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1 danger
['dein‹ə]1) (something that may cause harm or injury: The canal is a danger to children.) hætta2) (a state or situation in which harm may come to a person or thing: He is in danger; The bridge is in danger of collapse.) (í) hættu• -
2 alert
[ə'lə:t] 1. adjective1) (quick-thinking: She's very old but still very alert.) vakandi, skarpur2) ((with to) watchful and aware: You must be alert to danger.) árvökull2. noun(a signal to be ready for action.) aðvörun3. verb(to make (someone) alert; to warn: The sound of gunfire alerted us to our danger.) gera (e-m) viðvart, vara við- alertly- alertness
- on the alert -
3 evacuate
[i'vækjueit]1) (to leave or withdraw from (a place), especially because of danger: The troops evacuated their position because of the enemy's advance.) tæma, flytja á brott; yfirgefa2) (to cause (inhabitants etc) to leave a place, especially because of danger: Children were evacuated from the city to the country during the war.) flytja á brott• -
4 expose
[ik'spəuz]1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) láta óvarinn; stofna í hættu2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) leiða í ljós; fletta ofan af3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) lÿsa, taka mynd á•- exposure -
5 fear
[fiə] 1. noun((a) feeling of great worry or anxiety caused by the knowledge of danger: The soldier tried not to show his fear; fear of water.) hræðsla, ótti, skelfing2. verb1) (to feel fear because of (something): She feared her father when he was angry; I fear for my father's safety (= I am worried because I think he is in danger).) hræðast; óttast um2) (to regret: I fear you will not be able to see him today.) vera hræddur um•- fearful- fearfully
- fearless
- fearlessly
- for fear of
- in fear of -
6 flee
[fli:]past tense, past participle - fled; verb(to run away (from danger): He fled the danger.) flÿja -
7 protect
[prə'tekt](to guard or defend from danger; to keep safe: She protected the children from every danger; Which type of helmet protects the head best?; He wore a fur jacket to protect himself against the cold.) vernda, verja- protection
- protective
- protector -
8 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) áhætta2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) stofna (e-u) í hættu2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) hætta á (e-ð)•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
- take risks / take a risk -
9 safe
I 1. [seif] adjective1) ((negative unsafe) protected, or free (from danger etc): The children are safe from danger in the garden.) öruggur, áreiðanlegur2) (providing good protection: You should keep your money in a safe place.) öruggur3) (unharmed: The missing child has been found safe and well.) ómeiddur4) (not likely to cause harm: These pills are safe for children.) hættulaus/skaðlaus; ekki hættulegur5) ((of a person) reliable: a safe driver; He's a very fast driver but he's safe enough.) öruggur•- safeness- safely
- safety
- safeguard 2. verb(to protect: Put a good lock on your door to safeguard your property.) vernda- safety lamp
- safety measures
- safety-pin
- safety valve
- be on the safe side
- safe and sound II [seif] noun(a heavy metal chest or box in which money etc can be locked away safely: There is a small safe hidden behind that picture on the wall.) peningaskápur -
10 alarm
1. noun1) (sudden fear: We did not share her alarm at the suggestion.) felmtur, skyndileg hræðsla2) (something that gives warning of danger, attracts attention etc: Sound the alarm!; a fire-alarm; ( also adjective) an alarm clock.) viðvörun, viðvörunarkerfi; vekjaraklukka2. verb(to make (someone) afraid: The least sound alarms the old lady.) hræða, skelfa- alarming- alarmingly -
11 all-clear
noun ((usually with the) a signal or formal statement that a time of danger etc is over: They sounded the all-clear after the air-raid.) hætta liðin hjá -
12 at risk
(in danger; likely to suffer loss, injury etc: Heart disease can be avoided if people at risk take medical advice.) sem er í hættu -
13 at stake
1) (to be won or lost: A great deal of money is at stake.) í veði2) (in great danger: The peace of the country / Our children's future is at stake.) í húfi, í hættu -
14 at the same time
1) (together.) á sama tíma2) (nevertheless: Mountain-climbing is fun, but at the same time we must not forget the danger.) samt sem áður -
15 be on the safe side
(to avoid risk or danger: I'll lock the door just to be on the safe side.) taka ekki áhættu -
16 beacon
['bi:kən]1) (a type of light, fire etc that warns of danger, eg the light in a lighthouse.) viti2) (a radio station or transmitter that sends out signals to guide shipping or aircraft.) radíóviti -
17 brave
[breiv] 1. adjective(without fear of danger, pain etc: a brave soldier; a brave deed; You're very brave; It was brave of him to fight such an enemy.) hugrakkur2. verb(to meet or face boldly: They braved the cold weather.) mæta, horfast í augu við3. noun(a Red Indian warrior.) stríðsmaður- bravely- bravery -
18 bring about
(to cause: His disregard for danger brought about his death.) orsaka, valda -
19 caution
['ko:ʃən] 1. noun1) (carefulness (because of possible danger etc): Exercise caution when crossing this road.) gætni, varfærni2) (in law, a warning: The policeman gave him a caution for speeding.) áminning2. verb(to give a warning to: He was cautioned for drunken driving.) áminna- cautious
- cautiously -
20 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) skapgerð, lunderni2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) skapfesta3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) mannorð4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) persóna5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) furðufugl, sérkennilegur6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) letur(gerð)•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) (persónu-/skapgerðar)einkenni- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation
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