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  • 1 crack a book

    ((slang) to open a book in order to read or study: He always gets high marks in his exams although he hardly cracks a textbook.)

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  • 2 reference book

    (a book which is not usually read from beginning to end but which is consulted occasionally for information, eg a dictionary or encyclopaedia.) uppsláttarrit

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  • 3 most

    [məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective
    1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) mest; flestir
    2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) flestir; mest
    2. adverb
    1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) mest
    2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) mest
    3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) mjög, ákaflega
    4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) næstum
    3. pronoun
    1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mest, flestir
    2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) mestan part; flestir
    - at the most
    - at most
    - for the most part
    - make the most of something
    - make the most of

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  • 4 dip into

    1) (to withdraw amounts from (a supply, eg of money): I've been dipping into my savings recently.) taka út
    2) (to look briefly at (a book) or to study (a subject) in a casual manner: I've dipped into his book on Shakespeare, but I haven't read it right through.) glugga í

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  • 5 get

    [ɡet]
    past tense - got; verb
    1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.)
    2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) ná, í sækja
    3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) ná (til), koma, komast
    4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) koma (e-m) í (e-ð)
    5) (to become: You're getting old.) verða
    6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) fá til, telja á
    7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) koma
    8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) takast e-ð
    9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.)
    10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) ná í, handtaka
    11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) skilja
    - get-together
    - get-up
    - be getting on for
    - get about
    - get across
    - get after
    - get ahead
    - get along
    - get around
    - get around to
    - get at
    - get away
    - get away with
    - get back
    - get by
    - get down
    - get down to
    - get in
    - get into
    - get nowhere
    - get off
    - get on
    - get on at
    - get out
    - get out of
    - get over
    - get round
    - get around to
    - get round to
    - get there
    - get through
    - get together
    - get up
    - get up to

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  • 6 print

    [print] 1. noun
    1) (a mark made by pressure: a footprint; a fingerprint.) far, mark
    2) (printed lettering: I can't read the print in this book.) prentletur
    3) (a photograph made from a negative: I entered three prints for the photographic competition.) framkölluð mynd, (prufu)lappi
    4) (a printed reproduction of a painting or drawing.) eftirprentun
    2. verb
    1) (to mark (letters etc) on paper (by using a printing press etc): The invitations will be printed on white paper.) prenta
    2) (to publish (a book, article etc) in printed form: His new novel will be printed next month.) gefa út
    3) (to produce (a photographic image) on paper: He develops and prints his own photographs.) framkalla
    4) (to mark designs on (cloth etc): When the cloth has been woven, it is dyed and printed.) þrykkja
    5) (to write, using capital letters: Please print your name and address.) nota prentstafi
    - printing
    - printing-press
    - print-out
    - in / out of print

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  • 7 write

    past tense - wrote; verb
    1) (to draw (letters or other forms of script) on a surface, especially with a pen or pencil on paper: They wrote their names on a sheet of paper; The child has learned to read and write; Please write in ink.) skrifa
    2) (to compose the text of (a book, poem etc): She wrote a book on prehistoric monsters.) skrifa
    3) (to compose a letter (and send it): He has written a letter to me about this matter; I'll write you a long letter about my holiday; I wrote to you last week.) skrifa
    - writing
    - writings
    - written
    - writing-paper
    - write down
    - write out

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  • 8 already

    [o:l'redi]
    1) (before a particular time; previously: I had already gone when Tom arrived; I don't want that book - I've read it already.) (nú) þegar
    2) (before the expected time: Are you leaving already?; He hasn't gone already, has he?) (nú) þegar, strax

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  • 9 as to

    (as far as (something) is concerned; with regard to: I'm willing to read his book, but as to publishing it, that's a different matter.) hvað varðar, að því er við kemur

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  • 10 easily

    1) (without difficulty: She won the race easily.) auðveldlega
    2) (by far: This is easily the best book I've read this year.) tvímælalaust
    3) (very probably: It may easily rain tomorrow.) mjög sennilega

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  • 11 good

    [ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective
    1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) góður
    2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) góður, réttur
    3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) góður
    4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) góður
    5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) góður
    6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) góður, hollur
    7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) í góðu skapi
    8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) góður
    9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) góður, umtalsverður
    10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) góður, hæfur
    11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) góður
    12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) góður, skynsamlegur
    13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) góður, lofsamlegur
    14) (thorough: a good clean.) ítarlegur, góður
    15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) vel
    2. noun
    1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) hagur, þága
    2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) hið góða
    3. interjection
    (an expression of approval, gladness etc.) gott!
    4. interjection
    ((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) hamingjan sanna
    - goody
    - goodbye
    - good-day
    - good evening
    - good-for-nothing
    - good humour
    - good-humoured
    - good-humouredly
    - good-looking
    - good morning
    - good afternoon
    - good-day
    - good evening
    - good night
    - good-natured
    - goodwill
    - good will
    - good works
    - as good as
    - be as good as one's word
    - be up to no good
    - deliver the goods
    - for good
    - for goodness' sake
    - good for
    - good for you
    - him
    - Good Friday
    - good gracious
    - good heavens
    - goodness gracious
    - goodness me
    - good old
    - make good
    - no good
    - put in a good word for
    - take something in good part
    - take in good part
    - thank goodness
    - to the good

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  • 12 lectern

    ['lektən]
    (a stand for holding a book etc to be read from, especially for a lecture or in a church.) lektari, lesborð

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  • 13 long

    I 1. [loŋ] adjective
    1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) langur
    2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) langur
    3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) langur, á lengd
    4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) langur, lengi
    5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) langur
    2. adverb
    1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) löngu
    2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) lengi
    - long-distance
    - long-drawn-out
    - longhand
    - long house
    - long jump
    - long-playing record
    - long-range
    - long-sighted
    - long-sightedness
    - long-suffering
    - long-winded
    - as long as / so long as
    - before very long
    - before long
    - in the long run
    - the long and the short of it
    - no longer
    - so long!
    II [loŋ] verb
    ((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) þrá, dauðlanga
    - longingly

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  • 14 portion

    ['po:ʃən]
    1) (a part: Read this portion of the book.) hluti, partur
    2) (a share: Her portion of the money amounted to $200.) hluti, partur
    3) (an amount of food usually for one person: a portion of salad.) skammtur

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  • 15 properly

    1) (correctly or rightly: She can't pronounce his name properly.) rétt, á réttan hátt
    2) (completely or thoroughly: I didn't have time to read the book properly.) almennilega

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  • 16 put (someone) in mind of

    (to remind (someone) of: This place puts me in mind of a book I once read.) minna (e-n) á

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  • 17 put (someone) in mind of

    (to remind (someone) of: This place puts me in mind of a book I once read.) minna (e-n) á

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  • 18 reading-

    1) (for the purpose of reading: reading-glasses; a reading-room in a library.) les-, lestrar-
    2) (for learning to read: a reading-book.) les-, lestrar-

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  • 19 sitting

    noun (a period of continuous action, meeting etc: I read the whole book at one sitting; The committee were prepared for a lengthy sitting.) lota, törn

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  • 20 skim

    [skim]
    past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb
    1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) fleyta ofan af
    2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) renna yfir
    3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) hlaupa (lauslega) yfir
    - skimmed milk

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См. также в других словарях:

  • read someone like a book — phrase to be able to understand easily what someone is thinking or feeling I know what you’re thinking – I can read you like a book. Thesaurus: to understand someone s character or thinkingsynonym Main entry: book * * * understand someone s… …   Useful english dictionary

  • read someone like a book — read (someone) like a book if you can read someone like a book, you know exactly what they are feeling or thinking without having to ask. You re bored, aren t you? I can read you like a book …   New idioms dictionary

  • read somebody like a book — ˌread sb like a ˈbook idiom to understand easily what sb is thinking or feeling Main entry: ↑readidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • read one like a book — {v. phr.}, {informal} To understand someone completely; know what he will think or do at any time. * /John s girlfriend could read him like a book./ Compare: READ ONE S MIND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • read one like a book — {v. phr.}, {informal} To understand someone completely; know what he will think or do at any time. * /John s girlfriend could read him like a book./ Compare: READ ONE S MIND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • read\ one\ like\ a\ book — v. phr. informal To understand someone completely; know what he will think or do at any time. John s girlfriend could read him like a book. Compare: read one s mind …   Словарь американских идиом

  • read someone like a book — to be able to understand easily what someone is thinking or feeling I know what you re thinking – I can read you like a book …   English dictionary

  • read like a book — read (someone) like a book if you can read someone like a book, you know exactly what they are feeling or thinking without having to ask. You re bored, aren t you? I can read you like a book …   New idioms dictionary

  • read like a book — read (someone) like a book : to easily understand the true thoughts and feelings of (someone) by looking at how that person acts or behaves My mom always knows when I m lying. She can read me like a book. • • • Main Entry: ↑read …   Useful english dictionary

  • read — read1 W1S1 [ri:d] v past tense and past participle read [red] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(words/books)¦ 2¦(find information)¦ 3¦(read and speak)¦ 4¦(music/maps etc)¦ 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(understand something in a particular way)¦ 7¦(have words on)¦ 8¦(style of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • read — read1 [ rid ] (past tense and past participle read [ red ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 understand words ▸ 2 understand symbols ▸ 3 interpret meaning ▸ 4 know what someone thinks ▸ 5 have words/number ▸ 6 be written particular way ▸ 7 hear someone on radio ▸ + …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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