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1 caught
[ko:t]past tense, past participle; = catch -
2 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) grípa; draga til sín; veiða2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) ná3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) standa að verki4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) fá, smitast5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) festa, festast6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) hitta, lenda á7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) heyra, skilja8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) byrja að loga2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) grip2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) festing, læsing3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) fengur4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) gildra, vandamál•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up -
3 ambiguous
[æm'biɡjuəs](having more than one possible meaning: After the cat caught the mouse, it died is an ambiguous statement (ie it is not clear whether it = the cat or = the mouse).) tvíræður, margræður- ambiguity -
4 as for
(with regard to; concerning: The thief was caught by the police almost immediately: As for the stolen jewels, they were found in a dustbin.) hvað varðar, með tilliti til -
5 as though
(as if: You sound as though you've caught a cold.) (rétt) eins og -
6 bag
[bæɡ] 1. noun1) (a container made of soft material (eg cloth, animal skin, plastic etc): She carried a small bag.) veski2) (a quantity of fish or game caught: Did you get a good bag today?) veiði, fengur2. verb1) (to put into a bag.) sekkja, setja í poka2) (to kill (game).) veiða•- baggy- bags of
- in the bag
- bag lady -
7 captive
['kæptiv] 1. noun(a prisoner: Two of the captives escaped.) fangi2. adjective(kept prisoner: captive soldiers; The children were taken/held captive.) fanginn, í haldi- captor
- capture 3. noun1) (the act of capturing.) handtaka, föngun2) (something caught: A kangaroo was his most recent capture.) fang, fangi, veiði -
8 catch on
1) (to become popular: The fashion caught on.) verða vinsæll2) (to understand: He's a bit slow to catch on.) skilja -
9 catch out
1) (to put out (a batsman) at cricket by catching the ball after it has been hit and before it touches the ground.) setja úr leik með því að grípa2) (to cause (someone) to fail by means of a trick, a difficult question etc: The last question in the exam caught them all out.) veiða í gildru -
10 catch red-handed
(to find (a person) in the act of doing wrong: The police caught the thief red-handed.) grípa glóðvolgan -
11 catch sight of
(to get a brief view of; to begin to see: He caught sight of her as she came round the corner.) sjá bregða fyrir -
12 catch someone's eye
(to attract someone's attention: The advertisement caught my eye; I couldn't catch the waiter's eye and so we were last to be served.) draga til sín athygli -
13 catch up
(to come level (with): We caught him up at the corner; Ask the taxi-driver if he can catch up with that lorry; We waited for him to catch up; She had a lot of schoolwork to catch up on after her illness.) ná, vinna upp -
14 chase
[ eis] 1. verb1) (to run after; to pursue: He chased after them but did not catch them; We chased them by car.) elta2) ((with away, off etc) to cause to run away: I often have to chase the boys away from my fruit trees.) reka (í burtu)2. noun1) (an act of chasing: We caught him after a 120 kph chase.) eftirför2) (hunting (of animals): the pleasures of the chase.) dÿraveiðar• -
15 chill
[ il] 1. noun1) (coldness: There's a chill in the air.) kuldi, nepja2) (an illness which causes shivering: I think I've caught a chill.) kvef2. adjective(cold: a chill wind.) kaldur3. verb(to make cold (without freezing): Have you chilled the wine?) kæla- chilly- chilliness -
16 clear
[kliə] 1. adjective1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) gagnsær2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) heiðskír3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) skÿr4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) óhindraður; opinn5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) saklaus6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) skilja vel7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) laus, sloppinn (úr eða frá)8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) laus (undan eða við)2. verb1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) hreinsa2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) hreinsa3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) birta til, hreinsa (sig)4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) fara/komast yfir•- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
- in the clear -
17 cold
[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) kaldur2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) kaldur3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) kaldur2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) kuldi2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) kvef•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
- in cold blood -
18 eject
[i'‹ekt]1) (to throw out with force; to force to leave: They were ejected from their house for not paying the rent.) reka/henda/bera út2) (to leave an aircraft in an emergency by causing one's seat to be ejected: The pilot had to eject when his plane caught fire.) skjóta sér út•- ejection -
19 fall into the hands (of someone)
(to be caught, found, captured etc by someone: He fell into the hands of bandits; The documents fell into the wrong hands (= were found, captured etc by someone who was not supposed to see them).) lenda í höndunum á (e-m)English-Icelandic dictionary > fall into the hands (of someone)
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20 fall into the hands (of someone)
(to be caught, found, captured etc by someone: He fell into the hands of bandits; The documents fell into the wrong hands (= were found, captured etc by someone who was not supposed to see them).) lenda í höndunum á (e-m)English-Icelandic dictionary > fall into the hands (of someone)
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