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1 draw a conclusion from
(to come to a conclusion after thinking about (what one has learned): Don't draw any hasty conclusions from what I've said!) draga ályktun af -
2 correct
[kə'rekt] 1. verb1) (to remove faults and errors from: These spectacles will correct his eye defect.) leiðrétta2) ((of a teacher etc) to mark errors in: I have fourteen exercise books to correct.) leiðrétta, fara yfir2. adjective1) (free from faults or errors: This sum is correct.) réttur2) (right; not wrong: Did I get the correct idea from what you said?; You are quite correct.) réttur•- corrective
- correctly
- correctness -
3 refuse
I [rə'fju:z] verb1) (not to do what one has been asked, told or is expected to do: He refused to help me; She refused to believe what I said; When I asked him to leave, he refused.) neita2) (not to accept: He refused my offer of help; They refused our invitation; She refused the money.) hafna3) (not to give (permission etc): I was refused admittance to the meeting.) neita um•- refusalII ['refju:s] noun(rubbish; waste material from eg a kitchen.) rusl- refuse collection vehicle -
4 pardon
1. verb1) (to forgive: Pardon my asking, but can you help me?) afsaka, fyrirgefa2) (to free (from prison, punishment etc): The king pardoned the prisoners.) náða2. noun1) (forgiveness: He prayed for pardon for his wickedness.) fyrirgefning2) (a (document) freeing from prison or punishment: He was granted a pardon.) náðunarbréf3. interjection(used to indicate that one has not heard properly what was said: Pardon? Could you repeat that last sentence?) afsakaðu? ha?- I beg your pardon
- pardon me -
5 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) skafl2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) hugsanagangur, merking2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) reka; fjúka2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) láta reka á reiðanum, slæpast•- drifter- driftwood -
6 misunderstand
past tense, past participle - misunderstood; verb(to take a wrong meaning from: She misunderstood what I said.) misskilja -
7 that
1. [ðæt] plural - those; adjective(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) sá, sú, það; þessi, þetta2. pronoun(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) sá, sú, það; þessi, þetta3. [ðət, ðæt] relative pronoun(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?) sem, er4. [ðət, ðæt] conjunction1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) að2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) (bara) að, ef bara5. adverb(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) svona, svo, það- that's that -
8 who
[hu:] 1. pronoun((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) hver2. relative pronoun1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.) sem, er2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) sem, er•- whoever3. pronoun1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.) sama hver2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) hver (í ósköpunum)•- whom4. relative pronoun(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.) hvern, sem2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) hvern, sem• -
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
- raise someone's hopes -
10 martyr
1. noun1) (a person who suffers death or hardship for what he or she believes: St Joan is said to have been a martyr.) píslarvottur2) (a person who continually suffers from a disease, difficulty etc: She is a martyr to rheumatism.) langþjáður maður2. verb(to put (someone) to death or cause (him) to suffer greatly for his beliefs: Saint Joan was martyred by the English.) deyða eða pína -
11 question
['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) spurning2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) spurning, umræðuefni3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) spurning, úrlausnarefni4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) vafi, spurning5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) spurning, möguleiki2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) spyrja2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) efast um•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question
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