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1 late
[leit] 1. adjective1) (coming etc after the expected or usual time: The train is late tonight; I try to be punctual but I am always late.) seinn2) (far on in the day or night: late in the day; late at night; It was very late when I got to bed.) seint, síðla; áliðinn3) (dead, especially recently: the late king.) heitinn4) (recently, but no longer, holding an office or position: Mr Allan, the late chairman, made a speech.) fyrrverandi2. adverb1) (after the expected or usual time: He arrived late for his interview.) seint2) (far on in the day or night: They always go to bed late.) seint•- lateness- lately
- later on
- of late -
2 latent
['leitənt](hidden or undeveloped, but capable of being developed: a latent talent for music.) dulinn, leyndur -
3 regulate
[-leit]1) (to control: We must regulate our spending; Traffic lights are used to regulate traffic.) stjórna2) (to adjust (a piece of machinery etc) so that it works at a certain rate etc: Can you regulate this watch so that it keeps time accurately?) stilla -
4 assimilate
[ə'siməleit](to take in and digest: Plants assimilate food from the earth; I can't assimilate all these facts at once.) melta; tileinka sér -
5 be on the prowl
(to be prowling: Pickpockets are always on the prowl.) í leit að bráð/ránsfeng -
6 escalate
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7 going-over
noun (a study or examination: He gave the accounts a thorough going-over.) nákvæm rannsókn eða leit -
8 hunt
1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) veiða2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) elta; reka burt2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) veiði(ferð)2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) leit•- hunter- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
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9 in search of
(searching for: We went in search of a restaurant.) í leit að -
10 quest
[kwest](a search: the quest for gold; the quest for truth.) leit -
11 relate
[rə'leit] 1. verb1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) segja frá2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) tengja3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) að lynda/eiga samskipti við•- related- relation
- relationship
- relative 2. adjective1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) í samanburði við2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) tilvísunar-• -
12 rummage
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13 search
[sə: ] 1. verb1) ((often with for) to look for something by careful examination: Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.) leita2) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) leita á (e-m)2. noun(an act of searching: His search did not take long.) leit- searcher- searching
- searchingly
- searchlight
- search party
- search warrant
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14 translate
[træns'leit](to put (something said or written) into another language: He translated the book from French into English.) þÿða- translator -
15 wild-goose chase
(an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain.) vonlaus leit
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