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81 nut
1) (a fruit consisting of a single seed in a hard shell: a hazel-nut; a walnut.) hneta2) (a small round piece of metal with a hole through it, for screwing on the end of a bolt to hold pieces of wood, metal etc together: a nut and bolt.) ró•- nutty- nutcracker
- nutshell
- in a nutshell -
82 prehensile
(able to take hold of something: Most monkeys have prehensile tails.) grip- -
83 present arms
(to hold a rifle upright in front of one, as a salute.) halda rifli lóðrétt fyrir framan sig -
84 prison
['prizn](a building in which criminals are kept; a jail: He was sent to prison; He is in prison.) fangelsi- prisoner- prisoner of war
- take
- keep
- hold prisoner -
85 ransom
['rænsəm] 1. noun(a sum of money etc paid for the freeing of a prisoner: They paid a ransom of $40,000; ( also adjective) They paid $40,000 in ransom money.) lausnargjald2. verb1) (to pay money etc to free (someone).) borga lausnargjald2) (to keep (a person) as a prisoner until a sum of money etc is paid for his release.) halda í gíslingu og krefjast lausnargjalds• -
86 regard
1. verb1) ((with as) to consider to be: I regard his conduct as totally unacceptable.) álíta2) (to think of as being very good, important etc; to respect: He is very highly regarded by his friends.) virða3) (to think of (with a particular emotion or feeling): I regard him with horror; He regards his wife's behaviour with amusement.) hugsa til4) (to look at: He regarded me over the top of his glasses.) líta á5) (to pay attention to (advice etc).) veita athygli2. noun1) (thought; attention: He ran into the burning house without regard for his safety.) tillit2) (sympathy; care; consideration: He shows no regard for other people.) tillit, umhyggja3) (good opinion; respect: I hold him in high regard.) virðing•- regardless
- regards
- as regards
- with regard to -
87 release
[rə'li:s] 1. verb1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) sleppa, láta lausan2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) sleppa, losa3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) losa4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) birta5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) setja á markað2. noun1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) frelsun, lausn2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) útgáfa, sem sett er á markað -
88 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; muna2) (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 -
89 right
1. adjective1) (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.) hægri2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) réttur3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) (siðferðilega) réttur4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) viðeigandi2. noun1) (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, réttindi2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) sem hefur á réttu að standa3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) hægri-, hægrihandar4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) hægri-, hægrisinnaður3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) nákvæmlega2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) strax3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) rétt (við), beint4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) alveg, gjörsamlega5) (to the right: Turn right.) til hægri6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) rétt, vel4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) rétta við/af; komast á réttan kjöl2) (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 úr5. 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 -
90 right wing
(the members of a political party who hold more traditional opinions: He's on the right wing of the Labour Party.) hægriarms- -
91 seat belt
(in a car, aeroplane etc, a safety-belt which will hold a person in his seat in an accident etc.) öryggisbelti, sætisól -
92 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 -
93 should
[ʃud]negative short form - shouldn't; verb1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) mundi2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) ætti3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) ættir4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) skulir5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) skyldi (komi e-ð fyrir.TH.TH.)6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) ég vildi gjarnan.TH.TH.7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) hver heldur þú að hafi þá ekki.TH.TH. -
94 ski pole
noun (one of the two poles that skiers hold in their hands and use while skiing.) -
95 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) svampur2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) svampur3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) svampkaka4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) þurrka af með svampi2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) þurrka/hreinsa með svampi2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) lifa á kostnað annarra•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding -
96 stick to one's guns
(to hold to one's position in an argument etc: No-one believed her story but she stuck to her guns.) halda velli; gefa ekki eftir -
97 still
I 1. [stil] adjective1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.) kyrr2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.) goslaus2. noun(a photograph selected from a cinema film: The magazine contained some stills from the new film.) mynd, stakur rammi úr kvikmynd- stillborn II [stil] adverb1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.) enn, ennþá2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.) þrátt fyrir það3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) jafnvel -
98 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 -
99 strap
[stræp] 1. noun1) (a narrow strip of leather, cloth, or other material, eg with a buckle for fastening something (eg a suitcase, wristwatch etc) or by which to hold, hang or support something (eg a camera, rucksack etc): I need a new watch-strap; luggage straps.) ól2) (a short looped strip of leather etc, hanging from the roof of a train, by which a standing passenger can support himself.) handfang2. verb1) (to beat (eg a schoolchild) on the hand with a leather strap: He was strapped for being rude to the teacher.) hÿða2) (to fasten with a strap etc: The two pieces of luggage were strapped together; He strapped on his new watch.) spenna•- strap in
- strap up -
100 stretch out
(in moving the body, to straighten or extend: She stretched out a hand for the child to hold; He stretched (himself) out on the bed.) teygja (sig) fram
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