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1 hog
[hoɡ] 1. noun((especially American) a pig.) svín2. verb1) (to gobble up greedily.) háma í sig2) (to take or use more of than one ought to; to keep or use longer than one ought to: She's hogging the telephone and no-one else can use it.) taka meira en sinn skerf•- hogwash- go the whole hog -
2 oblong
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3 overrun
present participle - overrunning; verb1) (to fill, occupy or take possession of: The house was overrun with mice.) leggja undir sig, yfirtaka2) (to continue longer than intended: The programme overran by five minutes.) fara fram yfir -
4 oversleep
[əuvə'sli:p]past tense, past participle overslept -slept - verb(to sleep longer than one intended: He overslept and missed the train.) sofa yfir sig -
5 pause
[po:z] 1. noun1) (a short stop, break or interval (while doing something): There was a pause in the conversation.) hlé2) (the act of making a musical note or rest slightly longer than normal, or a mark showing that this is to be done.) (heilnótu)þögn; þagnarmerki2. verb(to stop talking, working etc for a short time: They paused for a cup of tea.) gera hlé -
6 see out
(to last longer than: These old trees will see us all out.) lifa (e-n) -
7 survive
1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) lifa/komast af2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) lifa e-n•- survival- surviving
- survivor -
8 stale
[steil]1) ((of food etc) not fresh and therefore dry and tasteless: stale bread.) gamall, uppþornaður2) (no longer interesting: His ideas are stale and dull.) staðnaður3) (no longer able to work etc well because of too much study etc: If she practises the piano for more than two hours a day, she will grow stale.) útkeyrður/-brunninn -
9 only
['əunli] 1. adjective(without any others of the same type: He has no brothers or sisters - he's an only child; the only book of its kind.) einka-; eini, hinn eini2. adverb1) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) aðeins2) (alone: Only you can do it.) aðeins þú einn3) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) bara4) (not longer ago than: I saw him only yesterday.) ekki lengra síðan en, síðast í5) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) bara, aðeins3. conjunction(except that, but: I'd like to go, only I have to work.) nema að, en- only too -
10 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) flatur2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) leiðinlegur, tilbreytingarlítill3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) afdráttarlaus4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) vindlaus5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) flatur, goslaus6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) lágur; sem hangir í tóninum; of lágt2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) flatt3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) íbúð2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bé, lækkunarmerki3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) flatur4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) flatlendi, sléttlendi•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
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11 lose
[lu:z]past tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) missa2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) missa, glata, tapa3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) glata, tÿna4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) tapa, bíða ósigur5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) sóa tíma•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
- lost in
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12 stand
[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) standa2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) standa upp, rísa á fætur3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) standa kyrr4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) halda gildi, standast5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) standa6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) standa7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) bjóða sig fram8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) setja, stilla (upp/á)9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) eiga lögsókn yfir höfði sér, þola10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) borga fyrir, bjóða upp á2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) staða2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) statíf, standur3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) sölubás4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) áhorfendapallur5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) vitnastúka•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) varanleiki2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) í (miklum) metum•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) hopp- (hoppfarþegi/-miði)5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) á hoppmiða- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
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13 the former
(the first of two things mentioned: We visited America and Australia, staying longer in the former than in the latter.) fyrrnefndur
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