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drop out

  • 1 drop out

    ( often with of) (to withdraw from a group, from a course at university, or from the normal life of society: There are only two of us going to the theatre now Mary has dropped out; She's dropped out of college.) hætta í skóla; hætta venjulegum lifnaðarháttum

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  • 2 drop-out

    noun (a person who withdraws, especially from a course at a university etc or the normal life of society.) sá sem hættir í skóla eða segir skilið við venjulegt líferni

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  • 3 drop

    [drop] 1. noun
    1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) dropi
    2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) dropi; smálögg
    3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) fall
    4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) falllengd
    2. verb
    1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) falla; fella; missa
    2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) falla, detta
    3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) hætta við, sleppa
    4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) hleypa úr
    5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) skrifa miða/skilaboð
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    - droppings
    - drop-out
    - drop a brick / drop a clanger
    - drop back
    - drop by
    - drop in
    - drop off
    - drop out

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  • 4 slip

    I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
    1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) renna, hrasa, skrika
    2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) smjúga, renna
    3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) hraka
    4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) laumast, smeygja sér
    5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) sleppa, losna
    6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) renna, smeygja
    2. noun
    1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) hrösun
    2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) mistök
    3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) undirkjóll/-pils
    4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) dráttarbraut, slippur
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    - slippery
    - slipperiness
    - slip road
    - slipshod
    - give someone the slip
    - give the slip
    - let slip
    - slip into
    - slip off
    - slip on
    - slip up     II [slip] noun
    (a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) strimill, miði

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  • 5 hang

    [hæŋ]
    past tense, past participle - hung; verb
    1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) hengja
    2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) hanga
    3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) hengja
    4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) hanga (niður)
    5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) hengja (haus)
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    - hanging
    - hangings
    - hangman
    - hangover
    - get the hang of
    - hang about/around
    - hang back
    - hang in the balance
    - hang on
    - hang together
    - hang up

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  • 6 line

    I 1. noun
    1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) lína; snúra, band
    2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) lína, strik
    3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) útlínur, lögun
    4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) hrukka
    5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) röð
    6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) stutt sendibréf, skilaboð
    7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) ætt, ættleggur
    8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) stefna
    9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) járnbraut, járnbrautarteinar
    10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) síma-/rafmagnslína; pípulagnir
    11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) ljóðlína, lína
    12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) skipafélag
    13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) (starfs)svið, áhugasvið
    14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) víglína; reiðubúnir fótgönguliðar við víglínu
    2. verb
    1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) raða sér meðfram
    2) (to mark with lines.) merkja með línu
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    - linear - linesman
    - hard lines!
    - in line for
    - in
    - out of line with
    - line up
    - read between the lines     II verb
    1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) klæða að innan
    2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) fóðra, klæða að innan
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  • 7 sheer

    I 1. [ʃiə] adjective
    1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) alger
    2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) þverhníptur
    3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) næfurþunnur
    2. adverb
    (verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) lóðrétt
    II [ʃiə]

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  • 8 stall

    I [sto:l] noun
    1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) bás
    2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) bás
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    II 1. [sto:l] verb
    1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) stöðvast, drepa á sér
    2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) missa hraða; ofrísa
    3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) stöðva, hægja á
    2. noun
    (a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) ofris
    III [sto:l] verb
    (to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) fresta ákvörðun, tefja

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  • 9 tear

    I [tiə] noun
    (a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) tár
    - tearfully
    - tearfulness
    - tear gas
    - tear-stained
    - in tears     II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb
    1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) rífa, tæta
    2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) rifna
    3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) þjóta, bruna
    2. noun
    (a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) rifa, gat
    - be torn between one thing and another
    - be torn between
    - tear oneself away
    - tear away
    - tear one's hair
    - tear up

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  • Drop-out — auch: Drop|out 〈[ aʊt]〉 I 〈m. 6〉 1. jmd., der sich aus seiner gesellschaftlichen Schicht gelöst hat u. ihre Normen nicht mehr erfüllt, Aussteiger 2. Drogenabhängiger II 〈n. 15; EDV〉 1. Au …   Universal-Lexikon

  • drop-out — drop outs also dropout 1) N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a drop out, you disapprove of the fact that they have rejected the accepted ways of society, for example by not having a regular job. 2) N COUNT A drop out is someone who… …   English dictionary

  • drop-out — [dʀɔpawt] n. m. invar. ÉTYM. 1967; mot angl. des États Unis « qui abandonne (ses études, sa vie professionnelle) », de to drop out « laisser tomber ». ❖ ♦ Anglic. || Un, une drop out : un(e) dropé(e). ⇒ 2. Droper (II., 2.) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Drop-out — [...|aut] der; [s], s, auch Drọp|out der; [s], s <zu engl. to drop out »herausfallen, ausscheiden«>: 1. jmd., der aus der sozialen Gruppe ausbricht, in die er integriert war (z. B. Studienabbrecher od. Jugendlicher, der die elterliche… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Drop-out — Drop out1 auch: Drop|out1 〈[drɔpaʊt] m.; Gen.: od. s, Pl.: s〉 jmd., der sich aus seiner sozialen Schicht gelöst hat od. ausgebrochen ist [Etym.: <engl. drop out »herausfallen«]   Drop out2 auch: Drop|out2 〈[drɔpaʊt] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; EDV〉… …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • drop|out — or drop out «DROP OWT», noun. 1. a student who leaves a school or college before completing a course of study or before the end of a term: »California has the most college graduates…Wisconsin the fewest dropouts (Time). 2. a person who withdraws… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Drop-out — [dropa̲u̲t; engl. amer., zu engl. to drop = tropfen, fallen und engl. out = aus, heraus] m; s, s: 1) Patient, der eine Behandlung von sich aus beendet. 2) jemand, der aus einer sozialen Gruppe, in die er integriert war, ausbricht (Soziol.) …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • drop out of — drop out (of (something)) to stop doing something. He dropped out of school when he was 16. She dropped out the night before the race, saying she had an injury …   New idioms dictionary

  • drop out — (of (something)) to stop doing something. He dropped out of school when he was 16. She dropped out the night before the race, saying she had an injury …   New idioms dictionary

  • drop out — [v] stop doing an activity abandon, back out, cease, forsake, give notice, give up, leave, quit, renege, retreat, withdraw; concept 121 Ant. begin, carry out, engage, join …   New thesaurus

  • drop out — ► drop out 1) cease to participate. 2) pursue an alternative lifestyle. Main Entry: ↑drop …   English terms dictionary

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