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  • 1 lead

    I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
    1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) leiða, vera í fararbroddi
    2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) liggja
    3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) leiða til, orsaka
    4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) leiða, vera í forystu
    5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) lifa
    2. noun
    1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) forysta
    2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) forysta
    3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) forysta
    4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) forskot
    5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) ól, band
    6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) vísbending
    7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) aðalhlutverk
    - leadership
    - lead on
    - lead up the garden path
    - lead up to
    - lead the way
    II [led] noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) blÿ
    2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) blÿ

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  • 2 lead on

    1) (to deceive with false expectations.) blekkja, villa um fyrir
    2) (to go first; to show the way: Lead on!) vísa veginn

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  • 3 lead up to

    (to progress towards; to contribute to: to lead up to a climax; the events leading up to the First World War.) vera undanfari, leiða til

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  • 4 lead by the nose

    (to make (a person) do whatever one wants.) draga á asnaeyrunum

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  • 5 lead the way

    (to go first (especially to show the way): She led the way upstairs.) fara fyrir, vísa veginn

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  • 6 lead up the garden path

    (to deceive.) blekkja

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  • 7 leaden

    1) (lead-coloured: leaden skies.) blÿgrár
    2) (made of lead.) blÿ-, úr blÿi

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  • 8 ascetic

    [ə'setik] 1. adjective
    (avoiding pleasure and comfort, especially for religious reasons: Monks lead ascetic lives.) meinlæta-
    2. noun
    (an ascetic person.) meinlætamaður
    - asceticism

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  • 9 blaze a trail

    (to lead or show the way towards something new: He blazed a trail in the field of nuclear power.) ryðja braut

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  • 10 conduct

    1. verb
    1) (to lead or guide: We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour.) fara með, fylgja
    2) (to carry or allow to flow: Most metals conduct electricity.) leiða
    3) (to direct (an orchestra, choir etc).) stjórna
    4) (to behave (oneself): He conducted himself well at the reception.) haga sér
    5) (to manage or carry on (a business).) stÿra, stjórna
    2. noun
    1) (behaviour: His conduct at school was disgraceful.) hegðun
    2) (the way in which something is managed, done etc: the conduct of the affair.) framkvæmd, stjórn
    - conduction
    - conductor

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  • 11 decoy

    ['di:koi]
    (anything intended to lead someone or something into a trap: The policewoman acted as a decoy when the police were trying to catch the murderer.) tálbeita

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  • 12 go

    [ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb
    1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) fara
    2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) fara í gegnum, fara eftir
    3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) fara til; fara/seljast á
    4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) liggja til
    5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) ganga/fara í, sækja
    6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) hverfa
    7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) fara, enda
    8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) fara
    9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) hverfa
    10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) fara (að gera e-ð)
    11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) bila
    12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) ganga, vinna
    13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) verða
    14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) vera, ganga
    15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) eiga heima/að vera í
    16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) líða
    17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) fara í
    18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) ganga
    19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) gefa frá sér, segja
    20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) hljóða, vera
    21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) ganga (vel)
    2. noun
    1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) tilraun
    2) (energy: She's full of go.) kraftur
    3. adjective
    1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) sem blómstrar/gengur vel
    2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) gang-, markaðs-, gildandi
    4. noun
    (permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) leyfi
    - going-over
    - goings-on
    - no-go
    - all go
    - be going on for
    - be going on
    - be going strong
    - from the word go
    - get going
    - give the go-by
    - go about
    - go after
    - go against
    - go along
    - go along with
    - go around
    - go around with
    - go at
    - go back
    - go back on
    - go by
    - go down
    - go far
    - go for
    - go in
    - go in for
    - go into
    - go off
    - go on
    - go on at
    - go out
    - go over
    - go round
    - go slow
    - go steady
    - go through
    - go through with
    - go too far
    - go towards
    - go up
    - go up in smoke/flames
    - go with
    - go without
    - keep going
    - make a go of something
    - make a go
    - on the go

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  • 13 go straight

    ((of a former criminal) to lead an honest life.) vera löghlÿðinn

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  • 14 guide

    1. verb
    1) (to lead, direct or show the way: I don't know how to get to your house - I'll need someone to guide me; Your comments guided me in my final choice.) vísa, fylgja, leiða
    2) (to control the movement of: The teacher guided the child's hand as she wrote.) stÿra
    2. noun
    1) (a person who shows the way to go, points out interesting things etc: A guide will show you round the castle.) leiðsögumaður
    2) ((also guidebook) a book which contains information for tourists: a guide to Rome.) leiðarvísir, ferðahandbók
    3) ((usually with capital) a Girl Guide.) (kven)skáti
    4) (something which informs, directs or influences.) merki, ábending
    - guideline
    - guided missile

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  • 15 ineffectual

    [ini'fek uəl]
    1) (not producing any result or the desired result: His attempts to keep order in the classroom were quite ineffectual.) gagnslaus
    2) ((of a person) not confident or able to lead people; not able to get things done: an ineffectual teacher.) áhrifalaus, ófær

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  • 16 initiative

    [-ʃətiv]
    1) (a first step or move that leads the way: He took the initiative in organizing a search party to look for the girl; A move to start peace talks is sometimes called a peace initiative.) frumkvæði
    2) (the ability to lead or make decisions for oneself: He is quite good at his job, but lacks initiative; My son actually went to the hairdresser's on his own initiative!) frumkvæði

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  • 17 leadership

    1) (the state of being a leader: He took over the leadership of the Labour party two years later.) forysta
    2) (the quality of being able to lead others; leadership ability: The post requires a person who combines leadership and energy; She's got leadership potential; Does he have any leadership qualities?.) forystuhæfileikar

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  • 18 led

    [led]
    past tense, past participle; = lead I

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  • 19 marshal

    1. noun
    1) (an official who arranges ceremonies, processions etc.) veislustjóri
    2) ((American) an official with certain duties in the lawcourts.) réttarþjónn
    3) ((American) the head of a police or fire department.) lögreglustjóri; slökkviliðsstjóri
    2. verb
    1) (to arrange (forces, facts, arguments etc) in order: Give me a minute to marshal my thoughts.) skipuleggja
    2) (to lead or show the way to: We marshalled the whole group into a large room.) skipa, fylkja

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  • 20 nose

    [nəuz] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nef
    2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) lyktarskyn
    3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nef, trjóna
    2. verb
    1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) fikra sig áfram, mjakast
    2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) hnÿsast í
    - - nosed
    - nosey
    - nosy
    - nosily
    - nosiness
    - nose-bag
    - nosedive
    - nose job
    3. verb
    (to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)
    - lead by the nose
    - nose out
    - pay through the nose
    - turn up one's nose at
    - under a person's very nose
    - under very nose
    - under a person's nose
    - under nose

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