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1 before
[bi'fo:] 1. preposition1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) fyrir, áður2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) á undan3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) á undan, fremur en2. adverb(earlier: I've seen you before.) áður3. conjunction(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) áður en -
2 go back
(to return to an earlier time, topic of conversation etc: Let's go back for a minute to what we were talking about earlier.) víkja aftur að -
3 past
1. adjective1) (just finished: the past year.) liðinn2) (over, finished or ended, of an earlier time than the present: The time for discussion is past.) liðinn3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action in the past: In `He did it', the verb is in the past tense.) þátíð2. preposition1) (up to and beyond; by: He ran past me.) framhjá2) (after: It's past six o'clock.) (fram) yfir3. adverb(up to and beyond (a particular place, person etc): The soldiers marched past.) (fram)hjá4. noun1) (a person's earlier life or career, especially if secret or not respectable: He never spoke about his past.) fortíð2) (the past tense: a verb in the past.) þátíð•- the past -
4 above
1. preposition1) (in a higher position than: a picture above the fireplace.) fyrir ofan2) (greater than: The child's intelligence is above average.) yfir3) (too good for: The police must be above suspicion.) hafinn yfir2. adverb1) (higher up: seen from above.) að ofan2) ((in a book etc) earlier or higher up on the page: See above.) að ofan, að framansögðu•- above all -
5 aforesaid
[ə'fo:sed](said, named etc before (usually in an earlier part of a document).) fyrrnefndur -
6 arise
past tense - arose; verb1) (to come into being: These problems have arisen as a result of your carelessness; Are there any matters arising from our earlier discussion?) koma upp2) (to get up or stand up.) standa upp/fætur -
7 backdate
1) (to put an earlier date on (a cheque etc): He should have paid his bill last month and so he has backdated the cheque.) dagsetja aftur í tíma2) (to make payable from a date in the past: Our rise in pay was backdated to April.) greiða afturvirkt -
8 bring forward
1) ((also put forward) to bring to people's attention; to cause to be discussed etc: They will consider the suggestions which you have brought/put forward.) leggja fram2) (to make to happen at an earlier date; to advance in time: They have brought forward the date of their wedding by one week.) færa fram -
9 common law
noun (a system of unwritten laws based on old customs and on judges' earlier decisions.) -
10 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.)2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.)3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.)4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.)5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.)2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.)3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.)3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.)- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) alger- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dúnn- downie®- downy -
11 excavate
['ekskəveit]1) (to dig up (a piece of ground etc) or to dig out (a hole) by doing this.) grafa2) (in archaeology, to uncover or open up (a structure etc remaining from earlier times) by digging: The archaeologist excavated an ancient fortress.) grafa upp•- excavator -
12 former
['fo:mə](of an earlier time: In former times people did not travel so much.) fyrri- formerly- the former -
13 formerly
adverb (in earlier times: Formerly this large town was a small village.) forðum, fyrrum -
14 highwayman
plural - highwaymen; noun (in earlier times, a man usually on horseback, who attacked and robbed people travelling in coaches etc on public roads.) stigamaður -
15 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 -
16 previous
['pri:viəs](earlier in time or order: on a previous occasion; the previous owner of the house.) fyrri- previous to -
17 qualify
1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) gera hæfan, veita réttindi2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) uppfylla kröfur3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) komast áfram í keppni4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) breyta eða afmarka merkingu•- qualified
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18 reveal
[rə'vi:l]1) (to make known: All their secrets have been revealed.) afhjúpa2) (to show; to allow to be seen: He scraped away the top layer of paint from the picture, revealing an earlier painting underneath.) sÿna, láta sjást• -
19 rock'n'roll
noun ((also rock-and-roll) a simpler, earlier form of rock music.) rokk, rokk og ról -
20 sanctuary
['sæŋk uəri]plural - sanctuaries; noun1) (a holy or sacred place: the sanctuary of the god Apollo.) heilagur staður, helgistaður2) (a place of safety from eg arrest: In earlier times a criminal could use a church as a sanctuary.) griðastaður3) (an area of land in which the killing of wild animals etc is forbidden: a bird sanctuary.) verndarsvæði
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