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  • 1 sit

    [sit]
    present participle - sitting; verb
    1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sitja
    2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) vera staðsettur (liggja, standa, hanga)
    3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) eiga sæti í
    4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sitja
    5) (to undergo (an examination).) gangast undir
    6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) sitja fyrir
    7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) starfa, sitja
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    - sitting
    - sit-in
    - sitting-room
    - sitting target
    - sitting duck
    - sit back
    - sit down
    - sit out
    - sit tight
    - sit up

    English-Icelandic dictionary > sit

  • 2 subject

    1. adjective
    ((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) undirokaður; ósjálfstæður
    2. noun
    1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) þegn
    2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) (mál)efni, viðfang
    3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) námsgrein
    4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) tilefni, ástæða
    5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) frumlag
    3. [səb'‹ekt] verb
    1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) ná valdi yfir, undiroka
    2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) láta sæta
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    - subjective
    - subjectively
    - subject matter
    - change the subject
    - subject to

    English-Icelandic dictionary > subject

  • 3 arm

    I noun
    1) (the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand: He has broken both his arms.) handleggur
    2) (anything shaped like or similar to this: She sat on the arm of the chair.) armur
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    - armband
    - armchair
    - armpit
    - arm-in-arm
    - keep at arm's length
    - with open arms     II verb
    1) (to give weapons to (a person etc): to arm the police.) vopna
    2) (to prepare for battle, war etc: They armed for battle.) vopnast
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    - arms
    - be up in arms
    - take up arms

    English-Icelandic dictionary > arm

  • 4 lament

    [lə'ment] 1. verb
    (to feel or express regret for: We all lament his death; He sat lamenting over his past failures.) harma, syrgja
    2. noun
    1) (a poem or piece of music which laments something: This song is a lament for those killed in battle.) harmljóð
    2) (a show of grief, regret etc: I'm not going to sit listening to her laments all day.) harmatölur/-kvein
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    English-Icelandic dictionary > lament

  • 5 place

    [pleis] 1. noun
    1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) staður
    2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) pláss
    3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) -staður, -hús, svæði
    4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) sæti
    5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) sæti, staða
    6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) staða, stétt
    7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) staður
    8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) skylda; réttur
    9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) sæti, staða
    10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) hús; heimili
    11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) staður; notað í heitum gatna/torga
    12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) sæti
    2. verb
    1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) setja (á)
    2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) koma (e-m) fyrir sig
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    - go places
    - in the first
    - second place
    - in place
    - in place of
    - out of place
    - put oneself in someone else's place
    - put someone in his place
    - put in his place
    - take place
    - take the place of

    English-Icelandic dictionary > place

  • 6 toy

    [toi] 1. noun
    (an object made for a child to play with: He got lots of toys for Christmas; a toy soldier.) leikfang
    2. verb
    ((with with) to play with in an idle way: He wasn't hungry and sat toying with his food.) leika sér að

    English-Icelandic dictionary > toy

  • 7 by

    1. preposition
    1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) hjá, við hliðina á
    2) (past: going by the house.) fram hjá
    3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) um, eftir
    4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) af e-u/e-m
    5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) með
    6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) af, með
    7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) ekki seinna en
    8) (during the time of.) á meðan
    9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) um, en
    10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) sinnum
    11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) eftir, í... -tali
    12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) að
    2. adverb
    1) (near: They stood by and watched.) hjá
    2) (past: A dog ran by.) hjá
    3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) til hliðar
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    - bypass 3. verb
    (to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) fara framhjá
    - bystander
    - by and by
    - by and large
    - by oneself
    - by the way

    English-Icelandic dictionary > by

  • 8 cross

    [kros] I adjective
    (angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) reiður
    II 1. plural - crosses; noun
    1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) kross
    2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) kross
    3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) kross
    4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) kross
    5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) kynblanda
    6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) kross
    7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) kross
    2. verb
    1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) fara yfir
    2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) krossleggja
    3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) skerast
    4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) farast á mis
    5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) setja þverstrik í
    6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) strika
    7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) kynblanda, krossvíxla
    8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) vinna gegn; svíkja
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    - crossing
    - crossbow
    - cross-breed
    - cross-bred
    - crosscheck     3. noun
    (the act of crosschecking.)
    - cross-country skiing
    - cross-examine
    - cross-examination
    - cross-eyed
    - cross-fire
    - at cross-purposes
    - cross-refer
    - cross-reference
    - crossroads
    - cross-section
    - crossword puzzle
    - crossword
    - cross one's fingers
    - cross out

    English-Icelandic dictionary > cross

  • 9 fan

    I 1. [fæn] noun
    1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.)
    2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.)
    2. verb
    1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.)
    2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.)
    II [fæn] noun
    (an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) aðdáandi

    English-Icelandic dictionary > fan

  • 10 knee

    [ni:]
    1) (the joint at the bend of the leg: He fell and cut his knee; The child sat on her father's knee; She was on her knees weeding the garden; He fell on his knees and begged for mercy.) hné
    2) (the part of an article of clothing covering this joint: He has a hole in the knee of his trousers.) hné
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    - knee-deep

    English-Icelandic dictionary > knee

  • 11 pick

    I 1. [pik] verb
    1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) velja (úr)
    2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) tína
    3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) taka upp
    4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) opna, dírka/stinga upp (lás)
    2. noun
    1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) val
    2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) úrval
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    - pick-up
    - pick and choose
    - pick at
    - pick someone's brains
    - pick holes in
    - pick off
    - pick on
    - pick out
    - pick someone's pocket
    - pick a quarrel/fight with someone
    - pick a quarrel/fight with
    - pick up
    - pick up speed
    - pick one's way     II [pik] noun
    ((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) haki

    English-Icelandic dictionary > pick

  • 12 row

    I [rəu] noun
    (a line: two rows of houses; They were sitting in a row; They sat in the front row in the theatre.) röð
    II 1. [rəu] verb
    1) (to move (a boat) through the water using oars: He rowed (the dinghy) up the river.) róa
    2) (to transport by rowing: He rowed them across the lake.) flytja/ferja í árabát
    2. noun
    (a trip in a rowing-boat: They went for a row on the river.) bátsferð (í árabát)
    - rowing-boat
    - row-boat     III noun
    1) (a noisy quarrel: They had a terrible row; a family row.) hávaðarifrildi
    2) (a continuous loud noise: They heard a row in the street.) gauragangur

    English-Icelandic dictionary > row

  • 13 sit up

    1) (to rise to a sitting position: Can the patient sit up?) setjast upp
    2) (to remain awake, not going to bed: I sat up until 3 a.m. waiting for you!) vaka

    English-Icelandic dictionary > sit up

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