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21 hedgehog
noun (a small brown prickly-backed animal.) broddgöltur -
22 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) halda (á/með/um)2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) halda (á)3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) halda (uppi/föstum)4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) halda, þola, standast5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) halda föngnum6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) taka, rúma7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) halda, efna til8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) halda sér, bera sig, vera hnarreistur9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) gegna (stöðu)10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) haldast, trúa; álíta11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gilda12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) láta standa við13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) verja14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) verjast15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) halda athygli16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) halda upp á, fagna17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) eiga18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) haldast, breytast ekki19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) bíða20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) halda (tóni)21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) geyma22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hafa að geyma23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) tak, grip, hald2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) tak, vald, áhrif3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) tak, hald•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) vörulest -
23 initial
[i'niʃəl] 1. adjective(of, or at, the beginning: There were difficulties during the initial stages of building the house.) fyrstur, byrjunar-2. noun(the letter that begins a word, especially a name: The picture was signed with the initials JJB, standing for John James Brown.) upphafsstafur3. verb(to mark or sign with initials of one's name: Any alteration on a cheque should be initialled.) merkja upphafsstöfum[-ʃieit]
1) (to start (eg a plan, scheme, changes, reforms etc): He initiated a scheme for helping old people with their shopping.)
2) (to take (a person) into a society etc, especially with secret ceremonies: No-one who had been initiated into the society ever revealed the details of the ceremony.)
[-ʃiət]
- initiation(a person who has been initiated (into a society etc).)
- initiative -
24 introduce
[intrə'dju:s]1) ((often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other: He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.) kynna2) ((often with into) to bring in (something new): Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada; Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)?) koma e-u inn, koma með e-ð inn í e-ð3) (to propose or put forward: He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax.) leggja fram4) ((with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc): Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven.) kynna fyrir•- introductory -
25 jacket
['‹ækit]1) (a short coat: He wore brown trousers and a blue jacket.) jakki2) (a covering, especially a loose paper cover for a book: I like the design on this (book-)jacket.) (hlífðar)kápa -
26 knight
1. noun1) (in earlier times, a man of noble birth who is trained to fight, especially on horseback: King Arthur and his knights.) riddari2) (a man of rank, having the title `Sir': Sir John Brown was made a knight in 1969.) sá sem sæmdur er riddaratign3) (a piece used in chess, usually shaped like a horse's head.) riddari2. verb(to make (a person) a knight: He was knighted for his services to industry.) slá til riddara -
27 lady
['leidi]1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; ( also adjective) a lady doctor.) dama, kona2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) dama, háttvís kona3) (in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank: Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.) lafði•- ladylike- Ladyship
- ladybird -
28 likewise
1) (in the same or a similar manner: He ignored her, and she ignored him likewise.) sömuleiðis2) (also: Mrs. Brown came, likewise Mrs. Smith.) eins, líka -
29 lock
I 1. [lok] noun1) (a mechanism for fastening doors etc: He put the key in the lock.) lás, læsing2) (a closed part of a canal for raising or lowering boats to a higher or lower part of the canal.) skipastigi; þrep í skipastiga3) (the part of a gun by which it is fired.) byssulás4) (a tight hold (in wrestling etc).) tak2. verb(to fasten or become fastened with a lock: She locked the drawer; This door doesn't lock.) loka, læsa- locker- locket
- locksmith
- lock in
- lock out
- lock up II [lok] noun1) (a piece of hair: She cut off a lock of his hair.) lokkur2) ((in plural) hair: curly brown locks.) lokkar -
30 mahogany
[mə'hoɡəni]1) (the wood of a tropical American tree, much used for making furniture: This table is made of mahogany; ( also adjective) a mahogany table.) mahóní2) (( also adjective) (of) its dark brown colour.) mahóníbrúnn3) ((also mahogany tree) the tree.) mahónítré -
31 mangosteen
['mæŋɡəsti:n]1) (the dark brown, orange-shaped fruit of an East Indian tree.) mangósteenaldin2) (the tree.) mangósteentré -
32 mousy
1) ((of hair) dull brown in colour.) grábrúnn á litinn2) (timid; uninteresting: a mousy little woman.) óframfærinn -
33 née
[nei](born; used to state what a woman's name was before she married: Mrs Jane Brown, née Black.) -
34 notably
1) (in particular: Several people offered to help, notably Mrs Brown.) sérstaklega2) (in a noticeable way: Her behaviour was notably different from usual.) áberandi -
35 pony
['pəuni]plural - ponies; noun(a small horse: The child was riding a brown pony.) smáhestur- pony-trekking -
36 Reverend
['revərənd]noun ((usually abbreviated to Rev. when written) a title given to a clergyman: (the) Rev. John Brown.) séra -
37 ridicule
['ridikju:l]verb (to laugh at; to mock: They ridiculed him because he was wearing one brown shoe and one black shoe.) gera grín að; hæðast að -
38 rust
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39 scorer
1) (a person who scores points, goals etc: Our team scored two goals - Smith and Brown were the scorers.) (marka)skorari2) (a person who writes down the score during eg a cricket match.) stigateljari -
40 sepia
['si:piə]noun, adjective((of) a brown colour: a sepia photograph.) dökkbrúnn (litur)
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