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1 one-off
noun, adjective ((something) made, intended etc for one occasion only: It's just a one-off arrangement.) undantekning -
2 one
1. noun1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) einn2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) eins árs2. pronoun1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) sá, þessi, annar, hinn2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) maður3. adjective1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) einn2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) eins árs gamall3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) sammála, á einu máli•- one-- oneself
- one-night stand
- one-off
- one-parent family
- one-sided
- one-way
- one-year-old 4. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) eins árs- all one- be one up on a person
- be one up on
- not be oneself
- one and all
- one another
- one by one
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3 off one's hands
(no longer needing to be looked after etc: You'll be glad to get the children off your hands for a couple of weeks.) vera laus við/undan -
4 off one's head
(mad: You must be off your head to work for nothing.) brjálaður -
5 off one's own bat
(completely by oneself (without help): He wrote the letter to the newspaper off his own bat.) upp á eigin spÿtur -
6 off one's rocker
(mad; crazy.) klikkaður -
7 take/keep one's mind off
(to turn one's attention from; to prevent one from thinking about: A good holiday will take your mind off your troubles.) hætta að hugsa um -
8 get off
1) (to take off or remove (clothes, marks etc): I can't get my boots off; I'll never get these stains off (my dress).) fara úr; ná úr2) (to change (the subject which one is talking, writing etc about): We've rather got off the subject.) fara út fyrir (umræðuefni) -
9 show off
1) (to show or display for admiration: He showed off his new car by taking it to work.) sÿna/monta sig2) (to try to impress others with one's possessions, ability etc: She is just showing off - she wants everyone to know how well she speaks French (noun show-off a person who does this).) monta sig af (e-u) -
10 slip off
1) (to take (clothes) off quickly: Slip off your shoe.) fara úr2) (to move away noiselessly or hurriedly: We'll slip off when no-one's looking.) skjótast, laumast -
11 pick off
(to shoot (especially people in a group) one by one: He picked off the enemy soldiers.) skjóta niður einn af öðrum -
12 read off
(to read from a dial, instrument etc: The engineer read off the temperatures one by one.) lesa af/á -
13 glance off
(to hit and bounce off to one side: The ball glanced off the edge of his bat.) strjúkast við -
14 head off
1) (to make (a person, animal etc) change direction: One group of the soldiers rode across the valley to head the bandits off.) fara í veg fyrir2) (to go in some direction: He headed off towards the river.) stefna, taka stefnu, fara (í átt til) -
15 play off against
(to set (one person) against (another) in order to gain an advantage: He played his father off against his mother to get more pocket money.) etja saman -
16 at/on one's heels
(close behind one: The thief ran off with the policeman close on his heels.) á hælunum -
17 get something off one's chest
(to tell the truth about something that is worrying one.) létta af hjarta sínuEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > get something off one's chest
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18 turn on one's heel
(to turn one's back (and walk off).) snúast á hæli -
19 fly off the handle
(to lose one's temper.) missa stjórn á sér, stökkva upp á nef sér -
20 take one's hat off to
(to admire (someone) for doing something.) taka ofan af fyrir
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