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1 for ever / forever
1) (continually: He was forever looking at this watch.) stögugt, alltaf2) (for all time: I'll love you for ever (and ever).) alltaf að eilífu -
2 look for
(to search for: She lost her handbag and wasted ten minutes looking for it.) leita að -
3 make a break for it
(to make an (attempt to) escape: When the guard is not looking, make a break for it.) gera flóttatilraun -
4 grim
[ɡrim]1) (horrible; very unpleasant: The soldiers had a grim task looking for bodies in the wrecked houses.) andstyggilegur, óhugnanlegur2) (angry; fierce-looking; not cheerful: The boss looks a bit grim this morning.) reiðilegur3) (stubborn, unyielding: grim determination.) ósveigjanlegur•- grimness- grimly
- like grim death -
5 right
1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) hægri2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) réttur3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) (siðferðilega) réttur4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) viðeigandi2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) réttur, réttindi2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) sem hefur á réttu að standa3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) hægri-, hægrihandar4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) hægri-, hægrisinnaður3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) nákvæmlega2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) strax3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) rétt (við), beint4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) alveg, gjörsamlega5) (to the right: Turn right.) til hægri6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) rétt, vel4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) rétta við/af; komast á réttan kjöl2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) bæta úr5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') allt í lagi; skal gert- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) hægrisinnaður- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right -
6 search
[sə: ] 1. verb1) ((often with for) to look for something by careful examination: Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.) leita2) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) leita á (e-m)2. noun(an act of searching: His search did not take long.) leit- searcher- searching
- searchingly
- searchlight
- search party
- search warrant
- in search of -
7 strike oil
(to find oil under the ground: After drilling for several months, they finally struck oil; We've struck oil (= found what we have been looking for) in our search for a suitable house.) koma niður á olíu; komast í feitt -
8 weapon
['wepən](any instrument or means which is used for one's own defence or for attacking others: Rifles, arrows, atom bombs and tanks are all weapons; The police are looking for the murder weapon; Surprise is our best weapon.) vopn -
9 regular
['reɡjulə] 1. adjective1) (usual: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?) vanabundinn, venjulegur2) ((American) normal: He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.) venjulegur3) (occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?) jafn, reglulegur4) (involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc: a man of regular habits.) vanabundinn5) (frequent: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.) fastur, fasta-6) (permanent; lasting: He's looking for a regular job.) fastur7) ((of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.) reglulegur8) (the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.) reglulegur, jafn, réttur9) (of ordinary size: I don't want the large size of packet - just give me the regular one.) venjulegur10) ((of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers.) atvinnu-2. noun1) (a soldier in the regular army.) atvinnuhermaður2) (a regular customer (eg at a bar).) fastagestur•- regularly
- regulate
- regulation
- regulator -
10 wander
['wondə] 1. verb1) (to go, move, walk etc (about, in or on) from place to place with no definite destination in mind: I'd like to spend a holiday wandering through France; The mother wandered the streets looking for her child.) ráfa, flækjast2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) reika, vera á reiki2. noun(an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) göngutúr- wanderer- wanderlust -
11 be after
(to be looking for something: What are you after?; The police are after him.) leita eftir, reyna að ná í -
12 fill the bill
(to be suitable; to be exactly what is required: We are looking for a new car and this will fill the bill.) sem nægir/fullnægir kröfum -
13 fish out
(to pull something out with some difficulty: At last he fished out the letter he was looking for.) rífa upp -
14 flighty
adjective ((usually of girls and women) with easily changed ideas; not thinking deeply; always looking for amusement.) hvikull, ístöðulaus; léttúðugur -
15 here you are
(here is what you want etc: Here you are. This is the book you were looking for.) gjörðu svo vel, hérna -
16 hiding
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17 lie low
(to stay quiet or hidden: The criminal lay low until the police stopped looking for him.) vera í felum; hafa hægt um sig -
18 locate
[lə'keit, ]( American[) 'loukeit]1) (to set in a particular place or position: The kitchen is located in the basement.) staðsetja2) (to find the place or position of: He located the street he was looking for on the map.) finna -
19 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.) beina af leiðEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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20 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.) beina af leiðEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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