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  • 1 hold back

    1) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) gefa ekki upp
    2) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) halda aftur af
    3) (to prevent from making progress: I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all morning.) hindra, tefja

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  • 2 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) halda (á/með/um)
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) halda (á)
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) halda (uppi/föstum)
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) halda, þola, standast
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) halda föngnum
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) taka, rúma
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) halda, efna til
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) halda sér, bera sig, vera hnarreistur
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) gegna (stöðu)
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) haldast, trúa; álíta
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gilda
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) láta standa við
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) verja
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) verjast
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) halda athygli
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) halda upp á, fagna
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) eiga
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) haldast, breytast ekki
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) bíða
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) halda (tóni)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) geyma
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hafa að geyma
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) tak, grip, hald
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) tak, vald, áhrif
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) tak, hald
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    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) vörulest

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  • 3 hold one's ground

    (to refuse to move back or retreat when attacked: Although many were killed, the soldiers held their ground.) halda velli, láta ekki undan síga

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  • 4 keep

    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) geyma, varðveita; fá til eignar
    2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) geyma, varðveita; þegja yfir
    3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) halda, hafa
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) halda áfram
    5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) eiga, vera með
    6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) rækta, halda við
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) geymast
    8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) halda, færa, skrifa
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) tefja
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) framfæra, sjá um
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) standa við, halda
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) halda upp á
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) uppihald, fæði og húsnæði
    - keeping
    - keep-fit
    - keepsake
    - for keeps
    - in keeping with
    - keep away
    - keep back
    - keep one's distance
    - keep down
    - keep one's end up
    - keep from
    - keep going
    - keep hold of
    - keep house for
    - keep house
    - keep in
    - keep in mind
    - keep it up
    - keep off
    - keep on
    - keep oneself to oneself
    - keep out
    - keep out of
    - keep time
    - keep to
    - keep something to oneself
    - keep to oneself
    - keep up
    - keep up with the Joneses
    - keep watch

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  • 5 dam

    [dæm] 1. noun
    1) (a bank or wall of earth, concrete etc to keep back water: A new dam was being built at the mouth of the valley.) stífla
    2) (the water kept back.) uppistöðulón
    2. verb
    (to hold back by means of a dam: The river has been dammed up.) stífla

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  • 6 check

    [ ek] 1. verb
    1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) athuga
    2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) athuga, fara yfir, prófa
    3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) stöðva
    2. noun
    1) (an act of testing or checking.) prófun
    2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) hafa hemil á
    3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) skák
    4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) reitur, kafli
    5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) geymslumiði
    6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) reikningur
    7) ((American) a cheque.) ávísun, tékki
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    - checkbook
    - check-in
    - checkmate     3. verb
    (to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) máta
    - checkpoint
    - check-up
    - check in
    - check out
    - check up on
    - check up

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  • 7 control

    [kən'trəul] 1. noun
    1) (the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority: She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.) stjórn
    2) (the act of holding back or restraining: control of prices; I know you're angry but you must not lose control (of yourself).) hafa stjórn á
    3) ((often in plural) a lever, button etc which operates (a machine etc): The clutch and accelerator are foot controls in a car.) stjórntæki
    4) (a point or place at which an inspection takes place: passport control.) (vegabréfs)skoðun
    2. verb
    1) (to direct or guide; to have power or authority over: The captain controls the whole ship; Control your dog!) stjórna; hafa hemil á
    2) (to hold back; to restrain (oneself or one's emotions etc): Control yourself!) halda aftur af
    3) (to keep to a fixed standard: The government is controlling prices.) stjórna, stÿra, setja reglur um
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    - control-tower
    - in control of
    - in control
    - out of control
    - under control

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  • 8 curb

    [kə:b] 1. noun
    1) (something which restrains or controls: We'll have to put a curb on his enthusiasm.) halda í skefjum
    2) ((American) a kerb.) beisli
    2. verb
    (to hold back, restrain or control: You must curb your spending.) halda aftur af

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  • 9 detain

    [di'tein]
    1) (to hold back and delay: I won't detain you - I can see you're in a hurry.) tefja
    2) ((of the police etc) to keep under guard: Three suspects were detained at the police station.) taka til fanga; setja í varðhald
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  • 10 strait-jacket

    noun (a type of jacket with long sleeves tied behind to hold back the arms of eg a violent and insane person.) spennitreyja

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  • 11 hand

    [hænd] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) hönd
    2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) vísir
    3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) mannskapur, vinnumaður
    4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) aðstoð
    5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) hönd, spil á hendi
    6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) þverhönd, 4 þumlungar
    7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) rithönd
    2. verb
    (often with back, down, up etc)
    1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) rétta
    2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) skila, yfir til
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    - handbag
    - handbill
    - handbook
    - handbrake
    - handcuff
    - handcuffs
    - hand-lens
    - handmade
    - hand-operated
    - hand-out
    - hand-picked
    - handshake
    - handstand
    - handwriting
    - handwritten
    - at hand
    - at the hands of
    - be hand in glove with someone
    - be hand in glove
    - by hand
    - fall into the hands of someone
    - fall into the hands
    - force someone's hand
    - get one's hands on
    - give/lend a helping hand
    - hand down
    - hand in
    - hand in hand
    - hand on
    - hand out
    - hand-out
    - handout
    - hand over
    - hand over fist
    - hands down
    - hands off!
    - hands-on
    - hands up!
    - hand to hand
    - have a hand in something
    - have a hand in
    - have/get/gain the upper hand
    - hold hands with someone
    - hold hands
    - in good hands
    - in hand
    - in the hands of
    - keep one's hand in
    - off one's hands
    - on hand
    - on the one hand... on the other hand
    -... on the other hand
    - out of hand
    - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
    - shake hands with / shake someone's hand
    - a show of hands
    - take in hand
    - to hand

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  • 12 stick

    I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
    1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) stinga, reka
    2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) stinga(st)
    3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) festa, líma
    4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) festast
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    - sticky
    - stickily
    - stickiness
    - sticking-plaster
    - stick-in-the-mud
    - come to a sticky end
    - stick at
    - stick by
    - stick it out
    - stick out
    - stick one's neck out
    - stick to/with
    - stick together
    - stick up for     II [stik] noun
    1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) spÿta, kvistur, sprek
    2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) (göngu)stafur; kylfa
    3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) stöngull
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    - get hold of the wrong end of the stick
    - get the wrong end of the stick

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  • 13 right

    1. adjective
    1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) hægri
    2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) réttur
    3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) (siðferðilega) réttur
    4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) viðeigandi
    2. noun
    1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) réttur, réttindi
    2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) sem hefur á réttu að standa
    3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) hægri-, hægrihandar
    4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) hægri-, hægrisinnaður
    3. adverb
    1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) nákvæmlega
    2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) strax
    3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) rétt (við), beint
    4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) alveg, gjörsamlega
    5) (to the right: Turn right.) til hægri
    6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) rétt, vel
    4. verb
    1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) rétta við/af; komast á réttan kjöl
    2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) bæta úr
    5. interjection
    (I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') allt í lagi; skal gert
    - righteously
    - righteousness
    - rightful
    - rightfully
    - rightly
    - rightness
    - righto
    - right-oh
    - rights
    - right angle
    - right-angled
    - right-hand
    - right-handed
    - right wing     6. adjective
    ((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) hægrisinnaður
    - by rights
    - by right
    - get
    - keep on the right side of
    - get right
    - go right
    - not in one's right mind
    - not quite right in the head
    - not right in the head
    - put right
    - put/set to rights
    - right away
    - right-hand man
    - right now
    - right of way
    - serve right

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  • 14 nurse

    [nə:s] 1. noun
    1) (a person who looks after sick or injured people in hospital: She wants to be a nurse.) hjúkrunarfræðingur
    2) (a person, usually a woman, who looks after small children: The children have gone out with their nurse.) fóstra
    2. verb
    1) (to look after sick or injured people, especially in a hospital: He was nursed back to health.) hjúkra, hlynna að
    2) (to give (a baby) milk from the breast.) hafa á brjósti
    3) (to hold with care: She was nursing a kitten.) halda gætilega á
    4) (to have or encourage (feelings eg of anger or hope) in oneself.) ala með sér
    •
    - nursing
    - nursemaid
    - nurseryman
    - nursery rhyme
    - nursery school
    - nursing-home

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  • 15 retain

    [rə'tein]
    1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) halda/geyma (e-ð), varðveita; muna
    2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) halda í skefjum

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  • 16 shake one's fist at

    (to hold up one's fist as though threatening to punch: He shook his fist at me when I drove into the back of his car.) steyta hnefa framan í

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