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1 the last word
1) (the final remark in an argument etc: She always must have the last word!) síðasta orðið, lokaorðið2) (the final decision: The last word rests with the chairman.) endanleg ákvörðun3) (something very fashionable or up-to-date: Her hat was the last word in elegance.) það allra nÿjasta -
2 on the move
1) (moving from place to place: With his kind of job, he's always on the move.) á ferð; á faraldsfæti2) (advancing: The frontiers of scientific knowledge are always on the move.) í framþróun -
3 be on the offensive
(to be making an attack: She always expects people to criticize her and so she is always on the offensive.) vera í árásarstöðu -
4 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) leika trúðinn, vera með trúðslæti -
5 be on the prowl
(to be prowling: Pickpockets are always on the prowl.) í leit að bráð/ránsfeng -
6 on the fiddle
(dishonest: He's always on the fiddle.) vera óheiðarlegur -
7 on the go
(very busy or active: He's always on the go, from morning to night.) vera að, vera á þeytingi -
8 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) koma sér að efninu2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) þegar að því kemur -
9 by the book
(strictly according to the rules: She always does things by the book.) samkvæmt reglum -
10 up to the minute
(most modern or recent: Her clothes are always right up to the minute; up-to-the-minute clothes.) í samræmi við nÿjustu tísku -
11 a pain in the neck
(a person who is constantly annoying: People who are always complaining are a pain in the neck.) algjör plága -
12 get the boot
(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) reka; vera rekinn -
13 ever-
(always; continually: the ever-increasing traffic.) sífellt, stöðugt -
14 parallel
['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) samhliða/-síða2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) hliðstæður2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) samsíða lína3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) samsíða lína/flötur2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) samsvörun, hliðstæða3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) breiddarbaugur4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) jafna við e-ð -
15 law
[lo:]1) (the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed: Such an action is against the law; law and order.) lög2) (any one of such rules: A new law has been passed by Parliament.) lög3) ((in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: the law of gravity.) lögmál•- lawful- lawfully
- lawless
- lawlessly
- lawlessness
- lawyer
- law-abiding
- law court
- lawsuit
- be a law unto oneself
- the law
- the law of the land
- lay down the law -
16 associate
1. [ə'səusieit] verb1) (to connect in the mind: He always associated the smell of tobacco with his father.) tengja2) ((usually with with) to join (with someone) in friendship or work: They don't usually associate (with each other) after office hours.) umgangast2. [-et] adjective1) (having a lower position or rank: an associate professor.) aðstoðar-2) (joined or connected: associate organizations.) tengdur, auka-3. noun(a colleague or partner; a companion.) félagi; samstarfsmaður- in association with -
17 mix up
1) (to blend together: I need to mix up another tin of paint.) blanda saman2) (to confuse or muddle: I'm always mixing the twins up.) rugla saman3) (to confuse or upset: You've mixed me up completely with all this information.) rugla, setja úr jafnvægi -
18 muddle up
(to confuse (eg two different things): I'm always muddling the twins up; I've muddled up these book orders.) rugla saman -
19 pessimist
noun (a person who thinks in this way: He is such a pessimist that he always expects the worst.) svartsÿnismaður -
20 unhappy
1) (sad or miserable: He had an unhappy childhood.) óhamingjusamur2) (regrettable: He has an unhappy knack of always saying the wrong thing.) óheppilegur, leiðinlegur•- unhappily
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