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1 the Holocaust
(the annihilation of six million Jews during the second world war.) -
2 during
['djuəriŋ]1) (throughout the time of: We couldn't get cigarettes during the war.) á meðan á e-u stendur2) (at a particular time within: He died during the war.) í, á, einhvern tíma innan tiltekins tíma -
3 in the course of
(during: In the course of our talk, he told me about the accident.) meðan á (e-u) stendur -
4 ration
['ræʃən] 1. noun(a measured amount of food etc allowed during a particular period of time: The soldiers were each given a ration of food for the day.) matarskammtur2. verb(to allow only a certain amount of (food etc) to a person or animal during a particular period of time: During the oil shortage, petrol was rationed.) skammta- rations- ration out -
5 night shift
1) ((a period of) work during the night: He's on (the) night shift this week.) næturvakt2) (the people who work during this period: We met the night shift leaving the factory.) næturvakt -
6 week
[wi:k] 1. noun1) (any sequence of seven days, especially from Sunday to Saturday: It's three weeks since I saw her.) vika2) (the five days from Monday to Friday inclusive: He can't go during the week, but he'll go on Saturday or Sunday.) virkir dagar3) (the amount of time spent working during a period of seven days: He works a forty-eight-hour week.) vinnuvika•- weekly2. adverb(once a week: The newspaper is published weekly.) vikulega3. noun(a publication coming out once a week: Is this newspaper a weekly or a daily?) vikublað/-rit- weekday- weekend
- a week last Friday
- a week today
- tomorrow
- on/next Friday
- Friday -
7 interlude
['intəlu:d](a usually short period or gap, eg between the acts of a play etc: We bought an ice-cream during the interlude; an interlude of calm during the violence.) hlé -
8 occupation
1) (a person's job or work.) starf2) (the act of occupying (a house, town etc).) búseta3) (the period of time during which a town, house etc is occupied: During the occupation, there was a shortage of food.) hernám -
9 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) hjá, við hliðina á2) (past: going by the house.) fram hjá3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) um, eftir4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) af e-u/e-m5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) með6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) af, með7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) ekki seinna en8) (during the time of.) á meðan9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) um, en10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) sinnum11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) eftir, í... -tali12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) að2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) hjá2) (past: A dog ran by.) hjá3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) til hliðar•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) fara framhjá- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way -
10 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 -
11 watch
[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) úr2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) vakt3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) vakt2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) horfa á, fylgjast með2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) hafa auga með3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) vara sig á4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) gæta5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) bíða eftir•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over -
12 board
[bo:d] 1. noun1) (a strip of timber: The floorboards of the old house were rotten.) borð, fjöl2) (a flat piece of wood etc for a special purpose: notice-board; chessboard.) tafla, borð3) (meals: board and lodging.) kostur, fæði4) (an official group of persons administering an organization etc: the board of directors.) (stjórnar)nefnd, stjórn2. verb1) (to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc): This is where we board the bus.) ganga um borð, fara upp í2) (to live temporarily and take meals (in someone else's house): He boards at Mrs Smith's during the week.) vera kostgangari; leigja og vera í fæði•- boarder- boarding-house
- boarding-school
- across the board
- go by the board -
13 altar
['o:ltə]1) (in some Christian churches the table on which the bread and wine are consecrated during the celebration of communion: The bride and groom stood before the priest at the altar.) altari2) (a table etc on which offerings are made to a god.) altari -
14 hug
1. past tense, past participle - hugged; verb1) (to hold close to oneself with the arms, especially to show love: She hugged her son when he returned from the war.) faðma2) (to keep close to: During the storm, the ships all hugged the shore.) halda sér fast við2. noun(a tight grasp with the arms, especially to show love: As they said good-bye she gave him a hug.) faðmlag -
15 night
1) (the period from sunset to sunrise: We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; ( also adjective) He is doing night work.) nótt; kvöld2) (the time of darkness: In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four.) nótt•- nightly- night-club
- nightdress
- nightgown
- nightfall
- nightmare
- nightmarish
- night-school
- night shift
- night-time
- night-watchman -
16 trouble
1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) erfiðleikar2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) víðsjár, átök3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) veikindi2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) valda áhyggjum/reiði/ama2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) trufla, ónáða3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) hafa fyrir (að gera e-ð)•- troubled- troublesome
- troublemaker -
17 evacuate
[i'vækjueit]1) (to leave or withdraw from (a place), especially because of danger: The troops evacuated their position because of the enemy's advance.) tæma, flytja á brott; yfirgefa2) (to cause (inhabitants etc) to leave a place, especially because of danger: Children were evacuated from the city to the country during the war.) flytja á brott• -
18 headquarters
noun singular or plural ((often abbreviated to HQ [ei 'kju:] noun) the place from which the chief officers or leaders of an organization (especially an army) direct and control the activities of that organization: During the election, his house was used as the campaign headquarters.) höfuðstöðvar -
19 lesson
['lesn]1) (something which is learned or taught: The lesson which we learned from the experience was never to trust anyone.) lexía; lærdómur2) (a period of teaching: during the French lesson.) kennslustund3) (a part of the Bible read in church: He was asked to read the lesson on Sunday morning.) kafli úr ritningunni -
20 reduce
[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) minnka, lækka2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) grennast3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) koma/setja í slæmt ástand•- reduction
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