-
1 get about
1) ((of stories, rumours etc) to become well known: I don't know how the story got about that she was leaving.) breiðast út2) (to be able to move or travel about, often of people who have been ill: She didn't get about much after her operation.) ferðast um -
2 knowledge
['noli‹]1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) vitneskja2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) vitneskja, kunnátta, þekking3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) þekking•- general knowledge -
3 unfamiliar
1) (not well-known: He felt nervous about walking along unfamiliar streets.) ókunnugur, framandi2) (not knowing about: I am unfamiliar with the plays of Shakespeare.) sem þekkir ekki til (e-s)•- unfamiliarity -
4 collaborate
[kə'læbəreit]1) (to work together (with someone) on a piece of work: He and his brother collaborated on a book about aeroplanes.) vinna saman2) (to work along (with someone) to betray secrets etc: He was known to have collaborated with the enemy.) vinna með•- collaborator -
5 familiar
[fə'miljə]1) (well-known: The house was familiar to him; She looks very familiar (to me).) kunnuglegur2) ((with with) knowing about: Are you familiar with the plays of Shakespeare?) vel að sér í3) (too friendly: You are much too familiar with my wife!) ágengur, nærgöngull•- familiarity
- familiarize
- familiarise
- familiarization
- familiarisation -
6 introduce
[intrə'dju:s]1) ((often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other: He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.) kynna2) ((often with into) to bring in (something new): Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada; Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)?) koma e-u inn, koma með e-ð inn í e-ð3) (to propose or put forward: He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax.) leggja fram4) ((with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc): Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven.) kynna fyrir•- introductory -
7 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) lítill2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) lítill3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) ómerkilegur2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) lítið, fátt eitt3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) lítið2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) lítt, lítið3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) alls ekki•- a little- little by little
- make little of -
8 publicity
[-'blisə-]1) (advertising: There is a lot of publicity about the dangers of smoking.) auglÿsingar2) (the state of being widely known: Film stars usually like publicity.) frægð -
9 release
[rə'li:s] 1. verb1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) sleppa, láta lausan2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) sleppa, losa3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) losa4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) birta5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) setja á markað2. noun1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) frelsun, lausn2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) útgáfa, sem sett er á markað -
10 speak
[spi:k]past tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) tala2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) tala/ræða við3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) tala4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) segja (það sem manni finnst)5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) halda ræðu•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of -
11 speciality
[speʃi'əti], (American) specialty ['speʃəlti] - plurals specialities, specialties - noun1) (a special product for which one is well-known: Brown bread is this baker's speciality.) sérréttur2) (a special activity, or subject about which one has special knowledge: His speciality is physics.) sérgrein -
12 vocabulary
[və'kæbjuləri]plural - vocabularies; noun1) (words in general: This book contains some difficult vocabulary.) orð2) ((the stock of) words known and used eg by one person, or within a particular trade or profession: He has a vocabulary of about 20,000 words; the specialized vocabulary of nuclear physics.) orðaforði3) (a list of words in alphabetical order with meanings eg added as a supplement to a book dealing with a particular subject: This edition of Shakespeare's plays has a good vocabulary at the back.) orðasafn/-listi/-skÿringar
См. также в других словарях:
known — known1 [nəun US noun] the past participle of ↑know 1 known 2 known2 W3 adj 1.) [only before noun] used about something that people know about or have discovered ▪ a study of all the known facts ▪ her last known address ▪ Apart from vaccines,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
known — adjective 1) a known criminal Syn: recognized, well known, widely known, noted, celebrated, notable, notorious; acknowledged, self confessed, declared, overt 2) the known world Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
known — [nəʊn] adj I 1) discovered or known about by people a disease with no known cure[/ex] 2) famous internationally known TV personalities[/ex] II known the past participle of know I … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
known — 1 the past participle of know 1 2 adjective (only before noun) known about, especially by many people: a known crack dealer | Yes, yes, it s a known problem … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Known Space — is the fictional setting of several science fiction novels and short stories written by author Larry Niven. It has also in part been used as a shared universe in the Man Kzin Wars spin off anthologies sub series.The epithet Known Space is an in… … Wikipedia
about URI scheme — about:blank redirects here. For the spyware variant aboutblank , see CoolWebSearch#Variants. About: redirects here. For other uses, see about; for the Wikipedia about page, see Wikipedia:about. about is an internal URI scheme (also known as a URL … Wikipedia
About Face (album) — About Face Studio album by David Gilmour Released 27 March 1984 Recorded 1983 – … Wikipedia
known to do something — phrase used for talking about things that people know are true or happen She is known to be interested in pop music. They are known to have spoken to the President about it. Thesaurus: known and not secretsynonym Main entry: known … Useful english dictionary
AbOUT — is a Toronto based monthly magazine, serving the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities of Southern Ontario, Western New York and Montreal. A regional magazine, abOUT was founded in Buffalo, New York, in late 2003 by four partners,… … Wikipedia
known — known1 [ noun ] adjective only before noun ** 1. ) used for describing something that people know about or have discovered: a theory that fits the known facts The documents were delivered to his last known address. a disease with no known cure He … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
About Anglia — infobox television show name = About Anglia first aired = 1960 last aired = 1990| About Anglia , first broadcast in 1960, was the flagship television news magazine for Anglia Television. Its original presenter was Dick Joice. The programme was… … Wikipedia
