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21 make a fool of
(to make (someone) appear ridiculous or stupid: He made a real fool of her by promising to marry her and then leaving her when he had spent all her money.) gera að fífli -
22 means
I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) leið, aðferð, ráð- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) fjárráð -
23 offer
['ofə] 1. past tense, past participle - offered; verb1) (to put forward (a gift, suggestion etc) for acceptance or refusal: She offered the man a cup of tea; He offered her $20 for the picture.) bjóða2) (to say that one is willing: He offered to help.) bjóðast (til)2. noun1) (an act of offering: an offer of help.) boð2) (an offering of money as the price of something: They made an offer of $50,000 for the house.) tilboð•- offering- on offer -
24 order
['o:də] 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) skipun2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) pöntun3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) pöntun4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) röð og regla5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) röð og regla, skipulag6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) röð7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) lög og regla8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) ávísun9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) skipan, skipulag10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) trúarregla; bræðralag2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) skipa2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) panta3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) koma lagi á, raða•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) hjúkrunarmaður2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) óbreyttur hermaður•- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
- a tall order -
25 proceeds
['prəusi:‹]noun plural (money or profit made (from a sale etc): They gave the proceeds of the sale to charity.) ágóði -
26 profit
['profit] 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) hagnaður2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) ávinningur2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) hagnast á- profitably -
27 ready
['redi]1) ((negative unready) prepared; able to be used etc immediately or when needed; able to do (something) immediately or when necessary: I've packed our cases, so we're ready to leave; Is tea ready yet?; Your coat has been cleaned and is ready (to be collected).) tilbúinn2) ((negative unready) willing: I'm always ready to help.) reiðubúinn, fús3) (quick: You're too ready to find faults in other people; He always has a ready answer.) snar, fljótur til4) (likely, about (to do something): My head feels as if it's ready to burst.) að því kominn að•- readily
- ready cash
- ready-made
- ready money
- ready-to-wear
- in readiness -
28 sale of work
(an event at which articles usually made by members of an association are sold to raise money: a sale of work at the church.) góðgerðasala; sala á vegum (líknar)félags -
29 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) slá; hitta; ljósta2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) gera árás3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) kveikja á4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fara í verkfall5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) finna, lenda á6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) slá (nótu)7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) það fyrsta sem ég tók eftir; koma skyndilega í hug8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) slá, móta9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) halda, leggja leið sína10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) taka niður, fella2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) verkfall2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) happ; fundur•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up -
30 sum
1) (the amount or total made by two or more things or numbers added together: The sum of 12, 24, 7 and 11 is 54.) summa2) (a quantity of money: It will cost an enormous sum to repair the swimming pool.) upphæð3) (a problem in arithmetic: My children are better at sums than I am.) reikningsdæmi; samlagningardæmi•- sum up -
31 trade
[treid] 1. noun1) (the buying and selling of goods: Japan does a lot of trade with Britain.) viðskipti2) ((a) business, occupation, or job: He's in the jewellery trade.) atvinnugrein, starf2. verb1) ((often with in or with) to buy and sell: They made a lot of money by trading; They trade in fruit and vegetables.) versla með, stunda viðskipti2) (to exchange: I traded my watch for a bicycle.) skipta á, bÿtta•- trader- trademark
- tradename
- tradesman
- trades union
- trade union
- trades unionist
- trade unionist
- trade wind
- trade in -
32 undertaking
1) (a task or piece of work: I didn't realize what a large undertaking this job would be.) verkefni, viðfangsefni2) (a promise: He made an undertaking that he would pay the money back.) skuldbinding, formlegt loforð -
33 welcome
['welkəm] 1. adjective(received with gladness and happiness: She will make you welcome; He is a welcome visitor at our house; The extra money was very welcome; The holiday made a welcome change.) velkominn2. noun(reception; hospitality: We were given a warm welcome.) móttökur3. verb(to receive or greet with pleasure and gladness: We were welcomed by our hosts; She will welcome the chance to see you again.) bjóða velkominn, taka vel á móti4. interjection(used to express gladness at someone's arrival: Welcome to Britain!) velkominn- be welcome to
- you're welcome! -
34 withdraw
[wið'dro:]past tense - withdrew; verb1) (to (cause to) move back or away: The army withdrew from its position; He withdrew his troops; They withdrew from the competition.) draga (sig) til baka2) (to take back (something one has said): She withdrew her remarks, and apologized; He later withdrew the charges he'd made against her.) taka til baka/aftur3) (to remove (money from a bank account etc): I withdrew all my savings and went abroad.) taka (út)•- withdrawn -
35 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) undrun, furða2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) undur, furðuverk3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) furða2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) vera/verða hissa, undra2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) undrast, furða sig á3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) langa til að vita•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder
- 1
- 2
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