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21 come
1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) koma2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) koma, nálgast3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) koma, vera4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) fara að5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) komast að6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) verður samanlagt2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) láttu ekki svona! heyrðu nú!- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come -
22 compose
[kəm'pəuz]1) (to form by putting parts together: A word is composed of several letters.) setja saman2) (to write (eg music, poetry etc): Mozart began to compose when he was six years old.) semja3) (to control (oneself) after being upset.) róa sig, stilla sig•- composed- composer
- composition
- composure -
23 correspondence
1) (agreement; similarity or likeness.) samþykki; samræmi2) ((communication by) letters: I must deal with that (big pile of) correspondence.) bréfaskipti; bréf -
24 correspondent
1) (a person with whom one exchanges letters: He has correspondents all over the world.) sá sem staðið er í bréfaskiptum við2) (a person who contributes news to a newspaper etc: He's foreign correspondent for `The Times'.) fréttaritari -
25 cross
[kros] I adjective(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) reiður- crosslyII 1. plural - crosses; noun1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) kross2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) kross3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) kross4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) kross5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) kynblanda6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) kross7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) kross2. verb1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) fara yfir2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) krossleggja3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) skerast4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) farast á mis5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) setja þverstrik í6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) strika7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) kynblanda, krossvíxla8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) vinna gegn; svíkja•- cross-- crossing
- crossbow
- cross-breed
- cross-bred
- crosscheck 3. noun(the act of crosschecking.)- cross-country skiing
- cross-examine
- cross-examination
- cross-eyed
- cross-fire
- at cross-purposes
- cross-refer
- cross-reference
- crossroads
- cross-section
- crossword puzzle
- crossword
- cross one's fingers
- cross out -
26 cursive
['kə:siv]((of handwriting) with letters joined.) samfelldur -
27 deliver
[di'livə]1) (to give or hand over (something) to the person for whom it is intended: The postman delivers letters.) afhenda; bera út2) (to give: He delivered a long speech.) flytja í mæltu máli3) (to assist (a woman) at the birth of (a child): The doctor delivered the twins safely.) taka á móti•- delivery -
28 delivery
plural - deliveries; noun1) ((an act of) handing over (letters, parcels etc): There are two parcel deliveries a week.) útburður2) (the process of the birth of a child: the delivery of the twins.) barnsfæðing -
29 desk
[desk](a piece of furniture, often like a table, for sitting at while writing, reading etc: She kept the pile of letters in a drawer in her desk.) skrifborð -
30 dictate
[dik'teit, ]( American[) 'dikteit]1) (to say or read out (something) for someone else to write down: He always dictates his letters (to his secretary).) stíla; lesa fyrir2) (to state officially or with authority: He dictated the terms of our offer.) mæla fyrir um3) (to give orders to; to command: I certainly won't be dictated to by you (= I won't do as you say).) gefa fyrirmæli•- dictator
- dictatorship -
31 dispatch
[di'spæ ] 1. verb1) (to send off: He dispatched several letters asking for financial help.) senda út2) (to finish off or deal with quickly: She dispatched several pieces of business within the hour.) afgreiða2. noun1) (a written official report: a dispatch from the commanding officer.) tilkynning2) (an act of sending away.) sending3) (haste.) flÿtir• -
32 dyslexia
[dis'leksiə](a difficulty with reading or writing that some people have because they are unable to see words as meaningful shapes or the differences between letters.)- dyslexic -
33 employ
[im'ploi]1) (to give (especially paid) work to: He employs three typists; She is employed as a teacher.) ráða til starfa2) (to occupy the time or attention of: She was busily employed (in) writing letters.) vera upptekinn3) (to make use of: You should employ your time better.) nota•- employed- employee
- employee
- employer
- employment -
34 engrave
[in'ɡreiv]1) (to cut (letters or designs) on stone, wood, metal etc: They engraved his initials on the silver cup.) grafa, rista2) (to decorate (metal etc) in this way: He engraved the silver cup.) grafa á, rista á•- engraver -
35 formula
['fo:mjulə]plurals - formulae; noun1) (an arrangement of signs or letters used in chemistry, arithmetic etc to express an idea briefly: the formula for water is H2O.) (efna)formúla2) (a recipe or set of instructions for making something: The shampoo was made to a new formula.) uppskrift -
36 forward
['fo:wəd] 1. adjective1) (moving on; advancing: a forward movement.) áfram2) (at or near the front: The forward part of a ship is called the `bows'.) fram-2. adverb1) ((also forwards) moving towards the front: A pendulum swings backward(s) and forward(s).) fram2) (to a later time: from this time forward.) fram í tímann, héðan í frá3. noun((in certain team games, eg football, hockey) a player in a forward position.) sóknarmaður, framvörður4. verb(to send (letters etc) on to another address: I have asked the post office to forward my mail.) senda áfram -
37 get down to
(to begin working seriously at or on: I must get down to some letters!) drífa sig í að gera e-ð, koma sér að verki -
38 headline
noun (the words written in large letters at the top of newspaper articles: I never read a paper in detail - I just glance at the headlines.) fyrirsögn -
39 jumble
1. verb((often with up or together) to mix or throw together without order: In this puzzle, the letters of all the words have been jumbled (up); His shoes and clothes were all jumbled (together) in the cupboard.) rugla, hrúga saman2. noun1) (a confused mixture: He found an untidy jumble of things in the drawer.) hrærigrautur, benda2) (unwanted possessions suitable for a jumble sale: Have you any jumble to spare?) skran, dót á skransölu• -
40 letter
['letə]1) (a mark expressing a sound: the letters of the alphabet.) stafur2) (a written message, especially sent by post in an envelope: She slowly took the letter from its envelope; Did you post my letter?) (sendi)bréf•- letterbox
- letterhead
- to the letter
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