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  • 1 lie

    I 1. noun
    (a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) lygi
    2. verb
    (to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) ljúga
    II present participle - lying; verb
    1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) liggja
    2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) liggja; vera staðsettur
    3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) liggja; haldast í tilteknu ástandi
    4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) liggja/vera fólgin í
    •
    - lie down
    - lie in
    - lie in wait for
    - lie in wait
    - lie low
    - lie with
    - take lying down

    English-Icelandic dictionary > lie

  • 2 lounge

    1. verb
    1) (to lie back in a casual manner: lounging on a sofa.) liggja makindalega
    2) (to move about lazily; to be inactive: I spent the day lounging about the house.) slæpast
    2. noun
    (a sitting-room, eg in a hotel: They watched television in the hotel lounge.) setustofa

    English-Icelandic dictionary > lounge

  • 3 fib

    [fib] 1. noun
    (an unimportant lie: to tell fibs.) skrök, (hvít) lygi
    2. verb
    (to tell a fib: He fibbed about his age.) segja ósatt

    English-Icelandic dictionary > fib

  • 4 loll

    [lol]
    1) (to sit or lie lazily: to loll in a chair; You'll get nothing done if you loll about all day.) sitja/liggja makindalega
    2) ((of the tongue) to hang down or out: The dog lay down with his tongue lolling.) lafa

    English-Icelandic dictionary > loll

  • 5 state

    I [steit] noun
    1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) ástand
    2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) ríki
    3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) viðhöfn
    •
    - stateliness
    - statesman
    - statesmanlike
    - statesmanship
    - get into a state
    - lie in state     II [steit] verb
    (to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) lÿsa yfir, staðhæfa

    English-Icelandic dictionary > state

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