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lean

  • 1 lean

    I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb
    1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) halla
    2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) halla (sér)
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    II [li:n] adjective
    1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) grannur, mjósleginn
    2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) magur
    3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) rÿr, lélegur
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  • 2 heel

    [hi:l] 1. noun
    1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) hæll
    2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) hæll
    3) (the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot: The heel has come off this shoe.) hæll
    2. verb
    1) (to put a heel on (a shoe etc).) hæla, setja hæl undir
    2) ((usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side: The boat heeled over in the strong wind.) hallast á hlið
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    - - heeled
    - at/on one's heels
    - kick one's heels
    - take to one's heels
    - to heel
    - turn on one's heel

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  • 3 leant

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  • 4 lie back

    (to lean back on a support: He lay back against the pillows and went to sleep.) halla sér aftur

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  • 5 list

    I 1. [list] noun
    (a series eg of names, numbers, prices etc written down or said one after the other: a shopping-list; We have a long list of people who are willing to help.) listi, skrá
    2. verb
    (to place in a list: He listed the things he had to do.) skrá
    II 1. [list] verb
    (to lean over to one side: The ship is listing.) hallast
    2. noun
    The ship had a heavy list.) halli, slagsíða

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  • 6 prop

    I 1. [prop] noun
    (a support: The ceiling was held up with wooden props.) stoð
    2. verb
    (to lean (something) against something else: He propped his bicycle against the wall.) halla (e-u) upp að
    II see property

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  • 7 rail

    [reil] 1. noun
    1) (a (usually horizontal) bar of metal, wood etc used in fences etc, or for hanging things on: Don't lean over the rail; a curtain-rail; a towel-rail.) rimill, rið
    2) ((usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run.) járnbrautarteinn
    2. verb
    ((usually with in or off) to surround with a rail or rails: We'll rail that bit of ground off to stop people walking on it.) girða af með grindum
    - railroad
    - railway
    - by rail

    English-Icelandic dictionary > rail

  • 8 recline

    (to lean or lie on one's back or side: The invalid was reclining on the sofa.) halla sér, liggja

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  • 9 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) hvíld, hlé
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) hvíld
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) stuðningur, stoð
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) kyrrstaða
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) hvíla (sig), taka sér hvíld
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) taka sér hvíld, sofa
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) hvíla, hallast (á/í/upp að e-u)
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) hvílast, vera rólegur
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) velta á e-m/e-u; reiða sig á e-n
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) vera í höndum e-s
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    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest     II [rest]

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  • 10 tend

    I [tend] verb
    (to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) sjá um, sinna
    II [tend] verb
    1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.) hætta/hafa tilhneigingu til
    2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) sveigja til
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    English-Icelandic dictionary > tend

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