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1 forced
adjective (done with great effort: a forced march.) áreynslumikill, erfiður -
2 (in) honour bound
(forced (to do something) not by law, but because one knows it is right: I said I would go if he sent for me, and I feel honour bound to do as I promised.) skuldbundinn af drengskaparheiti -
3 (in) honour bound
(forced (to do something) not by law, but because one knows it is right: I said I would go if he sent for me, and I feel honour bound to do as I promised.) skuldbundinn af drengskaparheiti -
4 force
[fo:s] 1. noun1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) afl, kraftur2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) afl, kraftur3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) mannafli, liðsafli2. verb1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) þvinga, neyða2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) ná/gera með erfiðismunum•- forced- forceful
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5 cornered
1) (having (a given number of) corners: a three-cornered hat.) hyrndur2) (forced into a position from which it is difficult to escape: A cornered animal can be very dangerous.) afkróaður -
6 displaced person
(a person forced to leave his own country as a result of war etc.) uppflosnaður maður; flóttamaður -
7 dose
[dəus] 1. noun1) (the quantity of medicine etc to be taken at one time: It's time you had a dose of your medicine.) lyfjaskammtur2) (an unpleasant thing (especially an illness) which one is forced to suffer: a nasty dose of flu.) skammtur; kast2. verb(to give medicine to: She dosed him with aspirin.) setja á lyfjagjöf- dosage -
8 exile
1. noun1) (a person who lives outside his own country either from choice or because he is forced to do so: an exile from his native land.) útlegð2) (a (usually long) stay in a foreign land (eg as a punishment): He was sent into exile.) útlegð2. verb(to send away or banish (a person) from his own country.) reka í útlegð -
9 free
[fri:] 1. adjective1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) frjáls2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) frjáls, óbundinn3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) örlátur4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) hreinskilinn5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) ókeypis6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) laus, ekki upptekinn7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) laus8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) laus undan/við; ókeypis2. verb1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) frelsa2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) losa sig við•- freedom- freely
- free-for-all
- freehand
- freehold
- freelance 3. verb(to work in this way: He is freelancing now.) vera í lausamennsku- Freepost- free skating
- free speech
- free trade
- freeway
- freewheel
- free will
- a free hand
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10 hurried
1) (done quickly, often too quickly: This was a very hurried piece of work.) flausturslegur2) ((negative unhurried) forced to do something quickly, often too quickly: I hate feeling hurried.) neyddur til að gera í flÿti -
11 jet
I [‹et] noun, adjective((of) a hard black mineral substance, used for ornaments etc: The beads are made of jet; a jet brooch.) svartarafII [‹et]1) (a sudden, strong stream or flow (of liquid, gas, flame or steam), forced through a narrow opening: Firemen have to be trained to direct the jets from their hoses accurately.) buna2) (a narrow opening in an apparatus through which a jet comes: This gas jet is blocked.) þrÿstistútur3) (an aeroplane driven by jet propulsion: We flew by jet to America.) þota•- jet-lag- jet-propelled
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12 lose ground
(to (be forced to) move back or retreat: The general sent in reinforcements when he saw that his troops were losing ground.) hörfa undan -
13 moderate
1. ['modəreit] verb(to make or become less extreme: He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.) draga úr2. [-rət] adjective1) (keeping within reasonable limits; not extreme: The prices were moderate; moderate opinions.) hóflegur2) (medium or average; not particularly good: workmanship of moderate quality.) sæmilegur, þokkalegur3. noun(a person whose views are not extreme: Politically, she's a moderate.) öfgalaus maður- moderateness
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14 of one's own accord
(of one's own free will: He did it of his own accord, without being forced to.) af sjálfsdáðum -
15 relinquish
[rə'liŋkwiʃ](to give up: The dictator was forced to relinquish control of the country.) gefa eftir; láta af hendi -
16 retire
1) (stop working permanently, usually because of age: He retired at the age of sixty-five.) láta af störfum, fara á eftirlaun2) (to leave; to withdraw: When he doesn't want to talk to anyone, he retires to his room and locks the door; We retired to bed at midnight; The troops were forced to retire to a safer position.) draga sig í hlé•- retired- retirement
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17 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 -
18 scapegoat
['skeipɡəut](a person who is blamed or punished for the mistakes of others: The manager of the football team was made a scapegoat for the team's failure, and was forced to resign.) blóraböggull -
19 spontaneous
[spən'teiniəs]1) (said, done etc of one's own free will without pressure from others: His offer was quite spontaneous.) sem gerist án utanaðkomandi áhrifa2) (natural; not forced: spontaneous behaviour.) óþvingaður•- spontaneousness
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20 surrender
[sə'rendə] 1. verb1) (to yield: The general refused to surrender to the enemy; We shall never surrender!) gefast upp2) (to give up or abandon: He surrendered his claim to the throne; You must surrender your old passport when applying for a new one.) láta af hendi2. noun((an) act of surrendering: The garrison was forced into surrender.) uppgjöf
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