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1 get into / out of the way of (doing) something
(to become accustomed to (not) doing; to get into / out of the habit of doing: They got into the way of waking up late when they were on holiday.) venja sig á; gleyma venjuEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > get into / out of the way of (doing) something
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2 get into / out of the way of (doing) something
(to become accustomed to (not) doing; to get into / out of the habit of doing: They got into the way of waking up late when they were on holiday.) venja sig á; gleyma venjuEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > get into / out of the way of (doing) something
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3 what are you etc doing with
1) (why or how have you etc got: What are you doing with my umbrella?)2) (what action are you etc taking about: What are they doing with the children during the day if they're both working?) -
4 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) vera í miðju kafiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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5 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) vera í miðju kafiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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6 nothing doing!
(an expression used to show a strong or emphatic refusal: `Would you like to go to the meeting instead of me?' `Nothing doing!') algjörlega útilokað!, kemur ekki til greina! -
7 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) hugsa sig tvisvar umEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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8 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) hugsa sig tvisvar umEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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9 he etc could be doing with / could do with
(it would be better if I, he etc had or did (something): I could do with a cup of coffee.) veita ekki af, vilja gjarnanEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > he etc could be doing with / could do with
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10 talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
(to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something): He talked me into changing my job.) fá (e-n) til (e-s); telja (e-n) af (e-u)English-Icelandic dictionary > talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
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11 talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
(to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something): He talked me into changing my job.) fá (e-n) til (e-s); telja (e-n) af (e-u)English-Icelandic dictionary > talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
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12 talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
(to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something): He talked me into changing my job.) fá (e-n) til (e-s); telja (e-n) af (e-u)English-Icelandic dictionary > talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
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13 talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
(to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something): He talked me into changing my job.) fá (e-n) til (e-s); telja (e-n) af (e-u)English-Icelandic dictionary > talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
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14 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) gera6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) gera, ljúka7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) þvo upp; laga; hreinsa8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) nægja, ganga9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) vinna að, stúdera10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) farnast, standa sig11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) laga, snyrta, hirða12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gera, haga sér13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) veita eða sÿna14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) valda15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) skoða2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) veisla, samkvæmi- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
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15 give up as a bad job
(to decide that (something) is not worth doing, or impossible to do, and so stop doing it.) gefa (e-ð) upp á bátinn -
16 keep going
(to continue doing what one is doing; to survive: The snow was falling heavily, but we had to keep going; Business is bad at the moment, but we'll manage to keep going.) halda áfram; þrauka -
17 keep it up
(to carry on doing something at the same speed or as well as one is doing it at present: Your work is good - keep it up!) halda áfram (með það sama) -
18 keep one's hand in
(to remain good or skilful at doing something by doing it occasionally: I still sometimes play a game of billiards, just to keep my hand in.) halda sér við -
19 play at
1) (to pretend to be etc: The children were playing at cowboys and Indians.) þykjast2) (used when asking angrily what someone is doing: What does he think he's playing at (=doing)?) þykjast -
20 potter
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