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1 discuss
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2 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) deila, rífast2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) rökræða3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) telja (á/af)4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) rökræða•- arguable- argument
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3 bargain
1. noun1) (something bought cheaply and giving good value for money: This carpet was a real bargain.) kjarakaup2) (an agreement made between people: I'll make a bargain with you.) samkomulag2. verb(to argue about or discuss a price etc: I bargained with him and finally got the price down.) prútta -
4 be tied up
1) (to be busy; to be involved (with): I can't discuss this matter just now - I'm tied up with other things.) vera önnum kafinn2) ((with with) to be connected with.) vera tengdur við -
5 elaborate
1. [i'læbəreit] verb1) (to work out or describe (a plan etc) in detail: He elaborated his theory.) setja saman í smáatriðum; gera ítarlega grein fyrir2) ((especially with on) to discuss details: She elaborated on the next day's menu.) ræða í smáatriðum2. [-rət] adjective1) (very detailed or complicated: an elaborate design.) mjög flókin, mikið af smáatriðum2) (carefully planned: elaborate plans for escape.) ítarlegur•- elaboration -
6 enter into
1) (to take part in: He entered into an agreement with the film director.) ganga inn í2) (to take part enthusiastically in: They entered into the Christmas spirit.) taka þátt í, ganga inn í3) (to begin to discuss: We cannot enter into the question of salaries yet.) byrja (strax) á að ræða4) (to be a part of: The price did not enter into the discussion.) blandast inn í -
7 generalise
1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) alhæfa2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) alhæfa -
8 generalize
1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) alhæfa2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) alhæfa -
9 go into
1) (to make a careful study of (something): We'll need to go into this plan in detail.) rannsaka, fara í saumana á2) (to discuss in detail: I don't want to go into the problems at the moment.) fara út í -
10 negotiate
[ni'ɡəuʃieit]1) (to bargain or discuss a subject in order to agree.) semja (um), leita samninga (um)2) (to arrange (a treaty, payment etc), usually after a long discussion.) semja, gera samning (um)3) (to get past (an obstacle or difficulty).) komast yfir/gegnum, yfirstíga•- negotiation -
11 philosophise
verb (to think about or discuss the nature of man, the purpose of life etc: He spends all his time philosophizing and never does any work.) velta vöngum (yfir) -
12 philosophize
verb (to think about or discuss the nature of man, the purpose of life etc: He spends all his time philosophizing and never does any work.) velta vöngum (yfir) -
13 scratch the surface
(to deal too slightly with a subject: We started to discuss the matter, but only had time to scratch the surface.) tæpa á, fara lauslega í -
14 soul
[səul]1) (the spirit; the non-physical part of a person, which is often thought to continue in existence after he or she dies: People often discuss whether animals and plants have souls.) sál2) (a person: She's a wonderful old soul.) sála, mannvera3) ((of an enterprise etc) the organizer or leader: He is the soul of the whole movement.) driffjöður4) (soul music.) sól-tónlist•- soulful- soulfully
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15 state
I [steit] noun1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) ástand2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) ríki3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) viðhöfn•- stately- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
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- lie in state II [steit] verb(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) lÿsa yfir, staðhæfa -
16 stipulation
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17 take (something) up with (someone)
(to discuss (especially a complaint): Take the matter up with your MP.) ræða um (e-ð) við (e-n)English-Icelandic dictionary > take (something) up with (someone)
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18 take (something) up with (someone)
(to discuss (especially a complaint): Take the matter up with your MP.) ræða um (e-ð) við (e-n)English-Icelandic dictionary > take (something) up with (someone)
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19 take (something) up with (someone)
(to discuss (especially a complaint): Take the matter up with your MP.) ræða um (e-ð) við (e-n)English-Icelandic dictionary > take (something) up with (someone)
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20 take (something) up with (someone)
(to discuss (especially a complaint): Take the matter up with your MP.) ræða um (e-ð) við (e-n)English-Icelandic dictionary > take (something) up with (someone)
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Discuss — Dis*cuss , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discussing}.] [L. discussus, p. p. of discutere to strike asunder (hence came the sense to separate mentally, distinguish); dis + quatere to shake, strike. See {Quash}.] 1. To break to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discuss — discuss, argue, debate, dispute, agitate mean to discourse about something in order to arrive at the truth or to convince others. Discuss implies an attempt to sift or examine especially by presenting considerations pro and con; it often suggests … New Dictionary of Synonyms
discuss — mid 14c., to examine, investigate, from L. discuss , pp. stem of discutere to dash to pieces, agitate, in L.L. and V.L. also to discuss, investigate (see DISCUSSION (Cf. discussion)). Meaning to examine by argument, debate is from mid 15c.… … Etymology dictionary
discuss — [di skus′] vt. [ME discussen, to examine, scatter < L discussus, pp. of discutere, to strike asunder, scatter < dis , apart + quatere, to shake, beat: see QUASH2] 1. Obs. to disperse; dispel 2. to talk or write about; take up in… … English World dictionary
discuss — I verb agitare, air, analyze, argue for and against, argue the case, argue the point, bandy words, carry on a conversation, comment, comment upon, confabulate, confer, confer with, consider, consult, contend in words, contest, converse, debate,… … Law dictionary
discuss — [v] talk over with another altercate, argue, bounce off*, canvass, compare notes, confabulate, confer, consider, consult with, contend, contest, converse, debate, deliberate, descant, discept, discourse about, dispute, dissert, dissertate,… … New thesaurus
discuss — ► VERB 1) talk about so as to reach a decision. 2) talk or write about (a topic) in detail. DERIVATIVES discussable adjective. ORIGIN Latin discutere dash to pieces (later investigate ) … English terms dictionary
discuss */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈskʌs] / US verb [transitive] Word forms discuss : present tense I/you/we/they discuss he/she/it discusses present participle discussing past tense discussed past participle discussed Get it right: discuss: The verb discuss is never used… … English dictionary
discuss — verb ADVERB ▪ exhaustively, fully, in detail, thoroughly ▪ The plan was discussed in great detail. ▪ at length, endlessly, extensively … Collocations dictionary
discuss — 01. I [discussed] the project with my boss for over an hour. 02. You should [discuss] this with your parents before you make any decision. 03. The matter was [discussed] at our management meeting this morning. 04. The Prime Minister met with his… … Grammatical examples in English
discuss — di|scuss W1S3 [dıˈskʌs] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: discussus, past participle of discutere to shake to pieces ] 1.) to talk about something with another person or a group in order to exchange ideas or decide something ▪ Littman… … Dictionary of contemporary English
