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  • 1 press for

    (to try to get; to keep demanding: The miners are pressing for higher wages.) fara fram á

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  • 2 employee

    [em-]
    noun (a person employed for wages, a salary etc: That firm has fifty employees.) starfsmaður

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  • 3 wage

    I [wei‹] verb
    (to carry on or engage in (especially a war): The North waged war on/against the South.) heyja (stríð)
    II [wei‹]
    ((also wages noun plural) a regular, usually weekly rather than monthly, payment for the work that one does: He spends all his wages on books; What is his weekly wage?) laun, kaup

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  • 4 pay

    [pei] 1. past tense, past participle - paid; verb
    1) (to give (money) to (someone) in exchange for goods, services etc: He paid $5 for the book.) borga, greiða
    2) (to return (money that is owed): It's time you paid your debts.) greiða (skuld)
    3) (to suffer punishment (for): You'll pay for that remark!) gjalda (e-s), taka út refsingu
    4) (to be useful or profitable (to): Crime doesn't pay.) borga sig, svara kostnaði
    5) (to give (attention, homage, respect etc): Pay attention!; to pay one's respects.) veita
    2. noun
    (money given or received for work etc; wages: How much pay do you get?) laun
    - payee
    - payment
    - pay-packet
    - pay-roll
    - pay back
    - pay off
    - pay up
    - put paid to

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  • 5 dock

    I 1. [dok] noun
    1) (a deepened part of a harbour etc where ships go for loading, unloading, repair etc: The ship was in dock for three weeks.) viðlegustaður; skipakví, hafnarbakki, bryggja
    2) (the area surrounding this: He works down at the docks.) hafnarsvæði, höfn
    3) (the box in a law court where the accused person sits or stands.) sakamannabekkur
    2. verb
    (to (cause to) enter a dock and tie up alongside a quay: The liner docked in Southampton this morning.) leggja að bryggju
    - dockyard II [dok] verb
    (to cut short or remove part from: The dog's tail had been docked; His wages were docked to pay for the broken window.) stÿfa; skerða

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  • 6 bank

    I 1. [bæŋk] noun
    1) (a mound or ridge (of earth etc): The child climbed the bank to pick flowers.) bakki; brekka
    2) (the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc: The river overflowed its banks.) árbakki, vatnsbakki
    3) (a raised area of sand under the sea: a sand-bank.) grynning
    2. verb
    1) ((often with up) to form into a bank or banks: The earth was banked up against the wall of the house.) hrúga upp
    2) (to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning: The plane banked steeply.) halla(st) í beygju
    II 1. [bæŋk] noun
    1) (a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest: He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today.) banki
    2) (a place for storing other valuable material: A blood bank.) birgðasafn/geymsla; blóðbanki
    2. verb
    (to put into a bank: He banks his wages every week.) setja í banka
    - bank book
    - banker's card
    - bank holiday
    - bank-note
    - bank on     III [bæŋk] noun
    (a collection of rows (of instruments etc): The modern pilot has banks of instruments.) röð, samstæða

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  • 7 raise

    [reiz] 1. verb
    1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) lyfta
    2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) hækka
    3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) rækta
    4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) ala upp
    5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) bera upp, leggja fram
    6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) safna (saman)
    7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) valda
    8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) þyrla upp
    9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) reisa, byggja
    10) (to give (a shout etc).) reka upp
    11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) ná sambandi
    2. noun
    (an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) (launa)hækkun
    - raise hell/Cain / the roof
    - raise someone's spirits

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  • 8 strike

    1. past tense - struck; verb
    1) (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; ljósta
    2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) gera árás
    3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) kveikja á
    4) ((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 verkfall
    5) (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 á
    6) (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 hug
    8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) slá, móta
    9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) halda, leggja leið sína
    10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) taka niður, fella
    2. noun
    1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) verkfall
    2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) happ; fundur
    •
    - 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

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  • 9 dispute

    [di'spju:t] 1. verb
    1) (to argue against or deny: I'm not disputing what you say.) deila; mótmæla
    2) (to argue (about): They disputed the ownership of the land for years.) deila
    2. noun
    ((an) argument or quarrel: a dispute over wages.) deila, karp
    - disputation

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  • 10 expect

    [ik'spekt]
    1) (to think of as likely to happen or come: I'm expecting a letter today; We expect her on tomorrow's train.) búast við
    2) (to think or believe (that something will happen): He expects to be home tomorrow; I expect that he will go; `Will she go too?' `I expect so' / `I don't expect so' / `I expect not.') búast við, vænta
    3) (to require: They expect high wages for their professional work; You are expected to tidy your own room.) ætlast til, krefjast
    4) (to suppose or assume: I expect (that) you're tired.) gera ráð fyrir, þykjast vita
    •
    - expectant
    - expectantly
    - expectation

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  • 11 rise

    1. past tense - rose; verb
    1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) rísa, hækka, stíga, lyftast
    2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) stíga, lyftast; hefja sig til flugs
    3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) fara á fætur
    4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) standa upp
    5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) rísa
    6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) rísa, hækka
    7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) rísa upp gegn
    8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) hækka í tign
    9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) eiga upptök sín
    10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) magnast, aukast
    11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) rísa/byggjast upp
    12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) rísa upp frá dauðum
    2. noun
    1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) hækkun, aukning
    2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) hækkun
    3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) hæð, hóll
    4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) uppgangur
    •
    3. adjective
    the rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) rísandi, upprennandi
    - late riser
    - give rise to
    - rise to the occasion

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  • 12 trade(s) union

    (a group of workers of the same trade who join together to bargain with employers for fair wages, better working conditions etc.) stéttar/-verkalÿðsfélag

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  • 13 trade(s) union

    (a group of workers of the same trade who join together to bargain with employers for fair wages, better working conditions etc.) stéttar/-verkalÿðsfélag

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  • 14 triple

    ['tripl] 1. adjective
    1) (three times (as big, much etc as usual): He received triple wages for all his extra work; a triple whisky.) þrefaldur
    2) (made up of three (parts etc): a triple agreement.) þrískiptur
    2. verb
    (to make or become three times as much, big etc; to treble: He tripled his income; His income tripled in ten years.) þrefalda
    3. noun
    (three times the (usual) amount: If you work the bank holiday, you will be paid triple.) þrefalt magn

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  • for — /fawr/; unstressed /feuhr/, prep. 1. with the object or purpose of: to run for exercise. 2. intended to belong to, or be used in connection with: equipment for the army; a closet for dishes. 3. suiting the purposes or needs of: medicine for the… …   Universalium

  • for — [[t]fɔr[/t]] unstressed [[t]fər[/t]] prep. 1) with the object or purpose of: to run for exercise[/ex] 2) intended to belong to or be used in connection with: equipment for the army; a closet for dishes[/ex] 3) suiting the purposes or needs of:… …   From formal English to slang

  • wages man — /ˈweɪdʒəz mæn/ (say wayjuhz man) noun a man who works for wages as opposed to salary …  

  • Wages — Wa ges (w[=a] j[e^]z), n. plural in termination, but singular in signification. [Plural of wage; cf. F. gages, pl., wages, hire. See {Wage}, n.] 1. A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wages fund — Wages Wa ges (w[=a] j[e^]z), n. plural in termination, but singular in signification. [Plural of wage; cf. F. gages, pl., wages, hire. See {Wage}, n.] 1. A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wages — index compensation, earnings, income, pay, payroll, revenue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • wages clerk — UK US noun [C] ► HR, WORKPLACE someone whose job is to arrange payment for the employees of an organization: »A wages clerk is needed to work under a senior payroll administrator ensuring that corporate wage information is accurate and complete …   Financial and business terms

  • wages — 1》 a fixed regular payment for work, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis. → wage wages Economics the part of total production that is the return to labour as earned income as distinct from the remuneration received by capital as unearned… …   English new terms dictionary

  • wages — Compensation for manual labor, skilled or unskilled, paid at stated times, and measured by the day, week, month, or season. Sums paid as hire or reward to domestic or menial servants, artisans, mechanics, laborers, and other employees of like… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • wages — noun a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing (Freq. 2) the wages of sin is death virtue is its own reward • Syn: ↑reward, ↑payoff • Derivationally related forms: ↑reward ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • wages — A compensation given to a hired person for his or her services. Compensation of employees based on time worked or output of production. Every form of remuneration payable for a given period to an individual for personal services, including… …   Black's law dictionary

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