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21 make peace
(to agree to end a war: The two countries finally made peace (with each other).) semja frið -
22 make up
1) (to invent: He made up the whole story.) búa til2) (to compose or be part(s) of: The group was made up of doctors and lawyers.) setja saman3) (to complete: We need one more player - will you make up the number(s)?) fylla upp í4) (to apply cosmetics to (the face): I don't like to see women making up (their faces) in public.) farða/mála (sig)5) (to become friends again (after a quarrel etc): They've finally made up (their disagreement).) sættast -
23 make up one's mind
(to make a decision: He finally made up his mind about the job.) ákveða sig -
24 match
[mæ ] I noun(a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) eldspÿta- matchboxII 1. noun1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) keppni2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) samstæða; sem á vel við e-ð annað3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) jafnoki, jafningi4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) hjónaband, ráðahagur2. verb1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) passa við, eiga saman2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) reyna sig við•- matched- matchless
- matchmaker -
25 once and for all
(once and finally: Once and for all, I refuse!) í eitt skipti fyrir öll -
26 overcome
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27 plump for
(to choose or decide on: She finally plumped for a house in the country.) velja, skella sér á -
28 pull off
(to succeed in doing: He's finally pulled it off!) heppnast, takast -
29 retreat
[ri'tri:t] 1. verb1) (to move back or away from a battle (usually because the enemy is winning): After a hard struggle, they were finally forced to retreat.) hörfa2) (to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.) draga sig í hlé2. noun1) (the act of retreating (from a battle, danger etc): After the retreat, the soldiers rallied once more.) undanhald2) (a signal to retreat: The bugler sounded the retreat.) merki um undanhald3) ((a place to which a person can go for) a period of rest, religious meditation etc: He has gone to a retreat to pray.) athvarf -
30 reunite
verb (to bring or come together after being separated: The family was finally reunited after the war; The children were reunited with their parents.) sameina -
31 see the light
1) (to be born, discovered, produced etc: After many problems his invention finally saw the light (of day).) sjá dagsins ljós2) (to be converted to someone else's point of view etc.) skilja loks -
32 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) slá; hitta; ljósta2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) gera árás3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) kveikja á4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fara í verkfall5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) finna, lenda á6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) slá (nótu)7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) það fyrsta sem ég tók eftir; koma skyndilega í hug8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) slá, móta9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) halda, leggja leið sína10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) taka niður, fella2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) verkfall2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) happ; fundur•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up -
33 strike oil
(to find oil under the ground: After drilling for several months, they finally struck oil; We've struck oil (= found what we have been looking for) in our search for a suitable house.) koma niður á olíu; komast í feitt -
34 the last straw
(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) dropinn sem fyllir mælinn -
35 throw off
1) (to get rid of: She finally managed to throw off her cold; They were following us but we threw them off.) losa sig við2) (to take off very quickly: He threw off his coat and sat down.) kasta af sér -
36 uncover
(to remove the cover from: His criminal activities were finally uncovered.) afhjúpa -
37 wade
[weid]1) (to go or walk (through water, mud etc) with some difficulty: He waded across the river towards me; I've finally managed to wade through that boring book I had to read.) vaða, ösla; brjótast í gegnum2) (to cross (a river etc) by wading: We'll wade the stream at its shallowest point.) vaða•- wader -
38 win over
(to succeed in gaining the support and sympathy of: At first he refused to help us but we finally won him over.) sannfæra
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