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81 reclaim
[ri'kleim]1) (to ask for (something one owns which has been lost, stolen etc and found by someone else): A wallet has been found and can be reclaimed at the manager's office.) endurheimta2) (to make (wasteland) fit for use; to get back (land) from under the sea etc by draining etc.) gera nÿtanlegan• -
82 registry
plural - registries; noun (an office or place where registers are kept.) skráningarstofa -
83 revolution
[revə'lu:ʃən] 1. noun1) ((the act of making) a successful, violent attempt to change or remove a government etc: the American Revolution.) bylting2) (a complete change in ideas, methods etc: There's been a complete revolution in the way things are done in this office.) umbylting3) (a complete circle or turn round a central point, axis etc (eg as made by a record turning on a record-player, or the Earth moving on its axis or round the Sun).) snúningur•2. noun(a person who takes part in, or is in favour of, (a) revolution.) byltingarmaður- revolutionise -
84 rise
1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) rísa, hækka, stíga, lyftast2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) stíga, lyftast; hefja sig til flugs3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) fara á fætur4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) standa upp5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) rísa6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) rísa, hækka7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) rísa upp gegn8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) hækka í tign9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) eiga upptök sín10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) magnast, aukast11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) rísa/byggjast upp12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) rísa upp frá dauðum2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) hækkun, aukning2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) hækkun3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) hæð, hóll4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) uppgangur•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) rísandi, upprennandi- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion -
85 savings account
(an account in a bank or post office on which interest is paid.) sparisjóðsreikningur -
86 second etc place
(expressions used to show steps in an argument, explanation etc: He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.) í fyrsta (öðru o.s.frv.) lagi -
87 sedentary
['sedntəri]((of a job, way of living etc) requiring or involving much sitting and little exercise: a sedentary job in a tax office.) kyrrsetu- -
88 set down
((of a bus etc) to stop and let (passengers) out: The bus set us down outside the post-office.) hleypa út -
89 soldier on
(to keep going despite difficulties etc: There have been several power-cuts in the office, but we are trying to soldier on (despite them).) halda ótrauður áfram -
90 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) sjá af2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) hafa (ekki) efni á3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) þyrma, sÿna miskunn4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) hlífa5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) vera spar á6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) hlífa við2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) auka-2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) umfram-, frí-3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) varahlutur2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) varadekk•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare -
91 standard
['stændəd] 1. noun1) (something used as a basis of measurement: The kilogram is the international standard of weight.) staðall2) (a basis for judging quality, or a level of excellence aimed at, required or achieved: You can't judge an amateur artist's work by the same standards as you would judge that of a trained artist; high standards of behaviour; His performance did not reach the required standard.) viðmiðun3) (a flag or carved figure etc fixed to a pole and carried eg at the front of an army going into battle.) gunnfáni, veifa2. adjective((accepted as) normal or usual; The Post Office likes the public to use a standard size of envelope.) staðlaður- standardise
- standardization
- standardisation
- standard-bearer
- be up to / below standard
- standard of living -
92 station
['steiʃən] 1. noun1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) (rútu-/lestar)-stöð2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) (slökkviliðs-/útvarps-/her)-stöð3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) (varð)staða2. verb(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) staðsetja -
93 stay
[stei] 1. verb1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) dvelja, vera kyrr2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) halda kyrru fyrir; haldast (uppi); vera (kyrr/til frambúðar)2. noun(a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) dvöl- stay in
- stay out
- stay put
- stay up -
94 stay behind
(to remain in a place after others have left it: They all left the office at five o'clock, but he stayed behind to finish some work.) vera eftir -
95 store
[sto:] 1. noun1) (a supply of eg goods from which things are taken when required: They took a store of dried and canned food on the expedition; The quartermaster is the officer in charge of stores.) birgðir2) (a (large) collected amount or quantity: He has a store of interesting facts in his head.) bÿsn3) (a place where a supply of goods etc is kept; a storehouse or storeroom: It's in the store(s).) lager, birgðageymsla4) (a shop: The post office here is also the village store; a department store.) búð, verslun2. verb1) (to put into a place for keeping: We stored our furniture in the attic while the tenants used our house.) geyma, setja í geymslu2) (to stock (a place etc) with goods etc: The museum is stored with interesting exhibits.) vera fullur af•- storage- storehouse
- storeroom
- in store
- set great store by
- set store by
- store up -
96 stranger
1) (a person who is unknown to oneself: I've met her once before, so she's not a complete stranger (to me).) ókunnugur maður2) (a visitor: I can't tell you where the post office is - I'm a stranger here myself.) aðkomumaður -
97 swear in
(to introduce (a person) into a post or office formally, by making him swear an oath: The new Governor is being sworn in next week.) sverja (e-n) í embætti -
98 switchboard
noun (a board with many switches for controlling electric currents etc, or for making connections by telephone, eg within a large office etc.) skiptiborð -
99 take sides
(to choose to support a particular opinion, group etc against another: Everybody in the office took sides in the dispute.) taka afstöðu -
100 term
[tə:m] 1. noun1) (a (usually limited) period of time: a term of imprisonment; a term of office.) afmarkað tímabil2) (a division of a school or university year: the autumn term.) námsönn3) (a word or expression: Myopia is a medical term for short-sightedness.) fræðiheiti, fagorð•- terms2. verb(to name or call: That kind of painting is termed `abstract'.) kallað, nefna- in terms of
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