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1 order
['o:də] 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) skipun2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) pöntun3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) pöntun4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) röð og regla5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) röð og regla, skipulag6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) röð7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) lög og regla8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) ávísun9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) skipan, skipulag10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) trúarregla; bræðralag2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) skipa2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) panta3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) koma lagi á, raða•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) hjúkrunarmaður2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) óbreyttur hermaður•- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
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2 postal order
(a printed document bought at a post office, which can be exchanged at another post office for the amount of money paid for it.) póstávísun -
3 for
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) fyrir; handa; til2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) til3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) í4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) um, í5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) fyrir6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) fyrir7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) fyrir8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) fyrir (hönd e-s)9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) með, til stuðnings10) (because of: for this reason.) vegna, fyrir11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) fyrir12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) fyrir13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) fyrir14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) miðað við15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) þrátt fyrir2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) vegna -
4 account
1) (an arrangement by which a person keeps his money in a bank: I have (opened) an account with the local bank.) reikningur, yfirlit2) (a statement of money owing: Send me an account.) bókhald, reikningsyfirlit3) (a description or explanation (of something that has happened): a full account of his holiday.) reikningur4) (an arrangement by which a person makes a regular (eg monthly) payment instead of paying at the time of buying: I have an account at Smiths.) reikningur (vera í r.)5) ((usually in plural) a record of money received and spent: You must keep your accounts in order; ( also adjective) an account book.) frásögn, skÿrsla•- accountant
- account for
- on account of
- on my/his etc account
- on my/his account
- on no account
- take something into account
- take into account
- take account of something
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5 commission
[kə'miʃən] 1.1) (money earned by a person who sells things for someone else.) umboðslaun2) (an order for a work of art: a commission to paint the president's portrait.) pöntun3) (an official paper giving authority, especially to an army officer etc: My son got his commission last year.) skipunarbréf4) (an official group appointed to report on a specific matter: a commission of enquiry.) (stjórnskipuð) nefnd2. verb1) (to give an order (especially for a work of art) to: He was commissioned to paint the Lord Mayor's portrait.) skipa; fela á hendur2) (to give a military commission to.) láta fá skipunarbréf•- commissioner
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6 tidy
1. adjective1) ((negative untidy) in good order; neat: a tidy room/person; Her hair never looks tidy.) snyrtilegur2) (fairly big: a tidy sum of money.) þokkalegur2. verb((sometimes with up, away etc) to put in good order; to make neat: He tidied (away) his papers; She was tidying the room (up) when her mother arrived.) laga til- tidily- tidiness -
7 cheque
[ ek](a written order on a printed form telling a bank to pay money to the person named: to pay by cheque.) ávísun, tékki- cheque card -
8 draft
1. noun1) (a rough sketch or outline of something, especially written: a rough draft of my speech.) drög, uppkast2) (a group (of soldiers etc) taken from a larger group.) liðsmannasveit, sveit3) (an order (to a bank etc) for the payment of money: a draft for $80.) víxill4) ((American) conscription: He emigrated to avoid the draft.) herkvaðning2. verb1) (to make in the form of a rough plan: Could you draft a report on this?) gera uppkast2) ((American) to conscript into the army etc: He was drafted into the Navy.) kveðja til herþjónustu•- draft dodger
- draft evasion
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9 invest
I [in'vest] verb((with in) to put (money) into (a firm or business) usually by buying shares in it, in order to make a profit: He invested (two hundred dollars) in a building firm.)- investor II [in'vest] verb(to establish (a person) officially in a position of authority etc: The governor will be invested next week.) setja í embætti -
10 levy
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11 membership
1) (the state of being a member: membership of the Communist Party.) félagsaðild2) (a group of members: a society with a large membership.) félagar, félagahópur3) (the amount of money paid to a society etc in order to become a member: The membership has increased to $5 this year.) félagsgjald -
12 pay up
(to give (money) to someone, eg in order to pay a debt: You have three days to pay up (= You must pay up within three days).) gera upp skuld -
13 play off against
(to set (one person) against (another) in order to gain an advantage: He played his father off against his mother to get more pocket money.) etja saman -
14 price
1. noun1) (the amount of money for which a thing is or can be bought or sold; the cost: The price of the book was $10.) verð2) (what one must give up or suffer in order to gain something: Loss of freedom is often the price of success.) verð, það sem e-ð útheimtir2. verb1) (to mark a price on: I haven't priced these articles yet.) verðmerkja2) (to find out the price of: He went into the furniture shop to price the beds.) kynna sér verð•- pricey
- at a price
- beyond/without price -
15 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) komast til/á/að2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) teygjast/ná í/til3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) ná í, teygja sig (eftir)4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) ná sambandi við5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) ná2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) þægileg fjarlægð; steinsnar2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) seilingarfjarlægð3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) beinn kafli fljóts -
16 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) slá; hitta; ljósta2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) gera árás3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) kveikja á4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) fara í verkfall5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) finna, lenda á6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) slá (nótu)7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) það fyrsta sem ég tók eftir; koma skyndilega í hug8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) slá, móta9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) halda, leggja leið sína10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) taka niður, fella2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) verkfall2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) happ; fundur•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up -
17 to
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) til, á2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) til3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) til, þar til4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) til, við5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) á, að6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) í7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) miðað við; á móti8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) til9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) um, til að10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) aftur2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) að verki•
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