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21 lie low
(to stay quiet or hidden: The criminal lay low until the police stopped looking for him.) vera í felum; hafa hægt um sig -
22 live wire
1) (a wire charged with electricity.) rafmagnsvír sem spenna er á2) (a person who is full of energy and enthusiasm: He is very quiet, but his sister is a real live wire.) dugnaðarforkur; fjörkálfur -
23 loud
1) (making a great sound; not quiet: a loud voice; loud music.) hávær2) (showy; too bright and harsh: loud colours; a loud shirt.) æpandi, áberandi•- loudly- loudness
- loud-hailer
- loudspeaker -
24 lull
-
25 murmur
-
26 mutter
-
27 nook
-
28 orderly
adjective (well-behaved; quiet: an orderly queue of people.) agaður; stilltur -
29 peace
[pi:s]1) ((sometimes with a) (a time of) freedom from war; (a treaty or agreement which brings about) the end or stopping of a war: Does our country want peace or war?; ( also adjective) a peace treaty.) friður2) (freedom from disturbance; quietness: I need some peace and quiet.) friður, ró, næði•- peaceably
- peaceful
- peacefully
- peacefulness
- peacemaker
- peace-offering
- peacetime
- at peace
- in peace
- make peace
- peace of mind -
30 peaceful
adjective (quiet; calm; without worry or disturbance: It's very peaceful in the country.) friðsæll -
31 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) staður2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) pláss3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) -staður, -hús, svæði4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) sæti5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) sæti, staða6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) staða, stétt7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) staður8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) skylda; réttur9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) sæti, staða10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) hús; heimili11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) staður; notað í heitum gatna/torga12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) sæti2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) setja (á)2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) koma (e-m) fyrir sig•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of -
32 quieten
1) ((often with down) to make or become quiet: I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom.) róast, stillast2) (to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc).) sefa, draga úr -
33 retiring
adjective (shy: a very quiet, retiring person.) hlédrægur -
34 serious
['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) alvarlegur2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) einlægur3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) alvarlegur4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) alvarlegur, hættulegur•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously -
35 settle down
1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) koma sér fyrir; róast2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) koma sér fyrir3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) koma sér að verki -
36 sleepy
1) (inclined to sleep; drowsy: I feel very sleepy after that long walk.) syfjaður2) (not (seeming to be) alert: She always has a sleepy expression.) dauflegur, sofandi3) ((of places etc) very quiet; lacking entertainment and excitement: a sleepy town.) dauflegur -
37 subdued
adjective (quiet; not bright or lively: subdued voices; He seems subdued today.) dauflegur, daufur -
38 the off season
the period, at a hotel, holiday resort etc, when there are few visitors: It's very quiet here in the off season; (also adjective) (off-season rates.) utan (ferðamanna)vertíðar -
39 tiptoe
['tiptəu](to walk on the toes, usually in order to be quiet: He tiptoed past her bedroom door.) tipla á tánum- walk- stand on tiptoes
- stand on tiptoe -
40 tranquil
[træŋkwil](quiet; peaceful: Life in the country is not always tranquil.) rólegur, friðsæll- tranquillity
- tranquillizer
- tranquilliser
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