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1 look
[luk] 1. verb1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) líta, horfa2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) virðast, sÿnast3) (to face: The house looks west.) snúa2. noun1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) það að líta á2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) svipur, augnaráð3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) útlit•- - looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here!
- look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out!
- look over
- look through
- look up
- look up to -
2 admire
1) (to look at with great pleasure and often to express this pleasure: I've just been admiring your new car.) dá, dást að2) (to have a very high opinion of (something or someone): I admire John's courage.) dást að•- admirably
- admiration
- admirer
- admiring
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3 baby-sit
verb (to remain in a house to look after a child while its parents are out: She baby-sits for her friends every Saturday.) passa krakka -
4 despise
1) (to look upon with scorn and contempt: I know he despises me for failing my exam.) fyrirlíta2) (to refuse to have, use etc; to scorn: She despises such luxuries as fur boots.) hafa andstyggð á•- despicably -
5 unnerve
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6 peep
I 1. [pi:p] verb1) (to look through a narrow opening or from behind something: She peeped through the window.) gægjast, kíkja2) (to look quickly and in secret: He peeped at the answers at the back of the book.) kíkja á2. noun(a quick look (usually in secret): She took a peep at the visitor.) það að kíkja sem snöggvast áII 1. [pi:p] verb(to make a high pitched sound: The car horns were peeping.) ÿla, flauta, pípa2. noun(such a sound: the peep of a car horn.) flaut, ÿl, píp -
7 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) gera6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) gera, ljúka7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) þvo upp; laga; hreinsa8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) nægja, ganga9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) vinna að, stúdera10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) farnast, standa sig11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) laga, snyrta, hirða12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gera, haga sér13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) veita eða sÿna14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) valda15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) skoða2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) veisla, samkvæmi- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
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8 squint
[skwint] 1. verb1) (to have the physical defect of having the eyes turning towards or away from each other or to cause the eyes to do this: The child squints; You squint when you look down at your nose.) vera rangeygður2) ((with at, up at, through etc) to look with half-shut or narrowed eyes: He squinted through the telescope.) píra augun2. noun1) (a squinting position of the eyes: an eye-operation to correct her squint.) rangeygð2) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) það að kíkja á e-ð3. adjective, adverb((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.) skakkur -
9 disdain
[dis'dein] 1. noun(scorn or pride: a look of disdain.) lítilsvirðing2. verb1) (to be too proud (to do something).) álíta fyrir neðan sína virðingu2) (to look down on (something): She disdains our company.) lítilsvirða•- disdainfully -
10 gaze
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11 glance
1. verb(to look very quickly: He glanced at the book; He glanced over the accounts.) kíkja á, líta sem snöggvast á2. noun(a brief or quick look: I had a glance at the books last night.) kíkja á, renna yfir- glancing- at a glance
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12 glimpse
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13 imitate
['imiteit] 1. verb(to (try to) be, behave or look the same as (a person etc): Children imitate their friends rather than their parents; He could imitate the song of many different birds.) líkja eftir2. adjective(made to look like something else: imitation wood.) gervi-, óekta-, -líki- imitativeness
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14 inspect
[in'spekt]1) (to look at, or examine, carefully or formally: He inspected the bloodstains.) rannsaka; skoða gaumgæfilega2) (to visit (eg a restaurant or school) officially, to make sure that it is properly run: Cafés must be regularly inspected to find out if they are kept clean.) yfirfara opinberlega3) (to look at (troops etc) ceremonially: The Queen will inspect the regiment.) framkvæma liðskönnun•- inspector -
15 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) nískur2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) kvikindislegur3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) illskeyttur4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) lélegur•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) meðal-, meðaltals-2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) meðal-, meðaltals-2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) meðaltal, meðalgildi; milli-III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) merkja, þÿða; eiga við, meina2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) ætla (sér)•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) þÿðingarmikill- meaningless
- be meant to
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16 peek
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17 stare
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18 survey
1. [sə'vei] verb1) (to look at, or view, in a general way: He surveyed his neat garden with satisfaction.) skoða, virða fyrir sér2) (to examine carefully or in detail.) kanna3) (to measure, and estimate the position, shape etc of (a piece of land etc): They have started to survey the piece of land that the new motorway will pass through.) mæla út4) (to make a formal or official inspection of (a house etc that is being offered for sale).) meta2. ['sə:vei] noun1) (a look or examination; a report: After a brief survey of the damage he telephoned the police; He has written a survey of crime in big cities.) (skrifleg) könnun/rannsókn2) (a careful measurement of land etc.) landmæling•- surveyor -
19 nose
[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nef2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) lyktarskyn3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nef, trjóna2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) fikra sig áfram, mjakast2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) hnÿsast í•- - nosed- nosey
- nosy
- nosily
- nosiness
- nose-bag
- nosedive
- nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)- lead by the nose
- nose out
- pay through the nose
- turn up one's nose at
- under a person's very nose
- under very nose
- under a person's nose
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20 refer
[rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) vísa til, minnast á2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) varða3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) vísa til4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) leita til/í•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) dæma- reference book
- reference library
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