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21 throw off
1) (to get rid of: She finally managed to throw off her cold; They were following us but we threw them off.) losa sig við2) (to take off very quickly: He threw off his coat and sat down.) kasta af sér -
22 turn off
1) (to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing: I've turned off the water / the electricity.) slökkva á2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops: I turned off the tap.) skrúfa fyrir3) (to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off: He turned off the light / the oven.) slökkva á -
23 come off
1) (to fall off: Her shoe came off.) detta af2) (to turn out (well); to succeed: The gamble didn't come off.) ganga (upp) -
24 cut off
1) (to interrupt or break a telephone connection: I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call.) trufla; rjúfa2) (to separate: They were cut off from the rest of the army.) einangra3) (to stop or prevent delivery of: They've cut off our supplies of coal.) taka fyrir -
25 finish off
1) (to complete: She finished off the job yesterday.) leggja lokahönd á; ganga frá2) (to use, eat etc the last of: We've finished off the cake.) klára, ljúka við3) (to kill (a person): His last illness nearly finished him off.) gera út af við -
26 hold off
1) ((of weather) to stay away: I hope the rain holds off.) halda sig í fjarlægð2) (to keep off; to fight successfully against: The soldiers managed to hold off the enemy.) verjast -
27 keep off
1) (to stay away: There are notices round the bomb warning people to keep off; The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the wedding.) halda sig frá, forðast2) (to prevent from getting to or on to (something): This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain.) halda frá, verja gegn -
28 kick off
to start a football game by kicking the ball: We kick off at 2.30. (noun kick-off: The kick-off is at 2.30) hefja leik (upphafsspyrna) -
29 set off
1) ((sometimes with on) to start a journey: We set off to go to the beach.) leggja af stað2) (to cause to start doing something: She had almost stopped crying, but his harsh words set her off again.) koma af stað3) (to explode or ignite: You should let your father set off all the fireworks.) sprengja, kveikja í -
30 show off
1) (to show or display for admiration: He showed off his new car by taking it to work.) sÿna/monta sig2) (to try to impress others with one's possessions, ability etc: She is just showing off - she wants everyone to know how well she speaks French (noun show-off a person who does this).) monta sig af (e-u) -
31 slip off
1) (to take (clothes) off quickly: Slip off your shoe.) fara úr2) (to move away noiselessly or hurriedly: We'll slip off when no-one's looking.) skjótast, laumast -
32 tell off
to scold: The teacher used to tell me off for not doing my homework (noun telling-off: He gave me a good telling-off) skamma -
33 well-off
1) (rich: He is very well-off; a well-off young lady.) vel settur2) (fortunate: You do not know when you are well off.) heppinn -
34 beat off
(to succeed in overcoming or preventing: The old man beat off the youths who attacked him; He beat the attack off easily.) berja af sér, verjast -
35 better off
(richer; happier in some way: He'd be better off working as a miner; You'd be better off without him.) betur settur -
36 blast off
(of rockets, spacecraft etc) to take off and start to rise (noun blast-off) flugtak -
37 browned off
1) (bored: I feel really browned off in this wet weather.)2) (annoyed: I'm browned off with his behaviour.) -
38 dash off
1) (to write quickly: to dash off a letter.) ganga frá í hvelli2) (to leave hastily: to dash off to the shops.) þjóta/skunda burt -
39 drive off
1) (to leave or go away in a car etc: He got into a van and drove off.) aka í burt2) (to keep away: to drive off flies.) fæla í burt3) (in golf, to make the first stroke from the tee.) upphafshögg -
40 fight off
(to drive away by fighting: She managed to fight off her attacker; I'll fight this cold off by going to bed early.) verjast
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