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  • 1 telephone

    1. ['telifəun] noun
    ((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) sími
    2. [foun] verb
    1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) hringja í
    2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) hringja í
    3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) hringja til
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    - telephone booth
    - telephone box
    - telephone directory
    - telephone exchange

    English-Icelandic dictionary > telephone

  • 2 intend

    [in'tend] 1. verb
    1) (to mean or plan (to do something or that someone else should do something): Do you still intend to go?; Do you intend them to go?; Do you intend that they should go too?) ætla
    2) (to mean (something) to be understood in a particular way: His remarks were intended to be a compliment.) meina
    3) ((with for) to direct at: That letter/bullet was intended for me.) ætla (handa)
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    2. noun
    (purpose; what a person means to do: He broke into the house with intent to steal.) ætlun, ásetningur
    - intentional
    - intentionally
    - intently

    English-Icelandic dictionary > intend

  • 3 way

    [wei] 1. noun
    1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) leið
    2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) leið, vegur, braut
    3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) vegur, braut
    4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) vegalengd, leið
    5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) aðferð, leið
    6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) háttur, máti, vísa
    7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) venja
    8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) leið; í gegnum
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) langt (á)
    - wayside
    - be/get on one's way
    - by the way
    - fall by the wayside
    - get/have one's own way
    - get into / out of the way of doing something
    - get into / out of the way of something
    - go out of one's way
    - have a way with
    - have it one's own way
    - in a bad way
    - in
    - out of the/someone's way
    - lose one's way
    - make one's way
    - make way for
    - make way
    - under way
    - way of life
    - ways and means

    English-Icelandic dictionary > way

  • 4 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) nískur
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) kvikindislegur
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) illskeyttur
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) lélegur
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    - meanness
    - meanie     II 1. adjective
    1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) meðal-, meðaltals-
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) meðal-, meðaltals-
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) meðaltal, meðalgildi; milli-
    III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb
    1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) merkja, þÿða; eiga við, meina
    2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) ætla (sér)
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    2. adjective
    ((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) þÿðingarmikill
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well

    English-Icelandic dictionary > mean

  • 5 support

    [sə'po:t] 1. verb
    1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) halda upp; styðja (við)
    2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) styðja, aðstoða
    3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) styðja, styrkja
    4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) sjá fyrir, framfleyta
    2. noun
    1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) stuðningur; framfærsla
    2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) stoð, undirstaða
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    - supporting

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  • 6 cause

    [ko:z] 1. noun
    1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) orsök
    2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) ástæða
    3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) málstaður
    2. verb
    (to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) koma (e-m) til (að gera e-ð)

    English-Icelandic dictionary > cause

  • 7 on

    [on] 1. preposition
    1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) á
    2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) í, á, upp í
    3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) á, við, (strax) eftir
    4) (about: a book on the theatre.) um
    5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) í, á
    6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) á
    7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) í, á
    8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) í, við, hjá, með
    9) (towards: They marched on the town.) á, í átt að, gegn
    10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) við
    11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) á, með
    12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) á
    13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) eftir, þegar, samkvæmt
    14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) eftir
    2. adverb
    1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) setja upp/á
    2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) áfram
    3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) á, í gangi, kveiktur
    4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) til sÿningar
    5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) um borð, upp í
    3. adjective
    1) (in progress: The game was on.) í gangi
    2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) standa til, vera á döfinni
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    - ongoing
    - onwards
    - onward
    - be on to someone
    - be on to
    - on and on
    - on time
    - on to / onto

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  • 8 ring

    I 1. [riŋ] noun
    1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) hringur, baugur
    2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) hringur
    3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) hringur
    4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) (hnefaleika)hringur
    5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) (glæpa)hringur; samtök
    2. verb
    ( verb)
    1) (to form a ring round.) mynda hring (um)
    2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) gera/teikna hring (um)
    3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) merkja með hring
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    - ringlet
    - ring finger
    - ringleader
    - ringmaster
    - run rings round     II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb
    1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) hringja
    2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) hringja í (e-n)
    3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) hringja á (e-n)
    4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) klingja
    5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) (endur)óma
    6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) glymja, kveða við
    2. noun
    1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) hringing
    2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) upphringing
    3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) tónn, hljómur, blær
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    - ring back
    - ring off
    - ring true

    English-Icelandic dictionary > ring

  • 9 surprise

    1. noun
    ((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) undrun, furða
    2. verb
    1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) koma á óvart
    2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) vekja undrun og koma þannig e-u til leiðar
    3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) koma í opna skjöldu, gera skyndiárás
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    - surprising
    - surprisingly
    - take by surprise

    English-Icelandic dictionary > surprise

  • 10 beyond

    [bi'jond]
    1) (on the farther side of: My house is just beyond those trees.) handan (við)
    2) (farther on than (something) in time or place: I cannot plan beyond tomorrow.) fram yfir
    3) (out of the range, power etc of: beyond help.) of langt gengið til að, handan, út fyrir
    4) (other than: What is there to say beyond what's already been said?) umfram
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    - beyond expectation
    - beyond one's means

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  • 11 blow

    I [bləu] noun
    1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) högg
    2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) áfall
    II [bləu] past tense - blew; verb
    1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) blása
    2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) feykja
    3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) fjúka
    4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) blása
    5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) blása
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    - blow-lamp
    - blow-torch
    - blowout
    - blowpipe
    - blow one's top
    - blow out
    - blow over
    - blow up

    English-Icelandic dictionary > blow

  • 12 button

    1. noun
    1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) hnappur, tala
    2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) hnappur, takki
    2. verb
    ((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) hneppa
    3. verb
    (to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) negla, tefja með masi

    English-Icelandic dictionary > button

  • 13 door

    [do:]
    1) (the usually hinged barrier, usually of wood, which closes the entrance of a room, house etc: He knocked loudly on the door.) hurð
    2) (a means of achieving something: the door to success.) leið að e-u
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    - doorman
    - doormat
    - doorstep
    - doorway
    - on one's doorstep

    English-Icelandic dictionary > door

  • 14 enable

    [i'neibl]
    (to make able by giving means, power or authority (to do something): The money I inherited enabled me to go on a world cruise.) gera (e-m) kleift eða fært

    English-Icelandic dictionary > enable

  • 15 extract

    1. [ik'strækt] verb
    1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) draga út/úr, toga út
    2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) velja úr
    3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) vinna (úr)
    2. ['ekstrækt] noun
    1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) útdráttur
    2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) seyði, kjarni, kraftur
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  • 16 facility

    [fə'siləti] 1. noun
    1) (ease or quickness: She showed great facility in learning languages.) færni, snerpa
    2) (a skill: He has a great facility for always being right.) færni
    2. noun plural
    (facilities the means to do something: There are facilities for cooking.) aðstaða

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  • 17 hoist

    [hoist] 1. verb
    1) (to lift (something heavy): he hoisted the sack on to his back; He hoisted the child up on to his shoulders.) hífa, lyfta
    2) (to raise or lift by means of some apparatus, a rope etc: The cargo was hoisted on to the ship: They hoisted the flag.) hífa, lyfta
    2. noun
    1) (an apparatus for lifting usually heavy objects: a luggage hoist.) lyfta, lyftibúnaður, krani
    2) (a lift or push up: Give me a hoist over this wall, will you!) ÿta á eftir, draga upp

    English-Icelandic dictionary > hoist

  • 18 hustle

    1. verb
    1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) hrekja; hrinda
    2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) þröngva
    3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.)
    4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.)
    5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.)
    2. noun
    (quick and busy activity.) asi

    English-Icelandic dictionary > hustle

  • 19 in passing

    (while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means: He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it.) í framhjáhlaupi

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  • 20 inability

    [inə'biləti]
    (the lack of power, means, ability etc (to do something): I was surprised at his inability to read.) vangeta

    English-Icelandic dictionary > inability

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