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1 reflect
[rə'flekt]1) (to send back (light, heat etc): The white sand reflected the sun's heat.) endurkasta2) ((of a mirror etc) to give an image of: She was reflected in the mirror/water.) endurspegla3) (to think carefully: Give him a minute to reflect (on what he should do).) íhuga•- reflection
- reflexion
- reflective
- reflectively
- reflector -
2 irony
plural - ironies; noun1) (a form of deliberate mockery in which one says the opposite of what is obviously true.) írónía, háð, hæðni2) (seeming mockery in a situation, words etc: The irony of the situation was that he stole the money which she had already planned to give him.) kaldhæðni•- ironical- ironic
- ironically -
3 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) gera6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) gera, ljúka7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) þvo upp; laga; hreinsa8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) nægja, ganga9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) vinna að, stúdera10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) farnast, standa sig11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) laga, snyrta, hirða12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gera, haga sér13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) veita eða sÿna14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) valda15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) skoða2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) veisla, samkvæmi- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
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4 refuse
I [rə'fju:z] verb1) (not to do what one has been asked, told or is expected to do: He refused to help me; She refused to believe what I said; When I asked him to leave, he refused.) neita2) (not to accept: He refused my offer of help; They refused our invitation; She refused the money.) hafna3) (not to give (permission etc): I was refused admittance to the meeting.) neita um•- refusalII ['refju:s] noun(rubbish; waste material from eg a kitchen.) rusl- refuse collection vehicle -
5 satisfy
1) (to give (a person) enough of what is wanted or needed to take away hunger, curiosity etc: The apple didn't satisfy my hunger; I told him enough to satisfy his curiosity.) fullnægja, seðja2) (to please: She is very difficult to satisfy.) gera til geðs•- satisfactory
- satisfactorily
- satisfied
- satisfying -
6 take in
1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) telja með2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) veita húsaskjól3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) skilja, meðtaka4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) þrengja5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) gabba -
7 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) leið2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) leið, vegur, braut3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) vegur, braut4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) vegalengd, leið5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) aðferð, leið6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) háttur, máti, vísa7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) venja8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) leið; í gegnum2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) langt (á)- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means -
8 when
1. [wen] adverb(at what time(?): When did you arrive?; When will you see her again?; I asked him when the incident had occurred; Tell me when to jump.) hvenær2. [wən, wen] conjunction1) ((at or during) the time at which: It happened when I was abroad; When you see her, give her this message; When I've finished, I'll telephone you.) þegar2) (in spite of the fact that; considering that: Why do you walk when you have a car?) þrátt fyrir að; með tilliti til•- whence- whenever
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