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с исландского на английский

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  • 1 hard

    1. adjective
    1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) harður
    2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) erfiður
    3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) strangur
    4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) harður, erfiður
    5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) þungbær, erfiður
    6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) kalkríkur, harður
    2. adverb
    1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) af fremsta megni, mikið
    2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) ákaflega; fast, hart
    3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) hvasst, fast
    4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) algerlega
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    - hardness
    - hardship
    - hard-and-fast
    - hard-back
    - hard-boiled
    - harddisk
    - hard-earned
    - hard-headed
    - hard-hearted
    - hardware
    - hard-wearing
    - be hard on
    - hard at it
    - hard done by
    - hard lines/luck
    - hard of hearing
    - a hard time of it
    - a hard time
    - hard up

    English-Icelandic dictionary > hard

  • 2 ability

    [ə'biləti]
    plural - abilities; noun
    1) (the power, knowledge etc to do something: I shall do the job to the best of my ability.) geta, hæfni
    2) (a skill: a man of many abilities.) (sér)kunnátta, færni

    English-Icelandic dictionary > ability

  • 3 admirer

    1) (one who admires (someone or something): He is an admirer of Mozart.) aðdáandi
    2) (a man who is attracted by a particular woman: She has many admirers.) aðdáandi

    English-Icelandic dictionary > admirer

  • 4 couple

    1. noun
    1) (two; a few: Can I borrow a couple of chairs?; I knew a couple of people at the party, but not many.) tvennt af e-u; fáeinir
    2) (a man and wife, or a boyfriend and girlfriend: a married couple; The young couple have a child.) par; hjón
    2. verb
    (to join together: The coaches were coupled (together), and the train set off.) tengja
    - coupling

    English-Icelandic dictionary > couple

  • 5 hero

    ['hiərəu] 1. plural - heroes; noun
    1) (a man or boy admired (by many people) for his brave deeds: The boy was regarded as a hero for saving his friend's life.) hetja
    2) (the chief male person in a story, play etc: The hero of this book is a young American boy called Tom Sawyer.) söguhetja
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    - heroically
    - heroism
    - hero-worship     2. verb
    (to show such admiration for (someone): The boy hero-worshipped the footballer.) dÿrka

    English-Icelandic dictionary > hero

  • 6 honour

    ['onə] 1. noun
    1) (respect for truth, honesty etc: a man of honour.) heiður, sómi
    2) ((the keeping or increasing of) a person's, country's etc good reputation: We must fight for the honour of our country.) heiður, sómi
    3) (fame; glory: He won honour on the field of battle.) orðstír, sæmd
    4) (respect: This ceremony is being held in honour of those who died in the war.) virðingarvottur, heiður
    5) (something which a person feels to be a reason for pride etc: It is a great honour to be asked to address this meeting.) heiður, sæmd
    6) (a title, degree etc given to a person as a mark of respect for his services, work, ability etc: He has received many honours for his research into cancer.) virðingarvottur, heiðursveiting
    7) ((with capital: with His, Your etc) a title of respect used when talking to or about judges, mayors etc: My client wishes to plead guilty, Your Honour.) yðar náð
    2. verb
    1) (to show great respect to (a person, thing etc): We should honour the Queen.) heiðra, virða
    2) (to do, say etc something which is a reason for pride, satisfaction etc to: Will you honour us with your presence at the meeting?) heiðra, sÿna virðingu
    3) (to give (someone) a title, degree etc as a mark of respect for his ability etc: He was honoured for his work with the mentally handicapped.) veita virðingargráðu/-vott, heiðra
    4) (to fulfil (a promise etc): We'll honour our agreement.) standa við
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    - honourable
    - honours
    - in honour bound
    - honour bound
    - on one's honour
    - word of honour

    English-Icelandic dictionary > honour

  • 7 represent

    [reprə'zent] 1. verb
    1) (to speak or act on behalf of: You have been chosen to represent our association at the conference.) vera fulltrúi (e-s)
    2) (to be a sign, symbol, picture etc of: In this play, the man in black represents Death and the young girl Life.) standa fyrir, tákna
    3) (to be a good example of; to show or illustrate: What he said represents the feelings of many people.) vera gott dæmi um; sÿna
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    - representative 2. noun
    1) ((also rep [rep]) a person who represents a business; a travelling salesman: Our representative will call on you this afternoon.) umboðsmaður, fulltrúi
    2) (a person who represents a person or group of people: A Member of Parliament is the representative of the people in his constituency.) fulltrúi

    English-Icelandic dictionary > represent

  • 8 warm-blooded

    1) (having a blood temperature greater than that of the surrounding atmosphere: warm-blooded animals such as man.) með jafnheitt blóð
    2) (enthusiastic; passionate: When I was young and warm-blooded, I was passionate about many things that don't interest me now.) blóðheitur, ákaflyndur

    English-Icelandic dictionary > warm-blooded

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