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1 a free hand
(freedom to do whatever one likes: He gave her a free hand with the servants.) ákvarðanafrelsi -
2 at work
(working: He's writing a novel and he likes to be at work (on it) by eight o'clock every morning.) við vinnu -
3 dancing
noun She likes dancing; ( also adjective) dancing shoes.) dans -
4 democrat
['deməkræt]noun (one who believes in democracy as a principle: She likes to pretend she's a democrat.) lÿðræðissinni; demókrati, jafnaðarmaður -
5 drink
[driŋk] 1. past tense - drank; verb1) (to swallow (a liquid): She drank a pint of water; He drank from a bottle.) drekka2) (to take alcoholic liquids, especially in too great a quantity.) drekka2. noun1) ((an act of drinking) a liquid suitable for swallowing: He had/took a drink of water; Lemonade is a refreshing drink.) drykkur2) ((a glassful etc of) alcoholic liquor: He likes a drink when he returns home from work; Have we any drink in the house?) drykkur; glas af áfengi•- drink in- drink to / drink to the health of
- drink to / drink the health of
- drink up -
6 engine
['en‹in] 1. noun1) (a machine in which heat or other energy is used to produce motion: The car has a new engine.) vél, hreyfill2) (a railway engine: He likes to sit in a seat facing the engine.) járnbrautarlest; eimreið•- engineer 2. verb(to arrange by skill or by cunning means: He engineered my promotion.) koma fram með lagni/kænsku -
7 exert
[iɡ'zə:t]1) (to bring forcefully into use or action: He likes to exert his authority.) neyta, beita2) (to force (oneself) to make an effort: Please exert yourselves.) beita sér, reyna af fremsta megni•- exertion -
8 favour
['feivə] 1. noun1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) greiði2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) velvild3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) mismunun, hygli4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) (í) náð, velþóknun2. verb(to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) halda upp á, styðja- favourably
- favourite 3. noun(a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) uppáhald- in favour of
- in one's favour -
9 fickle
['fikl](always changing (one's mind, likes and dislikes etc): I think that they are fickle.) hverflyndur -
10 friend
[frend]1) (someone who knows and likes another person very well: He is my best friend.) vinur2) (a person who acts in a friendly and generous way to people etc he or she does not know: a friend to animals.) vinur•- friendly
- friendship
- make friends with
- make friends -
11 hang on
1) (to wait: Will you hang on a minute - I'm not quite ready.) bíða, doka við2) ((often with to) to hold: Hang on to that rope.) halda fast; sleppa ekki taki á3) (to keep; to retain: He likes to hang on to his money.) hanga á, sleppa ekki taki á -
12 have a finger in the pie / in every pie
(to be involved in everything that happens: She likes to have a finger in every pie in the village.) vera viðriðinn e-ðEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > have a finger in the pie / in every pie
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13 instrumental
[-'men-]adjective (performed on, or written for, musical instrument(s) rather than voices: She likes instrumental music.) á/fyrir hljóðfæri -
14 leisure
['leʒə, ]( American[) 'li:ʒər](time which one can spend as one likes, especially when one does not have to work: I seldom have leisure to watch television.) tómstund -
15 nobody
pronoun (no person; no-one: Nobody likes him.) enginn -
16 one's cup of tea
(the sort of thing one likes or prefers: Classical music is not my cup of tea.) fyrir smekk e-s -
17 preference
['pre-]noun ((a) choice of, or (a) liking for, one thing rather than another: He likes most music but he has a preference for classical music.) það að taka e-ð/e-n fram yfir -
18 rattle
[rætl] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) make a series of short, sharp noises by knocking together: The cups rattled as he carried the tray in; The strong wind rattled the windows.) glamra, skrölta2) (to move quickly: The car was rattling along at top speed.) skrölta3) (to upset and confuse (a person): Don't let him rattle you - he likes annoying people.) setja út af laginu2. noun1) (a series of short, sharp noises: the rattle of cups.) glamur2) (a child's toy, or a wooden instrument, which makes a noise of this sort: The baby waved its rattle.) hringla3) (the bony rings of a rattlesnake's tail.) hringla, halabrestur•- rattling- rattlesnake
- rattle off
- rattle through -
19 ride
1. past tense - rode; verb1) (to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc): He rides to work every day on an old bicycle; The horsemen rode past.) ríða; hjóla; ferðast með mótorhjóli/bíl2) (to (be able to) ride on and control (a horse, bicycle etc): Can you ride a bicycle?) ríða; hjóla3) (to take part (in a horse-race etc): He's riding in the first race.) taka þátt í4) (to go out regularly on horseback (eg as a hobby): My daughter rides every Saturday morning.) ríða út2. noun1) (a journey on horseback, on a bicycle etc: He likes to go for a long ride on a Sunday afternoon.) útreiðatúr; hjólreiðatúr; bíltúr2) (a usually short period of riding on or in something: Can I have a ride on your bike?) fara túr•- rider- riding-school -
20 rock
I [rok] noun1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) klettur, bjarg2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) steinn, grjót3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) brjóstsykursstöng•- rockery- rocky
- rockiness
- rock-bottom
- rock-garden
- rock-plant
- on the rocks II [rok] verb1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) rugga, vagga2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) vagga, róa3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) skaka(st)•- rocker- rocky
- rockiness
- rocking-chair
- rocking-horse
- off one's rocker III [rok]((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; ( also adjective) a rock band.) rokk
- 1
- 2
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