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  • 1 keep from

    (to stop oneself from (doing something): I could hardly keep from hitting him.) halda aftur af sér

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  • 2 keep

    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) geyma, varðveita; fá til eignar
    2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) geyma, varðveita; þegja yfir
    3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) halda, hafa
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) halda áfram
    5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) eiga, vera með
    6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) rækta, halda við
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) geymast
    8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) halda, færa, skrifa
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) tefja
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) framfæra, sjá um
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) standa við, halda
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) halda upp á
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) uppihald, fæði og húsnæði
    - keeping
    - keep-fit
    - keepsake
    - for keeps
    - in keeping with
    - keep away
    - keep back
    - keep one's distance
    - keep down
    - keep one's end up
    - keep from
    - keep going
    - keep hold of
    - keep house for
    - keep house
    - keep in
    - keep in mind
    - keep it up
    - keep off
    - keep on
    - keep oneself to oneself
    - keep out
    - keep out of
    - keep time
    - keep to
    - keep something to oneself
    - keep to oneself
    - keep up
    - keep up with the Joneses
    - keep watch

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  • 3 keep back

    1) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!) halda sig fjarri/frá
    2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) að segja ekki alla söguna
    3) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?) halda eftir

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  • 4 keep off

    1) (to stay away: There are notices round the bomb warning people to keep off; The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the wedding.) halda sig frá, forðast
    2) (to prevent from getting to or on to (something): This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain.) halda frá, verja gegn

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  • 5 keep the wolf from the door

    (to keep away hunger or want.) forðast hungur og skort

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  • 6 keep to

    (not to leave or go away from: Keep to this side of the park!; We kept to the roads we knew.) halda sig við

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  • 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

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  • 8 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) halda (á/með/um)
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) halda (á)
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) halda (uppi/föstum)
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) halda, þola, standast
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) halda föngnum
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) taka, rúma
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) halda, efna til
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) halda sér, bera sig, vera hnarreistur
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) gegna (stöðu)
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) haldast, trúa; álíta
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gilda
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) láta standa við
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) verja
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) verjast
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) halda athygli
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) halda upp á, fagna
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) eiga
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) haldast, breytast ekki
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) bíða
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) halda (tóni)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) geyma
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hafa að geyma
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) tak, grip, hald
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) tak, vald, áhrif
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) tak, hald
    •
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) vörulest

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  • 9 suspend

    [sə'spend]
    1) (to hang: The meat was suspended from a hook.) hanga; hengja (upp)
    2) (to keep from falling or sinking: Particles of dust are suspended in the air.) (láta) hanga/svífa
    3) (to stop or discontinue temporarily: All business will be suspended until after the funeral.) fella niður um tíma
    4) (to prevent (a person) temporarily from continuing his (professional) activities or having his usual privileges: Two footballers were suspended after yesterday's match.) setja í bann; víkja úr starfi tímabundið
    •
    - suspenders
    - suspense
    - suspension
    - suspension bridge

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  • 10 conserve

    [kən'sə:v] 1. verb
    (to keep from changing, being damaged or lost: We must conserve the country's natural resources; This old building should be conserved.) varðveita
    2. noun
    (something preserved, eg fruits in sugar, jam etc.) niðursoðnir ávextir
    - conservationist
    - conservatism
    - conservative

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  • 11 save

    I 1. [seiv] verb
    1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) bjarga
    2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) spara
    3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) spara (sér) vinnu/vandræði
    4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) koma í veg fyrir mark, verja(st)
    5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) frelsa
    6) (to keep data in the computer.)
    2. noun
    ((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) björgun, vörn
    - saving
    - savings
    - saviour
    - saving grace
    - savings account
    - savings bank
    - save up     II [seiv] preposition, conjunction
    (except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) nema

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  • 12 separate

    1. ['sepəreit] verb
    1) ((sometimes with into or from) to place, take, keep or force apart: He separated the money into two piles; A policeman tried to separate the men who were fighting.) skilja að/sundur
    2) (to go in different directions: We all walked along together and separated at the cross-roads.) skiljast, dreifast
    3) ((of a husband and wife) to start living apart from each other by choice.) skilja
    2. [-rət] adjective
    1) (divided; not joined: He sawed the wood into four separate pieces; The garage is separate from the house.) aðskilinn
    2) (different or distinct: This happened on two separate occasions; I like to keep my job and my home life separate.) sérstakur, aðskilinn
    •
    - separable
    - separately
    - separates
    - separation
    - separatist
    - separatism
    - separate off
    - separate out
    - separate up

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  • 13 preserve

    [pri'zə:v] 1. verb
    1) (to keep safe from harm: (May) Heaven preserve us from danger!) vernda, varðveita
    2) (to keep in existence: They have managed to preserve many old documents.) varðveita
    3) (to treat (food), eg by cooking it with sugar, so that it will not go bad: What is the best method of preserving raspberries?) sjóða niður
    2. noun
    1) (an activity, kind of work etc in which only certain people are allowed to take part.) athöfn sem takmarkaður aðgangur er að
    2) (a place where game animals, birds etc are protected: a game preserve.) verndarsvæði
    3) (jam: blackberry jam and other preserves.) sulta; niðursoðnir ávextir
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    - preservative

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  • 14 back

    [bæk] 1. noun
    1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) bak, hryggur
    2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) bak, hryggur
    3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) bakatil, bakhlið, aftari eða fjarlægari hluti
    4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) bakvörður
    2. adjective
    (of or at the back: the back door.) aftur-, bak-
    3. adverb
    1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) til baka, aftur
    2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) aftur, frá
    3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) aftur (í)
    4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) til baka, á móti
    5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) aftur (til)
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) bakka
    2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) styðja (við bakið á)
    3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) veðja (á)
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    - backbite
    - backbiting
    - backbone
    - backbreaking
    - backdate
    - backfire
    - background
    - backhand     5. adverb
    (using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) með bakhandarhöggi; með vinstrihallandi skrift
    - back-number
    - backpack
    - backpacking: go backpacking
    - backpacker
    - backside
    - backslash
    - backstroke
    - backup
    - backwash
    - backwater
    - backyard
    - back down
    - back of
    - back on to
    - back out
    - back up
    - have one's back to the wall
    - put someone's back up
    - take a back seat

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  • 15 guard

    1. verb
    1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) vörður
    2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) gæta, halda vörð um
    2. noun
    1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) vörður; vörn
    2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) (fanga)vörður
    3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) lestarvörður
    4) (the act or duty of guarding.) vakt, vernd, gæsla
    •
    - guardedly
    - guard of honour
    - keep guard on
    - keep guard
    - off guard
    - on guard
    - stand guard

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  • 16 retain

    [rə'tein]
    1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) halda/geyma (e-ð), varðveita; muna
    2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) halda í skefjum

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  • 17 shut

    1. present participle - shutting; verb
    1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) loka
    2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) lokast, skella aftur
    3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) loka
    4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) loka inni/úti
    2. adjective
    (closed.) lokaður
    - shut off
    - shut up

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  • 18 watch

    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) úr
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) vakt
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) vakt
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) horfa á, fylgjast með
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) hafa auga með
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) vara sig á
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) gæta
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) bíða eftir
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    - watchful
    - watchfully
    - watchfulness
    - watchdog
    - watchmaker
    - watchman
    - watchtower
    - watchword
    - keep watch
    - watch one's step
    - watch out
    - watch over

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  • 19 clean

    [kli:n] 1. adjective
    1) (free from dirt, smoke etc: a clean window; a clean dress.) hreinn
    2) (neat and tidy in one's habits: Cats are very clean animals.) þrifalegur
    3) (unused: a clean sheet of paper.) nÿr, ónotaður
    4) (free from evil or indecency: a clean life; keep your language clean!) óspilltur
    5) (neat and even: a clean cut.) snyrtilegur, myndarlegur
    2. adverb
    (completely: He got clean away.) algerlega
    3. verb
    (to (cause to) become free from dirt etc: Will you clean the windows?) hreinsa

    ['klenli]

    (clean in personal habits.)

    - clean up
    - a clean bill of health
    - a clean slate
    - come clean
    - make a clean sweep

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  • 20 secure

    [si'kjuə] 1. adjective
    1) ((often with against or from) safe; free from danger, loss etc: Is your house secure against burglary?; He went on holiday, secure in the knowledge that he had done well in the exam.) öruggur
    2) (firm, fastened, or fixed: Is that door secure?) traustur
    3) (definite; not likely to be lost: She has had a secure offer of a job; He has a secure job.) fastur; öruggur
    2. verb
    1) ((with against or from (something bad)) to guarantee or make safe: Keep your jewellery in the bank to secure it against theft.) tryggja (gegn/fyrir)
    2) (to fasten or make firm: He secured the boat with a rope.) binda, festa
    •
    - security
    - security risk

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