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1 observation
[ob-]1) (the act of noticing or watching: She is in hospital for observation.) eftirlit2) (a remark.) athugasemd -
2 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) sleppa, brjóstast út, flÿja2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) komast hjá3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) gleymast4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) leka2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) flótti; gasleki- escapism- escapist -
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4 expose
[ik'spəuz]1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) láta óvarinn; stofna í hættu2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) leiða í ljós; fletta ofan af3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) lÿsa, taka mynd á•- exposure -
5 observe
[əb'zə:v]1) (to notice: I observed her late arrival.) taka eftir2) (to watch carefully: She observed his actions with interest.) veita athygli3) (to obey: We must observe the rules.) fylgja, hlÿða4) (to make a remark: `It's a lovely day', he observed.) segja, verða að orði•- observant
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