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1 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) tengja2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) tengja, sameina3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) gerast meðlimur, ganga í4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) sameinast; slást í hóp með5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) slást í hóp með2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) samskeyti- join hands
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2 recruit
[rə'kru:t] 1. noun1) (a person who has (just) joined the army, air force etc.) nÿliði2) (a person who has (just) joined a society, group etc: Our party needs new recruits before the next election.) nÿr meðlimur2. verb(to cause to join the army, a society etc: We must recruit more troops; Can't you recruit more members to the music society?) fá nÿja meðlimi -
3 united
1) (joined into a political whole: the United States of America.) sameinaður2) (joined together by love, friendship etc: They're a very united pair/family.) samrÿmdur, samtaka3) (made as a result of several people etc working together for a common purpose: Let us make a united effort to make our business successful.) sameiginlegur -
4 adjoin
[ə'‹oin](to be next to or joined to: His house adjoins the hotel.) liggja að/saman, tengjast -
5 affiliated
[ə'filieitid](connected with or joined to (a larger group etc) as a member: an affiliated branch of the union.) tengdur -
6 associate
1. [ə'səusieit] verb1) (to connect in the mind: He always associated the smell of tobacco with his father.) tengja2) ((usually with with) to join (with someone) in friendship or work: They don't usually associate (with each other) after office hours.) umgangast2. [-et] adjective1) (having a lower position or rank: an associate professor.) aðstoðar-2) (joined or connected: associate organizations.) tengdur, auka-3. noun(a colleague or partner; a companion.) félagi; samstarfsmaður- in association with -
7 chorus
['ko:rəs] 1. plural - choruses; noun1) (a group of singers: the festival chorus.) kór, söngflokkur2) (a group of singers and dancers in a musical show.) söngflokkur3) (part of a song repeated after each verse: The audience joined in the chorus.) viðlag4) (something said or shouted by a number of people together: He was greeted by a chorus of cheers.) samtaka hróp2. verb(to sing or say together: The children chorused `Goodbye, Miss Smith'.) láta til sín heyra í einum kór -
8 clam
[klæm](a shellfish with two shells joined together, used as food.) skelfiskur -
9 commonwealth
['komənwelƟ](an association of states who have joined together for their common good: the Commonwealth of Australia.) samveldi -
10 company
plural - companies; noun1) (a number of people joined together for a (commercial) purpose: a glass-manufacturing company.) fyrirtæki2) (guests: I'm expecting company tonight.) gestur3) (companionship: I was grateful for her company; She's always good company.) félagsskapur4) (a group of companions: He got into bad company.) félagsskapur5) (a large group of soldiers, especially part of an infantry battalion.) undirfylki•- keep someone company- keep company
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11 connect
[kə'nekt]1) (to join or be joined in some way; to tie or fasten or link together: He connected the radio to the mains; This road connects the two farms; a connecting link; This telephone line connects with the President.) tengja2) (to associate in the mind: People tend to connect money with happiness.) setja í samband• -
12 continuous
adjective (joined together, or going on, without interruption: a continuous series; continuous rain; continuous movement.) samfelldur -
13 cufflinks
noun plural (two ornamental buttons etc joined by a small bar, chain etc used to fasten a shirt cuff.) ermahnappur -
14 cursive
['kə:siv]((of handwriting) with letters joined.) samfelldur -
15 endless
1) (going on for ever or for a very long time: endless arguments.) endalaus; óendanlegur2) (continuous, because of having the two ends joined: an endless chain.) endalaus, samfelldur -
16 federal
['fedərəl]((of a government or group of states) joined together, usually for national and external affairs only: the federal government of the United States of America.) sambands-, bandalags-- federation -
17 federated
[-rei-]adjective (joined by a treaty, agreement etc.) sameinaður, sem eru í bandalagi -
18 federation
noun (people, societies, unions, states etc joined together for a common purpose: the International Federation of Actors.) (ríkja)samband -
19 follow in someone's footsteps
(to do the same as someone has done before one: When he joined the police force he was following in his father's footsteps.) feta í fótspor e-sEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > follow in someone's footsteps
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20 handcuffs
noun plural (steel rings, joined by a short chain, put round the wrists of prisoners: a pair of handcuffs.) handjárn
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joined-up — UK US /ˌdʒɔɪnˈdʌp/ adjective ► if ideas or parts of a system are joined up, they work together in a useful and effective way: »The weekly meeting of senior managers is to encourage joined up thinking between departments … Financial and business terms
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joined — joined; un·joined; … English syllables
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joined — index additional, associated, attached (annexed), coadunate, collective, composite, concerted, concurrent … Law dictionary
