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1 make
[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) gera, búa til2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) láta gera, fá til að gera3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) vekja tilteknar tilfinningar hjá e-m, valda, orsaka4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) þéna5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) gera, vera6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) verða, vera efni í7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) áætla8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) gera að9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) gera (...)2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) gerð- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
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2 realise
1) (to know; to understand: I realize that I can't have everything I want; I realized my mistake.) gera sé ljóst2) (to make real; to make (something) come true: He realized his ambition to become an astronaut; My worst fears were realized.) framkvæma, láta rætast3) (to make (money) by selling something: He realized $60,000 on the sale of his apartment.) hagnast•- realisation -
3 realize
1) (to know; to understand: I realize that I can't have everything I want; I realized my mistake.) gera sé ljóst2) (to make real; to make (something) come true: He realized his ambition to become an astronaut; My worst fears were realized.) framkvæma, láta rætast3) (to make (money) by selling something: He realized $60,000 on the sale of his apartment.) hagnast•- realisation -
4 amplify
1) (to make larger, especially by adding details to.) auka, styrkja2) (to make (the sound from a radio, record-player etc) louder by using an amplifier.) magna•- amplifier -
5 announce
1) (to make known publicly: Mary and John have announced their engagement.) tilkynna2) (to make known the arrival or entrance of: He announced the next singer.) (til)kynna•- announcer -
6 blacken
1) (to make or become black: The sky blackened before the storm.) sortna2) (to make to seem bad: She blackened his character.) sverta3) (to clean with black polish: He blackened his boots.) fægja, pússa -
7 dampen
1) (to make damp.) gera rakan2) (to make or become less fierce or strong (interest etc): The rain dampened everyone's enthusiasm considerably.) draga úr -
8 decide
1) (to (cause to) make up one's mind: I have decided to retire; What decided you against going?) ákveða2) (to settle or make the result (of something) etc certain: The last goal decided the match.) gera út um -
9 frustrate
1) (to make (someone) feel disappointed, useless etc: Staying at home all day frustrated her.) ergja, skaprauna2) (to make useless: His efforts were frustrated.) gera að engu, ónÿta•- frustrated -
10 petrify
(to make (someone) very frightened; to terrify: The thought of having to make a speech petrified him.) lama(st) af skelfingu -
11 rustle
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12 slacken
1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) slaka á; slakna2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) slaka á, draga úr -
13 acclimatise
(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.)- acclimatisation -
14 acclimatize
(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.)- acclimatisation -
15 accustom
(to make (especially oneself) familiar with or used to: He soon accustomed himself to the idea.) að venja (sig) við e-ð- accustomed to -
16 adjust
1) ((often with to) to change so as to make or be better suited: He soon adjusted to his new way of life.) stilla, aðlaga2) (to change (the position of, setting of): Adjust the setting of the alarm clock.) stilla•- adjustment -
17 advertise
(to make (something) known to the public by any of various methods: I've advertised (my house) in the newspaper; They advertised on TV for volunteers.) auglÿsa- advertiser -
18 allow
1) (not to forbid or prevent: He allowed me to enter; Playing football in the street is not allowed.) leyfa2) ((with for) to take into consideration when judging or deciding: These figures allow for price rises.) taka tillit til, gera ráð fyrir3) (to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly: His father allows him too much money.) láta í té, gefa•- make allowance for -
19 anaesthetise
verb (to make (someone) unable to feel pain etc (by giving an anaesthetic to).) svæfa, deyfa -
20 anaesthetize
verb (to make (someone) unable to feel pain etc (by giving an anaesthetic to).) svæfa, deyfa
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