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lose oneself in

  • 1 lose oneself in

    (to have all one's attention taken up by: to lose oneself in a book.) gleyma sér, vera niðursokkinn

    English-Icelandic dictionary > lose oneself in

  • 2 lose

    [lu:z]
    past tense, past participle - lost; verb
    1) (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.) missa
    2) (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, tapa
    3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) glata, tÿna
    4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) tapa, bíða ósigur
    5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) sóa tíma
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    - loss
    - lost
    - at a loss
    - a bad
    - good loser
    - lose oneself in
    - lose one's memory
    - lose out
    - lost in
    - lost on

    English-Icelandic dictionary > lose

  • 3 keep/lose track of

    ((not) to keep oneself informed about (the progress or whereabouts of): I've lost track of what is happening.) (vera hættur að) fylgjast með

    English-Icelandic dictionary > keep/lose track of

  • 4 control

    [kən'trəul] 1. noun
    1) (the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority: She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.) stjórn
    2) (the act of holding back or restraining: control of prices; I know you're angry but you must not lose control (of yourself).) hafa stjórn á
    3) ((often in plural) a lever, button etc which operates (a machine etc): The clutch and accelerator are foot controls in a car.) stjórntæki
    4) (a point or place at which an inspection takes place: passport control.) (vegabréfs)skoðun
    2. verb
    1) (to direct or guide; to have power or authority over: The captain controls the whole ship; Control your dog!) stjórna; hafa hemil á
    2) (to hold back; to restrain (oneself or one's emotions etc): Control yourself!) halda aftur af
    3) (to keep to a fixed standard: The government is controlling prices.) stjórna, stÿra, setja reglur um
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    - control-tower
    - in control of
    - in control
    - out of control
    - under control

    English-Icelandic dictionary > control

  • 5 forget

    [fə'ɡet]
    past tense - forgot; verb
    1) (to fail to remember: He has forgotten my name.) gleyma
    2) (to leave behind accidentally: She has forgotten her handbag.) gleyma
    3) (to lose control of (oneself), act in an undignified manner: She forgot herself and criticized her boss during the company party.) gleyma sér
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    - forgetfully

    English-Icelandic dictionary > forget

  • 6 stall

    I [sto:l] noun
    1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) bás
    2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) bás
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    II 1. [sto:l] verb
    1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) stöðvast, drepa á sér
    2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) missa hraða; ofrísa
    3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) stöðva, hægja á
    2. noun
    (a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) ofris
    III [sto:l] verb
    (to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) fresta ákvörðun, tefja

    English-Icelandic dictionary > stall

  • 7 toss

    [tos] 1. verb
    1) (to throw into or through the air: She tossed the ball up into the air.) kasta
    2) ((often with about) to throw oneself restlessly from side to side: She tossed about all night, unable to sleep.) bylta sér
    3) ((of a ship) to be thrown about: The boat tossed wildly in the rough sea.) kastast til, veltast
    4) (to throw (a coin) into the air and decide a matter according to (a correct guess about) which side falls uppermost: They tossed a coin to decide which of them should go first.) varpa hlutkesti, kasta upp á e-ð
    2. noun
    (an act of tossing.) kast
    - win/lose the toss

    English-Icelandic dictionary > toss

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