- put the screws on
- screw up
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18 spirit
['spirit]1) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) hugarfar2) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; ( also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) andi3) (liveliness; courage: He acted with spirit.) fjör, kraftur•- spirited- spiritedly
- spirits
- spiritual
- spiritually
- spirit level -
19 tribute
['tribju:t]((an) expression of praise, thanks etc: This statue has been erected as a tribute to a great man; We must pay tribute to his great courage.) virðingarvottur -
20 twice
1) (two times: I've been to London twice.) tvisvar2) (two times the amount of: She has twice his courage.) tvisvar sinnum meiri3) (two times as good etc as: He is twice the man you are.) tvisvar sinnum betri•- think twice about doing something- think twice about something
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