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1 tie
1. present participle - tying; verb1) ((often with to, on etc) to fasten with a string, rope etc: He tied the horse to a tree; The parcel was tied with string; I don't like this job - I hate being tied to a desk.) binda2) (to fasten by knotting; to make a knot in: He tied his shoelaces.) hnÿta; reima3) (to be joined by a knot etc: The belt of this dress ties at the front.) vera hnÿttur4) (to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc): Three people tied for first place.) jafna, gera jafntefli2. noun1) (a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt: He wore a shirt and tie.) hálsbindi2) (something that joins: the ties of friendship.) (vináttu)band, tengsl3) (an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw.) jafntefli4) (a game or match to be played.) leikur í útsláttarkeppni•- tie someone down
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2 twang
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3 loosen
1) (to make or become loose: She loosened the string; The screw had loosened and fallen out.) losna; losa, leysa2) (to relax (eg a hold): He loosened his grip.) losa -
4 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) stöðva(st)2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) stöðva3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) stoppa, hætta4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) loka5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) loka; styðja á6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) dvelja2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) stans2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) stöð3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punktur4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) loka, loftop5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) fleygur, klossi•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
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5 twist
[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) snúa(st); vinda(st); bugðast2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) flétta3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) snúa upp á; aflaga2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) snúningur, vindingur2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) uppásnúin (sítrónu)sneið3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) snúningur, vafningur4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) snögg umskipti, hvörf•- twisted- twister
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