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  • 21 fall

    [fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
    1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) falla, detta
    2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) detta um koll
    3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) lækka, falla
    4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) bera upp á
    5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) verða, lenda í tilteknu ástandi
    6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) koma í hlut (e-s)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) fall
    2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) fall, (snjó-/úr)koma
    3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) fall
    4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) haust
    - fallout
    - his
    - her face fell
    - fall away
    - fall back
    - fall back on
    - fall behind
    - fall down
    - fall flat
    - fall for
    - fall in with
    - fall off
    - fall on/upon
    - fall out
    - fall short
    - fall through

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  • 22 steam

    [sti:m] 1. noun
    1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) gufa
    2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) gufuafl
    2. verb
    1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) gefa frá sér gufu
    2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) sigla/keyra fyrir gufuafli
    3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) gufusjóða
    - steamer
    - steamy
    - steamboat
    - steamship
    - steam engine
    - steam roller
    - full steam ahead
    - get steamed up
    - get up steam
    - let off steam
    - run out of steam
    - steam up
    - under one's own steam

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  • 23 strain

    I 1. [strein] verb
    1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) leggja sig allan fram, streitast við
    2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) ofreyna/-gera; togna
    3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) ganga fram af
    4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) sía
    2. noun
    1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) álag
    2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) álag
    3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) tognun
    4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) álag
    - strainer
    - strain off
    II [strein] noun
    1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) afbrigði, kynbættur stofn
    2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) hneigð, tilhneiging
    3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) ómur, tónar

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  • 24 lop

    [lop]
    past tense, past participle - lopped; verb
    (to cut off (parts) from eg a tree: We lopped several branches from the tree; He lopped a dollar off the price.) höggva af

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  • 25 separate

    1. ['sepəreit] verb
    1) ((sometimes with into or from) to place, take, keep or force apart: He separated the money into two piles; A policeman tried to separate the men who were fighting.) skilja að/sundur
    2) (to go in different directions: We all walked along together and separated at the cross-roads.) skiljast, dreifast
    3) ((of a husband and wife) to start living apart from each other by choice.) skilja
    2. [-rət] adjective
    1) (divided; not joined: He sawed the wood into four separate pieces; The garage is separate from the house.) aðskilinn
    2) (different or distinct: This happened on two separate occasions; I like to keep my job and my home life separate.) sérstakur, aðskilinn
    - separable
    - separately
    - separates
    - separation
    - separatist
    - separatism
    - separate off
    - separate out
    - separate up

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  • 26 drive

    1. past tense - drove; verb
    1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) aka, keyra
    2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) flytja (e-n), aka (e-m)
    3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) reka (áfram)
    4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) slá, kÿla; reka nagla
    5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) knÿja
    2. noun
    1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) ökutúr
    2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) heimreið, aðkeyrsla
    3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) dugnaður, drifkraftur
    4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) átak; herferð
    5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) kröftugt högg; upphafshögg með trékylfu nr. 1 (í golfi)
    6) ((computers) a disk drive.)
    - driver's license
    - drive-in
    - drive-through
    - driving licence
    - be driving at
    - drive off
    - drive on

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  • 27 drop

    [drop] 1. noun
    1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) dropi
    2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) dropi; smálögg
    3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) fall
    4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) falllengd
    2. verb
    1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) falla; fella; missa
    2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) falla, detta
    3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) hætta við, sleppa
    4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) hleypa úr
    5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) skrifa miða/skilaboð
    - droppings
    - drop-out
    - drop a brick / drop a clanger
    - drop back
    - drop by
    - drop in
    - drop off
    - drop out

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  • 28 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.) skipa
    3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) segja
    4) (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 um
    5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) segja frá
    6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) segja til sín, hafa áhrif
    - telling
    - tellingly
    - telltale
    - I told you so
    - tell off
    - tell on
    - tell tales
    - tell the time
    - there's no telling
    - you never can tell

    English-Icelandic dictionary > tell

  • 29 tear

    I [tiə] noun
    (a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) tár
    - tearfully
    - tearfulness
    - tear gas
    - tear-stained
    - in tears
    II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb
    1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) rífa, tæta
    2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) rifna
    3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) þjóta, bruna
    2. noun
    (a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) rifa, gat
    - be torn between one thing and another
    - be torn between
    - tear oneself away
    - tear away
    - tear one's hair
    - tear up

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  • 30 dispatch

    [di'spæ ] 1. verb
    1) (to send off: He dispatched several letters asking for financial help.) senda út
    2) (to finish off or deal with quickly: She dispatched several pieces of business within the hour.) afgreiða
    2. noun
    1) (a written official report: a dispatch from the commanding officer.) tilkynning
    2) (an act of sending away.) sending
    3) (haste.) flÿtir

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  • 31 record

    1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun
    1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) skrá, fundarbók
    2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) hljómplata
    3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) met
    4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) ferilskrá; sakaskrá
    2. [rə'ko:d] verb
    1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) skrá
    2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) taka upp
    3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) sÿna
    4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) sÿna/gefa skriflega
    - recording
    - record-player
    - in record time
    - off the record
    - on record

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  • 32 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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  • 33 call

    [ko:l] 1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) kalla, nefna
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) kalla, álíta
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) kalla
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) boða, kalla fyrir
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) heimsækja, koma við
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) hringja
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) segja, bjóða
    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) kall, (upp)hrópun
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) fuglasöngur
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) heimsókn
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) upphringing
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) (á)köllun
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) eftirspurn
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) tilefni, ástæða
    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call

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  • 34 get

    [ɡet]
    past tense - got; verb
    1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.)
    2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) ná, í sækja
    3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) ná (til), koma, komast
    4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) koma (e-m) í (e-ð)
    5) (to become: You're getting old.) verða
    6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) fá til, telja á
    7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) koma
    8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) takast e-ð
    9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.)
    10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) ná í, handtaka
    11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) skilja
    - get-together
    - get-up
    - be getting on for
    - get about
    - get across
    - get after
    - get ahead
    - get along
    - get around
    - get around to
    - get at
    - get away
    - get away with
    - get back
    - get by
    - get down
    - get down to
    - get in
    - get into
    - get nowhere
    - get off
    - get on
    - get on at
    - get out
    - get out of
    - get over
    - get round
    - get around to
    - get round to
    - get there
    - get through
    - get together
    - get up
    - get up to

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  • 35 go

    [ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb
    1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) fara
    2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) fara í gegnum, fara eftir
    3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) fara til; fara/seljast á
    4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) liggja til
    5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) ganga/fara í, sækja
    6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) hverfa
    7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) fara, enda
    8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) fara
    9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) hverfa
    10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) fara (að gera e-ð)
    11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) bila
    12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) ganga, vinna
    13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) verða
    14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) vera, ganga
    15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) eiga heima/að vera í
    16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) líða
    17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) fara í
    18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) ganga
    19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) gefa frá sér, segja
    20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) hljóða, vera
    21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) ganga (vel)
    2. noun
    1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) tilraun
    2) (energy: She's full of go.) kraftur
    3. adjective
    1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) sem blómstrar/gengur vel
    2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) gang-, markaðs-, gildandi
    4. noun
    (permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) leyfi
    - going-over
    - goings-on
    - no-go
    - all go
    - be going on for
    - be going on
    - be going strong
    - from the word go
    - get going
    - give the go-by
    - go about
    - go after
    - go against
    - go along
    - go along with
    - go around
    - go around with
    - go at
    - go back
    - go back on
    - go by
    - go down
    - go far
    - go for
    - go in
    - go in for
    - go into
    - go off
    - go on
    - go on at
    - go out
    - go over
    - go round
    - go slow
    - go steady
    - go through
    - go through with
    - go too far
    - go towards
    - go up
    - go up in smoke/flames
    - go with
    - go without
    - keep going
    - make a go of something
    - make a go
    - on the go

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  • 36 remove

    [rə'mu:v]
    1) (to take away: Will someone please remove all this rubbish!; He removed all the evidence of his crimes; I can't remove this stain from my shirt; He has been removed from the post of minister of education.) fjarlægja
    2) (to take off (a piece of clothing): Please remove your hat.) fara úr
    3) (to move to a new house etc: He has removed to London.) flytjast búferlum
    - removal
    - remover

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  • 37 slip

    I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
    1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) renna, hrasa, skrika
    2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) smjúga, renna
    3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) hraka
    4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) laumast, smeygja sér
    5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) sleppa, losna
    6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) renna, smeygja
    2. noun
    1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) hrösun
    2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) mistök
    3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) undirkjóll/-pils
    4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) dráttarbraut, slippur
    - slippery
    - slipperiness
    - slip road
    - slipshod
    - give someone the slip
    - give the slip
    - let slip
    - slip into
    - slip off
    - slip on
    - slip up
    II [slip] noun
    (a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) strimill, miði

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  • 38 skim

    [skim]
    past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb
    1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) fleyta ofan af
    2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) renna yfir
    3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) hlaupa (lauslega) yfir
    - skimmed milk

    English-Icelandic dictionary > skim

  • 39 cry

    1. verb
    1) (to let tears come from the eyes; to weep: She cried when she heard of the old man's death.) gráta
    2) ((often with out) to shout out (a loud sound): She cried out for help.) hrópa
    2. noun
    1) (a shout: a cry of triumph.) öskur
    2) (a time of weeping: The baby had a little cry before he went to sleep.) grátur
    3) (the sound made by some animals: the cry of a wolf.) öskur
    - cry off

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  • 40 hair

    [heə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the mass of thread-like objects that grow from the skin: He brushed the dog's hairs off his jacket.) hár
    2) (the mass of these, especially on a person's head: He's got brown hair.) hár
    - - haired
    - hairy
    - hairiness
    - hair's-breadth
    - hair-breadth
    - hairbrush
    - haircut
    - hair-do
    - hairdresser
    - hairdressing
    - hair-drier
    - hairline
    - hair-oil
    - hairpin
    2. adjective
    ((of a bend in a road) sharp and U-shaped, especially on a mountain or a hill.) 180 gráðu beygja, u-beygja
    - hairstyle
    - keep one's hair on
    - let one's hair down
    - make someone's hair stand on end
    - make hair stand on end
    - not to turn a hair
    - turn a hair
    - split hairs
    - tear one's hair

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