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41 comedy
['komədi]plural - comedies; noun1) (a play of a pleasant or amusing kind: We went to see a comedy last night.) gamanleikur2) (humour: They all saw the comedy of the situation.) gamansemi, skoplegt atvik•- comedian -
42 confession
[-ʃən]1) (acknowledgment of a crime or fault: The youth made a confession to the police officer.) játning2) ((an) act of confessing one's sins to a priest: She went to confession every Friday.) skriftir, skriftamál -
43 conveyor belt
(an endless, moving belt carrying articles from one place to another in a factory etc: She put nuts on the chocolates as they went down the conveyor belt.) færiband -
44 crimson
['krimzn]noun, adjective((of) a deep red colour: He went crimson with embarrassment.) skarlat; djúprauður -
45 cross-refer
verb (to give a cross-reference (to): In this dictionary went is cross-referred to go.) millivísa -
46 cruise
[kru:z] 1. verb1) (to sail for pleasure: We're going cruising in the Mediterranean.) sigla um2) (to go at a steady, comfortable speed: The plane is cruising at an altitude of 10,000 metres.) aka, fljúga eða sigla á jöfnum hraða2. noun(a voyage from place to place made for pleasure and relaxation: They went on a cruise.) skemmtisigling- cruiser -
47 cry
1. verb1) (to let tears come from the eyes; to weep: She cried when she heard of the old man's death.) gráta2) ((often with out) to shout out (a loud sound): She cried out for help.) hrópa2. noun1) (a shout: a cry of triumph.) öskur2) (a time of weeping: The baby had a little cry before he went to sleep.) grátur3) (the sound made by some animals: the cry of a wolf.) öskur•- cry off -
48 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) skera, klippa2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) skera3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) sneiða, klippa4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) slá; klippa5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) minnka6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) klippa í burt, fjarlægja7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) skera í8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) gera við, draga9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') klippa á atriði10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) fara þvert fyrir11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) skera12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) skrópa13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) sniðganga2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) skurður; rafmagnsbilun; hárklipping; verðlækkun2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) snið3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) sneið•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) særandi- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) miskunnarlaus- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
49 dare
[deə] 1. negative short form - daren't; verb1) (to be brave enough (to do something): I daren't go; I don't dare (to) go; He wouldn't dare do a thing like that; Don't you dare say such a thing again!) þora, voga2) (to challenge: I dare you to do it.) mana2. noun(a challenge: He went into the lion's cage for a dare.) áskorun- daring3. noun(boldness: We admired his daring.) hugrekki4. adjectivea dare-devil motorcyclist.) fífldirfsku-, áhættu- -
50 defiance
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51 diet
1. noun(food, especially a course of recommended foods, for losing weight or as treatment for an illness etc: a diet of fish and vegetables; a salt-free diet; She went on a diet to lose weight.) mataræði; megrunarkúr2. verb(to eat certain kinds of food to lose weight: She has to diet to stay slim.) vera á sérstöku fæði- dietitian -
52 directly
1) (in a direct manner: I went directly to the office.)2) (almost at once: He will be here directly.) -
53 doggedly
[-ɡid-]adverb He went doggedly on with his work despite the interruptions.) þrjóskulega -
54 double back
(to turn and go back the way one came: The fox doubled back and went down a hole.) snúa við og fara sömu leið til baka -
55 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.)2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.)3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.)4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.)5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.)2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.)3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.)3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.)- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) alger- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dúnn- downie®- downy -
56 drench
[dren ](to soak completely: They went out in the rain and were drenched to the skin.) rennbleyta; gera holdvotan -
57 empty-handed
adjective (carrying nothing: I went to collect my wages but returned empty-handed.) tómhentur -
58 exception
[-ʃən]1) (something or someone not included: They all work hard, without exception; With the exception of Jim we all went home early.) undantekning2) (something not according to the rule: We normally eat nothing at lunchtime, but Sunday is an exception.) undantekning -
59 fancy dress
clothes representing a particular character, nationality, historical period etc: He went to the party in fancy dress; (also adjective) (a fancy-dress party.) grímubúningur -
60 far
1. adverb1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) langur2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) langt (í burtu), fjarri3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) miklu2. adjective1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) langt (í burtu), fjarri2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) fjarlægari; hinum megin við•- farther- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far
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Went the Day Well ? — Went the Day Well? Went the Day Well? Titre original Went the Day Well? Réalisation Alberto Cavalcanti Acteurs principaux Leslie Banks Elizabeth Allan Scénario John Dighton Angus MacPhail Diana Morgan d après une nouvelle de Graham Greene Genre … Wikipédia en Français
Went the Day Well? — Données clés Titre original Went the Day Well? Réalisation Alberto Cavalcanti Scénario John Dighton Angus MacPhail Diana Morgan d après une nouvelle de Graham Greene Acteurs principaux Leslie Banks … Wikipédia en Français
Went — is a surname and may refer to: * Frits Went (1863 1935), Dutch botanist * Frits Warmolt Went (1903 1990), Dutch biologist * Johanna Went, US Performance Artist * John Stewart Went (1944 ), Anglican Bishop of Tewkesbury * Joseph J. Went (1930 ),… … Wikipedia
went — (wĕnt) v. ▸ Past tense of GO(Cf. ↑go)1. ╂ [Middle English, from Old English wende, past tense and past participle of wendan, to go.] Word History: Why do we say went and not goed? Go has always had an unusual past tense, formed from a completely… … Word Histories
Went — Went, n. Course; way; path; journey; direction. [Obs.] At a turning of a wente. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] But here my weary team, nigh overspent, Shall breathe itself awhile after so long a went. Spenser. [1913 Webster] He knew the diverse went of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Went — Went, imp. & p. p. of {Wend}; now obsolete except as the imperfect of go, with which it has no etymological connection. See {Go}. [1913 Webster] To the church both be they went. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
went gone out with the ark — went/had gone out with the ark British & Australian, humorous if an object or method went out with the ark, it is not used any more. These old manual printing presses went out with the ark everything s computerized these days … New idioms dictionary
went — [went] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: From the old past tense of wend] the past tense of ↑go … Dictionary of contemporary English
went — past tense of GO (Cf. go); originally past tense and pp. of WEND (Cf. wend). The original past tense forms of wend were wende, wended, but variants wente, went developed from c.1200 and began to replace older past tenses of go. By c.1500 they… … Etymology dictionary
went — [went] vi., vt. [old pt. of WEND, used to replace missing form of GO1] pt. of GO1 … English World dictionary
went — /went/, v. 1. pt. of go. 2. Nonstandard. a pp. of go1. 3. Archaic. a pt. and pp. of wend. * * * … Universalium
