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1 small hours
(the hours immediately after midnight: He woke up in the small hours.) fyrstu stundir sólarhringsins -
2 at all hours
(at irregular times, especially late at night: He comes home at all hours.) hvenær dagsins sem er -
3 for hours
(for a very long time: We waited for hours for the train.) í langan tíma, klukkustundum saman -
4 working hours
(the times of day between which one is at work: Normal working hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) vinnustundir -
5 hour
1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) klukkustund2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) tiltekin stund; tími dags; afgreiðslutími•- hourly- hour-glass
- hour hand
- at all hours
- for hours
- on the hour -
6 overtime
(time spent in working beyond one's set number of hours etc: He did five hours' overtime this week.) yfirvinna -
7 solid
['solid] 1. adjective1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) fastur2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) gegnheill3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) sterkbyggður, traustur4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) óblandaður, heill í gegn5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) óslitinn, heill6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) rúm-, þrívíður7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) samfelldur2. adverb(without interruption; continuously: She was working for six hours solid.) samfellt3. noun1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) fast efni, sem er í föstu formi2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) rúmmynd, þrívíður hlutur•- solidify
- solidification
- solidity
- solidness
- solidly
- solid fuel -
8 aboard
[ə'bo:d]adverb, preposition(on(to) or in(to) (a means of transport): We were aboard for several hours; He went aboard the ship/train/aircraft.) um borð -
9 associate
1. [ə'səusieit] verb1) (to connect in the mind: He always associated the smell of tobacco with his father.) tengja2) ((usually with with) to join (with someone) in friendship or work: They don't usually associate (with each other) after office hours.) umgangast2. [-et] adjective1) (having a lower position or rank: an associate professor.) aðstoðar-2) (joined or connected: associate organizations.) tengdur, auka-3. noun(a colleague or partner; a companion.) félagi; samstarfsmaður- in association with -
10 at a stretch
(continuously: He can't work for more than three hours at a stretch.) samfellt -
11 be up and about
(to be out of bed: I've been up and about for hours; Is she up and about again after her accident?) kominn á fætur, kominn á kreik -
12 bite
1. past tense - bit; verb(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) bíta2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) bit2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) nart•- biting- bite the dust -
13 concussed
(suffering from concussion: He was concussed for several hours.) með heilahristing -
14 continue
[kən'tinju:] 1. verb1) (to go on being, doing etc; to last or keep on: She continued to run; They continued running; He will continue in his present job; The noise continued for several hours; The road continues for 150 kilometres.) halda áfram2) (to go on (with) often after a break or pause: He continued his talk after the interval; This story is continued on p.53.) halda áfram•- continually
- continuation
- continuity 2. adjectivea continuity girl.)- continuously -
15 coop up
(to shut into a small place: We've been cooped up in this tiny room for hours.) loka inni -
16 day
[dei] 1. noun1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) dagur2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) vinnudagur3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) sólarhringur4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) blómaskeið•- daybreak- day-dream 2. verbShe often day-dreams.) dagdreyma- daylight- day school
- daytime
- call it a day
- day by day
- day in
- day out
- make someone's day
- one day
- some day
- the other day -
17 daylight
1) (( also adjective) (of) the light given by the sun: daylight hours.) dagsbirta2) (dawn: To get there on time we must leave before daylight.) dagrenning, dagur -
18 entertain
[entə'tein]1) (to receive, and give food etc to (guests): They entertained us to dinner.) taka á móti gestum2) (to amuse: His stories entertained us for hours.) skemmta3) (to hold in the mind: He entertained the hope that he would one day be Prime Minister.) ala í brjósti•- entertaining
- entertainment -
19 estimate
1. ['estimeit] verb1) (to judge size, amount, value etc, especially roughly or without measuring: He estimated that the journey would take two hours.) meta, áætla2) (to form an idea or judgement of how good etc something is: I estimated my chances of escape as very good.) áætla, gera sér hugmynd um2. [-mət] noun(a calculation (eg of the probable cost etc of something): He gave us an estimate of the cost of repairing the stonework; a rough estimate.) kostnaðaráætlun -
20 flexitime
noun (a system where employees may choose their own working hours.)
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