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1 sprawl
[spro:l] 1. verb1) (to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly: Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs.) flatmaga, breiða úr sér2) ((of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way.) breiða óreglulega úr sér2. noun1) (an act of sprawling: He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa.) það að breiða úr sér2) (an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc): She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city.) frumskógur (stórborgarinnar)• -
2 gargle
(to wash the throat eg with a soothing liquid, by letting the liquid lie in the throat and breathing out against it.) skola hálsinn -
3 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) leggja (frá sér/niður/fyrir e-n)2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) leggja3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) leggja á (borð/ráðin)4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) leggja aftur/saman5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) kveða niður6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) verpa7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) leggja undir, veðja•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) leggja í lög- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) óbreyttur, leikmaður2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) ólærður, leikmaður•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) -
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 makindalega2) ((of the tongue) to hang down or out: The dog lay down with his tongue lolling.) lafa -
5 sit
[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sitja2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) vera staðsettur (liggja, standa, hanga)3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) eiga sæti í4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sitja5) (to undergo (an examination).) gangast undir6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) sitja fyrir7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) starfa, sitja•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
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6 to
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) til, á2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) til3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) til, þar til4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) til, við5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) á, að6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) í7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) miðað við; á móti8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) til9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) um, til að10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) aftur2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) að verki•
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