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  • 1 without number

    (very many: I've told him times without number (= very often) not to do that.) ótal (sinnum)

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  • 2 general

    ['‹enərəl] 1. adjective
    1) (of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc: The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.) almennur
    2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) almennur
    3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) almennur
    4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) yfir-, aðal-
    2. noun
    (in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) herforingi
    - generalise
    - generalization
    - generalisation
    - generally
    - General Certificate of Education
    - general election
    - general practitioner
    - general store
    - as a general rule
    - in general
    - the general public

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  • 3 hearing

    1) (the ability to hear: My hearing is not very good.) heyrn
    2) (the distance within which something can be heard: I don't want to tell you when so many people are within hearing; I think we're out of hearing now.) heyrnarmál
    3) (an act of listening: We ought to give his views a fair hearing.) áheyrn
    4) (a court case: The hearing is tomorrow.) réttarhald

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  • 4 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

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  • 5 go

    [ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb
    1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) fara
    2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) fara í gegnum, fara eftir
    3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) fara til; fara/seljast á
    4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) liggja til
    5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) ganga/fara í, sækja
    6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) hverfa
    7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) fara, enda
    8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) fara
    9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) hverfa
    10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) fara (að gera e-ð)
    11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) bila
    12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) ganga, vinna
    13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) verða
    14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) vera, ganga
    15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) eiga heima/að vera í
    16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) líða
    17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) fara í
    18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) ganga
    19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) gefa frá sér, segja
    20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) hljóða, vera
    21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) ganga (vel)
    2. noun
    1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) tilraun
    2) (energy: She's full of go.) kraftur
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    3. adjective
    1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) sem blómstrar/gengur vel
    2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) gang-, markaðs-, gildandi
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    4. noun
    (permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) leyfi
    - going-over
    - goings-on
    - no-go
    - all go
    - be going on for
    - be going on
    - be going strong
    - from the word go
    - get going
    - give the go-by
    - go about
    - go after
    - go against
    - go along
    - go along with
    - go around
    - go around with
    - go at
    - go back
    - go back on
    - go by
    - go down
    - go far
    - go for
    - go in
    - go in for
    - go into
    - go off
    - go on
    - go on at
    - go out
    - go over
    - go round
    - go slow
    - go steady
    - go through
    - go through with
    - go too far
    - go towards
    - go up
    - go up in smoke/flames
    - go with
    - go without
    - keep going
    - make a go of something
    - make a go
    - on the go

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  • 6 few

    [fju:]
    adjective, pronoun
    (not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) fáir
    - few and far between

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  • 7 thick

    [Ɵik] 1. adjective
    1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) þykkur
    2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) þykkur
    3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) þykkur, seigfljótandi
    4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) þéttur
    5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) þéttur
    6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) morandi
    7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) heimskur
    2. noun
    (the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) þar sem mest gengur á; í erfiðasta/þéttasta (hluta e-s)
    - thickness
    - thicken
    - thick-skinned
    - thick and fast
    - through thick and thin

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  • 8 remain

    [rə'mein]
    1) (to be left: Only two tins of soup remain; Very little remained of the cinema after the fire; A great many things still remain to be done.) vera eftir
    2) (to stay; not to leave: I shall remain here.) halda kyrru fyrir
    3) (to continue to be: The problem remains unsolved.) halda áfram að vera
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    - remains

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  • 9 responsible

    [-səbl]
    1) (having a duty to see that something is done etc: We'll make one person responsible for buying the food for the trip.) ábyrgur
    2) ((of a job etc) having many duties eg the making of important decisions: The job of manager is a very responsible post.) ábyrgðarmikill
    3) ((with for) being the cause of something: Who is responsible for the stain on the carpet?) bera ábyrgð á
    4) ((of a person) able to be trusted; sensible: We need a responsible person for this job.) ábyrgur, áreiðanlegur
    5) ((with for) able to control, and fully aware of (one's actions): The lawyer said that at the time of the murder, his client was not responsible for his actions.) ábyrgur gerða sinna

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  • 10 scarce

    [skeəs]
    (not many or enough in number: Paintings by this artist are very scarce; Food is scarce because of the drought.) sjaldgæfur; af skornum skammti
    - scarcity
    - make oneself scarce

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