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1 initial
[i'niʃəl] 1. adjective(of, or at, the beginning: There were difficulties during the initial stages of building the house.) fyrstur, byrjunar-2. noun(the letter that begins a word, especially a name: The picture was signed with the initials JJB, standing for John James Brown.) upphafsstafur3. verb(to mark or sign with initials of one's name: Any alteration on a cheque should be initialled.) merkja upphafsstöfum[-ʃieit]
1) (to start (eg a plan, scheme, changes, reforms etc): He initiated a scheme for helping old people with their shopping.)
2) (to take (a person) into a society etc, especially with secret ceremonies: No-one who had been initiated into the society ever revealed the details of the ceremony.)
[-ʃiət]
- initiation(a person who has been initiated (into a society etc).)
- initiative -
2 recruit
[rə'kru:t] 1. noun1) (a person who has (just) joined the army, air force etc.) nÿliði2) (a person who has (just) joined a society, group etc: Our party needs new recruits before the next election.) nÿr meðlimur2. verb(to cause to join the army, a society etc: We must recruit more troops; Can't you recruit more members to the music society?) fá nÿja meðlimi -
3 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) staður2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) pláss3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) -staður, -hús, svæði4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) sæti5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) sæti, staða6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) staða, stétt7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) staður8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) skylda; réttur9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) sæti, staða10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) hús; heimili11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) staður; notað í heitum gatna/torga12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) sæti2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) setja (á)2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) koma (e-m) fyrir sig•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
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4 membership
1) (the state of being a member: membership of the Communist Party.) félagsaðild2) (a group of members: a society with a large membership.) félagar, félagahópur3) (the amount of money paid to a society etc in order to become a member: The membership has increased to $5 this year.) félagsgjald -
5 humble
1. adjective1) (not having a high opinion of oneself etc: You have plenty of ability but you're too humble.) lítillátur, hógvær, auðmjúkur2) (unimportant; having a low position in society etc: a man of humble origins.) lágur2. verb(to make (someone) humble: He was humbled by his failure.) auðmÿkja- humbly- humbleness See also:- humility -
6 patronise
['pæ-, ]( American[) 'pei-]1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) sÿna (e-m) yfirlætislega góðvild2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) vera fastur viðskiptavinur -
7 patronize
['pæ-, ]( American[) 'pei-]1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) sÿna (e-m) yfirlætislega góðvild2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) vera fastur viðskiptavinur -
8 association
1) (a club, society etc.) félag, samtök2) (a friendship or partnership.) félagsskapur3) (a connection in the mind: The house had associations with her dead husband.) hugrenningatengsl -
9 integrate
['intiɡreit](to (cause to) mix freely with other groups in society etc: The immigrants are not finding it easy to integrate into the life of our cities.) samþætta; innlima, aðlaga -
10 office-bearer
noun (a person who holds a position of authority in a society etc.) embættismaður -
11 organise
1) (to arrange or prepare (something), usually requiring some time or effort: They organized a conference.) skipuleggja2) (to make into a society etc: He organized the workers into a trade union.) skipuleggja í samtök, virkja•- organiser
- organization
- organisation
- organized
- organised -
12 organize
1) (to arrange or prepare (something), usually requiring some time or effort: They organized a conference.) skipuleggja2) (to make into a society etc: He organized the workers into a trade union.) skipuleggja í samtök, virkja•- organiser
- organization
- organisation
- organized
- organised -
13 proceedings
1) (the things said and done at a meeting of a society etc.) atburðarás, fundargerð2) (a legal action: We shall start proceedings against him if the bill is not paid.) málarekstur -
14 treasurer
noun (the person in a club, society etc, who looks after the money.) gjaldkeri -
15 under the auspices of
(arranged or encouraged by (a society etc): This exhibition is being held under the auspices of the Arts Council.) á vegum, undir vernd -
16 individual
[indi'vidjuəl] 1. adjective1) (single; separate: Put price labels on each individual item.) einstakur2) (intended for, used by etc one person etc: Customers in shops should be given individual attention.) persónulegur, sérstakur3) (special to one person etc, showing or having special qualities: Her style of dress is very individual.) persónulegur, sérstæður2. noun1) (a single person in contrast to the group to which he belongs: the rights of the individual in society.) einstaklingur2) (a person: He's an untidy individual.) einstaklingur•- individually -
17 matriarchal
adjective (of, like, ruled by etc a matriarch or matriarchs: a matriarchal society (= a society dominated by women).) mæðraveldis- -
18 invite
1) (to ask (a person) politely to come (eg to one's house, to a party etc): They have invited us to dinner tomorrow.) bjóða2) (to ask (a person) politely to do something: He was invited to speak at the meeting.) bjóða3) (to ask for (another person's suggestions etc): He invited proposals from members of the society.) óska eftir•- inviting -
19 order
['o:də] 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) skipun2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) pöntun3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) pöntun4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) röð og regla5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) röð og regla, skipulag6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) röð7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) lög og regla8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) ávísun9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) skipan, skipulag10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) trúarregla; bræðralag2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) skipa2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) panta3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) koma lagi á, raða•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) hjúkrunarmaður2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) óbreyttur hermaður•- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
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20 resolve
[rə'zolv]1) (to make a firm decision (to do something): I've resolved to stop smoking.) ákveða2) (to pass (a resolution): It was resolved that women should be allowed to join the society.) úrskurða3) (to take away (a doubt, fear etc) or produce an answer to (a problem, difficulty etc).) leysa, ráða (fram úr)
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