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  • 1 play for time

    (to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) tefja tímann

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  • 2 minute

    I ['minit] noun
    1) (the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds: It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.) mínúta
    2) (in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds: an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).) mínúta
    3) (a very short time: Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute.) andartak
    4) (a particular point in time: At that minute, the telephone rang.) andrá, stund
    5) ((in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said: The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.) fundargerð
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    - the minute that
    - the minute
    - to the minute
    - up to the minute     II adjective
    1) (very small: The diamonds in the brooch were minute.) agnarlítill
    2) (paying attention to the smallest details: minute care.) ítarlegur
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    - minuteness

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  • 3 appeal

    [ə:pi:l] 1. verb
    1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) biðja innilega
    2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.) áfrÿja
    3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) falla í geð
    2. noun
    1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) umleitun, ákall; áfrÿjun
    2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) aðdráttarafl
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  • 4 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) halda (á/með/um)
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) halda (á)
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) halda (uppi/föstum)
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) halda, þola, standast
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) halda föngnum
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) taka, rúma
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) halda, efna til
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) halda sér, bera sig, vera hnarreistur
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) gegna (stöðu)
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) haldast, trúa; álíta
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gilda
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) láta standa við
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) verja
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) verjast
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) halda athygli
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) halda upp á, fagna
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) eiga
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) haldast, breytast ekki
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) bíða
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) halda (tóni)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) geyma
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hafa að geyma
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) tak, grip, hald
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) tak, vald, áhrif
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) tak, hald
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    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) vörulest

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  • 5 judge

    1. verb
    1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) dæma
    2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) dæma, úrskurða
    3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) dæma, meta
    4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) dæma, gagnrÿna
    2. noun
    1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) dómari
    2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) dómari
    3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) sérfræðingur
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    - judgement
    - judgment
    - judging from / to judge from
    - pass judgement on
    - pass judgement

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  • 6 verdict

    ['və:dikt]
    1) (the decision of a jury at the end of a trial: The jury brought in a verdict of guilty.) úrskurður
    2) (an opinion or decision reached after consideration: The competitors are still waiting for the verdict of the judges.) niðurstaða, dómur

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  • 7 refer

    [rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb
    1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) vísa til, minnast á
    2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) varða
    3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) vísa til
    4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) leita til/í
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    2. verb
    (to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) dæma
    - reference book
    - reference library

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  • 8 help

    [help] 1. verb
    1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) hjálpa
    2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) eiga þátt í
    3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) lækna, slá á
    4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) aðstoða
    5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) komast ekki hjá, geta ekki annað
    2. noun
    1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) aðstoð, hjálp
    2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) hjálp; hjálparhella
    3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) aðstoðarmaður
    4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) engin leið að (hindra e-ð)
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    - helpful
    - helpfully
    - helpfulness
    - helping
    - helpless
    - helplessly
    - helplessness
    - help oneself
    - help out

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  • 9 just

    I adjective
    1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) réttmætur
    2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) réttmætur, lögmætur
    3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) verðskuldaður
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    - justness II adverb
    1) ((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, nákvæmlega
    2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) rétt eins, alveg jafn
    3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) rétt í þessu
    4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) í þann mund að, rétt í þessu
    5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) nákvæmlega á þeirri stundu
    6) ((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; aðeins
    7) (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; bara
    8) (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
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    - just now
    - just then

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  • 10 pro

    I [prəu]
    (short for professional.)
    II [prəu]
    (the arguments for and against: Let's hear all the pros and cons before we make a decision.) meðrök; rök með og á móti

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  • 11 rule

    [ru:l] 1. noun
    1) (government: under foreign rule.) stjórn
    2) (a regulation or order: school rules.) regla
    3) (what usually happens or is done; a general principle: He is an exception to the rule that fat people are usually happy.) regla, lögmál
    4) (a general standard that guides one's actions: I make it a rule never to be late for appointments.) regla, venja
    5) (a marked strip of wood, metal etc for measuring: He measured the windows with a rule.) reglustika, tommustokkur
    2. verb
    1) (to govern: The king ruled (the people) wisely.) stjórna
    2) (to decide officially: The judge ruled that the witness should be heard.) úrskurða
    3) (to draw (a straight line): He ruled a line across the page.) strika
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    - ruler
    - ruling     3. noun
    (an official decision: The judge gave his ruling.) úrskurður
    - rule off
    - rule out

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  • 12 to do with

    1) ((with have) to have dealings with: I never had anything to do with the neighbours.) eiga samskipti við
    2) ((with have) to be involved in, especially to be (partly) responsible for: Did you have anything to do with her death?) tengjast, vera flæktur í
    3) ((with have) to be connected with: Has this decision anything to do with what I said yesterday?) tengjast
    4) ((with be or have) to be about or concerned with: This letter is/has to do with Bill's plans for the summer.) snertir, fjallar um
    5) ((with have) to be the concern of: I'm sorry, but that question has nothing to do with me; What has that (got) to do with him?) snerta, tengjast

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  • 13 consideration

    1) ((the act of) thinking about something, especially the needs or feelings of other people: He stayed at home out of consideration for his mother.) tillitssemi
    2) (a fact to be taken into account in making a decision etc: The cost of the journey is our main consideration.) atriði sem hafa ber í huga

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  • 14 high-handed

    adjective (done, acting, without consultation of, or consideration for, other people: a high-handed decision; A new headmaster should try not to be too high-handed.) yfirgangssamur, ráðríkur; hrokafullur

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  • 15 keep/have an open mind

    (to have a willingness to listen to or accept new ideas, other people's suggestions etc (eg before making a decision): It doesn't seem to be a very good plan, but I think we should keep an open mind about it for the time being.) vera opinn fyrir

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  • 16 put out

    1) (to extend (a hand etc): He put out his hand to steady her.) rétta/teygja fram
    2) ((of plants etc) to produce (shoots, leaves etc).) skjóta rótum, mynda lauf
    3) (to extinguish (a fire, light etc): The fire brigade soon put out the fire.) slökkva eld
    4) (to issue, give out: They put out a distress call.) senda út
    5) (to cause bother or trouble to: Don't put yourself out for my sake!) valda (e-m) ónæði
    6) (to annoy: I was put out by his decision.) ergja

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  • 17 stall

    I [sto:l] noun
    1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) bás
    2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) bás
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    II 1. [sto:l] verb
    1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) stöðvast, drepa á sér
    2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) missa hraða; ofrísa
    3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) stöðva, hægja á
    2. noun
    (a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) ofris
    III [sto:l] verb
    (to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) fresta ákvörðun, tefja

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  • 18 support

    [sə'po:t] 1. verb
    1) (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, aðstoða
    3) (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, styrkja
    4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) sjá fyrir, framfleyta
    2. noun
    1) (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; framfærsla
    2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) stoð, undirstaða
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    - supporting

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