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1 spy
1. noun(a secret agent or person employed to gather information secretly especially about the military affairs of other countries: She was arrested as a spy; industrial spies.) njósnari2. verb1) (to be a spy: He had been spying for the Russians for many years.) njósna2) (to see or notice: She spied a human figure on the mountainside.) koma auga á•- spyhole- spy on -
2 want
[wont] 1. verb1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) vilja, langa í2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) þarfnast, þurfa3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) vanta, skorta2. noun1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) ósk, þörf2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) fátækt3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) skortur•- wanted- want ad
- want for -
3 a bone of contention
(a cause of argument or quarrelling: Ownership of the boat was a bone of contention between the two men for many years.) ágreiningsefni, bitbein -
4 abroad
[ə'bro:d]1) (in or to another country: He lived abroad for many years.) erlendis2) (current; going around: There's a rumour abroad that she is leaving.) á kreiki -
5 champion
[' æmpiən] 1. noun1) (in games, competitions etc, a competitor who has defeated all others: this year's golf champion; ( also adjective) a champion boxer.) meistari2) (a person who defends a cause: a champion of human rights.) málssvari, baráttumaður2. verb(to defend or support: He championed the cause of human rights for many years.) verja, berjast fyrir/ -
6 contribute
[kən'tribjut]1) (to give (money, help etc) along with others: Have you contributed (any money) to this charity?; I've been contributing (articles) to this paper for many years.) gefa, taka þátt (í kostnaði); skrifa2) ((with to) to help to cause to happen: His gambling contributed to his downfall.) stuðla (að)•- contributor -
7 vendetta
[ven'detə](a fierce, often violent, long-lasting dispute: There has been a bitter vendetta between the two families for many years.) blóðhefnd, ættvíg -
8 training
1) (preparation for a sport: He has gone into training for the race.) þjálfun2) (the process of learning (the practical side of) a job: It takes many years of training to be a doctor.) þjálfun -
9 domesticated
[-keitid]1) ((of animals) accustomed to living near and being used by people: Cows and sheep have been domesticated for many thousands of years.) taminn2) (good at doing jobs associated with running a house: My husband has become very domesticated since I've been ill.) vanur húsverkum -
10 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) svampur2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) svampur3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) svampkaka4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) þurrka af með svampi2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) þurrka/hreinsa með svampi2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) lifa á kostnað annarra•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding -
11 see
I [si:] past tense - saw; verb1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) sjá2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) sjá3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) sjá4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) sjá fyrir sér5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) sjá, skilja6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) athuga7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) sjá, hitta8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) fylgja•- seeing that
- see off
- see out
- see through
- see to
- I
- we will see II [si:] noun(the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.) biskupsdæmi
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