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1 meal
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2 make a meal of (something)
(to take more than the necessary amount of time or trouble over (something) or make (it) seem more complicated than it really is: He really made a meal of that job - it took him four hours!) gera (sér) mat úr e-u, eyða meiri tíma í e-ð en efni standa til -
3 make a meal of (something)
(to take more than the necessary amount of time or trouble over (something) or make (it) seem more complicated than it really is: He really made a meal of that job - it took him four hours!) gera (sér) mat úr e-u, eyða meiri tíma í e-ð en efni standa til -
4 dinner
['dinə]1) (the main meal of the day eaten usually in the evening: Is it time for dinner yet?) kvöldverður (eða miðdegisverður)2) (a formal party in the evening, when such a meal is eaten: They asked me to dinner; He was the guest of honour at the dinner; ( also adjective) a dinner party.) kvöldverðarboð• -
5 lay/set the table
(to put a tablecloth, plates, knives, forks etc on a table for a meal: The meal is ready - will you lay the table?) leggja á borð -
6 lunch
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7 appetiser
noun ((especially American) something eaten or drunk before or at the beginning of a meal in order to increase the appetite: They ate smoked salmon as an appetizer.) lystauki, lystaukandi forréttur -
8 appetizer
noun ((especially American) something eaten or drunk before or at the beginning of a meal in order to increase the appetite: They ate smoked salmon as an appetizer.) lystauki, lystaukandi forréttur -
9 be under the impression (that)
(to have the (often wrong) feeling or idea that: I was under the impression that you were paying for this meal.) hafa e-ð á tilfinningunniEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > be under the impression (that)
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10 be under the impression (that)
(to have the (often wrong) feeling or idea that: I was under the impression that you were paying for this meal.) hafa e-ð á tilfinningunniEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > be under the impression (that)
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11 blessing
1) (a wish or prayer for happiness or success: The priest gave them his blessing.) blessun2) (any cause of happiness: Her son was a great blessing to her.) blessun, lán3) (a prayer of thanks to God before and/or after a meal.) -
12 bread
[bred]1) (a type of food made of flour or meal baked: bread and butter.) brauð2) (one's living: This is how I earn my daily bread.) viðurværi•- breadwinner
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13 break the ice
(to overcome the first shyness etc: Let's break the ice by inviting our new neighbours for a meal.) brjóta ísinn; ríða á vaðið -
14 breakfast
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15 brunch
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16 buffet
I 1. noun(a blow with the hand or fist: a buffet on the side of the head.)2. verb1) (to strike with the fist.)2) (to knock about: The boat was buffeted by the waves.)II 1. ['bufei, ]( American[) bə'fei] noun1) (a refreshment bar, especially in a railway station or on a train etc: We'll get some coffee at the buffet.)2) (a (usually cold) meal set out on tables from which people help themselves.)2. adjectivea buffet supper.) -
17 busy
['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) upptekinn, önnum kafinn2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) iðandi; annasamur3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) upptekinn2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) láta sig varða, snúa sér að, annast- busily -
18 (Holy) Communion
(in the Christian Church, the service which commemorates the meal taken by Christ with His disciples before His crucifixion.) altarisganga; altarissakramenti -
19 course
[ko:s]1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) námskeið; meðferð2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) réttur3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) völlur4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) rás, farvegur5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) gangur6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) leið•- in due course
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20 delicious
[di'liʃəs](highly pleasing to the taste: a delicious meal.) ljúffengur- deliciousness
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meal — W2S2 [mi:l] n [Sense: 1,3; Origin: Old English mAl time, meal ] [Sense: 2; Origin: Old English melu] 1.) an occasion when you eat food, for example breakfast or dinner, or the food that you eat on that occasion ▪ After the movie we went for a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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meal — meal·able; meal; meal·berry; meal·er; meal·ie; meal·i·ness; meal·less; meal·man; meal·ock; piece·meal; … English syllables
meal|y — meal|y1 «MEE lee», adjective, meal|i|er, meal|i|est. 1. like meal; dry and powdery: »mealy potatoes. 2. of or containing meal: »the mealy treasures of the harvest bin … Useful english dictionary
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Meal — Meal, v. t. 1. To sprinkle with, or as with, meal. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To pulverize; as, mealed powder. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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