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1 driving licence
noun (a licence for driving a road vehicle.) -
2 drunken driving
noun ((also drunk driving) driving under the influence of alcohol.) -
3 be driving at
(to be trying to say or suggest: I don't know what you're driving at.) eiga við, meina -
4 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) aka, keyra2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) flytja (e-n), aka (e-m)3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) reka (áfram)4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) slá, kÿla; reka nagla5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) knÿja2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) ökutúr2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) heimreið, aðkeyrsla3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) dugnaður, drifkraftur4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) átak; herferð5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) kröftugt högg; upphafshögg með trékylfu nr. 1 (í golfi)6) ((computers) a disk drive.)•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on -
5 caution
['ko:ʃən] 1. noun1) (carefulness (because of possible danger etc): Exercise caution when crossing this road.) gætni, varfærni2) (in law, a warning: The policeman gave him a caution for speeding.) áminning2. verb(to give a warning to: He was cautioned for drunken driving.) áminna- cautious
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6 congratulate
[kən'ɡrætjuleit]((often with on) to express pleasure and joy to (a person) at a happy event, a success etc: She congratulated him on passing his driving test.) óska til hamingju- congratulation -
7 conviction
[-ʃən]1) (the passing of a sentence on a guilty person: She has had two convictions for drunken driving.) sakfelling, dómur2) ((a) strong belief: It's my conviction that he's right.) sannfæring -
8 distance
['distəns]1) (the space between things, places etc: Some of the children have to walk long distances to school; It's quite a distance to the bus stop; It is difficult to judge distance when driving at night; What's the distance from here to London?) fjarlægð2) (a far-off place or point: We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance.) fjarski•- distant -
9 drive on
1) (to carry on driving a car etc: Drive on - we haven't time to stop!) halda áfram2) (to urge strongly forward: It was ambition that drove him on.) hvetja áfram -
10 driver's license
noun ((American) a driving licence.) -
11 drunk
1. verb(see drink.)2. adjective(overcome by having too much alcohol: A drunk man fell off the bus; drunk with success.) drukkinn, ölvaður3. noun(a drunk person, especially one who is often drunk.) drukkinn manneskja; fyllibytta- drunkard- drunken
- drunken driving
- drunkenness -
12 dual
['djuəl](double; twofold; made up of two: a gadget with a dual purpose; The driving instructor's car has dual controls.) tvöfaldur -
13 endorse
[in'do:s]1) (to write one's signature on the back of (a cheque).) framselja, rita nafn sitt á2) (to make a note of an offence on (a driving licence).) skrá brot (á ökuskírteini)3) (to give one's approval to (a decision, statement etc): The court endorsed the judge's decision.) fallast á, styðja• -
14 esplanade
[esplə'neid](a level space for walking or driving especially at the seaside: Our hotel is on the esplanade and overlooks the sea.) opið svæði á jafnsléttu -
15 expire
1) ((of a limited period of time) to come to an end: His three weeks' leave expires tomorrow.) renna út; ljúka2) ((of a ticket, licence etc) to go out of date: My driving licence expired last month.) renna út, falla úr gildi3) (to die.) andast, deyja, gefa upp öndina•- expiry -
16 expiry
noun (the end of a period of time or of an agreement etc with a time limit: The date of expiry is shown on your driving licence.) gildislok -
17 goad
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18 hammer
['hæmə] 1. noun1) (a tool with a heavy usually metal head, used for driving nails into wood, breaking hard substances etc: a joiner's hammer.) hamar2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) hamar3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) sleggja2. verb1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) negla2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) hamra á, troða í•- give someone a hammering- give a hammering
- hammer home
- hammer out -
19 hit-and-run
1) ((of a driver) causing injury to a person and driving away without stopping or reporting the accident.) sem stingur af eftir slys eða árekstur2) ((of an accident) caused by such a driver.) slys eða árekstur þar sem bílstjóri stingur af -
20 insist
[in'sist]1) ((with that or on) to state, emphasize, or hold firmly to (an opinion, plan etc): He insists that I was to blame for the accident; I insisted on driving him home.) halda stíft fram, krefjast2) ((often with on or that) to demand or urge: He insists on punctuality/obedience; She insisted on coming with me; He insisted that I should go.) heimta•- insistent
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