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1 effect
[i'fekt] 1. noun1) (a result or consequence: He is suffering from the effects of over-eating; His discovery had little effect at first.) áhrif; árangur; afleiðing, eftirköst2) (an impression given or produced: The speech did not have much effect (on them); a pleasing effect.) áhrif2. verb(to make happen; to bring about: He tried to effect a reconciliation between his parents.) koma í kring- effectively
- effects
- effectual
- come into effect
- for effect
- in effect
- put into effect
- take effect -
2 in effect
1) ((of a rule etc) in operation: That law is no longer in effect.) í gildi2) (in truth or in practical terms: In effect our opinions differed very little.) í raun -
3 come into effect
((of a law etc) to begin to operate: The law came into effect last month.) taka gildi -
4 for effect
(for the sake of making an impression: You don't mean that - you only said it for effect.) til að láta á sér bera -
5 put into effect
(to put (a law etc) into operation: He has begun to put his theories into effect.) setja í notkun/framkvæmd -
6 side effect
(an additional (often bad) effect of a drug etc: These pills have unpleasant side effects.) auka-/hliðarverkun -
7 take effect
(to begin to work; to come into force: When will the drug take effect?) hafa áhrif -
8 greenhouse effect
noun ((singular) the gradual heating of the atmosphere caused by air pollution which traps energy from the sun.) -
9 sedative
['sedətiv]noun, adjective ((a medicine, drug etc) having a soothing or calming effect: This medicine will have a sedative effect.) róandi lyf -
10 act on
1) (to do something following the advice etc of someone: I am acting on the advice of my lawyer.) fylgja, fara eftir2) (to have an effect on: Certain acids act on metal.) orka á -
11 active
['æktiv]1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) virkur2) ((busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.) virkur3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) virkur4) (in force: The rule is still active.) í gildi5) ((of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.) virkur6) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.) germynd•- actively
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12 affect
[ə'fekt]1) (to act or have an effect on: Rain affects the grass; His kidneys have been affected by the disease.) hafa áhrif á, orka á2) (to move the feelings of: She was deeply affected by the news of his death.) snerta -
13 bear the brunt of
(to bear the worst of the effect of (a blow, attack etc): I bore the brunt of his abuse / the storm.) -
14 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) brjóta2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) brjóta af3) (to make or become unusable.) brjóta, skemma4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) brjóta gegn; svíkjast um5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) brjóta/setja met6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) gera hlé á7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rjúfa8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) fréttast; segja fréttir9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) bresta10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) draga úr11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) skella á2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) hlé2) (a change: a break in the weather.) breyting; sloti3) (an opening.) op; skarð4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) tækifæri•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) brothættur- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
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15 cancel out
(to undo the effect of: We don't want our profits to be cancelled out by extra expenses.) verða/gera að engu -
16 cause
[ko:z] 1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) orsök2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) ástæða3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) málstaður2. verb(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) koma (e-m) til (að gera e-ð) -
17 compensate
['kompənseit]1) (to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced: This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job.) bæta, greiða bætur2) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) bæta upp•- compensation -
18 count
I noun(nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl.) greifi- countessII 1. verb1) (to name the numbers up to: Count (up to) ten.) telja2) (to calculate using numbers: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.) telja3) (to be important or have an effect or value: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.) skipta máli4) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) telja, álíta2. noun1) (an act of numbering: They took a count of how many people attended.) telja2) (a charge brought against a prisoner etc: She faces three counts of theft.) kæruatriði3. adjective(see countable.)- counter- countdown
- count on
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19 counteract
(to undo or prevent the effect of: the government's efforts to counteract inflation.) sporna við -
20 cumulative
['kju:mjulətiv](becoming greater by stages or additions: This drug has a cumulative effect.) smávaxandi
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