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1 lightly
adverb léttilega -
2 get off lightly
(to escape or be allowed to go without severe punishment etc.) sleppa billega/létt við e-ð -
3 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) ljós, birta2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) ljós3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) eldur; eldpÿta, kveikjari4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) í (jákvæðu) ljósi2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) bjartur2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ljós-3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) lÿsa2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) kveikja•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) léttur2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) léttur, vægur3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) léttur, auðmeltur4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) of léttur5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) léttur6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) léttur á sér7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) léttur, líflegur8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) léttur9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) gljúpur, sendinn•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) -
4 brush
1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.)2) (an act of brushing.)3) (a bushy tail of a fox.)4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.)2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.)2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.)3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!)4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.)•- brush away
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5 doze
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6 flit
[flit]past tense, past participle - flitted; verb(to move quickly and lightly from place to place: Butterflies flitted around in the garden.) flögra, flökta- flitting -
7 flutter
1. verb1) (to (cause to) move quickly: A leaf fluttered to the ground.) feykjast; flökta2) ((of a bird, insect etc) to move the wings rapidly and lightly: The moth fluttered round the light.) flögra2. noun1) (a quick irregular movement (of a pulse etc): She felt a flutter in her chest.) titringur2) (nervous excitement: She was in a great flutter.) óróleiki, spenna, uppnám -
8 graze
[ɡreiz] I verb((of animals) to eat grass etc which is growing.)II 1. verb1) (to scrape the skin from (a part of the body): I've grazed my knee on that stone wall.) skráma, hrufla2) (to touch lightly in passing: The bullet grazed the car.) snerta, strjúkast við2. noun(the slight wound caused by grazing a part of the body: a graze on one's knee.) skráma, fleiður -
9 lenient
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10 merciful
adjective (willing to forgive or to punish only lightly: a merciful judge.) miskunnsamur -
11 ping
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12 sauté
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13 scamper
['skæmpə](to run quickly and lightly: The mouse scampered away when it saw me.) skjótast, þjóta -
14 shave
[ʃeiv] 1. verb1) (to cut away (hair) from (usually oneself) with a razor: He only shaves once a week.) raka (sig)2) ((sometimes with off) to scrape or cut away (the surface of wood etc): The joiner shaved a thin strip off the edge of the door.) skafa3) (to touch lightly in passing: The car shaved the wall.) strjúkast við2. noun((the result of) an act of shaving.) rakstur- shaven- shavings -
15 skim
[skim]past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) fleyta ofan af2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) renna yfir3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) hlaupa (lauslega) yfir•- skimmed milk -
16 snooze
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17 tickle
['tikl] 1. verb1) (to touch (sensitive parts of someone's skin) lightly, often making the person laugh: He tickled me / my feet with a feather.) kitla2) ((of a part of the body) to feel as if it is being touched in this way: My nose tickles.) kitla3) (to amuse: The funny story tickled him.) skemmta2. noun1) (an act or feeling of tickling.) kitl2) (a feeling of irritation in the throat (making one cough).) erting, kláði•- ticklish- be tickled pink -
18 touch
1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) snerta2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) snerta, koma við3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) snerta (e-n) tilfinningalega4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) koma nálægt2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) snerting2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) snertiskyn, tilfinning3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) stroka, dráttur4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) hæfileiki, handbragð5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) svæði utan hliðarlínu•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood
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