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1 memory
['meməri]plural - memories; noun1) (the power to remember things: a good memory for details.) minni2) (the mind's store of remembered things: Her memory is full of interesting stories.) minni3) (something remembered: memories of her childhood.) minningar4) (the time as far back as can be remembered: the greatest fire in memory.) í manna minnum5) (a part of computer in which information is stored for immediate use; a computer with 8 megabytes of memory)•- memorize- memorise
- from memory
- in memory of / to the memory of -
2 impress
[im'pres]1) (to cause feelings of admiration etc in (a person): I was impressed by his good behaviour.) snerta; vekja aðdáun eða hrifningu2) ((with on or upon) to stress (something to someone): I must impress upon you the need for silence.) leggja áherslu á3) (to fix (a fact etc in the mind): She re-read the plans in order to impress the details on her memory.) innprenta, festa4) (make (a mark) on something by pressing: a footprint impressed in the sand.) gera far í•- impressive
- impressively
- impressiveness
- be under the impression that
- be under the impression -
3 endure
[in'djuə]1) (to bear patiently; to tolerate: She endures her troubles bravely; I can endure her rudeness no longer.) þola2) (to remain firm; to last: You must endure to the end; The memory of her great acting has endured.) endast•- endurance -
4 lose
[lu:z]past tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) missa2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) missa, glata, tapa3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) glata, tÿna4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) tapa, bíða ósigur5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) sóa tíma•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
- lost in
- lost on -
5 blackout
1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) myrkvun2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) bann3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) tímabundið óminni4) (a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.)5) ((also outage) a period of a general power failure.)6) ((in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.) -
6 dedicate
['dedikeit]1) (to give up wholly to; to devote to: He dedicated his life to good works.) helga sig2) (to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose: He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife's memory.) tileinka3) ((of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone: He dedicated the book to his father; She dedicated that song to her friend.) tileinka•- dedication -
7 dim
[dim] 1. adjective1) (not bright or distinct: a dim light in the distance; a dim memory.) óljós, þokukenndur2) ((of a person) not intelligent: She's a bit dim!) sljór2. verb(to make or become dim: Tears dimmed her eyes; He dimmed the lights in the theatre.) deyfa, depra, lækka (ljós)- dimly- dimness -
8 efface
[i'feis]1) (to rub out; to remove: You must try to efface the event from your memory.) afmá, þurrka út2) (to avoid drawing attention to (oneself): She did her best to efface herself at parties.) láta sem minnst á sér bera -
9 haunt
[ho:nt] 1. verb1) ((of a ghost) to inhabit: A ghost is said to haunt this house.) ásækja, ganga aftur2) ((of an unpleasant memory) to keep coming back into the mind of: Her look of misery haunts me.) ásækja; sækja að3) (to visit very often: He haunts that café.) sækja oft2. noun(a place one often visits: This is one of my favourite haunts.) athvarf, bækistöð- haunted -
10 keepsake
[-seik]noun (something given or taken to be kept in memory of the giver: She gave him a piece of her hair as a keepsake.) minjagripur
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