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21 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) mál; málband; mæliglas; vog2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) mælieining3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mælikerfi4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) aðgerð, ráðstöfun5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) e-ð að vissu marki6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.)2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) mæla2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) mæla3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) bera saman við4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) mælast, vera (á stærð)•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up -
22 measurement
1) (size, amount etc found by measuring: What are the measurements of this room?) mæling2) (the sizes of various parts of the body, usually the distance round the chest, waist and hips: What are your measurements, madam?) mál3) (the act of measuring: We can find the size of something by means of measurement.) mæling -
23 native speaker
(a person who has spoken a particular language ever since he was able to speak at all: I am a native speaker of English; a native Spanish speaker.) sá sem hefur tiltekið mál að móðurmáli -
24 plain sailing
(progress without difficulty.) einfalt mál -
25 plead
[pli:d]past tense, past participles - pleaded; verb1) ((of a prisoner) to answer a charge, saying whether one is guilty or not: `How does the prisoner plead?' `He pleads guilty.') lÿsa sig sekan/saklausan2) (to present a case in court: My lawyer will plead my case; My lawyer will plead for me.) flytja mál3) ((often with with) to make an urgent request: He pleaded with me not to go; He pleaded to be allowed to go.) sárbæna -
26 proceed
[prə'si:d, 'prousi:d]1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) halda áfram2) (to follow a course of action: I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.) fylgja tilteknum aðferðum3) (to begin (to do something): They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.) byrja á4) (to result: Fear often proceeds from ignorance.) orsakast af5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) höfða mál gegn•- proceeds -
27 prose
[prəuz](writing that is not in verse; ordinary written or spoken language.) prósi, óbundið mál -
28 prosecute
['prosikju:t](to bring a legal action against: He was prosecuted for theft.) fara í mál- prosecutor -
29 purr
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30 speech
[spi: ]1) ((the act of) saying words, or the ability to say words: Speech is one method of communication between people.) mál2) (the words said: His speech is full of colloquialisms.) málfar3) (manner or way of speaking: His speech is very slow.) mæli4) (a formal talk given to a meeting etc: parliamentary speeches.) ræða•- speechlessly
- speechlessness -
31 subject
1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) undirokaður; ósjálfstæður2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) þegn2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) (mál)efni, viðfang3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) námsgrein4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) tilefni, ástæða5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) frumlag3. [səb'‹ekt] verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) ná valdi yfir, undiroka2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) láta sæta•- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject to -
32 sue
[su:]1) (to start a law case against.) fara í mál við2) ((with for: especially in law) to ask for (eg divorce).) fara fram á (skilnað) -
33 suit
[su:t] 1. noun1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) jakkaföt; dragt2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) -klæði, -búningur, -föt3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) (dóms)mál4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) bón(orð), beiðni5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) litur, sort2. verb1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) henta, hæfa2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) klæða/fara vel3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) laga að•- suited- suitor
- suitcase
- follow suit
- suit down to the ground
- suit oneself -
34 topical
adjective (of interest at the present time.) mál dagsins, það sem er efst á baugi -
35 topically
adverb varðandi mál dagsins -
36 vernacular
[və'nækjulə] 1. adjective(colloquial or informally conversational: vernacular speech/language.) sem lÿtur að mállÿsku/hversdagslegum talsmáta2. noun(the common informal language of a country etc as opposed to its formal or literary language: They spoke to each other in the vernacular of the region.) þjóðtunga; mál alþÿðunnar -
37 verse
[və:s]1) (a number of lines of poetry, grouped together and forming a separate unit within the poem, song, hymn etc: This song has three verses.) erindi, vers2) (a short section in a chapter of the Bible.) vers3) (poetry, as opposed to prose: He expressed his ideas in verse.) ljóð, bundið mál -
38 voice
[vois] 1. noun1) (the sounds from the mouth made in speaking or singing: He has a very deep voice; He spoke in a quiet/loud/angry/kind voice.) rödd, (mál)rómur2) (the voice regarded as the means of expressing opinion: The voice of the people should not be ignored; the voice of reason/conscience.) álit, vilji; (innri) rödd2. verb1) (to express (feelings etc): He voiced the discontent of the whole group.) tjá, láta í ljós2) (to produce the sound of (especially a consonant) with a vibration of the vocal cords as well as with the breath: `Th' should be voiced in `this' but not in `think'.) radda•- voiced- voiceless
- voice mail
- be in good voice
- lose one's voice
- raise one's voice -
39 wager
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40 would not hear of
(I, he etc will or would not allow: They would not hear of her going home alone, and insisted on going with her.) vilja ekki heyra á e-ð minnst, taka ekki í mál
См. также в других словарях:
MAL — Le propre du mal tient en ceci qu’il ne peut être nommé, pensé, vécu qu’en relation avec une certaine idée du bien. Qu’il n’y ait pas de bien en soi, que ce que les hommes appellent le bien soit relatif aux situations et aux cultures, et le mal… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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mal — mal·a·bar; mal·a·can·thid; mal·a·cob·del·lid; mal·a·cop·te·ryg·ian; mal·a·ga; mal·a·gasy; mal·a·pert; mal·a·prop; mal·ap·ro·pos; mal·content; mal·dan·id; mal·div·i·an; mal·e·dict; mal·function; mal·ice; mal·le·ate; mal·lee; mal·let; mal·odor·ant; … English syllables
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Mal Meninga — Personal information Full name Malcolm Norman Meninga … Wikipedia
Mal Waldron — (1987) Malcolm Earl Waldron (* 16. August 1925[1] in New York City, New York; † 2. Dezember 2002 in Brüssel, Belgien) war ein US amerikanischer Pianist des Mo … Deutsch Wikipedia
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MAL (gene) — Mal, T cell differentiation protein, also known as MAL, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: MAL mal, T cell differentiation protein| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=4118|… … Wikipedia
mal — Mal, Malum, Maleficium. Un mal qui vient soudain, Maturum malum. Quand le mal infini croissoit de plus en plus, Quum serperet in vrbe infinitum malum. Le vent m a fait mal en la teste, Mihi de vento condoluit caput, B. ex Plauto. Ce mal est entré … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Mal Waldron — in 1987 Background information Birth name Malcolm Earl Waldron Born August 16, 1925 … Wikipedia
Mal (Sänger) — Mal ist der Künstlername des britischen Sängers Paul Bradley Couling (* 27. Februar 1944 in Llanfrechfa, Wales; weitere Pseudonyme: Paul Bradley, Michael Florence und Mal Ryder), der seit Mitte der 1960er Jahre in Italien lebt und dort einer der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
