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in+the+interest(s)+of+sb

  • 1 in the interest(s) of

    (in order to get, achieve, increase etc: The political march was banned in the interests of public safety.) vegna hagsmuna

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  • 2 in the interest(s) of

    (in order to get, achieve, increase etc: The political march was banned in the interests of public safety.) vegna hagsmuna

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  • 3 interest

    ['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun
    1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) áhugi
    2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) áhugamál
    3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) vextir
    4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) hlutur, hlutabréf
    5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) hagsmunahópur
    2. verb
    1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) vekja áhuga á
    2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) vekja áhuga
    - interesting
    - interestingly
    - in one's own interest
    - in one's interest
    - in the interests of
    - in the interest of
    - lose interest
    - take an interest

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  • 4 the man in the street

    (the ordinary, typical, average man: The man in the street often has little interest in politics.) hinn almenni borgari

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  • 5 the theatre

    1) (the profession of actors: He's in the theatre.) leikhúsið
    2) (drama: His special interest is the theatre.) leiklist

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  • 6 have at heart

    (to have a concern for or interest in: He has the interest of his workers at heart.) láta sér annt um

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  • 7 embellish

    [im'beliʃ]
    1) (to increase the interest of (a story etc) by adding (untrue) details: The soldier embellished the story of his escape.) skreyta, ÿkja
    2) (to make beautiful with ornaments etc: uniform embellished with gold braid.) skreyta

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  • 8 dividend

    ['dividend]
    (the interest paid on shares etc: a dividend of 2%.) arður

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  • 9 centre

    ['sentə] 1. noun
    1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) miðja; miðbær
    2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) miðstöð
    3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) aðal-, megin-
    2. verb
    1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) setja/færa í miðju, leggja áherslu á
    2) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) snúast um,

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  • 10 awaken

    1) (to awake: I was awakened by the song of the birds.) vekja
    2) (to start (a feeling of interest, guilt etc): His interest was awakened by the lecture.) vakna/vekja til meðvitundar

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  • 11 field

    [fi:ld] 1. noun
    1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) akur
    2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) völlur
    3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) svæði
    4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) (áhuga)svið
    5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) (sjón/segul)svið
    6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) (víg)völlur
    2. verb
    ((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) grípa og senda í höfn
    - fieldwork

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  • 12 line

    I 1. noun
    1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) lína; snúra, band
    2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) lína, strik
    3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) útlínur, lögun
    4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) hrukka
    5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) röð
    6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) stutt sendibréf, skilaboð
    7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) ætt, ættleggur
    8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) stefna
    9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) járnbraut, járnbrautarteinar
    10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) síma-/rafmagnslína; pípulagnir
    11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) ljóðlína, lína
    12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) skipafélag
    13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) (starfs)svið, áhugasvið
    14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) víglína; reiðubúnir fótgönguliðar við víglínu
    2. verb
    1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) raða sér meðfram
    2) (to mark with lines.) merkja með línu
    - linear - linesman
    - hard lines!
    - in line for
    - in
    - out of line with
    - line up
    - read between the lines
    II verb
    1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) klæða að innan
    2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) fóðra, klæða að innan

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  • 13 bank

    I 1. [bæŋk] noun
    1) (a mound or ridge (of earth etc): The child climbed the bank to pick flowers.) bakki; brekka
    2) (the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc: The river overflowed its banks.) árbakki, vatnsbakki
    3) (a raised area of sand under the sea: a sand-bank.) grynning
    2. verb
    1) ((often with up) to form into a bank or banks: The earth was banked up against the wall of the house.) hrúga upp
    2) (to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning: The plane banked steeply.) halla(st) í beygju
    II 1. [bæŋk] noun
    1) (a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest: He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today.) banki
    2) (a place for storing other valuable material: A blood bank.) birgðasafn/geymsla; blóðbanki
    2. verb
    (to put into a bank: He banks his wages every week.) setja í banka
    - bank book
    - banker's card
    - bank holiday
    - bank-note
    - bank on
    III [bæŋk] noun
    (a collection of rows (of instruments etc): The modern pilot has banks of instruments.) röð, samstæða

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  • 14 approach

    [ə'prəu ] 1. verb
    (to come near (to): The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.) nálgast
    2. noun
    1) (the act of coming near: The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman.) koma, það að e-ð nálgast
    2) (a road, path etc leading to a place: All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock.) aðkoma, aðkomuleið
    3) (an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc: They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets.) leita til; reyna við
    - approaching

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  • 15 lie

    I 1. noun
    (a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) lygi
    2. verb
    (to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) ljúga
    II present participle - lying; verb
    1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) liggja
    2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) liggja; vera staðsettur
    3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) liggja; haldast í tilteknu ástandi
    4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) liggja/vera fólgin í
    - lie down
    - lie in
    - lie in wait for
    - lie in wait
    - lie low
    - lie with
    - take lying down

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  • 16 passive

    ['pæsiv]
    1) (showing no interest, emotion etc, or not resisting an attack etc: The villagers showed passive resistance to the enemy) aðgerðalaus, óvirkur
    2) (of the form of the verb used when the subject receives the action of the verb: The boy was bitten by the dog.) í þolmynd
    - passiveness
    - passivity

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  • 17 lose

    [lu:z]
    past tense, past participle - lost; verb
    1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) missa
    2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) missa, glata, tapa
    3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) glata, tÿna
    4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) tapa, bíða ósigur
    5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) sóa tíma
    - loss
    - lost
    - at a loss
    - a bad
    - good loser
    - lose oneself in
    - lose one's memory
    - lose out
    - lost in
    - lost on

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  • 18 excite

    1) (to cause or rouse strong feelings of expectation, happiness etc in: The children were excited at the thought of the party.) æsa
    2) (to cause or rouse (feelings, emotions etc): The book did not excite my interest.) vekja
    - excitability
    - excited
    - excitedly
    - excitement
    - exciting

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  • 19 fancy

    ['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun
    1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) stundarhrifning; duttlungar
    2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) ímyndun, hugarflug
    3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) ímyndun, hugarburður
    2. adjective
    (decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) skreyttur; fínn og dÿr
    3. verb
    1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) langa í e-ð, geta hugsað sér
    2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) hugsa, halda
    3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) vera skotinn í, langa í, þrá
    - fancifully
    - fancy dress
    - take a fancy to
    - take one's fancy

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  • 20 revival

    1) (the act of reviving or state of being revived: the revival of the invalid / of our hopes.) endurlífgun; endurnÿjun
    2) ((a time of) new or increased interest in something: a religious revival.) endurvakning
    3) ((the act of producing) an old and almost forgotten play, show etc.) endursÿning

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