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loss

  • 1 loss

    [los]
    1) (the act or fact of losing: suffering from loss of memory; the loss (= death) of our friend.) tap, missir
    2) (something which is lost: It was only after he was dead that we realized what a loss he was.) missir
    3) (the amount (especially of money) which is lost: a loss of 500 pounds.) tap

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  • 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

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  • 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 bætur
    2) (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

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  • 4 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
    - loss
    - lost
    - at a loss
    - a bad
    - good loser
    - lose oneself in
    - lose one's memory
    - lose out
    - lost in
    - lost on

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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.) áhætta
    2. verb
    1) (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 hættu
    2) (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)
    - at a person's own risk
    - at own risk
    - at risk
    - at the risk of
    - run/take the risk of
    - run/take the risk
    - take risks / take a 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 hjá
    2) ((of a plan etc) to (cause to) come to nothing.) hætta við
    3) (to stop or abandon (a space mission, eg the firing of a rocket) before it is completed.) stöðva í miðju kafi
    - abortive

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  • 7 amnesia

    [æm'ni:ziə]
    (loss of memory: After falling on his head he suffered from amnesia.) óminni

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  • 8 anaesthesia

    [-'Ɵi:ziə, ]( American[) -ʒə]
    noun (loss of consciousness or of feeling caused by an anaesthetic.) svæfing, deyfing

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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)

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  • 13 blackout

    1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) myrkvun
    2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) bann
    3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) tímabundið óminni
    4) (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.)

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 16 consolation

    [kon-]
    1) (the act of consoling.) huggun
    2) (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

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  • 17 damage

    ['dæmi‹] 1. noun
    1) (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, tjón
    2) ((in plural) payment for loss or injury suffered: The court awarded him $5,000 damages.) skaðabætur
    2. verb
    (to make less effective or less usable etc; to spoil: The bomb damaged several buildings; The book was damaged in the post.) skemma

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  • 18 defeat

    [di'fi:t] 1. verb
    (to win a victory over: They defeated our team by three goals; We will defeat the enemy eventually.) sigra
    2. noun
    (the loss of a game, battle, race etc: His defeat in the last race depressed him; We suffered yet another defeat.) ósigur
    - defeatism
    - defeatist

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  • 19 deprivation

    [depri'veiʃən]
    1) ((a condition of) loss, hardship etc.) missir
    2) ((an) act of depriving.) svipting

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  • 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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См. также в других словарях:

  • loss — n 1: physical, emotional, or esp. economic harm or damage sustained: as a: decrease in value, capital, or amount compare gain b: an amount by which the cost of something (as goods or services) exceeds the selling price compare …   Law dictionary

  • loss — is a generic and relative term. It signifies the act of losing or the thing lost; it is not a word of limited, hard and fast meaning and has been held synonymous with, or equivalent to, damage , damages , deprivation , detriment , injury , and… …   Black's law dictionary

  • loss — is a generic and relative term. It signifies the act of losing or the thing lost; it is not a word of limited, hard and fast meaning and has been held synonymous with, or equivalent to, damage , damages , deprivation , detriment , injury , and… …   Black's law dictionary

  • loss — W1S2 [lɔs US lo:s] n [: Old English; Origin: los destruction ] 1.) [U and C] the fact of no longer having something, or of having less of it than you used to have, or the process by which this happens loss of ▪ The court awarded Ms Dixon £7,000… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • loss — [ lɔs ] noun *** ▸ 1 no longer having something ▸ 2 having less than before ▸ 3 failure to win race etc. ▸ 4 money lost ▸ 5 death of someone ▸ 6 sadness from death/loss ▸ 7 disadvantage from loss ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount the state of not …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Loss — may refer to:*A negative difference between retail price and cost of production *An event in which the team or individual in question did not win. *Loss (baseball), a pitching statistic in baseball *Attenuation, a reduction in amplitude and… …   Wikipedia

  • Loss — (l[o^]s; 115), n. [AS. los loss, losing, fr. le[ o]san to lose. [root]127. See {Lose}, v. t.] 1. The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • loss — [lôs, läs] n. [ME los < pp. of losen, lesen, to LOSE] 1. a losing or being lost 2. an instance of this 3. the damage, trouble, disadvantage, deprivation, etc. caused by losing something 4. the person, thing, or amount lost 5. any reduction,… …   English World dictionary

  • loss — (n.) O.E. los loss, destruction, from P.Gmc. *lausa (see LOSE (Cf. lose)). The modern word, however, probably evolved 14c. with a weaker sense, from lost, the original pp. of lose. Phrase at a loss (1590s) originally refers to hounds losing the… …   Etymology dictionary

  • loss — ► NOUN 1) the fact or process of losing something or someone. 2) the feeling of grief after losing a valued person or thing. 3) a person or thing that is badly missed when lost. 4) a defeat in sport. ● at a loss Cf. ↑at a loss …   English terms dictionary

  • løss — sb., en (en jordart), i sms. løss , fx løssaflejring …   Dansk ordbog

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