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  • 1 make amends

    (to do something to improve the situation after doing something wrong, stupid etc: He gave her a present to make amends for his rudeness.) bæta fyrir

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  • 2 remember

    [ri'membə]
    1) (to keep in the mind, or to bring back into the mind after forgetting for a time: I remember you - we met three years ago; I remember watching the first men landing on the moon; Remember to telephone me tonight; I don't remember where I hid it.) muna (eftir), minnast
    2) (to reward or make a present to: He remembered her in his will.) minnast
    3) (to pass (a person's) good wishes (to someone): Remember me to your parents.) bera kveðju frá (e-m)
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  • 3 go

    [ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb
    1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) fara
    2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) fara í gegnum, fara eftir
    3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) fara til; fara/seljast á
    4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) liggja til
    5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) ganga/fara í, sækja
    6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) hverfa
    7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) fara, enda
    8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) fara
    9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) hverfa
    10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) fara (að gera e-ð)
    11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) bila
    12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) ganga, vinna
    13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) verða
    14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) vera, ganga
    15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) eiga heima/að vera í
    16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) líða
    17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) fara í
    18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) ganga
    19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) gefa frá sér, segja
    20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) hljóða, vera
    21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) ganga (vel)
    2. noun
    1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) tilraun
    2) (energy: She's full of go.) kraftur
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    3. adjective
    1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) sem blómstrar/gengur vel
    2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) gang-, markaðs-, gildandi
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    4. noun
    (permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) leyfi
    - going-over
    - goings-on
    - no-go
    - all go
    - be going on for
    - be going on
    - be going strong
    - from the word go
    - get going
    - give the go-by
    - go about
    - go after
    - go against
    - go along
    - go along with
    - go around
    - go around with
    - go at
    - go back
    - go back on
    - go by
    - go down
    - go far
    - go for
    - go in
    - go in for
    - go into
    - go off
    - go on
    - go on at
    - go out
    - go over
    - go round
    - go slow
    - go steady
    - go through
    - go through with
    - go too far
    - go towards
    - go up
    - go up in smoke/flames
    - go with
    - go without
    - keep going
    - make a go of something
    - make a go
    - on the go

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  • 4 cut

    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) skera, klippa
    2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) skera
    3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) sneiða, klippa
    4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) slá; klippa
    5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) minnka
    6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) klippa í burt, fjarlægja
    7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) skera í
    8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) gera við, draga
    9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') klippa á atriði
    10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) fara þvert fyrir
    11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) skera
    12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) skrópa
    13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) sniðganga
    2. noun
    1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) skurður; rafmagnsbilun; hárklipping; verðlækkun
    2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) snið
    3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) sneið
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    - cutting 3. adjective
    (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) særandi
    - cut-price
    - cut-throat     4. adjective
    (fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) miskunnarlaus
    - cut and dried
    - cut back
    - cut both ways
    - cut a dash
    - cut down
    - cut in
    - cut it fine
    - cut no ice
    - cut off
    - cut one's losses
    - cut one's teeth
    - cut out
    - cut short

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  • 5 hit

    [hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb
    1) (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; hæfa
    2) (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, kÿla
    3) (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 skaða
    4) (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; ná
    2. noun
    1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) skot
    2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) stig, skot
    3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) sem slær í gegn
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    - hit-or-miss
    - hit back
    - hit below the belt
    - hit it off
    - hit on
    - hit out
    - make a hit with

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  • 6 dig

    [diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb
    1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) grafa með skóflu
    2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) moka, grafa
    3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) ÿta, gefa olnbogaskot
    2. noun
    (a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) sneið, háðsleg athugasemd
    - dig out
    - dig up

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  • 7 love

    1. noun
    1) (a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing: She has a great love of music; her love for her children.) ást
    2) (strong attachment with sexual attraction: They are in love with one another.) ástfanginn
    3) (a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection): Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love!) líf og yndi; elskan
    4) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) núll stig
    2. verb
    1) (to be (very) fond of: She loves her children dearly.) elska, þykja vænt um
    2) (to take pleasure in: They both love dancing.) hafa dálæti á
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    - lovely
    - loveliness
    - lover
    - loving
    - lovingly
    - love affair
    - love-letter
    - lovesick
    - fall in love with
    - fall in love
    - for love or money
    - make love
    - there's no love lost between them

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  • 8 moo

    [mu:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - moos; verb
    (to make the sound of a cow.) baula
    2. noun
    (such a sound.) baul

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  • 9 plead

    [pli:d]
    past tense, past participles - pleaded; verb
    1) ((of a prisoner) to answer a charge, saying whether one is guilty or not: `How does the prisoner plead?' `He pleads guilty.') lÿsa sig sekan/saklausan
    2) (to present a case in court: My lawyer will plead my case; My lawyer will plead for me.) flytja mál
    3) ((often with with) to make an urgent request: He pleaded with me not to go; He pleaded to be allowed to go.) sárbæna

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  • 10 positive

    ['pozətiv] 1. adjective
    1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) jákvæður
    2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) öruggur
    3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) öruggur, handviss
    4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) algjör
    5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) jákvæður
    6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) jákvæður
    7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) jákvæður, stærri en núll
    8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) jákvæður, jákvætt hlaðinn
    2. noun
    1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) jákvæð mynd, ljósmynd/skyggna
    2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) jákvætt stig
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    - positively

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  • 11 put on

    1) (to switch on (a light etc): Put the light on!) kveikja á
    2) (to dress oneself in: Which shoes are you going to put on?) fara í
    3) (to add or increase: The car put on speed; I've put on weight.) bæta við sig, auka
    4) (to present or produce (a play etc): They're putting on `Hamlet' next week.) færa upp
    5) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) bæta við
    6) (to make a false show of; to pretend: She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.) þykjast
    7) (to bet (money) on: I've put a pound on that horse to win.) veðja

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  • 12 sign

    1. noun
    1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) tákn
    2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) merki
    3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) merki
    4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) merki (um)
    2. verb
    1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) undirrita
    2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) undirrita
    3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) gefa merki um
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    - signpost
    - sign in/out
    - sign up

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  • 13 slit

    [slit] 1. present participle - slitting; verb
    (to make a long cut in: She slit the envelope open with a knife.) rífa/spretta upp
    2. noun
    (a long cut; a narrow opening: a slit in the material.) rifa

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  • 14 step

    [step] 1. noun
    1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) skref
    2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) skref; smáspölur
    3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) fótatak
    4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) dansspor
    5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) þrep, trappa
    6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) (þróunar)skref
    7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) ráðstöfun
    2. verb
    (to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) stíga, taka skref
    - stepladder
    - stepping-stones
    - in
    - out of step
    - step aside
    - step by step
    - step in
    - step out
    - step up
    - watch one's step

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  • 15 tense

    [tens] I noun
    (a form of a verb that shows the time of its action in relation to the time of speaking: a verb in the past/future/present tense.) tíð
    II 1. adjective
    1) (strained; nervous: The crowd was tense with excitement; a tense situation.) spenntur
    2) (tight; tightly stretched.) strekktur
    2. verb
    (to make or become tense: He tensed his muscles.) spenna
    - tenseness
    - tension

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  • 16 tie

    1. present participle - tying; verb
    1) ((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.) binda
    2) (to fasten by knotting; to make a knot in: He tied his shoelaces.) hnÿta; reima
    3) (to be joined by a knot etc: The belt of this dress ties at the front.) vera hnÿttur
    4) (to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc): Three people tied for first place.) jafna, gera jafntefli
    2. noun
    1) (a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt: He wore a shirt and tie.) hálsbindi
    2) (something that joins: the ties of friendship.) (vináttu)band, tengsl
    3) (an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw.) jafntefli
    4) (a game or match to be played.) leikur í útsláttarkeppni
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    - tie someone down
    - tie down
    - tie in/up

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  • 17 update

    (to make (something) suitable for the present time by adapting it to recent ideas etc: Dictionaries constantly need to be updated.) endurnÿja

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  • make a present — index grant (transfer formally) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • make a present of — index bequeath, bestow Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • make a present of — give as a gift he had made a present of a hacienda to the president …   Useful english dictionary

  • make a present to — give a gift to …   English contemporary dictionary

  • present — 1. adj. & n. adj. 1 (usu. predic.) being in the place in question (was present at the trial). 2 a now existing, occurring, or being such (the present Duke; during the present season). b now being considered or discussed etc. (in the present case) …   Useful english dictionary

  • make of — phrasal verb Word forms make of : present tense I/you/we/they make of he/she/it makes of present participle making of past tense made of past participle made of 1) make something of someone/something [transitive] to use chances and opportunities… …   English dictionary

  • make up — phrasal verb Word forms make up : present tense I/you/we/they make up he/she/it makes up present participle making up past tense made up past participle made up 1) [transitive] to invent an explanation for something, especially in order to avoid… …   English dictionary

  • make out — phrasal verb Word forms make out : present tense I/you/we/they make out he/she/it makes out present participle making out past tense made out past participle made out 1) a) [transitive] to see, hear, or understand someone or something with… …   English dictionary

  • make for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms make for : present tense I/you/we/they make for he/she/it makes for present participle making for past tense made for past participle made for 1) make for something to move towards a place He picked up his… …   English dictionary

  • present — pres|ent1 W2S2 [ˈprezənt] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place)¦ 2¦(memory)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4 the present day 5 the present 6 all present and correct 7 present company excepted ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin praes …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • make over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms make over : present tense I/you/we/they make over he/she/it makes over present participle making over past tense made over past participle made over 1) to officially make someone else the owner of something… …   English dictionary

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