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1 odd jobs
((usually small) jobs of various kinds, often done for other people: He's unemployed, but earns some money by doing odd jobs for old people.) íhlaupavinna -
2 philanthropy
(love for mankind, usually as shown by money given to, or work done for, other people: He shows his philanthropy by helping people who have been in prison.) mannúð; líknarstarfsemi- philanthropist -
3 professional
[-ʃə-]1) (of a profession: professional skill.) fagmannlegur, atvinnumannslegur2) (of a very high standard: a very professional performance.) fagmannlegur3) (earning money by performing, or giving instruction, in a sport or other activity that is a pastime for other people; not amateur: a professional musician/golfer.) atvinnu- -
4 regard
1. verb1) ((with as) to consider to be: I regard his conduct as totally unacceptable.) álíta2) (to think of as being very good, important etc; to respect: He is very highly regarded by his friends.) virða3) (to think of (with a particular emotion or feeling): I regard him with horror; He regards his wife's behaviour with amusement.) hugsa til4) (to look at: He regarded me over the top of his glasses.) líta á5) (to pay attention to (advice etc).) veita athygli2. noun1) (thought; attention: He ran into the burning house without regard for his safety.) tillit2) (sympathy; care; consideration: He shows no regard for other people.) tillit, umhyggja3) (good opinion; respect: I hold him in high regard.) virðing•- regardless
- regards
- as regards
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5 haulier
[-liə]noun (a person who owns lorries which carry goods for other people.) flutningamiðlari; vörubílstjóri -
6 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 -
7 quarantine
['kworənti:n] 1. noun1) (the keeping away from other people or animals of people or animals that might be carrying an infectious disease: My dog was in quarantine for six months.) sóttkví2) (the period in or for which this is done: The quarantine for a dog entering Britain from abroad is six months.) sóttkví2. verb(to put (a person or animal) in quarantine.) setja í sóttkví -
8 subscribe
1) (to give money, with other people, to a charity or other cause: He subscribes to a lot of charities; We each subscribed $1 towards the present.) gefa peninga2) ((with to) to promise to receive and pay for a series of issues of (a magazine etc): I've been subscribing to that magazine for four years.) gerast áskrifandi•- subscription -
9 hope
[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) vona2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) von2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) von, vonarglæta, möguleiki3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) von•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
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10 respect
[rə'spekt] 1. noun1) (admiration; good opinion: He is held in great respect by everyone; He has no respect for politicians.) virðing2) (consideration; thoughtfulness; willingness to obey etc: He shows no respect for his parents.) tillitssemi3) (a particular detail, feature etc: These two poems are similar in some respects.) tillit, leyti2. verb1) (to show or feel admiration for: I respect you for what you did.) virða2) (to show consideration for, a willingness to obey etc: One should respect other people's feelings/property.) taka tillit til•- respectably
- respectability
- respectful
- respectfully
- respectfulness
- respecting
- respective
- respectively
- respects
- pay one's respects to someone
- pay one's respects
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11 aside
1. adverb(on or to one side: They stood aside to let her pass; I've put aside two tickets for you to collect.) til hliðar2. noun(words spoken (especially by an actor) which other people (on the stage) are not supposed to hear: She whispered an aside to him.) athugasemd persónu við áhorfendur/sjálfa sig -
12 consider
[kən'sidə]1) (to think about (carefully): He considered their comments.) athuga; íhuga2) (to feel inclined towards: I'm considering leaving this job.) íhuga3) (to take into account: You must consider other people's feelings.) taka tillit til4) (to regard as being: They consider him unfit for that job.) álíta•- considerably -
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.) tillitssemi2) (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 -
14 disappear
[disə'piə]1) (to vanish from sight: The sun disappeared slowly below the horizon.) hverfa úr augsÿn2) (to fade out of existence: This custom had disappeared by the end of the century.) hverfa, glatast3) (to go away so that other people do not know where one is: A search is being carried out for the boy who disappeared from his home on Monday.) láta sig hverfa• -
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16 gossip
['ɡosip] 1. noun1) (talk about other people's affairs, not always truthful: I never pay any attention to gossip.) slúður, kjaftasaga2) (a chat: She dropped in for a cup of coffee and a gossip.) slúður, spjall3) (a person who listens to and passes on gossip: She's a dreadful gossip.) kjaftaskjóða2. verb1) (to pass on gossip.) slúðra, segja kjaftasögu2) (to chat.) spjalla, slúðra•- gossipy- gossip column -
17 handyman
['mæn]noun (a man who does jobs, for himself or other people, especially around the house.) snúningamaður; þúsundþjala-/heimasmiður -
18 helpless
adjective (needing the help of other people; unable to do anything for oneself: A baby is almost completely helpless.) ósjálfbjarga -
19 inconsiderate
[inkən'sidərət](not showing thought for the feelings, rights etc of other people; thoughtless: It was inconsiderate of you to arrive without telephoning first.) tillitslaus -
20 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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