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1 candle-light
noun (the light from a candle: We had dinner by candle-light.) kertaljós -
2 out of place
1) (not suitable (to the occasion etc): His clothes are quite out of place at a formal dinner.) óviðeigandi2) (not in the proper position; untidy: Although he had had to run most of the way, he arrived with not a hair out of place.) úr lagi -
3 put off
1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) slökkva á2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) fresta3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) fresta fundi með e-m4) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) fá til að missa lyst/fá ógeð á -
4 dessert
[di'zə:t]1) (the sweet course in a meal; pudding: We had ice-cream for dessert.) eftirréttur2) (fruits, sweets etc served at the end of dinner.) eftirréttur -
5 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) leggja (frá sér/niður/fyrir e-n)2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) leggja3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) leggja á (borð/ráðin)4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) leggja aftur/saman5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) kveða niður6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) verpa7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) leggja undir, veðja•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) leggja í lög- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) óbreyttur, leikmaður2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) ólærður, leikmaður•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) -
6 pea
[pi:]1) (the round seed of a kind of climbing plant, eaten as a vegetable: We had roast beef, potatoes and peas for dinner.) baun, erta2) (the plant which produces these seeds: We planted peas and beans this year.) garðerta, baunagras -
7 pheasant
['feznt]plurals - pheasants, pheasant; noun1) (a type of long-tailed bird, the male of which has brightly-coloured feathers and certain types of which are often shot for sport: a brace of pheasant(s); two pheasants.) fashani2) ((the flesh of) the bird as food: We had roast pheasant for dinner.) fashani -
8 spinach
['spini‹, -ni ]1) (a kind of plant whose young leaves are eaten as a vegetable: He grows spinach in his garden.) spínat2) (the leaves as food: We had steak and spinach for dinner.) spínat -
9 turkey
['tə:ki]1) (a kind of large farmyard bird.) kalkúnn2) (its flesh used as food, eaten especially at Christmas or (in the United States) Thanksgiving: We had turkey for dinner.) kalkúnn -
10 veal
[vi:l](the flesh of a calf, used as food: We had veal for dinner.) kálfakjöt -
11 venison
['venisn](the flesh of deer, used as food: We had roast venison for dinner; ( also adjective) venison stew.) hjartarkjöt
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