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  • 1 back

    [bæk] 1. noun
    1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) bak, hryggur
    2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) bak, hryggur
    3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) bakatil, bakhlið, aftari eða fjarlægari hluti
    4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) bakvörður
    2. adjective
    (of or at the back: the back door.) aftur-, bak-
    3. adverb
    1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) til baka, aftur
    2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) aftur, frá
    3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) aftur (í)
    4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) til baka, á móti
    5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) aftur (til)
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) bakka
    2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) styðja (við bakið á)
    3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) veðja (á)
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    - backbite
    - backbiting
    - backbone
    - backbreaking
    - backdate
    - backfire
    - background
    - backhand     5. adverb
    (using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) með bakhandarhöggi; með vinstrihallandi skrift
    - back-number
    - backpack
    - backpacking: go backpacking
    - backpacker
    - backside
    - backslash
    - backstroke
    - backup
    - backwash
    - backwater
    - backyard
    - back down
    - back of
    - back on to
    - back out
    - back up
    - have one's back to the wall
    - put someone's back up
    - take a back seat

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  • 2 back on to

    ((of a building etc) to have its back next to (something): My house backs on to the racecourse.) liggja að

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  • 3 hold back

    1) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) gefa ekki upp
    2) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) halda aftur af
    3) (to prevent from making progress: I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all morning.) hindra, tefja

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  • 4 pay back

    1) (to give back (to someone something that one has borrowed): I'll pay you back as soon as I can.) borga til baka
    2) (to punish: I'll pay you back for that!) borga til baka, hegna fyrir

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  • 5 take back

    1) (to make (someone) remember or think about (something): Meeting my old friends took me back to my childhood.) láta hverfa aftur í tíma
    2) (to admit that what one has said is not true: Take back what you said about my sister!) draga tilbaka

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  • 6 at/in the back of one's mind

    (being vaguely aware of something; deep inside: In the back of her mind she knew she couldn't trust him.)

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  • 7 give back

    (to return something: She gave me back the book that she borrowed last week.) skila

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  • 8 go back on

    (to fail to do (something one has promised to do): I never go back on my promises.) svíkja

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  • 9 relate

    [rə'leit] 1. verb
    1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) segja frá
    2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) tengja
    3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) að lynda/eiga samskipti við
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    - relation
    - relationship
    - relative     2. adjective
    1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) í samanburði við
    2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) tilvísunar-
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  • 10 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rúlla; strangi; spóla
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) rúnstykki, bolla
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) það að velta sér
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) veltingur
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) druna
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) húðfelling, (fitu)keppur
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) léttur, hraður trumbusláttur
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rúlla, velta
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rúlla, velta
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) vefja, vinda
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) velta (sér), snúa (sér) við
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) hnoða, rúlla
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) vefja inn í
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) fletja út
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) velta
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) drynja
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) ranghvolfa
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) aka, keyra
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) líða, berast mjúklega
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) líða
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    - rolling
    - roller-skate     3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) renna sér á rúlluskautum
    - roll in
    - roll up     II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) (nafna)listi

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  • 11 check

    [ ek] 1. verb
    1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) athuga
    2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) athuga, fara yfir, prófa
    3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) stöðva
    2. noun
    1) (an act of testing or checking.) prófun
    2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) hafa hemil á
    3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) skák
    4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) reitur, kafli
    5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) geymslumiði
    6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) reikningur
    7) ((American) a cheque.) ávísun, tékki
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    - checkbook
    - check-in
    - checkmate     3. verb
    (to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) máta
    - checkpoint
    - check-up
    - check in
    - check out
    - check up on
    - check up

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  • 12 hand

    [hænd] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) hönd
    2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) vísir
    3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) mannskapur, vinnumaður
    4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) aðstoð
    5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) hönd, spil á hendi
    6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) þverhönd, 4 þumlungar
    7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) rithönd
    2. verb
    (often with back, down, up etc)
    1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) rétta
    2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) skila, yfir til
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    - handbag
    - handbill
    - handbook
    - handbrake
    - handcuff
    - handcuffs
    - hand-lens
    - handmade
    - hand-operated
    - hand-out
    - hand-picked
    - handshake
    - handstand
    - handwriting
    - handwritten
    - at hand
    - at the hands of
    - be hand in glove with someone
    - be hand in glove
    - by hand
    - fall into the hands of someone
    - fall into the hands
    - force someone's hand
    - get one's hands on
    - give/lend a helping hand
    - hand down
    - hand in
    - hand in hand
    - hand on
    - hand out
    - hand-out
    - handout
    - hand over
    - hand over fist
    - hands down
    - hands off!
    - hands-on
    - hands up!
    - hand to hand
    - have a hand in something
    - have a hand in
    - have/get/gain the upper hand
    - hold hands with someone
    - hold hands
    - in good hands
    - in hand
    - in the hands of
    - keep one's hand in
    - off one's hands
    - on hand
    - on the one hand... on the other hand
    -... on the other hand
    - out of hand
    - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
    - shake hands with / shake someone's hand
    - a show of hands
    - take in hand
    - to hand

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  • 13 return

    [rə'tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) snúa/koma aftur
    2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) skila, setja aftur á sinn stað
    3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) snúa sér aftur að
    4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) endurgjalda, svara í sömu mynt
    5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) (endur)kjósa
    6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) kveða upp úrskurð
    7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) senda aftur, svara
    2. noun
    1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) endurkoma; heimkoma
    2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) miði sem gildir fram og tilbaka
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    - return match
    - return ticket
    - by return of post
    - by return
    - in return for
    - in return
    - many happy returns of the day
    - many happy returns

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  • 14 set

    [set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
    1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) setja, leggja
    2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) leggja á borð
    3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) ákveða, áætla
    4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) setja/leggja fyrir
    5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) koma af stað
    6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) setjast
    7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) harðna
    8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) stilla (á)
    9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) leggja hár
    10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) greypa, setja í umgjörð
    11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) setja beinbrot
    2. adjective
    1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) fastur, fyrirskipaður
    2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) staðráðinn
    3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) yfirlagður
    4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) stífur, stirðnaður
    5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) ósveigjanlegur
    6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) settur (e-u)
    3. noun
    1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) samstæða, sett
    2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) -tæki
    3) (a group of people: the musical set.) klíka, lið
    4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) lagning
    5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) leik-/sviðsmynd
    6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) sett, hrina
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    - setback
    - set phrase
    - set-square
    - setting-lotion
    - set-to
    - set-up
    - all set
    - set about
    - set someone against someone
    - set against someone
    - set someone against
    - set against
    - set aside
    - set back
    - set down
    - set in
    - set off
    - set something or someone on someone
    - set on someone
    - set something or someone on
    - set on
    - set out
    - set to
    - set up
    - set up camp
    - set up house
    - set up shop
    - set upon

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  • 15 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) halda (á/með/um)
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) halda (á)
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) halda (uppi/föstum)
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) halda, þola, standast
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) halda föngnum
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) taka, rúma
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) halda, efna til
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) halda sér, bera sig, vera hnarreistur
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) gegna (stöðu)
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) haldast, trúa; álíta
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gilda
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) láta standa við
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) verja
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) verjast
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) halda athygli
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) halda upp á, fagna
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) eiga
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) haldast, breytast ekki
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) bíða
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) halda (tóni)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) geyma
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hafa að geyma
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) tak, grip, hald
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) tak, vald, áhrif
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) tak, hald
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    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) vörulest

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  • 16 right

    1. adjective
    1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) hægri
    2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) réttur
    3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) (siðferðilega) réttur
    4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) viðeigandi
    2. noun
    1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) réttur, réttindi
    2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) sem hefur á réttu að standa
    3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) hægri-, hægrihandar
    4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) hægri-, hægrisinnaður
    3. adverb
    1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) nákvæmlega
    2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) strax
    3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) rétt (við), beint
    4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) alveg, gjörsamlega
    5) (to the right: Turn right.) til hægri
    6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) rétt, vel
    4. verb
    1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) rétta við/af; komast á réttan kjöl
    2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) bæta úr
    5. interjection
    (I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') allt í lagi; skal gert
    - righteously
    - righteousness
    - rightful
    - rightfully
    - rightly
    - rightness
    - righto
    - right-oh
    - rights
    - right angle
    - right-angled
    - right-hand
    - right-handed
    - right wing     6. adjective
    ((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) hægrisinnaður
    - by rights
    - by right
    - get
    - keep on the right side of
    - get right
    - go right
    - not in one's right mind
    - not quite right in the head
    - not right in the head
    - put right
    - put/set to rights
    - right away
    - right-hand man
    - right now
    - right of way
    - serve right

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  • 17 drag

    [dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb
    1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) draga, toga
    2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) draga, mjaka
    3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) dragast eftir jörðu
    4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) slæða
    5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) silast áfram; líða hægt
    2. noun
    1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) hindrun, dragbítur
    2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) draga að sér
    3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) leiðindapúki, leiðinlegur starfi/staður
    4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) klæðnaður klæðskiptinga

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  • 18 stick

    I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
    1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) stinga, reka
    2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) stinga(st)
    3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) festa, líma
    4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) festast
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    - sticky
    - stickily
    - stickiness
    - sticking-plaster
    - stick-in-the-mud
    - come to a sticky end
    - stick at
    - stick by
    - stick it out
    - stick out
    - stick one's neck out
    - stick to/with
    - stick together
    - stick up for     II [stik] noun
    1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) spÿta, kvistur, sprek
    2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) (göngu)stafur; kylfa
    3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) stöngull
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    - get hold of the wrong end of the stick
    - get the wrong end of the stick

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  • 19 claim

    [kleim] 1. verb
    1) (to say that something is a fact: He claims to be the best runner in the class.) fullyrða
    2) (to demand as a right: You must claim your money back if the goods are damaged.) krefjast, gera kröfu til
    3) (to state that one is the owner of: Does anyone claim this book?) þykjast eiga, gera tilkall til
    2. noun
    1) (a statement (that something is a fact): Her claim that she was the millionaire's daughter was disproved.) fullyrðing, staðhæfing
    2) ((a demand for) a payment of compensation etc: a claim for damages against her employer.) krafa
    3) (a demand for something which (one says) one owns or has a right to: a rightful claim to the money.) gera tilkall til
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  • 20 squeeze

    [skwi:z] 1. verb
    1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) kreista
    2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) troða(st)
    3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) kreista
    2. noun
    1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) kreisting; knús
    2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) þrengsli
    3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) nokkrir dropar af
    4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) kreppa, samdráttur
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    - squeeze up

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