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1 family
['fæməli]plural - families; noun1) ((singular or plural) a man, his wife and their children: These houses were built for families; The (members of the) Smith family are all very athletic; ( also adjective) a family holiday.) fjölskylda2) (a group of people related to each other, including cousins, grandchildren etc: He comes from a wealthy family; ( also adjective) the family home.) ættingjar, skyldmenni3) (the children of a man and his wife: When I get married I should like a large family.) afkvæmi, börn4) (a group of plants, animals, languages etc that are connected in some way: In spite of its name, a koala bear is not a member of the bear family.) ætt•- family tree -
2 family tree
((a plan showing) a person's ancestors and relations.) ættartala -
3 flesh and blood
1) (relations; family: She is my own flesh and blood.) hold og blóð, afkomendur2) (human nature: It is more than flesh and blood can tolerate.) mannlegt eðli, manneskju -
4 fulfilled
adjective ((of a person) satisfied, having achieved everything he or she needs to have and to do: With her family and her career, she is a very fulfilled person.) fullnægður; sáttur -
5 housewife
plural - housewives; noun (a woman who looks after her house, her husband and her family, and who usually does not have a job outside the home.) húsmóðir -
6 assemble
[ə'sembl]1) ((of people) to come together: The crowd assembled in the hall.) safna(st) saman2) (to call or bring together: He assembled his family and told them of his plan.) safna saman, kalla saman3) (to put together (a machine etc): He assembled the model aeroplane.) setja saman•- assembly -
7 boil down to
(to amount to; to indicate as a final analysis or judgement: It all boils down to money; What it boils down to is that you have to make a choice between family and career.) -
8 bull
[bul]1) (the male of the ox family and of the whale, walrus, elephant etc.)2) (a bull's-eye.)•- bullock- bullfight
- bullfighter
- bullring
- bull's-eye -
9 house
1. plural - houses; noun1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) hús, bygging2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) hús, bygging3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) leikhús, fullt hús4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) ætt, kynkvísl2. verb1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) hÿsa2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) geyma, hÿsa•- housing- housing benefit
- house agent
- house arrest
- houseboat
- housebreaker
- housebreaking
- house-fly
- household
- householder
- household word
- housekeeper
- housekeeping
- houseman
- housetrain
- house-warming 3. adjectivea house-warming party.) innflutningsteiti- housework
- like a house on fire -
10 support
[sə'po:t] 1. verb1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) halda upp; styðja (við)2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) styðja, aðstoða3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) styðja, styrkja4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) sjá fyrir, framfleyta2. noun1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) stuðningur; framfærsla2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) stoð, undirstaða•- supporting -
11 vault
[vo:lt] I noun1) ((a room, especially a cellar, with) an arched roof or ceiling: the castle vaults.) hvelfing; hvelfdur kjallari2) (an underground room, especially for storing valuables: The thieves broke into the bank vaults.) öryggisgeymsla3) (a burial chamber, often for all the members of a family: He was buried in the family vault.) grafhvelfing•- vaultedII 1. noun(a leap aided by the hands or by a pole: With a vault he was over the fence and away.) (stangar)stökk2. verb(to leap (over): He vaulted (over) the fence.) stökkva (yfir) -
12 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rót2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rót3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rót, orsök4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) uppruni, rætur2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) (láta) skjóta rótum- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) róta í2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) róta -
13 au pair
[,ou 'pə(r)](a young person from abroad employed by a family to look after the children and help with the housework in return for room, meals, pocket money and an opportunity to learn the language: a French au pair; an au pair girl.) -
14 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 -
15 every
['evri]1) (each one of or all (of a certain number): Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car.) sérhver2) (each (of an indefinite number or series): Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need.) sérhver, hver og einn3) (the most absolute or complete possible: We have every reason to believe that she will get better.) allur hugsanlegur4) (used to show repetition after certain intervals of time or space: I go to the supermarket every four or five days; Every second house in the row was bright pink; `Every other day' means èvery two days' or `on alternate days'.) annar hver•- everyone
- everyday
- everything
- everywhere
- every bit as
- every now and then / every now and again / every so often
- every time -
16 junior
['‹u:njə] 1. noun, adjective((a person who is) younger in years or lower in rank or authority: He is two years my junior; The school sent two juniors and one senior to take part; junior pupils; He is junior to me in the firm; the junior school.) ungur maður; nÿliði; yngri; unglinga-2. adjective((often abbreviated to Jnr, Jr or Jun. when written) used to indicate the son of a person who is still alive and who has the same name: John Jones Junior.) yngri3. noun((especially American) a name for the child (usually a son) of a family: Do bring Junior!) sonur -
17 locust
['ləukəst](a type of large insect of the grasshopper family, found in Africa and Asia, which moves in very large groups and destroys growing crops by eating them.) engispretta -
18 one
1. noun1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) einn2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) eins árs2. pronoun1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) sá, þessi, annar, hinn2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) maður3. adjective1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) einn2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) eins árs gamall3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) sammála, á einu máli•- one-- oneself
- one-night stand
- one-off
- one-parent family
- one-sided
- one-way
- one-year-old 4. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) eins árs- all one- be one up on a person
- be one up on
- not be oneself
- one and all
- one another
- one by one
- one or two -
19 pride
1) (a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, family etc: She looked with pride at her handsome sons.) stolt2) (personal dignity: His pride was hurt by her criticism.) stolt3) (a group (of lions or of peacocks): a pride of lions.) -hjörð, -hópur•- the pride of
- pride of place
- pride oneself on
- take pride in -
20 relation
1) (a person who belongs to the same family as oneself either by birth or because of marriage: uncles, aunts, cousins and other relations.) skyldmenni2) (a relationship (between facts, events etc).) tengsl3) ((in plural) contact and communications between people, countries etc: to establish friendly relations.) tengsl, samskipti
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