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1 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) sleppa, brjóstast út, flÿja2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) komast hjá3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) gleymast4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) leka2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) flótti; gasleki- escapism- escapist -
2 escape / get off / go scot free
(to be or remain unhurt or unpunished: The car was badly damaged in the accident, but the driver escaped scot-free.) sleppa ómeiddur/óskaðaðurEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > escape / get off / go scot free
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3 fire-escape
noun (a means of escape from a building in case of fire, usually in the form of a metal staircase on the outside of the building: Hotels should have fire-escapes.) brunastigi; neyðarútgangur -
4 apply
1) ((with to) to put (something) on or against something else: to apply ointment to a cut.) bera á; leggja við2) ((with to) to use (something) for some purpose: He applied his wits to planning their escape.) beita3) ((with for) to ask for (something) formally: You could apply (to the manager) for a job.) sækja um4) ((with to) to concern: This rule does not apply to him.) eiga við5) (to be in force: The rule doesn't apply at weekends.) gilda•- applicable
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5 blowout
1) (the bursting of a car tyre: That's the second blowout I've had with this car.) sprunginn hjólbarði2) ((on eg an oil rig) a violent escape of gas etc.) snöggt loft- eða vökvaútstreymi -
6 break away
(to escape from control: The dog broke away from its owner.) slíta sig lausan -
7 break loose
(to escape from control: The dog has broken loose.) losna -
8 break out
1) (to appear or happen suddenly: War has broken out.) brjótast út, bresta á2) (to escape (from prison, restrictions etc): A prisoner has broken out (noun breakout).) brjótast út -
9 captor
noun (a person who captures someone: He managed to escape from his captors.) sá sem tekur til fanga; ná á sitt vald -
10 checkmate
noun (in chess, a position from which the king cannot escape.) mát -
11 chimney
[' imni](a passage for the escape of smoke etc from a fireplace or furnace: a factory chimney.) skorsteinn -
12 close call/shave
(a narrow (often lucky) escape: That was a close shave - that car nearly ran you over.) naum undankoma -
13 corner
['ko:nə] 1. noun1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) horn2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) afvikinn staður, krókur, kimi3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) hornspyrna2. verb1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) króa af2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) taka beygjur•- cornered- cut corners
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14 cornered
1) (having (a given number of) corners: a three-cornered hat.) hyrndur2) (forced into a position from which it is difficult to escape: A cornered animal can be very dangerous.) afkróaður -
15 elaborate
1. [i'læbəreit] verb1) (to work out or describe (a plan etc) in detail: He elaborated his theory.) setja saman í smáatriðum; gera ítarlega grein fyrir2) ((especially with on) to discuss details: She elaborated on the next day's menu.) ræða í smáatriðum2. [-rət] adjective1) (very detailed or complicated: an elaborate design.) mjög flókin, mikið af smáatriðum2) (carefully planned: elaborate plans for escape.) ítarlegur•- elaboration -
16 elude
[i'lu:d]1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) sleppa undan2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) reynast óskiljanlegur•- elusive -
17 embellish
[im'beliʃ]1) (to increase the interest of (a story etc) by adding (untrue) details: The soldier embellished the story of his escape.) skreyta, ÿkja2) (to make beautiful with ornaments etc: uniform embellished with gold braid.) skreyta• -
18 escapism
noun (the tendency to escape from unpleasant reality into day-dreams etc.) veruleikaflótti -
19 estimate
1. ['estimeit] verb1) (to judge size, amount, value etc, especially roughly or without measuring: He estimated that the journey would take two hours.) meta, áætla2) (to form an idea or judgement of how good etc something is: I estimated my chances of escape as very good.) áætla, gera sér hugmynd um2. [-mət] noun(a calculation (eg of the probable cost etc of something): He gave us an estimate of the cost of repairing the stonework; a rough estimate.) kostnaðaráætlun -
20 evade
[i'veid](to escape or avoid by eg trickery or skill.) sneiða hjá, komast hjá- evasion- evasive
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