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  • 1 make certain

    (to act so that, or check that, something is sure: Make certain you arrive early; I think he's dead but you'd better make certain.) ganga úr skugga um

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  • 2 certain

    ['sə:tn] 1. adjective
    1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) einhver, nokkur
    2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) viss, öruggur
    3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) tiltekinn, viss, ákveðinn
    4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) viss, nokkur
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    2. interjection
    (of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') Auðvitað, að sjálfsögðu
    - for certain
    - make certain

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  • 3 make sure

    (to act so that, or check that, something is certain or sure: Arrive early at the cinema to make sure of (getting) a seat!; I think he's coming today but I'll telephone to make sure (of that / that he is).) ganga úr skugga um

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  • 4 arsenic

    1) (an element used to make certain poisons.) arsenik
    2) (a poison made with arsenic.) arsenik

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  • 5 doom

    [du:m] 1. noun
    (fate, especially something terrible and final which is about to happen (to one): The whole place had an atmosphere of doom; His doom was inevitable.) ömurleg endalok, dauðadómur
    2. verb
    (to condemn; to make certain to come to harm, fail etc: His crippled leg doomed him to long periods of unemployment; The project was doomed to failure; He was doomed from the moment he first took drugs.) dæma

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  • 6 whitening

    noun (a substance used to make certain things (eg tennis shoes) white again.) hvítur (skó)áburður

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  • 7 freeze

    [fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb
    1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) frjósa, frysta
    2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) frjósa, frysta
    3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) frjósa, (of)kólna
    4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) frysta
    5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) stirðna upp/verða agndofa af skelfingu
    6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) frysta laun/verð(lag)
    2. noun
    (a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) frost
    - freezing
    - frozen
    - freezing-point
    - freeze up

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  • 8 confirm

    [kən'fə:m]
    1) (to establish or make quite certain: They confirmed their hotel booking by letter.) staðfesta
    2) (to admit to full membership of certain Christian churches.) ferma
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    - confirmand
    - confirmed

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  • 9 demand

    1. verb
    1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) krefjast
    2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) þarfnast
    2. noun
    1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) krafa
    2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) krafa
    3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) eftirspurn
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    - on demand

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  • 10 it

    1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) það, (hann, hún)
    2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) það (óákv. frumlag)
    3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) það (óákv. frumlag og undanfari tilvís. fn.)
    4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) það
    •
    - its
    - itself

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  • 11 keep

    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) geyma, varðveita; fá til eignar
    2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) geyma, varðveita; þegja yfir
    3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) halda, hafa
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) halda áfram
    5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) eiga, vera með
    6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) rækta, halda við
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) geymast
    8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) halda, færa, skrifa
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) tefja
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) framfæra, sjá um
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) standa við, halda
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) halda upp á
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) uppihald, fæði og húsnæði
    - keeping
    - keep-fit
    - keepsake
    - for keeps
    - in keeping with
    - keep away
    - keep back
    - keep one's distance
    - keep down
    - keep one's end up
    - keep from
    - keep going
    - keep hold of
    - keep house for
    - keep house
    - keep in
    - keep in mind
    - keep it up
    - keep off
    - keep on
    - keep oneself to oneself
    - keep out
    - keep out of
    - keep time
    - keep to
    - keep something to oneself
    - keep to oneself
    - keep up
    - keep up with the Joneses
    - keep watch

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  • 12 decide

    1) (to (cause to) make up one's mind: I have decided to retire; What decided you against going?) ákveða
    2) (to settle or make the result (of something) etc certain: The last goal decided the match.) gera út um

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  • 13 fix

    [fiks] 1. verb
    1) (to make firm or steady: He fixed the post firmly in the ground; He fixed his eyes on the door.) festa
    2) (to attach; to join: He fixed the shelf to the wall.) festa (við), tengja
    3) (to mend or repair: He has succeeded in fixing my watch.) gera við, laga
    4) (to direct (attention, a look etc) at: She fixed all her attention on me.) festa, einbeina
    5) ((often with up) to arrange; to settle: to fix a price; We fixed (up) a meeting.) ákveða
    6) (to make (something) permanent by the use of certain chemicals: to fix a photgraphic print.) festa, gera ónæman fyrir áhrifum ljóss
    7) (to prepare; to get ready: I'll fix dinner tonight.) útbúa, taka til
    2. noun
    (trouble; a difficulty: I'm in a terrible fix!) vandræði, klípa
    - fixed
    - fixedly
    - fixture
    - fix on
    - fix someone up with something
    - fix up with something
    - fix someone up with
    - fix up with

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  • 14 form

    I 1. [fo:m] noun
    1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) form; vera (útlínur)
    2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) gerð, tegund
    3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) eyðublað
    4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) háttur, venja; form
    5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) bekkur
    2. verb
    1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) stofna; móta
    2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) mótast, myndast
    3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) skipa, raða
    4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) mynda, vera
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    - be in good form
    - in the form of     II [fo:m] noun
    (a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) bekkur

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  • 15 head

    [hed] 1. noun
    1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) höfuð, haus
    2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) hugur, heili
    3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) hauslengd
    4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) yfirmaður, leiðtogi, höfuð; yfir-, aðal-
    5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) haus, kollur, toppur; karfa (á blómi)
    6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) árupptök
    7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) haus
    8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) fremsti hluti; fylkingarbrjóst
    9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) vit, skilningur
    10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) skólastjóri/-stÿra
    11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) á haus/mann
    12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) höfði, allhátt nes
    13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) froða
    2. verb
    1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) vera fremstur, fara fyrir
    2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) vera leiðtogi, stÿra
    3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) stefna (á)
    4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) titla
    5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) skalla
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    - - headed
    - header
    - heading
    - heads
    - headache
    - headband
    - head-dress
    - headfirst
    - headgear
    - headlamp
    - headland
    - headlight
    - headline
    - headlines
    - headlong
    - head louse
    - headmaster
    - head-on
    - headphones
    - headquarters
    - headrest
    - headscarf
    - headsquare
    - headstone
    - headstrong
    - headwind
    - above someone's head
    - go to someone's head
    - head off
    - head over heels
    - heads or tails?
    - keep one's head
    - lose one's head
    - make head or tail of
    - make headway
    - off one's head

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  • 16 persuade

    [pə'sweid]
    1) (to make (someone) (not) do something, by arguing with him or advising him: We persuaded him (not) to go.) telja e-n á e-ð
    2) (to make (someone) certain (that something is the case); to convince: We eventually persuaded him that we were serious.) sannfæra e-n með
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    - persuasive
    - persuasively
    - persuasiveness

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  • 17 ring

    I 1. [riŋ] noun
    1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) hringur, baugur
    2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) hringur
    3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) hringur
    4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) (hnefaleika)hringur
    5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) (glæpa)hringur; samtök
    2. verb
    ( verb)
    1) (to form a ring round.) mynda hring (um)
    2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) gera/teikna hring (um)
    3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) merkja með hring
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    - ringlet
    - ring finger
    - ringleader
    - ringmaster
    - run rings round     II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb
    1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) hringja
    2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) hringja í (e-n)
    3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) hringja á (e-n)
    4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) klingja
    5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) (endur)óma
    6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) glymja, kveða við
    2. noun
    1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) hringing
    2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) upphringing
    3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) tónn, hljómur, blær
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    - ring back
    - ring off
    - ring true

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  • 18 warm

    [wo:m] 1. adjective
    1) (moderately, or comfortably, hot: Are you warm enough, or shall I close the window?; a warm summer's day.) hlÿr, volgur, heitur
    2) ((of clothes) protecting the wearer from the cold: a warm jumper.) hlÿlegur, hlÿr
    3) (welcoming, friendly, enthusiastic etc: a warm welcome; a warm smile.) hlÿr
    4) (tending to make one hot: This is warm work!) hlÿr
    5) ((of colours) enriched by a certain quantity of red or pink, or (of red etc) rich and bright: a warm red; I don't want white walls - I want something warmer.) hlÿlegur
    2. verb
    1) (to make moderately hot: He warmed his hands in front of the fire.) hlÿja
    2) (to become friendly (towards) or enthusiastic (about): She warmed to his charm.) verða hlÿrri/vingjarnlegri; færast í aukana
    3. noun
    (an act of warming: Give your hands a warm in front of the fire.) hitun
    - warmness
    - warmth
    - warm-blooded
    - warmed-over
    - warmhearted
    - warmheartedness
    - warm up

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  • 19 block

    [blok] 1. noun
    1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) kubbur, klossi, blökk
    2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) kjöthögg, fjalhögg
    3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) húsasamstæða
    4) (a barrier: a road block.) hindrun; vegatálmi
    5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) húsaröð sem afmarkast af fjórum götum
    2. verb
    (to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) hindra
    3. verb
    The ships blockaded the town.) loka, teppa; halda í kví/hafnbanni
    - blocked
    - block capital/letter
    - blockhead

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  • 20 chirp

    [ ə:p] 1. nouns
    (the sharp, shrill sound of certain birds and insects.) kvak, tíst
    2. verb
    (to make such a sound.) kvaka, tísta

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