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1 leader
1) (a person who is in front or goes first: The fourth runner is several miles behind the leaders.) forystumaður, e-r sem er í fararbroddi2) (a person who is the head of, organizes or is in charge (of something): The leader of the expedition is a scientist.) leiðtogi3) (an article in a newspaper etc written to express the opinions of the editor.) leiðari -
2 figurehead
1) (a person who is officially a leader but who does little or has little power: She is the real leader of the party - he is only a figurehead.) valdamaður að nafni til, toppfígúra2) (an ornamental figure (usually of carved wood) attached to the front of a ship.) stafnslíkan -
3 ringleader
noun (the leader of a group of people who are doing something wrong: The teacher punished the ring-leader.) forsprakki -
4 assume
[ə'sju:m]1) (to take or accept as true: I assume (that) you'd like time to decide.) telja víst2) (to take upon oneself or accept (authority, responsibility etc): He assumed the rôle of leader in the emergency.) taka að sér3) (to put on (a particular appearance etc): He assumed a look of horror.) taka á sig, setja upp; gera sér upp•- assumed- assumption -
5 call a strike
((of a trade union leader etc) to ask workers to strike.) boða verkfall -
6 capacity
[kə'pæsəti]plural - capacities; noun1) (ability to hold, contain etc: This tank has a capacity of 300 gallons.) rúmtak; rÿmi2) (ability: his capacity for remembering facts.) geta3) (position: in his capacity as a leader.) staða -
7 captain
['kæptən] 1. noun1) (the commander of a ship, an aircraft, or a group of soldiers.) skipstjóri, foringi, fyrirliði2) ((abbreviated to Capt., when written in titles) the leader of a team or club.) foringi, fyrirliði2. verb(to be captain of (something non-military): John captained the football team last year.) stjórna, vera fyrirliði -
8 communist
noun ((often with capital) a person who believes in communism: He is a Communist; ( also adjective) a Communist leader.) kommúnisti -
9 foreman
['fo:mən]plural - foremen; noun(the supervisor or leader of a group, especially of workmen or a jury: The foreman here is in charge of twenty workmen.) verkstjóri -
10 grovel
['ɡrovl]past tense, past participle - grovelled; verb(to make oneself (too) humble: He grovelled before his leader.) skríða fyrir e-m -
11 head
[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) höfuð, haus2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) hugur, heili3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) hauslengd4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) yfirmaður, leiðtogi, höfuð; yfir-, aðal-5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) haus, kollur, toppur; karfa (á blómi)6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) árupptök7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) haus8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) fremsti hluti; fylkingarbrjóst9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) vit, skilningur10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) skólastjóri/-stÿra11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) á haus/mann12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) höfði, allhátt nes13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) froða2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) vera fremstur, fara fyrir2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) vera leiðtogi, stÿra3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) stefna (á)4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) titla5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) skalla•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
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12 henchman
['hen mən]plural - henchmen; noun(a loyal supporter, especially one who obeys the leader's orders without question: a politician/gangster and his henchmen.) handbendi -
13 in memory of / to the memory of
(as a reminder or memorial of: They built a monument in memory of their dead leader.) til minningar um, í minninguEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > in memory of / to the memory of
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14 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (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 fararbroddi2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) liggja3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) leiða til, orsaka4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) leiða, vera í forystu5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) lifa2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) forysta2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) forysta3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) forysta4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) forskot5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) ól, band6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) vísbending7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) aðalhlutverk•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) blÿ2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) blÿ•- leaden -
15 leadership
1) (the state of being a leader: He took over the leadership of the Labour party two years later.) forysta2) (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 -
16 mother
1. noun1) (a female parent, especially human: John's mother lives in Manchester; ( also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young.) móðir2) ((often with capital: also Mother Superior) the female leader of a group of nuns.) abbadís, forstöðukona2. verb(to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much): His wife tries to mother him.) annast sem móðir- motherless
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- motherliness
- mother-country
- motherland
- mother-in-law
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17 oust
(to force out (and take the place of): They ousted him as leader of the party.) bola burt -
18 personality
plural - personalities; noun1) (a person's characteristics (of the mind, the emotions etc) as a whole: a likeable / forceful (= strong) personality.)2) (strong, distinctive (usually attractive) character: She is not beautiful but she has a lot of personality.)3) (a well-known person: a television personality; ( also adjective) a personality cult (= very great, usually too great, admiration for a person, usually a political leader).) -
19 president
['prezidənt]1) (the leading member of a club, association etc: She was elected president of the Music Society.) forseti2) (the leader of a republic: the President of the United States.) forseti -
20 religious
1) (of religion: religious education; a religious leader/instructor.) trúar-, trúarlegur2) (following the rules, forms of worship etc of a religion: a religious man.) trúaður
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