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  • 21 strike

    1. past tense - struck; verb
    1) (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; ljósta
    2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) gera árás
    3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) kveikja á
    4) ((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 verkfall
    5) (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 á
    6) (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 hug
    8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) slá, móta
    9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) halda, leggja leið sína
    10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) taka niður, fella
    2. noun
    1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) verkfall
    2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) happ; fundur
    - 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

    English-Icelandic dictionary > strike

  • 22 suit

    [su:t] 1. noun
    1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) jakkaföt; dragt
    2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) -klæði, -búningur, -föt
    3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) (dóms)mál
    4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) bón(orð), beiðni
    5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) litur, sort
    2. verb
    1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) henta, hæfa
    2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) klæða/fara vel
    3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) laga að
    - suitor
    - suitcase
    - follow suit
    - suit down to the ground
    - suit oneself

    English-Icelandic dictionary > suit

  • 23 temper

    ['tempə] 1. noun
    1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) skap
    2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) skap
    3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) vont skap
    2. verb
    1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) styrkja, bæta
    2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) milda
    - keep one's temper
    - lose one's temper

    English-Icelandic dictionary > temper

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  • make right — verb To right, rectify, or ameliorate a relationship or situation. We had some bad blood initially, but in the end it was all made right by talking things over …   Wiktionary

  • make right noises —    If you make the right noises, you behave as if you support or agree with something by making suitable or conventional remarks.     Sam seemed to approve of the idea; he certainly made all the right noises …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Right — Right, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Righted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Righting}.] [AS. rihtan. See {Right}, a.] 1. To bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to set upright; to make right or straight (that which has been wrong or crooked); to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • right — Synonyms and related words: Bill of Rights, Bircher, Bourbon, Christian, Declaration of Right, Epistle side, Magna Carta, Magna Charta, OK, Petition of Right, Roger, Tory, a propos, absolute, absolute interest, absolute power, absolutely,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • right — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Pertaining to the right side Nouns 1. right; rightness, dextrality; right hand or side, dexter, starboard (naut.), recto, decanal side, off side. See side. 2. conservativism, reactionarism, Toryism, etc …   English dictionary for students

  • make good — Synonyms and related words: abide by, accomplish, achieve success, act up to, adhere to, advance, afford proof of, amend, arrive, ascertain, atone, atone for, attend to, be a success, be faithful to, break through, bring home to, bring to… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • right — adj 1. good, just, fair, impartial, equitable, reasonable; righteous, upright, virtuous, moral, ethical; honorable, noble, high minded, scrupulous, principled, right minded; honest, Inf. square, Inf. fair and square, straightforward, aboveboard,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • make amends — Synonyms and related words: atone, atone for, compensate, cover, do penance, expiate, fill up, get satisfaction, give and take, give satisfaction, indemnify, kick back, live down, make compensation, make good, make matters up, make reparation,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • right — raɪt n. privilege, prerogative, something to which a person is entitled; proprietary interest; side that is opposite the left side; turn towards the right side; something which is just or virtuous; hand on the right side of the body; correctness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Make Some Noise (Beastie Boys song) — Make Some Noise Single by Beastie Boys from the album Hot Sauce Committee Part Two …   Wikipedia

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