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1 staff
I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.) starfslið/-menn2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.) mannaII plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.) nótnastrengur -
2 aid
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3 axe
[æks] 1. noun(a tool with a (long) handle and a metal blade for cutting down trees and cutting wood etc into pieces.) öxi2. verb1) (to get rid of; to dismiss: They've axed 50% of their staff.) segja upp2) (to reduce (costs, services etc): Government spending in education has been axed.) skera niður -
4 bluecollar
adjective ((of workers) wearing overalls and working in factories etc: Blue collar workers are demanding the same pay as office staff.) verkamanna-, iðnverkamanna- -
5 condescend
[kondi'send](to agree (to do something) in spite of one's feeling of superiority: The president of the company condescended to having dinner with the cleaning staff.) sÿna lítillæti- condescendingly
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6 confer
[kən'fə:]past tense, past participle - conferred; verb1) ((often with with) to consult each other: The staff conferred (with the headmaster) about the new timetable.) ráðgast2) ((with on) to give (an honour) to someone: The university conferred degrees on two famous scientists.) sæma, veita•- conference call -
7 editorial
[-'to:-]adjective (of or belonging to editors: editorial work/staff.) ritstjórnar- -
8 embassy
['embəsi]plural - embassies; noun((the official residence of) an ambassador and his staff: the American embassy in London.) sendiráð -
9 fellow
['feləu] 1. noun1) (a man: He's quite a nice fellow but I don't like him.) náungi2) ((often as part of a word) a companion and equal: She is playing with her schoolfellows.) félagi3) (a member of certain academic societies; a member of the governing body or teaching staff of a college.)2. adjective(belonging to the same group, country etc: a fellow student; a fellow music-lover.) sam-; með-; -félagi- fellow-feeling -
10 lay on
(to provide: The staff laid on a tea party for the pupils.) standa fyrir -
11 live in
(to have one's home at, away from, the place where one works: All the hotel staff live in; The nurse chose to live out.) búa (ekki) á vinnustað -
12 non-resident
[non'rezidənt](not living in (a school etc): We have several non-resident members of staff.) sem búa ekki á staðnum -
13 open to
1) (likely or willing to receive: open to charges of corruption; open to suggestions from any member of staff.) opinn/móttækilegur fyrir2) (possible: There are only two courses of action open to us.) mögulegur -
14 overworked
adjective (made to work too hard: His staff are overworked.) sem ofgerir sér/ofkeyrir sig -
15 pep-talk
noun (a talk intended to arouse enthusiasm, or to make people work harder, better etc: The director gave all the staff a pep-talk.) hvatningarorð -
16 personnel
[pə:sə'nel](the people employed in a firm, factory, shop etc; the staff: Our personnel are very highly trained; ( also adjective) a personnel manager.) starfslið -
17 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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18 restrict
[rə'strikt]1) (to keep within certain limits: I try to restrict myself / my smoking to five cigarettes a day; Use of the car-park is restricted to senior staff.) takmarka2) (to make less than usual, desirable etc: He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.) takmarka•- restriction
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19 sitting duck
(someone or something that is in an obvious position to be attacked: If they're reducing staff, he's a sitting target.) auðvelt skotmark -
20 sitting target
(someone or something that is in an obvious position to be attacked: If they're reducing staff, he's a sitting target.) auðvelt skotmark
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