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  • 1 flight

    I noun
    1) (act of flying: the flight of a bird.) flug
    2) (a journey in a plane: How long is the flight to New York?) flug
    3) (a number of steps or stairs: A flight of steps.) stigahluti milli stigapalla eða hæða
    4) (a number of birds etc flying or moving through the air: a flight of geese; a flight of arrows.) (far)fuglahópur; örvadrífa
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    - flight deck
    - in flight     See also: II noun
    (the act of fleeing or running away from an enemy, danger etc: The general regarded the flight of his army as a disgrace.) flótti

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  • 2 decency

    noun ((the general idea of) what is proper, fitting, moral etc; the quality or act of being decent: In the interests of decency, we have banned nude bathing; He had the decency to admit that it was his fault.) velsæmi

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  • 3 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) halda (á/með/um)
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) halda (á)
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) halda (uppi/föstum)
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) halda, þola, standast
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) halda föngnum
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) taka, rúma
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) halda, efna til
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) halda sér, bera sig, vera hnarreistur
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) gegna (stöðu)
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) haldast, trúa; álíta
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gilda
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) láta standa við
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) verja
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) verjast
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) halda athygli
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) halda upp á, fagna
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) eiga
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) haldast, breytast ekki
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) bíða
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) halda (tóni)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) geyma
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hafa að geyma
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) tak, grip, hald
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) tak, vald, áhrif
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) tak, hald
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    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) vörulest

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  • 4 movement

    1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) hreyfing
    2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) hreyfing, tilfærsla
    3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) hreyfing
    4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) hreyfing
    5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) gangverk
    6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) þáttur
    7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) tilhneiging

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  • 5 operation

    1) (an action or process, especially when planned: a rescue operation.) aðgerð
    2) (the process of working: Our plan is now in operation.) gangur, starfsemi
    3) (the act of surgically cutting a part of the body in order to cure disease: an operation for appendicitis.) uppskurður
    4) ((often in plural) the movement, fighting etc of armies: The general was in command of operations in the north.) hernaðaraðgerð

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  • 6 press

    [pres] 1. verb
    1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) þrÿsta á
    2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) kreista
    3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) hvetja; reka á eftir
    4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) þrÿsta á, halda fast fram
    5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) pressa
    2. noun
    1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) þrÿstingur
    2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) prentvél
    3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) pressan, blöðin
    4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) blaðamenn
    5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) -pressa
    •
    - press conference
    - press-cutting
    - be hard pressed
    - be pressed for
    - press for
    - press forward/on

    English-Icelandic dictionary > press

  • 7 reinforcement

    1) (the act of reinforcing.) efling, stuðningur
    2) ((in plural) men added to an army etc in order to strengthen it: As the enemy attacks increased, the general called for reinforcements.) liðsauki

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  • 8 release

    [rə'li:s] 1. verb
    1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) sleppa, láta lausan
    2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) sleppa, losa
    3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) losa
    4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) birta
    5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) setja á markað
    2. noun
    1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) frelsun, lausn
    2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) útgáfa, sem sett er á markað

    English-Icelandic dictionary > release

  • 9 surrender

    [sə'rendə] 1. verb
    1) (to yield: The general refused to surrender to the enemy; We shall never surrender!) gefast upp
    2) (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 hendi
    2. noun
    ((an) act of surrendering: The garrison was forced into surrender.) uppgjöf

    English-Icelandic dictionary > surrender

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