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1 saviour
['seivjə]1) ((usually with capital) a person or god who saves people from sin, hell etc.) frelsari2) (a person who rescues a person etc from danger etc: He was the saviour of his country.) bjargvættur -
2 redeem
[rə'di:m]1) (to buy back (something that has been pawned): I'm going to redeem my gold watch.) kaupa aftur, leysa úr veðböndum2) (to set (a person) free by paying a ransom; (of Jesus Christ) to free (a person) from sin.) leysa út, fá lausan3) (to compensate for or cancel out the faults of: His willingness to work redeemed him in her eyes.) bæta upp•- Redeemer- redemption
- past/beyond redemption
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3 salvation
[sæl'veiʃən]1) (in religion, the freeing of a person from sin or the saving of his soul.) sáluhjálp, frelsun2) (the cause, means, or act of saving: This delay was the salvation of the army.) björg, það sem bjargar -
4 sanctify
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5 messenger
[-sin‹ə]noun (a person who carries letters, information etc from place to place: The king's messenger brought news of the army's defeat.) sendiboði, boðberi -
6 save
I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) bjarga2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) spara3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) spara (sér) vinnu/vandræði4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) koma í veg fyrir mark, verja(st)5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) frelsa6) (to keep data in the computer.)2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) björgun, vörn- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) nema -
7 rise
1. past tense - rose; verb1) (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, lyftast2) (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 flugs3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) fara á fætur4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) standa upp5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) rísa6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) rísa, hækka7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) rísa upp gegn8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) hækka í tign9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) eiga upptök sín10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) magnast, aukast11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) rísa/byggjast upp12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) rísa upp frá dauðum2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) hækkun, aukning2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) hækkun3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) hæð, hóll4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) uppgangur•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) rísandi, upprennandi- early- late riser
- give rise to
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8 tell
[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) segja/greina (frá)2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) skipa3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) segja4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) greina (sundur), segja til um5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) segja frá6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) segja til sín, hafa áhrif•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell -
9 mercenary
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