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1 boom
I 1. [bu:m] noun(a sudden increase in a business etc: a boom in the sales of TV sets.) uppsveifla, skyndileg aukning2. verb(to increase suddenly (and profitably): Business is booming this week.) vera í uppgangiII 1. [bu:m] verb((often with out) to make a hollow sound, like a large drum or gun: His voice boomed out over the loudspeaker.) drynja2. noun(such a sound.) druna -
2 gain
[ɡein] 1. verb1) (to obtain: He quickly gained experience.) öðlast2) ((often with by or from) to get (something good) by doing something: What have I to gain by staying here?) hagnast; græða3) (to have an increase in (something): He gained strength after his illness.) öðlast; ná; fá4) ((of a clock or watch) to go too fast: This clock gains (four minutes a day).) flÿta sér2. noun1) (an increase (in weight etc): a gain of one kilo.) aukning, vöxtur2) (profits, advantage, wealth etc: His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.) hagnaður; hagur; gróði•- gain on -
3 spiral
1. adjective1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) spíral-, hring2) (winding round and round, usually tapering to a point: a spiral shell.) spíral-2. noun1) (an increase or decrease, or rise or fall, becoming more and more rapid (eg in prices).) skrúfugangur2) (a spiral line or object: A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.) spírall3. verb(to go or move in a spiral, especially to increase more and more rapidly: Prices have spiralled in the last six months.) hreyfa(st) í spíral, skrúfast upp- spirally -
4 add
[æd]1) ((often with to) to put (one thing) to or with (another): He added water to his whisky.) bæta við2) ((often with to, together, up) to find the total of (various numbers): Add these figures together; Add 124 to 356; He added up the figures.) leggja saman3) (to say something extra: He explained, and added that he was sorry.) bæta við4) ((with to) to increase: His illness had added to their difficulties.) auka•- addition- additional -
5 rate
[reit] 1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) tíðni, hlutfall, prósenta2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) hlutfall, prósenta3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) hraði4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) taxti5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) skattur2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) meta- rating- at this
- at that rate
- rate of exchange -
6 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, ÿkja2) (to make beautiful with ornaments etc: uniform embellished with gold braid.) skreyta• -
7 fan
I 1. [fæn] noun1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.)2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.)2. verb1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.)2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.)II [fæn] noun(an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) aðdáandi -
8 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) mál; málband; mæliglas; vog2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) mælieining3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mælikerfi4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) aðgerð, ráðstöfun5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) e-ð að vissu marki6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.)2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) mæla2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) mæla3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) bera saman við4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) mælast, vera (á stærð)•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up -
9 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) lyfta2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) hækka3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) rækta4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) ala upp5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) bera upp, leggja fram6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) safna (saman)7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) valda8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) þyrla upp9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) reisa, byggja10) (to give (a shout etc).) reka upp11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) ná sambandi2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) (launa)hækkun- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits -
10 wave
[weiv] 1. noun1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) bylgja, alda, bára2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) bylgja3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) liður, krulla4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) (glæpa)alda, bylgja5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) vink, veif2. verb1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) blakta2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) liða(st)3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) veifa, vinka•- wavy- waviness
- waveband
- wave
- wavelength
- wave aside -
11 wax
I 1. [wæks] noun1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) (bÿflugna)vax2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) eyrnamergur3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) gljávax, bón4) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) kertavax5) (sealing-wax.) innsiglunarvax2. verb(to smear, polish or rub with wax.) vaxbera, bóna- waxed- waxen
- waxy
- waxwork
- waxworks II [wæks] verb1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) vaxa, aukast, stækka2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) vaxa, aukast, stækka
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