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1 took
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2 hostage
['hosti‹](a person who is held prisoner in order to ensure that the captor's demands etc will be carried out: The terrorists took three people with them as hostages; They took / were holding three people hostage.) gísl- take- hold someone hostage
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3 take charge
1) ((with of) to begin to control, organize etc: The department was in chaos until he took charge (of it).) taka við stjórn; taka að sér2) ((with of) to take into one's care: The policeman took charge of the gun.) taka í sínar hendur -
4 take in
1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) telja með2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) veita húsaskjól3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) skilja, meðtaka4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) þrengja5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) gabba -
5 take off
1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) fara úr2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) hefja sig til flugs3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) taka frí4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) herma eftir, skopstæla -
6 take on
1) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) taka að sér2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) ráða3) ((with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc: I'll take you on at tennis.) skora á (e-n)4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) öðlast, taka á sig5) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) hleypa inn6) (to be upset: Don't take on so!) taka (e-ð) nærri sér -
7 take to
1) (to find acceptable or pleasing: I soon took to her children/idea.) laðast að2) (to begin to do (something) regularly: He took to smoking a pipe.) venja sig á (e-ð) -
8 acclimatise
(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.)- acclimatisation -
9 acclimatize
(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.)- acclimatisation -
10 across
[ə'kros] 1. preposition1) (to the other side (of); from one side to the other side of: He took her across the road.) þvert yfir2) (at the other side (of): The butcher's shop is across the street.) handan (við)2. adverb(to the other side or to the speaker's side: He dived in off the river-bank and swam across.) (þvert) yfir -
11 airing
noun (a short walk etc in the open air: She took the baby for an airing.) göngutúr -
12 along
[ə'loŋ] 1. preposition1) (from one end to the other: He walked along several streets; The wall runs along the river.) eftir, meðfram2) (at a point at the end or on the length of: There's a post-box somewhere along this street.) einhvers staðar á2. adverb1) (onwards or forward: He ran along beside me; Come along, please!) áfram2) (to the place mentioned: I'll come along in five minutes.) hingað, þangað3) (in company, together: I took a friend along with me.) með• -
13 athlete
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14 Black Maria
(a prison van: The policeman took the three suspects to the police station in a Black Maria.) Svarta María, lögreglubíll -
15 casual
['kæʒuəl]1) (not careful: I took a casual glance at the book.) lauslegur2) (informal: casual clothes.) óformlegur3) (happening by chance: a casual remark.) ófyrirhugaður4) (not regular or permanent: casual labour.) ígripa-•- casually- casualness -
16 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
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17 count
I noun(nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl.) greifi- countessII 1. verb1) (to name the numbers up to: Count (up to) ten.) telja2) (to calculate using numbers: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.) telja3) (to be important or have an effect or value: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.) skipta máli4) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) telja, álíta2. noun1) (an act of numbering: They took a count of how many people attended.) telja2) (a charge brought against a prisoner etc: She faces three counts of theft.) kæruatriði3. adjective(see countable.)- counter- countdown
- count on
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18 courage
(the quality that makes a person able to meet dangers without fear; bravery: It took courage to sail the Atlantic singlehanded.) hugrekki- courageously -
19 cover
1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) þekja2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) nægja fyrir3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) fara, komast4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) ná yfir5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) vera tryggður6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) safna fréttum sem fréttamaður7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) hafa í skotmáli2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) ábreiða; lok2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) skjól3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) skjól•- coverage- covering
- cover-girl
- cover story
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20 crucial
['kru:ʃəl](involving a big decision; of the greatest importance: He took the crucial step of asking her to marry him; The next game is crucial - if we lose it we lose the match.) áríðandi; úrslita-, örlaga-
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