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1 heaven knows
1) (I don't know: Heaven knows what he's trying to do.) það veit guð; ég hef ekki hugmynd2) (certainly: Heaven knows I've tried to help.) það veit guð að -
2 know
[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) vita2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) kunna3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) þekkja4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) þekkja, hafa þekkingu á•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
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3 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) lítill2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) lítill3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) ómerkilegur2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) lítið, fátt eitt3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) lítið2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) lítt, lítið3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) alls ekki•- a little- little by little
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4 acquaintance
1) (a person whom one knows slightly.) kunningi2) ((with with) knowledge: My acquaintance with the works of Shakespeare is slight.) þekking -
5 as
[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) þegar, um leið og, meðan2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) þar eð, af því að3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) eins og4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) eins og5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) eins, enda þótt (að)6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) eins (og)2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) eins3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) og2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) eins og3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) sem, eins og4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) sem•- as for- as if / as though
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6 be/feel at home
(to feel as relaxed as one does in one's own home or in a place or situation one knows well: I always feel at home in France; He's quite at home with cows - he used to live on a farm.) afslappaður; kunna vel við -
7 deduce
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8 dodge
[do‹] 1. verb(to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) víkja eða skjótast undan; sneiða hjá2. noun1) (an act of dodging.) undanbrögð; kænskubragð2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) kænskubragð; undanbrögð•- dodgy -
9 fate
[feit]1) ((sometimes with capital) the supposed power that controls events: Who knows what fate has in store (= waiting for us in the future)?) örlög2) (a destiny or doom, eg death: A terrible fate awaited her.) örlög, hlutskipti•- fatalism- fatalist
- fatalistic
- fated
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10 fool
[fu:l] 1. noun(a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) bjáni, heimskingi2. verb1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) blekkja, leika á2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) haga sér eins og bjáni•- foolish- foolishly
- foolishness
- foolhardy
- foolhardiness
- foolproof
- make a fool of
- make a fool of oneself
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11 friend
[frend]1) (someone who knows and likes another person very well: He is my best friend.) vinur2) (a person who acts in a friendly and generous way to people etc he or she does not know: a friend to animals.) vinur•- friendly
- friendship
- make friends with
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12 get out
1) (to leave or escape: No-one knows how the lion got out.) sleppa út, losna2) ((of information) to become known: I've no idea how word got out that you were leaving.) spyrjast út -
13 gourmet
['ɡuəmei](a person who enjoys and knows a lot about good food and wines.) sælkeri -
14 heaven
['hevn]1) (in some religions, the place where God or the gods live, and where good people go when they die.) himnaríki2) (the sky: He raised his eyes to heaven / the heavens.) himinn; himinhvolfin3) ((something which brings) great happiness: `This is heaven', she said, lying on the beach in the sun.) sælustaður, sæla•- heavenly- heavenliness
- heavens
- heavenly bodies
- heaven-sent
- for heaven's sake
- heaven knows
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15 hiding
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16 (in) honour bound
(forced (to do something) not by law, but because one knows it is right: I said I would go if he sent for me, and I feel honour bound to do as I promised.) skuldbundinn af drengskaparheiti -
17 (in) honour bound
(forced (to do something) not by law, but because one knows it is right: I said I would go if he sent for me, and I feel honour bound to do as I promised.) skuldbundinn af drengskaparheiti -
18 ins and outs
(the complex details of a plan etc: He knows all the ins and outs of this scheme.) smáatriði; þekkja hvern krók og kima -
19 inside out
1) (with the inner side out: Haven't you got your shirt on inside out?) úthverfur2) (very thoroughly: He knows the plays of Shakespeare inside out.) algjörlega; utan að -
20 know backwards
(to know extremely well or perfectly: He knows his history backwards.) kunna utanað
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knows — verb All persons, singular and plural, present form of know. I knows just what they knows … Wiktionary
knows no limit — knows no boundaries, does not stop for anything … English contemporary dictionary
knows what is in store for him — knows what lies ahead of him, his eyes are wide open … English contemporary dictionary
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knows what's what — is well informed, knows what is important … English contemporary dictionary
knows — no s, nose … American English homophones
knows — wite … English to the Old English
knows — noes nose … English homophone dictionary
KNOWS — … Useful english dictionary
knows himself — familiar with himself … English contemporary dictionary