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1 keeper
1) (a person who looks after something, eg animals in a zoo: The lion has killed its keeper.) vörður, gæslumaður2) (a goalkeeper.) -
2 wicket-keeper
noun ((in cricket) the fielder who stands immediately behind the wicket.) varnarleikmaður í krikket -
3 accountant
noun (a keeper or inspector of (money) accounts: He employs an accountant to deal with his income tax.) bókari, endurskoðandi -
4 goalkeeper
noun ((also keeper) a player, eg in hockey or football, whose job is to prevent members of the other team from scoring goals.) markvörður -
5 publican
(the keeper of a public house.) kráareigandi -
6 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) geyma, varðveita; fá til eignar2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) geyma, varðveita; þegja yfir3) (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, hafa4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) halda áfram5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) eiga, vera með6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) rækta, halda við7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) geymast8) (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, skrifa9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) tefja10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) framfæra, sjá um11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) standa við, halda12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) halda upp á2. 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- keeper- 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
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7 wicket
['wikit]1) (a hoop through which the balls are driven in the game of croquet or at which the ball is bowled in cricket.) marksúlur2) (the ground between two sets of these rods: The wicket has dried out well.) leiksvæði milli marksúlna3) (the ending of a batsman's period of batting: They scored fifty runs for (the loss of) one wicket.) lota eins kylfings í krikket•
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keeper — noun Syn: curator, custodian, guardian, administrator, overseer, steward, caretaker, attendant … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
keeper */ — UK [ˈkiːpə(r)] / US [ˈkɪpər] noun [countable] Word forms keeper : singular keeper plural keepers 1) someone who is responsible for looking after something a park keeper a lighthouse keeper a) someone who looks after a group of animals in a zoo… … English dictionary
