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1 mark
1. noun1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.)2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.)4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.)5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.)6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.)2. verb1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.)2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.)3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.)4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.)5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.)•- marked- markedly
- marker
- marksman
- marksmanship
- leave/make one's mark
- mark out
- mark time -
2 leave/make one's mark
(to make a permanent or strong impression: The horrors of the war have left their mark on the children.) hafa varanleg áhrif, setja mark sitt á -
3 imprint
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4 impress
[im'pres]1) (to cause feelings of admiration etc in (a person): I was impressed by his good behaviour.) snerta; vekja aðdáun eða hrifningu2) ((with on or upon) to stress (something to someone): I must impress upon you the need for silence.) leggja áherslu á3) (to fix (a fact etc in the mind): She re-read the plans in order to impress the details on her memory.) innprenta, festa4) (make (a mark) on something by pressing: a footprint impressed in the sand.) gera far í•- impressive
- impressively
- impressiveness
- be under the impression that
- be under the impression -
5 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) oddur2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) nes, oddi3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punktur4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) staður5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) nákvæmt augnablik6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) stig, mark7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) áttastrik8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) stig, punktur9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) (aðal)atriði, punktur, kjarni10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) tilgangur11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) eiginleiki, hlið12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) innstunga2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) miða, beina2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) benda á3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) spartla/múra í•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes -
6 brand
[brænd] 1. noun1) (a maker's name or trademark: a new brand; ( also adjective) a brand name.) vörumerki2) (a variety: He has his own brand of humour.) tegund3) (a mark on cattle etc to show who owns them, made with a hot iron.) brennimark2. verb1) (to mark cattle etc with a hot iron.) brennimerkja2) (to make a permanent impression on: His name is branded on my memory.) brenna inn í3) (to attach (permanent) disgrace to: branded for life as a thief.) brennimerkja• -
7 scratch
[skræ ] 1. verb1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) rispa, klóra, skráma2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) klóra3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) rispa4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) klóra (út úr)5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) hætta í keppni2. noun1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) skráma, rispa; ískur2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) skráma3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) ráslína•- scratchy- scratchiness
- scratch the surface
- start from scratch
- up to scratch -
8 tick
I 1. [tik] noun1) (a regular sound, especially that of a watch, clock etc.) tif2) (a moment: Wait a tick!) andartak2. verb(to make a sound like this: Your watch ticks very loudly!) tifaII 1. [tik] noun(a mark () used to show that something is correct, has been noted etc.) (hak)merki2. verb((often with off) to put this mark beside an item or name on a list etc: She ticked everything off on the list.) merkja/setja hak við- tick someone off- tick off
- give someone a ticking off
- give a ticking off
- tick someone off
- tick off
- tick over
- ticked off III [tik] noun(a type of small, blood-sucking insect: Our dog has ticks.) farmaur, stórmaur, blóðmaur -
9 distinguish
[di'stiŋɡwiʃ]1) ((often with from) to mark as different: What distinguishes this café from all the others?) greina á milli2) (to identify or make out: He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away.) greina, sjá3) ((sometimes with between) to recognize a difference: I can't distinguish (between) the two types - they both look the same to me.) greina á milli4) (to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements: He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject.) skara fram úr•- distinguished -
10 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) slá, kÿla; rekast á, skella á; hæfa2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) slá, kÿla3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) verða (illa) fyrir e-u, valda skaða4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) hitta í mark, hæfa; ná2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) skot2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) stig, skot3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) sem slær í gegn•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with -
11 scrape
[skreip] 1. verb1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) skrapa; rispa2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) skafa, skrapa3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) mynda skraphljóð4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) nuggast/strjúkast (við)5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) grafa2. noun1) (an act or sound of scraping.) skrap2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) skráma3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) klípa•- scraper- scrape the bottom of the barrel
- scrape through
- scrape together/up -
12 touch
1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) snerta2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) snerta, koma við3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) snerta (e-n) tilfinningalega4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) koma nálægt2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) snerting2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) snertiskyn, tilfinning3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) stroka, dráttur4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) hæfileiki, handbragð5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) svæði utan hliðarlínu•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood -
13 track
[træk] 1. noun1) (a mark left, especially a footprint etc: They followed the lion's tracks.) far, spor, slóð2) (a path or rough road: a mountain track.) stígur, vegslóði3) ((also racetrack) a course on which runners, cyclists etc race: a running track; ( also adjective) the 100 metres sprint and other track events.) (hlaupa)braut4) (a railway line.) járnbrautarspor2. verb(to follow (eg an animal) by the marks, footprints etc that it has left: They tracked the wolf to its lair.) rekja slóð- in one's tracks
- keep/lose track of
- make tracks for
- make tracks
- track down
- tracker dog -
14 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) reyna2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) reyna, prófa3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) dæma4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) reyna á2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) tilraun2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) það að skora mark•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out -
15 burn
[bə:n] 1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.)2) (to use as fuel.)3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.)4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.)2. noun(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) brunasár; brunagat- burner -
16 crease
[kri:s] 1. noun1) (a mark made by folding or doubling something: a smart crease in his trousers; My dress was full of creases after being in my suitcase.) brot, krumpa2) (in cricket, a line showing the position of the batsman or bowler.) marklína2. verb(to make or become creased: You've creased my newspaper; This fabric creases easily.) krumpa -
17 crown
1. noun1) (a circular, often jewelled, head-dress, especially one worn as a mark of royalty or honour: the queen's crown.) kóróna2) ((with capital) the king or queen or governing power in a monarchy: revenue belonging to the Crown.) krúna; konunglegt vald3) (the top eg of a head, hat, hill etc: We reached the crown of the hill.) toppur4) ((an artificial replacement for) the part of a tooth which can be seen.) króna, viðgerð á tönn2. verb1) (to make (someone) king or queen by placing a crown on his or her head: The archbishop crowned the queen.) krÿna2) (to form the top part of (something): an iced cake crowned with a cherry.) krÿna, vera efst á3) (to put an artificial crown on (a tooth).) setja krónu á tönn4) (to hit (someone) on the head: If you do that again, I'll crown you!) lemja ofan á höfuð e-s•- crown princess -
18 decorate
['dekəreit]1) (to add some kind of ornament etc to (something) to make more beautiful, striking etc: We decorated the Christmas tree with glass balls.) skreyta2) (to put paint, paper etc on the walls, ceiling and woodwork of (a room): He spent a week decorating the living-room.) prÿða híbÿli; mála; veggfóðra3) (to give a medal or badge to (someone) as a mark of honour: He was decorated for his bravery.) sæma heiðursmerki•- decorative
- decorator -
19 grade
[ɡreid] 1. noun1) (one level in a scale of qualities, sizes etc: several grades of sandpaper; a high-grade ore.) gráða, flokkur2) ((American) (the pupils in) a class or year at school: We're in the fifth grade now.) skóladeild, bekkur3) (a mark for, or level in, an examination etc: He always got good grades at school.) einkunn4) ((especially American) the slope of a railway etc; gradient.) halli, hallagráða2. verb1) (to sort into grades: to grade eggs.) flokka2) (to move through different stages: Red grades into purple as blue is added.) breytast stig af stigi•- grader
- grade school
- make the grade -
20 metronome
['metrənoum](an instrument that can be set to make a ticking noise at different speeds to mark musical time.) taktmælir
- 1
- 2
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