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need

  • 1 need

    [ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb
    1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) þarfnast
    2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) verða, þurfa
    2. noun
    1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) þörf
    2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) neyð, örbirgð
    3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) nauðsyn, ástæða
    - needlessly
    - needy
    - a need for
    - in need of

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  • 2 in need of

    (requiring; having a lack of: We're in need of more money; You're badly in need of a haircut.) vanta, þarfnast

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  • 3 a need for

    (a lack of; a requirement for: There is an urgent need for teachers in this city.) þörf á, skortur á

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  • 4 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
    - on demand

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  • 5 self-evident

    [self'evidənt]
    (clear enough to need no proof: It is self-evident that we need food to stay alive.) augljós

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  • 6 some

    1. pronoun, adjective
    1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) nokkur; nokkurn; dálítill
    2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nokkur; dálítill; sumir
    3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) einhverjir; nokkrir; dálítill
    4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) á vissan hátt; að sumu leyti
    2. adjective
    1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) töluverður, umtalsverður
    2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) einhver
    3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) um það bil, í kringum
    3. adverb
    ((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) eitthvað; að vissu marki
    - someday
    - somehow
    - someone
    - something
    - sometime
    - sometimes
    - somewhat
    - somewhere
    - mean something
    - or something
    - something like
    - something tells me

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  • 7 amplifier

    noun (a piece of equipment for increasing the strength or power-level of electric currents especially so as to increase loudness: You need a new amplifier for your stereo equipment.) magnari

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  • 8 apart from

    (except for: I can't think of anything I need, apart from a car.) nema, fyrir utan

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  • 9 around

    1. preposition, adverb
    1) (on all sides of or in a circle about (a person, thing etc): Flowers grew around the tree; They danced around the fire; There were flowers all around.) umhverfis
    2) (here and there (in a house, room etc): Clothes had been left lying around (the house); I wandered around.) á víð og dreif um, í kringum
    2. preposition
    (near to (a time, place etc): around three o'clock.) um
    3. adverb
    1) (in the opposite direction: Turn around!) snúa (sér) við
    2) (near-by: If you need me, I'll be somewhere around.) hérna, nærri

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  • 10 assistance

    noun (help: Do you need assistance?) aðstoð, hjálp

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  • 11 bring up-to-date

    (to update: We need to bring the system up-to-date.)

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  • 12 call

    [ko:l] 1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) kalla, nefna
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) kalla, álíta
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) kalla
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) boða, kalla fyrir
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) heimsækja, koma við
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) hringja
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) segja, bjóða
    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) kall, (upp)hrópun
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) fuglasöngur
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) heimsókn
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) upphringing
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) (á)köllun
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) eftirspurn
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) tilefni, ástæða
    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call

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  • 13 capital

    I 1. ['kæpitl] noun
    1) (the chief town or seat of government: Paris is the capital of France.) höfuðborg
    2) ((also capital letter) any letter of the type found at the beginning of sentences, proper names etc: THESE ARE CAPITAL LETTERS / CAPITALS.) hástafur, upphafsstafur
    3) (money (for investment etc): You need capital to start a new business.) höfuðstóll, stofnfé
    2. adjective
    1) (involving punishment by death: a capital offence.) sem varðar dauðarefsingu
    2) (excellent: a capital idea.) fyrirtaks, ágætur
    3) ((of a city) being a capital: Paris and other capital cities.) höfuð-
    - capitalist
    - capitalist
    - capitalistic
    II ['kæpitl] noun
    (in architecture, the top part of a column of a building etc.) súluhöfuð

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  • 14 coat

    [kəut] 1. noun
    1) (an item of outdoor clothing, with sleeves, that covers from the shoulders usually to the knees: a coat and hat.) kápa; frakki
    2) (a jacket: a man's coat and trousers.) jakki
    3) (the hair or wool of an animal: Some dogs have smooth coats.) feldur, hár
    4) (a covering (eg of paint): This wall will need two coats of paint.) (hlífðar)lag, umferð
    2. verb
    (to cover: She coated the biscuits with chocolate.) þekja, húða
    - coat of arms

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  • 15 convalescent

    noun (a person who is recovering from an illness: Convalescents often need a special diet.) sjúklingur á batavegi

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  • 16 cosmetic

    [koz'metik] 1. adjective
    (designed to increase the beauty and hide the defects of something, especially the face: She had cosmetic surgery to improve the shape of her nose.) fegrunar-
    2. noun
    (a preparation for this purpose: She's quite pretty - she does not need to wear so many cosmetics (= lipstick, eye-shadow etc).) snyrtivara

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  • 17 destitute

    ['destitju:t]
    (in great need of food, shelter etc: They were left destitute when he died.) blásnauður

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  • 18 discipline

    ['disiplin] 1. noun
    1) (training in an orderly way of life: All children need discipline.) hegðunarreglur, agi
    2) (strict self-control (amongst soldiers etc).) agi
    2. verb
    1) (to bring under control: You must discipline yourself so that you do not waste time.) aga
    2) (to punish: The students who caused the disturbance have been disciplined.) aga; refsa

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  • 19 do the trick

    (to do or be what is necessary: I need a piece of paper. This old envelope will do the trick!) duga, nægja

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  • 20 dry

    1. adjective
    1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) þurr; þurrkaður
    2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) þurr, leiðinlegur
    3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) launhæðinn
    4) ((of wine) not sweet.) þurrt
    2. verb
    (to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) þorna; þurrka
    - drier
    - dryer
    - drily
    - dryly
    - dryness
    - dry-clean
    - dry land
    - dry off
    - dry up

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