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1 make light of
(to treat (problems etc) as unimportant.) gera lítið úr -
2 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) ljós, birta2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) ljós3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) eldur; eldpÿta, kveikjari4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) í (jákvæðu) ljósi2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) bjartur2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ljós-3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) lÿsa2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) kveikja•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) léttur2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) léttur, vægur3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) léttur, auðmeltur4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) of léttur5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) léttur6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) léttur á sér7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) léttur, líflegur8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) léttur9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) gljúpur, sendinn•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) -
3 light up
1) (to begin to give out light: Evening came and the streetlights lit up.) kvikna, ljóma upp2) (to make, be or become full of light: The powerful searchlight lit up the building; She watched the house light up as everyone awoke.) lÿsa upp3) (to make or become happy: Her face lit up when she saw him; A sudden smile lit up her face.) ljóma, geisla -
4 shed light on
(to make clearer: This letter sheds light on the reasons for his departure.) upplÿsa -
5 proverb
['provə:b](a well-known saying that gives good advice or expresses a supposed truth: Two common proverbs are `Many hands make light work' and `Don't count your chickens before they're hatched!') málsháttur- proverbially -
6 charge
1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) setja upp, láta borga2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) (láta) skrifa3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) kæra4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) gera áhlaup5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) hlaupa, storma6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) hlaða7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) hlaða2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) verð2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) ákæra3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) áhlaup4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) rafhleðsla5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) skjólstæðingur6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) hleðsla•- charger- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge -
7 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) skuggi2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) skuggi3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) skermur, hlíf4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) lit-/blæbrigði5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) örlítið2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) skÿla2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) dekkja, skyggja3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) leysast upp í; breytast smám saman yfir í•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade -
8 shine
1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb1) (to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something: The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.) skína, lÿsa2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) gljá3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) pússa, bursta; (gljá)fægja4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) skara fram úr2. noun1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) skin, ljómi, gljái2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) skóburstun•- shining- shiny
- shininess -
9 put on
1) (to switch on (a light etc): Put the light on!) kveikja á2) (to dress oneself in: Which shoes are you going to put on?) fara í3) (to add or increase: The car put on speed; I've put on weight.) bæta við sig, auka4) (to present or produce (a play etc): They're putting on `Hamlet' next week.) færa upp5) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) bæta við6) (to make a false show of; to pretend: She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.) þykjast7) (to bet (money) on: I've put a pound on that horse to win.) veðja -
10 film
[film] 1. noun1) ((a thin strip of) celluloid made sensitive to light on which photographs are taken: photographic film.) filma2) (a story, play etc shown as a motion picture in a cinema, on television etc: to make a film; ( also adjective) a film version of the novel.) kvikmynd3) (a thin skin or covering: a film of dust.) (ryk)lag; þunn húð, himna2. verb1) (to make a motion picture (of): They are going to film the race.) kvikmynda2) ((usually with over) to cover with a film: Her eyes gradually filmed (over) with tears.) hylja; þekjast•- filmy- filmstar -
11 turn out
1) (to send away; to make (someone) leave.) vísa brott/á dyr2) (to make or produce: The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour.) framleiða3) (to empty or clear: I turned out the cupboard.) tæma4) ((of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc: A large crowd turned out to see the procession.) mæta5) (to turn off: Turn out the light!) slökkva á6) (to happen or prove to be: He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right.) reynast -
12 black
[blæk] 1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) svartur2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) svartur; dimmur3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) svartur (af skít)4) (without milk: black coffee.) svartur (kaffi)5) (evil: black magic.) svartur (galdur)6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) svartur7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) svartur2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) svartur2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) svartur3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) svertingi3. verb(to make black.) sverta- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) setja á svartan lista5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) fjárkúgun- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white -
13 blind
1. adjective1) (not able to see: a blind man.) blindur2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) blindur á/fyrir3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) blind-4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) blindra-2. noun1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) gluggatjald2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) yfirskin; blása ryki í augun á, villa3. verb(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) blinda- blinding- blindly
- blindness
- blind alley
- blindfold 4. verb(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) binda fyrir augun á5. adjective, adverb(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) með bundið fyrir augun- the blind leading the blind -
14 blinding
1) (tending to make blind: a blinding light.) blindandi2) (sudden: He realized, in a blinding flash, that she was the murderer.) allt í einu -
15 click
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16 dim
[dim] 1. adjective1) (not bright or distinct: a dim light in the distance; a dim memory.) óljós, þokukenndur2) ((of a person) not intelligent: She's a bit dim!) sljór2. verb(to make or become dim: Tears dimmed her eyes; He dimmed the lights in the theatre.) deyfa, depra, lækka (ljós)- dimly- dimness -
17 expose
[ik'spəuz]1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) láta óvarinn; stofna í hættu2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) leiða í ljós; fletta ofan af3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) lÿsa, taka mynd á•- exposure -
18 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) eldur2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) hitaplötur; rafmagnshellur, gashellur3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) eldur4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) tilfinningahiti; ákafi5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) skothríð2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) brenna, baka2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) vekja, örva; kynda undir3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) skjóta4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) skjóta5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) skjóta á6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) reka•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
- under fire -
19 mellow
['meləu] 1. adjective1) ((of character) made softer and more mature, relaxed etc by age and/or experience: Her personality became more mellow as middle age approached.) ljúfur, skapmildur2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) mildur, daufur3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) þÿður, ljúfur2. verb(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) þroska; milda -
20 mistake
[mi'steik] 1. past tense - mistook; verb1) ((with for) to think that (one person or thing) is another: I mistook you for my brother in this bad light.) ruglast/villast á2) (to make an error about: They mistook the date, and arrived two days early.) villast á2. noun(a wrong act or judgement: a spelling mistake; It was a mistake to trust him; I took your umbrella by mistake - it looks like mine.) mistök; villa- mistaken- mistakenly
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