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1 say
[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) segja2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) segja3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) segja, fara með4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) segja til um2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) það að hafa rétt/tækifæri til að segja skoðun sína- saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say -
2 prompt
I [prompt] adjective(acting, or happening, without delay or punctually: a prompt reply; I'm surprised that she's late. She's usually so prompt.) skjótur; stundvís- promptly- promptness
- at one/two o'clock prompt II [prompt] verb1) (to persuade to do something: What prompted you to say that?) knÿja til2) (to remind (especially an actor) of the words that he is to say: Several actors forgot their words and had to be prompted.) hvísla, gefa stikkorð•- prompter -
3 add
[æd]1) ((often with to) to put (one thing) to or with (another): He added water to his whisky.) bæta við2) ((often with to, together, up) to find the total of (various numbers): Add these figures together; Add 124 to 356; He added up the figures.) leggja saman3) (to say something extra: He explained, and added that he was sorry.) bæta við4) ((with to) to increase: His illness had added to their difficulties.) auka•- addition- additional -
4 allege
[ə'le‹](to say, especially in making a legal statement, without giving proof: He alleged that I had been with the accused on the night of the murder.) staðhæfa -
5 assert
[ə'sə:t]1) (to say definitely: She asserted that she had not borrowed his book.) staðhæfa2) (to insist on: He should assert his independence.) standa fast á, halda fast fram•- assertive
- assert oneself -
6 call
[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) kalla, nefna2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) kalla, álíta3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) kalla4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) boða, kalla fyrir5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) heimsækja, koma við6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) hringja7) ((in card games) to bid.) segja, bjóða2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) kall, (upp)hrópun2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) fuglasöngur3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) heimsókn4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) upphringing5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) (á)köllun6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) eftirspurn7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) tilefni, ástæða•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call -
7 describe
1) (to give an account of in words; to tell in words what something or someone is like: He described what had happened; Would you describe her as beautiful?) lÿsa2) (to say that one is something: He describes himself as a salesman.) segjast vera; lÿsa sjálfum sér sem• -
8 gall
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9 in as much as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) þar eð -
10 inasmuch as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) þar eð -
11 informant
noun (someone who tells or informs: He passed on the news to us, but would not say who his informant had been.) heimildamaður, uppljóstrari -
12 lapse
[læps] 1. verb1) (to cease to exist, often because of lack of effort: His insurance policy had lapsed and was not renewed.) falla niður2) (to slip, fall, be reduced: As he could think of nothing more to say, he lapsed into silence; I'm afraid our standards of tidiness have lapsed.) hrasa; hrörna; fara aftur2. noun1) (a mistake or failure (in behaviour, memory etc): a lapse of memory.) glappaskot, mistök; misminni2) (a passing away (of time): I saw him again after a lapse of five years.) eftir visst langan tíma; hlé -
13 lines
noun plural (the words an actor has to say: He had difficulty remembering his lines.) texti í leikriti -
14 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) lifa2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) lifa (af)3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) búa, dvelja4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) lifa, búa við5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) lifa á, hafa lífsviðurværi af•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) lifibrauð, lífsviðurværi- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) lifandi2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) í beinni útsendingu3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) virkur4) (burning: a live coal.) glóandi2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) í beinni útsendingu- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire -
15 notice
['nəutis] 1. noun1) (a written or printed statement to announce something publicly: He stuck a notice on the door, saying that he had gone home; They put a notice in the paper announcing the birth of their daughter.) tilkynning2) (attention: His skill attracted their notice; I'll bring the problem to his notice as soon as possible.) athygli3) (warning given especially before leaving a job or dismissing someone: Her employer gave her a month's notice; The cook gave in her notice; Please give notice of your intentions.) uppsögn; uppsagnarfrestur2. verb(to see, observe, or keep in one's mind: I noticed a book on the table; He noticed her leave the room; Did he say that? I didn't notice.) taka eftir- noticeably
- noticed
- notice-board
- at short notice
- take notice of -
16 put one's foot in it
(to say or do something stupid: I really put my foot in it when I asked about his wife - she had just run away with his friend!) hlaupa á sig, verða sér til skammar -
17 rather
1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) fremur, frekar2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) frekar, fremur3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) fremur/heldur/frekar en -
18 reply
1. verb(to answer: `I don't know,' he replied; Should I reply to his letter?; She replied that she had never seen the man before; She replied by shrugging her shoulders.) svara2. noun1) (an answer: `I don't know,' was his reply; I'll write a reply to his letter.) svar2) (the act of answering: What did he say in reply (to your question)?) svar -
19 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) svo/mjög (mikið)2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) þannig, svo, svona3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) það4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) sömuleiðis, líka5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') það gerði ég/ætla ég raunar2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) þess vegna- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak -
20 strange
[strein‹]1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) ókunnugur, framandi2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) undarlegur, skrÿtinn•- strangeness
- stranger
- strange to say/tell/relate
- strangely enough
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- 2
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