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1 illness
noun (a state or occasion of being unwell: There is a lot of illness in the village just now; childhood illnesses.) veikindi -
2 convalesce
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3 diagnose
(to say what is wrong (with a sick person etc) after making an examination; to identify (an illness etc): The doctor diagnosed her illness as flu.) sjúkdómsgreina -
4 rally
['ræli] 1. verb1) (to come or bring together again: The general tried to rally his troops after the defeat; The troops rallied round the general.) ná saman aftur2) (to come or bring together for a joint action or effort: The supporters rallied to save the club from collapse; The politician asked his supporters to rally to the cause.) safnast saman, sameinast3) (to (cause to) recover health or strength: She rallied from her illness.) jafna sig, ná sér2. noun1) (a usually large gathering of people for some purpose: a Scouts' rally.) fjöldafundur2) (a meeting (usually of cars or motorcycles) for a competition, race etc.) rallÿ, kappakstur3) (an improvement in health after an illness.) bati4) ((in tennis etc) a (usually long) series of shots before the point is won or lost.) (löng) lota• -
5 tough
1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) sterkur2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) seigur3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) sterkur, harður af sér4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) grófur, ágengur, ofbeldishneigður5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) erfiður, harður2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) hrotti, ribbaldi- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough with -
6 trouble
1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) erfiðleikar2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) víðsjár, átök3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) veikindi2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) valda áhyggjum/reiði/ama2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) trufla, ónáða3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) hafa fyrir (að gera e-ð)•- troubled- troublesome
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7 acupuncture
(a method of treating illness etc by sticking needles into the patient's skin at certain points.) nálarstungulækningar -
8 acute
[ə'kju:t]1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) bráður2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) ákafur, alvarlegur3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) skarpur4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) næmur5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely
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9 add
[æd]1) ((often with to) to put (one thing) to or with (another): He added water to his whisky.) bæta við2) ((often with to, together, up) to find the total of (various numbers): Add these figures together; Add 124 to 356; He added up the figures.) leggja saman3) (to say something extra: He explained, and added that he was sorry.) bæta við4) ((with to) to increase: His illness had added to their difficulties.) auka•- addition- additional -
10 advanced
adjective (having made a lot of progress; at a high level: an advanced computer course; in the advanced stages of the illness.) framhalds-; þróaður, langt kominn -
11 ailment
noun (an illness, usually not serious or dangerous: Children often have minor ailments.) lasleiki -
12 asthma
['æsmə, ]( American[) 'æzmə](an illness which causes difficulty in breathing out, resulting from an allergy etc.) asma, andarteppa -
13 attack
[ə'tæk] 1. verb1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) ráðast á2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) ráðast á3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) sækja4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) takast á við2. noun1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) árás2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) kast, áfall -
14 attend
[ə'tend]1) (to go to or be present at: He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen.) sækja; mæta2) ((with to) to listen or give attention to: Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying!) sÿna athygli3) (to deal with: I'll attend to that problem tomorrow.) sinna, sjá um4) (to look after; to help or serve: Two doctors attended her all through her illness; The queen was attended by four ladies.) annast•- attendant
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15 attribute
1. [ə'tribjut] verb1) (to think of as being written, made etc by: The play is attributed to Shakespeare.) eigna2) (to think of as being caused by: He attributed his illness to the cold weather.) rekja til2. noun(a quality that is a particular part of a person or thing: Intelligence is not one of his attributes.) eiginleiki -
16 blackout
1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) myrkvun2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) bann3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) tímabundið óminni4) (a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.)5) ((also outage) a period of a general power failure.)6) ((in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.) -
17 bring home to
(to prove or show (something) clearly to (someone): His illness brought home to her how much she depended on him.) færa heim sanninn, sÿna greinilega -
18 bulletin
['bulətin]1) (an official (verbal) report of news: a bulletin about the Queen's illness.)2) (a printed information-sheet: a monthly bulletin of local news.) -
19 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) grípa; draga til sín; veiða2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) ná3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) standa að verki4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) fá, smitast5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) festa, festast6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) hitta, lenda á7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) heyra, skilja8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) byrja að loga2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) grip2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) festing, læsing3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) fengur4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) gildra, vandamál•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
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20 catch up
(to come level (with): We caught him up at the corner; Ask the taxi-driver if he can catch up with that lorry; We waited for him to catch up; She had a lot of schoolwork to catch up on after her illness.) ná, vinna upp
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