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1 not a dog's chance
(no chance at all: He hasn't a dog's chance of getting a ticket.) enginn möguleiki -
2 pass up
(not to accept (a chance, opportunity etc): He passed up the offer of a good job.) hafna -
3 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) ljós, birta2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) ljós3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) eldur; eldpÿta, kveikjari4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) í (jákvæðu) ljósi2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) bjartur2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ljós-3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) lÿsa2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) kveikja•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) léttur2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) léttur, vægur3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) léttur, auðmeltur4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) of léttur5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) léttur6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) léttur á sér7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) léttur, líflegur8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) léttur9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) gljúpur, sendinn•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) -
4 luck
1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) heppni2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) heppni•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
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5 outside
1. noun(the outer surface: The outside of the house was painted white.) úthlið, ytra borð2. adjective1) (of, on, or near the outer part of anything: the outside door.) ytri2) (not part of (a group, one's work etc): We shall need outside help; She has a lot of outside interests.) utanaðkomandi3) ((of a chance etc) very small.) mjög litlar líkur3. adverb1) (out of, not in a building etc: He went outside; He stayed outside.) út, úti, utandyra2) (on the outside: The house looked beautiful outside.) að utan4. preposition(on the outer part or side of; not inside or within: He stood outside the house; He did that outside working hours.) fyrir utan- outsider- at the outside
- outside in -
6 casual
['kæʒuəl]1) (not careful: I took a casual glance at the book.) lauslegur2) (informal: casual clothes.) óformlegur3) (happening by chance: a casual remark.) ófyrirhugaður4) (not regular or permanent: casual labour.) ígripa-•- casually- casualness -
7 slim
[slim] 1. adjective1) (not thick or fat; thin: She has a slim, graceful figure; Taking exercise is one way of keeping slim.) grannur2) (not good; slight: There's still a slim chance that we'll find the child alive.) naumur, lítill2. verb(to use means (such as eating less) in order to become slimmer: I mustn't eat cakes - I'm trying to slim.) grenna sig- slimming- slimness -
8 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) brjóta2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) brjóta af3) (to make or become unusable.) brjóta, skemma4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) brjóta gegn; svíkjast um5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) brjóta/setja met6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) gera hlé á7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rjúfa8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) fréttast; segja fréttir9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) bresta10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) draga úr11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) skella á2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) hlé2) (a change: a break in the weather.) breyting; sloti3) (an opening.) op; skarð4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) tækifæri•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) brothættur- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it -
9 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) hjá, við hliðina á2) (past: going by the house.) fram hjá3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) um, eftir4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) af e-u/e-m5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) með6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) af, með7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) ekki seinna en8) (during the time of.) á meðan9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) um, en10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) sinnum11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) eftir, í... -tali12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) að2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) hjá2) (past: A dog ran by.) hjá3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) til hliðar•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) fara framhjá- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way -
10 dog
[doɡ] 1. noun(a domestic, meat-eating animal related to the wolf and fox.) hundur2. adjective((usually of members of the dog family) male: a dog-fox.) hunda-3. verb(to follow closely as a dog does: She dogged his footsteps.) hundelta; elta á röndum- dogged- doggedly
- doggedness
- dog-biscuit
- dog collar
- dog-eared
- dog-tired
- a dog's life
- go to the dogs
- in the doghouse
- not a dog's chance -
11 grab at
(to try to grasp, seize or take, not necessarily successfully: He grabbed at the boy; He grabbed at the chance to leave.) þrífa til -
12 incidental
[-'den-]1) (occurring etc by chance in connection with something else: an incidental remark.) tilviljunar-2) (accompanying (something) but not forming part of it: He wrote the incidental music for the play.) fylgi-; undirleikur; tónlist við leikrit/kvikmynd -
13 sport
[spo:t] 1. noun1) (games or competitions involving physical activity: She's very keen on sport of all kinds.) íþrótt2) (a particular game or amusement of this kind: Hunting, shooting and fishing are not sports I enjoy.) íþrótt3) (a good-natured and obliging person: He's a good sport to agree to do that for us!) greiðvikinn og góðhjartaður maður4) (fun; amusement: I only did it for sport.) skemmtun2. verb(to wear, especially in public: He was sporting a pink tie.) klæðast- sporting- sports
- sports car
- sports jacket
- sportsman
- sportswear
- a sporting chance
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