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1 give the go-by
(to ignore in an unfriendly way: I think we'll give all his stupid suggestions the go-by.) virða að vettugi -
2 give the show away
(to make known a secret, trick etc.) afhjúpa leyndarmál, sÿna hvernig töfrabragð er gert -
3 the gist
(the main points (of an argument etc): Just give me the gist of what he said.) aðalatriði, kjarni -
4 give away
1) (to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it): I'm going to give all my money away.) gefa frá sér2) (to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally: He gave away our hiding-place (noun give-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).) óviljandi uppljóstrun -
5 give up
1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) hætta við2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) hætta að nota3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) afhenda4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) helga sig, nota/eyða tíma í5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) átlíta/telja e-n vera -
6 give way
1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) víkja2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) láta undan, bresta3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) láta undan -
7 give in
1) (to stop fighting and admit defeat; to yield: The soldiers were outnumbered and gave in to the enemy.) láta eftir2) (to hand or bring (something) to someone (often a person in authority): Do we have to give in our books at the end of the lesson?) skila -
8 give out
1) (to give, usually to several people: The headmaster's wife gave out the school prizes.) afhenda2) (to come to an end: My patience gave out.) vera uppurinn3) (to produce: The fire gave out a lot of heat.) gefa frá sér -
9 give or take
(allowing for the addition or subtraction of: I weigh sixty-five kilos, give or take a little (= approximately sixty-five kilos).) til eða frá -
10 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) komast undan, stinga (e-n) af -
11 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) komast undan, stinga (e-n) af -
12 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) láta e-n njóta vafansEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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13 give (someone) the cold shoulder
( also coldshoulder verb) (to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person): All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends.) sÿna kulda, hunsaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > give (someone) the cold shoulder
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14 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) láta e-n njóta vafansEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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15 give (someone) the cold shoulder
( also coldshoulder verb) (to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person): All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends.) sÿna kulda, hunsaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > give (someone) the cold shoulder
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16 give chase
(to chase: The thieves ran off and the policeman gave chase.) elta, veita eftirför -
17 give
(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) reka; vera rekinn -
18 give (someone) a ticking off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) skamma, setja ofan í við -
19 give back
(to return something: She gave me back the book that she borrowed last week.) skila -
20 give birth (to)
((of a mother) to produce (a baby) from the womb: She has given birth to two sets of twins.) ala, fæða
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give the gate — See: GIVE THE BOUNCE … Dictionary of American idioms
give the hook — See: GIVE THE BOUNCE(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
give the sack — See: GIVE THE BOUNCE(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
give the air — See: GIVE THE BOUNCE(1) … Dictionary of American idioms
give the gate — See: GIVE THE BOUNCE … Dictionary of American idioms
