-
1 livestock
noun (domestic animals, especially horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs.) búpeningur -
2 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) lifa2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) lifa (af)3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) búa, dvelja4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) lifa, búa við5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) lifa á, hafa lífsviðurværi af•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) lifibrauð, lífsviðurværi- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) lifandi2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) í beinni útsendingu3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) virkur4) (burning: a live coal.) glóandi2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) í beinni útsendingu- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire
См. также в других словарях:
livestock — ► NOUN ▪ farm animals regarded as an asset … English terms dictionary
livestock — live‧stock [ˈlaɪvstɒk ǁ stɑːk] noun [uncountable] FARMING animals that are kept as a business, to make profit: • Grain and livestock markets are quite strong at the moment. * * * livestock UK US /ˈlaɪvstɒk/ noun [U] ► animals such as cows, sheep … Financial and business terms
livestock — noun Livestock is used before these nouns: ↑breeding, ↑farm, ↑farmer, ↑farming, ↑manure, ↑producer, ↑production, ↑waste … Collocations dictionary
livestock — noun Date: 1742 animals kept or raised for use or pleasure; especially farm animals kept for use and profit … New Collegiate Dictionary
livestock — noun Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation … Wiktionary
livestock — noun farm animals regarded as an asset … English new terms dictionary
livestock — noun (plural, uncountable) the animals that are kept on a farm … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
livestock — live|stock [ laıv,stak ] noun plural animals such as cows, sheep, and pigs that are kept on farms … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
livestock — UK [ˈlaɪvˌstɒk] / US [ˈlaɪvˌstɑk] noun [plural] animals such as cows, sheep, and pigs that are kept on farms … English dictionary
livestock — [ˈlaɪvˌstɒk] noun [plural] animals such as cows, sheep, and pigs that are kept on farms … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
livestock — /ˈlaɪvstɒk / (say luyvstok) noun the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or bred on a farm or ranch …
