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1 listen
['lisn]1) ((often with to) to give attention so as to hear (what someone is saying etc): I told her three times, but she wasn't listening; Do listen to the music!) hlusta2) ((with to) to follow the advice of: If she'd listened to me, she wouldn't have got into trouble.) fara að ráðum• -
2 listen in on
(to listen intentionally to (a private conversation etc).) hlera -
3 attend
[ə'tend]1) (to go to or be present at: He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen.) sækja; mæta2) ((with to) to listen or give attention to: Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying!) sÿna athygli3) (to deal with: I'll attend to that problem tomorrow.) sinna, sjá um4) (to look after; to help or serve: Two doctors attended her all through her illness; The queen was attended by four ladies.) annast•- attendant
- in attendance -
4 be all ears
(to listen with keen attention: The children were all ears when their father was describing the car crash.) hlusta af athygli -
5 deaf
[def]1) (unable to hear: She has been deaf since birth.) heyrnarlaus2) ((with to) refusing to understand or to listen: He was deaf to all arguments.) sem daufheyrist (við e-u)•- deafness- deafen
- deafening
- deaf-mute
- fall on deaf ears
- turn a deaf ear to -
6 eavesdrop
['i:vzdrop]past tense, past participle - eavesdropped; verb((with on) to listen in order to overhear a private conversation: The child eavesdropped on her parents' discussion.) liggja á hleri -
7 frequency
plural - frequencies; noun1) (the state of happening often: The frequency of her visits surprised him.) tíðleiki2) ((in electricity, radio etc) the number of waves, vibrations etc per second: At what frequency does the sound occur?) tíðni3) (a set wavelength on which radio stations regularly broadcast: I regularly listen to this frequency in order to hear my favourite music.) bylgjulengd, tíðni -
8 hark!
(listen!) hlustaðu! -
9 hear
[hiə]past tense, past participle - heard; verb1) (to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear: I don't hear very well; Speak louder - I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.) heyra2) (to listen to for some purpose: A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints.) hlusta á3) (to receive information, news etc, not only by ear: I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him - who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.) heyra, frétta, hafa spurnir af•- hearing- hearing-aid
- hearsay
- hear! hear!
- I
- he will
- would not hear of -
10 interrupt
1) (to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!) trufla, grípa fram í2) (to stop or make a break in (an activity etc): He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.) trufla, stöðva í bili3) (to cut off (a view etc): A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.) rjúfa, koma í veg fyrir• -
11 keep/have an open mind
(to have a willingness to listen to or accept new ideas, other people's suggestions etc (eg before making a decision): It doesn't seem to be a very good plan, but I think we should keep an open mind about it for the time being.) vera opinn fyrir -
12 personal stereo
noun ((also Walkman®) a small (radio and) cassette player with headphones that enables the person wearing it to listen to music while walking etc.) -
13 prejudice
['pre‹ədis] 1. noun((an) opinion or feeling for or especially against something, formed unfairly or unreasonably ie without proper knowledge: The jury must listen to his statement without prejudice; Is racial prejudice (= dislike of people because of their race) increasing in this country?) fordómar2. verb1) (to cause to feel prejudice for or against something.) gera e-n hlutdrægan2) (to harm or endanger (a person's position, prospects etc) in some way: Your terrible handwriting will prejudice your chances of passing the exam.) skaða, spilla• -
14 private
1. adjective1) (of, for, or belonging to, one person or group, not to the general public: The headmaster lives in a private apartment in the school; in my private (=personal) opinion; This information is to be kept strictly private; You shouldn't listen to private conversations.) einka-2) (having no public or official position or rank: It is your duty as a private citizen to report this matter to the police.) óbreyttur2. noun(in the army, an ordinary soldier, not an officer.) óbreyttur- privacy- privately
- private enterprise
- private means
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15 repeat oneself
(to repeat what one has already said: Listen carefully because I don't want to have to repeat myself.) endurtaka sig -
16 restful
1) (bringing rest: a restful holiday.) róandi2) ((of colours, music etc) causing a person to feel calm and relaxed: Some people find blue a restful colour; After a hard day's work, I like to listen to some restful music.) róandi3) (relaxed: at rest: The patient seems more restful now.) rólegur -
17 rhythm
['riðəm]1) (a regular, repeated pattern of sounds, stresses or beats in music, poetry etc: Just listen to the rhythm of those drums; complicated rhythms.) rytmi, taktur, hljóðfall2) (a regular, repeated pattern of movements: The rowers lost their rhythm.) taktur, rytmi3) (an ability to sing, move etc with rhythm: That girl has got rhythm.) rytmi, taktur•- rhythmic- rhythmical
- rhythmically -
18 rumour
['ru:mə]1) (a piece of news or a story passed from person to person, which may not be true: I heard a rumour that you had got a new job.) orðrómur2) (general talk or gossip: Don't listen to rumour.) kjaftasaga, slúður -
19 stethoscope
['steƟəskəup](an instrument by which a doctor can listen to the beats of the heart etc.) hlustunarpípa -
20 tap
I 1. [tæp] noun(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) bank2. verb((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) banka- tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) krani2. verb1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) hagnÿta2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) hlera síma
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