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1 emphasis
['emfəsis]plural - emphases; noun1) (stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable: In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.) áhersla2) (force; firmness: `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.) áhersla3) (importance given to something: He placed great emphasis on this point.) áhersla•- emphasise
- emphatic
- emphatically -
2 accent
1. ['æksənt] noun1) ((a mark used to show) the stress on a syllable: The accent is on the second syllable.) áhersla2) (a mark used to show the pronunciation of a letter in certain languages: Put an accent on the e in début.) áherslumerki3) (emphasis: The accent must be on hard work.) áhersla4) (a special way of pronouncing words in a particular area etc: an American accent.) framburður2. [ək'sent] verb(to pronounce with stress or emphasis: The second syllable is accented.) leggja áherslu á -
3 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) nokkur; nokkurn; dálítill2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nokkur; dálítill; sumir3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) einhverjir; nokkrir; dálítill4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) á vissan hátt; að sumu leyti2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) töluverður, umtalsverður2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) einhver3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) um það bil, í kringum3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) eitthvað; að vissu marki- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me -
4 bloody
1) (stained with blood: a bloody shirt; His clothes were torn and bloody.) blóðugur2) (bleeding: a bloody nose.) blæðandi3) (murderous and cruel: a bloody battle.) blóðugur, blóði drifinn; mannskæður4) (used in slang vulgarly for emphasis: That bloody car ran over my foot!) bölvaður -
5 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
- to do with
- what are you doing with -
6 either
1. pronoun(the one or the other of two: You may borrow either of these books; I offered him coffee or tea, but he didn't want either.) annar hvor, hvor sem er2. adjective1) (the one or the other (of two things, people etc): He can write with either hand.) með hvorum sem er; báðir2) (the one and the other (of two things, people etc); both: at either side of the garden.) báðir, hvor sem er3. adverb1) (used for emphasis: If you don't go, I won't either.) (ekki) heldur2) (moreover; besides: I used to sing, and I hadn't a bad voice, either.) þar að auki; ennfremur•- either way -
7 emphases
[-si:z]plural; = emphasis -
8 emphasise
verb (to lay or put emphasis on: You emphasize the word `too' in the sentence `Are you going too?'; He emphasized the importance of working hard.) leggja áherslu á -
9 emphasize
verb (to lay or put emphasis on: You emphasize the word `too' in the sentence `Are you going too?'; He emphasized the importance of working hard.) leggja áherslu á -
10 emphatic
[-'fæ-]adjective ((negative unemphatic) expressed with emphasis; firm and definite: an emphatic denial; He was most emphatic about the importance of arriving on time.) áherslumikill, eindreginn -
11 ever
['evə] 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) nokkurn tíma2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) alltaf, ætíð3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) mjög, ákaflega•- ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) sígrænt tré- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / forever -
12 indeed
[in'di:d] 1. adverb1) (really; in fact; as you say; of course etc: `He's very talented, isn't he?' He is indeed; `Do you remember your grandmother?' `Indeed I do!') vissulega; svo sannarlega2) (used for emphasis: Thank you very much indeed; He is very clever indeed.) virkilega; innilega2. interjection(used to show surprise, interest etc: `John said your idea was stupid.' `Indeed!') er það virkilega!; jæja já! -
13 it
1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) það, (hann, hún)2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) það (óákv. frumlag)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) það (óákv. frumlag og undanfari tilvís. fn.)4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) það•- its- itself -
14 italic
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15 just
I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) réttmætur2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) réttmætur, lögmætur3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) verðskuldaður•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) einmitt, rétt eins og, nákvæmlega2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) rétt eins, alveg jafn3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) rétt í þessu4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) í þann mund að, rétt í þessu5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) nákvæmlega á þeirri stundu6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) varla; aðeins7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) aðeins; bara8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) sjáðu bara!9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) öldungis•- just now
- just then -
16 on earth
(used for emphasis: What on earth are you doing?; the stupidest man on earth.) hvað í fjáranum; á jörðu, í heiminum -
17 oneself
1) (used as the object of a verb, the subject of which is one: One should wash oneself every morning.) sjálfur, sig, sjálfan sig2) (used in emphasis: One always has to do these things oneself.) sjálfur -
18 shift
[ʃift] 1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) færa, flytja til2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) koma yfir á, færa til3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) losa við, hreinsa í burt2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) umskipti2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) vakt3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) vakt•- shiftlessness
- shifty
- shiftily
- shiftiness -
19 stress
[stres] 1. noun1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) spenna, stress2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) spenna3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) áhersla2. verb(to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc): Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual.) leggja áherslu á; bera fram með áherslu- lay/put stress on -
20 such
1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) svo sem; slíkur, þvílíkur, þess háttar2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) þvílíkur, þess háttar3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) slíkur; svo4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) hvílíkur; svo2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) það litla sem; sem slíkur- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is
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