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  • 1 favour

    ['feivə] 1. noun
    1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) greiði
    2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) velvild
    3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) mismunun, hygli
    4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) (í) náð, velþóknun
    2. verb
    (to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) halda upp á, styðja
    - favourably
    - favourite     3. noun
    (a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) uppáhald
    - in favour of
    - in one's favour

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  • 2 curry favour

    ( with with) (to seek (a) favour by flattery: She's currying favour with the boss.) vinna sér hylli með fagurgala

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  • 3 swing

    [swiŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb
    1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) sveifla(st)
    2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) ganga léttur í spori
    3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) snúast á hæli; snúa
    2. noun
    1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) sveifla
    2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) sveifla
    3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) sveifla, sving
    4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) sveifla
    5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) róla
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    - swing bridge
    - swing door
    - be in full swing
    - get into the swing of things
    - get into the swing
    - go with a swing

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  • 4 grace

    [ɡreis] 1. noun
    1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) (yndis)þokki
    2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) sómakennd
    3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) borðbæn
    4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) (gjald)frestur
    5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) náð
    6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) náð
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    - gracefully
    - gracefulness
    - gracious     2. interjection
    (an exclamation of surprise.) hamingjan góða!
    - graciousness
    - with a good/bad grace
    - with good/bad grace

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  • 5 curry

    I 1. American - curries; noun
    ((an originally Indian dish of) meat, vegetables etc cooked with spices: chicken curry.) karríréttur
    2. verb
    (to cook in this way: Are you going to curry this meat?) krydda með karrí
    - curry powder II verb
    (to rub down or comb and clean (a horse).) kemba

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  • 6 mass

    I 1. [mæs] noun
    1) (a large lump or quantity, gathered together: a mass of concrete/people.) massi; hrúga; klumpur; fjöldi
    2) (a large quantity: I've masses of work / things to do.) ógrynni
    3) (the bulk, principal part or main body: The mass of people are in favour of peace.) meginhluti
    4) ((a) measure of the quantity of matter in an object: The mass of the rock is 500 kilos.) massi
    2. verb
    (to bring or come together in large numbers or quantities: The troops massed for an attack.) safnast saman
    3. adjective
    (of large quantities or numbers: mass murder; a mass meeting.) fjölda-
    - mass-produce
    - mass-production
    - the mass media     II [mæs] noun
    1) ((a) celebration, especially in the Roman Catholic church, of Christ's last meal (Last Supper) with his disciples: What time do you go to Mass?) messa
    2) (a setting to music of some of the words used in this service.) messa (tónverk)

    English-Icelandic dictionary > mass

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  • favour with — ˈfavour with [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they favour with he/she/it favours with present participle favouring with past tense favoured with …   Useful english dictionary

  • favour with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms favour with : present tense I/you/we/they favour with he/she/it favours with present participle favouring with past tense favoured with past participle favoured with mainly literary favour someone with… …   English dictionary

  • curry favour (with someone) — phrase to try to make someone like you or give you something Big tax cuts are often proposed to curry favour with voters. Thesaurus: to try hard to please or impress someonesynonym Main entry: curry …   Useful english dictionary

  • curry favour (with somebody) — curry ˈfavour (with sb) idiom (disapproving) to try to get sb to like or support you by praising or helping them a lot • He s always trying to curry favour with the boss. Main entry: ↑curryidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • favour — (US favor) ► NOUN 1) approval or liking. 2) an act of kindness beyond what is due or usual. 3) overgenerous preferential treatment. 4) (one s favours) dated a woman s consent to a man having sexual intercourse with her. 5) archaic a thing such as …   English terms dictionary

  • favour — fa|vour1 W2S1 BrE favor AmE [ˈfeıvə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(help)¦ 2¦(support/approval)¦ 3¦(popular/unpopular)¦ 4¦(advantage)¦ 5¦(choose something instead)¦ 6 do somebody/something no favours 7¦(unfair support)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • favour — 1 BrE, favor AmE noun 1 HELP (C) something that you do for someone in order to help them or be kind to them : ask a favour (of sb): Can I ask a favor of you? | do sb a favour: Could you do me a favour and turn off that light? | do sth as a favour …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • favour — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (BrE) (AmE favor) noun 1 sth that helps sb ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, huge ▪ little, small ▪ special …   Collocations dictionary

  • favour — [[t]fe͟ɪvə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ favours, favouring, favoured (in AM, use favor) 1) N UNCOUNT If you regard something or someone with favour, you like or support them. It remains to be seen if the show will still find favour with a 1990s audience... No one… …   English dictionary

  • favour — I UK [ˈfeɪvə(r)] / US [ˈfeɪvər] noun Word forms favour : singular favour plural favours *** 1) [countable] something that you do for someone in order to help them do someone a favour: Could you do me a favour? ask a favour of someone: Can I ask a …   English dictionary

  • favour*/*/ — [ˈfeɪvə] noun I 1) [C] something that you do for someone in order to help them Could you do me a favour?[/ex] He wouldn t take any money for his work: he insisted he was doing it as a favour.[/ex] 2) [U] support or admiration from people Nuclear… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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