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1 loss
[los]1) (the act or fact of losing: suffering from loss of memory; the loss (= death) of our friend.) tap, missir2) (something which is lost: It was only after he was dead that we realized what a loss he was.) missir3) (the amount (especially of money) which is lost: a loss of 500 pounds.) tap -
2 at a loss
(not knowing what to do, say etc: He was at a loss for words to express his gratitude.) vera ráðvilltur/orðlaus -
3 compensate
['kompənseit]1) (to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced: This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job.) bæta, greiða bætur2) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) bæta upp•- compensation -
4 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
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5 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) áhætta2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) stofna (e-u) í hættu2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) hætta á (e-ð)•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
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6 abort
[ə'bo:t]1) (to lose or bring about the loss of (an unborn child) from the womb.) missa fóstur; valda fósturláti hjá2) ((of a plan etc) to (cause to) come to nothing.) hætta við3) (to stop or abandon (a space mission, eg the firing of a rocket) before it is completed.) stöðva í miðju kafi•- abortion- abortive -
7 amnesia
[æm'ni:ziə](loss of memory: After falling on his head he suffered from amnesia.) óminni -
8 anaesthesia
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9 at (a person's) own risk
(with the person agreeing to accept any loss, damage etc involved: Cars may be parked here at their owner's risk.) á eigin ábyrgð -
10 at (a person's) own risk
(with the person agreeing to accept any loss, damage etc involved: Cars may be parked here at their owner's risk.) á eigin ábyrgð -
11 at risk
(in danger; likely to suffer loss, injury etc: Heart disease can be avoided if people at risk take medical advice.) sem er í hættu -
12 at the risk of
(with the possibility of (loss, injury, trouble etc): He saved the little girl at the risk of his own life; At the risk of offending you, I must tell you that I disapprove of your behaviour.) með áhættu; með því að hætta (e-u) -
13 blackout
1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) myrkvun2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) bann3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) tímabundið óminni4) (a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.)5) ((also outage) a period of a general power failure.)6) ((in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.) -
14 brain drain
(the loss of experts to another country (usually in search of better salaries etc): As a result of the brain drain Britain does not have enough doctors.) vitsmunaflótti; brottflutningar menntamanna -
15 compensation
noun (payment etc given for loss or injury: He received a large sum of money as compensation when he was injured at work.) (skaða)bætur -
16 consolation
[kon-]1) (the act of consoling.) huggun2) (something that consoles: His great wealth was no consolation for the loss of his reputation; ( also adjective) a consolation prize (for someone who just failed to win).) huggun -
17 damage
['dæmi‹] 1. noun1) (injury or hurt, especially to a thing: The storm did/caused a lot of damage; She suffered brain-damage as a result of the accident.) skaði, tjón2) ((in plural) payment for loss or injury suffered: The court awarded him $5,000 damages.) skaðabætur2. verb(to make less effective or less usable etc; to spoil: The bomb damaged several buildings; The book was damaged in the post.) skemma- damaged -
18 defeat
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19 deprivation
[depri'veiʃən]1) ((a condition of) loss, hardship etc.) missir2) ((an) act of depriving.) svipting -
20 disaster
(a terrible event, especially one that causes great damage, loss etc: The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced.) stórslys; náttúruhamfarir- disastrously
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