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1 true
[tru:]1) ((negative untrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong: That is a true statement; Is it true that you did not steal the ring?) sannur2) ((negative untrue) accurate: They don't have a true idea of its importance.) nákvæmur, réttur3) ((negative untrue) faithful; loyal: He has been a true friend.) sannur, trúr, dyggur4) (properly so called: A spider is not a true insect.) eiginlegur•- trueness- truly -
2 take it from me (that)
(you can believe me when I say (that): Take it from me - it's true.) trúðu mér -
3 take it from me (that)
(you can believe me when I say (that): Take it from me - it's true.) trúðu mér -
4 pretend
[pri'tend]1) (to make believe that something is true, in play: Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry - he was only pretending.) þykjast2) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) þykjast•- pretence- false pretences -
5 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) svo/mjög (mikið)2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) þannig, svo, svona3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) það4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) sömuleiðis, líka5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') það gerði ég/ætla ég raunar2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) þess vegna- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak -
6 guarantee
1. noun1) (a statement by the maker that something will work for a certain period of time: This guarantee is valid for one year.) ábyrgð, ábyrgðarsamningur2) (a thing that makes something likely or certain: It is no guarantee against failure.) trygging2. verb1) (to act as, or give, a guarantee: This watch is guaranteed for six months.) vera í ábyrgð2) (to state that something is true, definite etc: I can't guarantee that what he told me is correct.) ábyrgjast, tryggja -
7 now
1. adverb1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) nú, núna2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) núna, strax3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) nú, núna4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) þegar hér er komið sögu, þá5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) nú (í ljósi reynslunnar)6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) jæja, sko, (núna) strax2. conjunction((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) þar sem.TH.TH. þá- nowadays- for now
- just now
- every now and then/again
- now and then/again
- now
- now!
- now then -
8 proof
[pru:f]1) ((a piece of) evidence, information etc that shows definitely that something is true: We still have no proof that he is innocent.) sönnun2) (a first copy of a printed sheet, that can be corrected before the final printing: She was correcting the proofs of her novel.) próförk3) (in photography, the first print from a negative.) prufumynd/-lappi•- - proof -
9 believe
[bi'li:v]1) (to regard (something) as true: I believe his story.) trúa, leggja trúnað á2) (to trust (a person), accepting what he says as true: I believe you.) treysta, trúa á3) (to think (that): I believe he's ill.) halda, álíta•- belief
- believer
- believe in -
10 truth
[tru:Ɵ]plural - truths; noun1) (trueness; the state of being true: I am certain of the truth of his story; `What is truth?' asked the philosopher.) sannleikur2) (the true facts: I don't know, and that's the truth; Tell the truth about it.) sannleikur•- truthful- truthfully
- truthfulness
- tell the truth
- to tell the truth -
11 certify
1) (to declare formally (eg that something is true): I certify that I witnessed the signing of his will.) votta, staðfesta2) (to declare officially that (someone) is insane.) úrskurða geðveikan• -
12 just
I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) réttmætur2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) réttmætur, lögmætur3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) verðskuldaður•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) einmitt, rétt eins og, nákvæmlega2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) rétt eins, alveg jafn3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) rétt í þessu4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) í þann mund að, rétt í þessu5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) nákvæmlega á þeirri stundu6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) varla; aðeins7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) aðeins; bara8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) sjáðu bara!9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) öldungis•- just now
- just then -
13 admit
[əd'mit]past tense, past participle - admitted; verb1) (to allow to enter: This ticket admits one person.) heimila aðgang2) (to say that one accepts as true: He admitted (that) he was wrong.) viðurkenna•- admission
- admittance
- admittedly -
14 convince
[kən'vins](to persuade (a person) that something is true: Her smile convinced me that she was happy; She is convinced of his innocence.) sannfæra -
15 fallacy
['fæləsi]plural - fallacies; noun(a wrong idea or belief, usually one that is generally believed to be true; false reasoning: That belief is just a fallacy.) röng hugmynd, villa -
16 imagine
[i'mæ‹in]1) (to form a mental picture of (something): I can imagine how you felt.) ímynda sér2) (to see or hear etc (something which is not true or does not exist): Children often imagine that there are frightening animals under their beds; You're just imagining things!) ímynda sér3) (to think; to suppose: I imagine (that) he will be late.) gera sér í hugarlund•- imagination
- imaginative -
17 maintain
[mein'tein]1) (to continue: How long can you maintain this silence?) halda (áfram/gangandi)2) (to keep in good condition: He maintains his car very well.) halda við, viðhalda3) (to pay the expenses of: How can you maintain a wife and three children on your small salary?) halda uppi, sjá fyrir4) (to continue to argue or believe (that): I maintain that the theory is true.) halda fram• -
18 own
[əun] 1. verb1) (to have as a possession: I own a car.) eiga2) (to admit that something is true: I own that I have not been working very hard.) viðurkenna, játa2. adjective, pronoun(belonging to (the person stated): The house is my own; I saw it with my own eyes.) eiginn- owner- ownership
- get one's own back
- own up -
19 paradox
['pærədoks](a statement etc that seems to contradict itself but which is nevertheless true: If your birthday is on February 29 you could state the paradox that you are thirteen years old although you have only had three birthdays.) þverstæða, þversögn- paradoxically -
20 presume
[prə'zju:m]1) (to believe that something is true without proof; to take for granted: When I found the room empty, I presumed that you had gone home; `Has he gone?' `I presume so.') gera ráð fyrir2) (to be bold enough (to act without the right, knowledge etc to do so): I wouldn't presume to advise someone as clever as you.) leyfa sér, dirfast•- presumption
- presumptuous
- presumptuousness
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