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21 interrupt
1) (to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!) trufla, grípa fram í2) (to stop or make a break in (an activity etc): He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.) trufla, stöðva í bili3) (to cut off (a view etc): A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.) rjúfa, koma í veg fyrir• -
22 isolate
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23 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) leggja (frá sér/niður/fyrir e-n)2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) leggja3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) leggja á (borð/ráðin)4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) leggja aftur/saman5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) kveða niður6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) verpa7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) leggja undir, veðja•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) leggja í lög- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) óbreyttur, leikmaður2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) ólærður, leikmaður•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) -
24 lock
I 1. [lok] noun1) (a mechanism for fastening doors etc: He put the key in the lock.) lás, læsing2) (a closed part of a canal for raising or lowering boats to a higher or lower part of the canal.) skipastigi; þrep í skipastiga3) (the part of a gun by which it is fired.) byssulás4) (a tight hold (in wrestling etc).) tak2. verb(to fasten or become fastened with a lock: She locked the drawer; This door doesn't lock.) loka, læsa- locker- locket
- locksmith
- lock in
- lock out
- lock up II [lok] noun1) (a piece of hair: She cut off a lock of his hair.) lokkur2) ((in plural) hair: curly brown locks.) lokkar -
25 reserve
[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) taka frá, panta2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) taka frá2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) varaforði2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) friðland3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) hlédrægni4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) varalið•- reserved
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26 segment
['seɡmənt]1) (a part or section: He divided the orange into segments.) partur, hluti2) (a part of eg a circle cut off by a straight line.) sneið• -
27 sever
['sevə]1) (to put an end to: He severed relations with his family.) skera á, slíta2) (to cut or break off: His arm was severed in the accident.) skera, brjóta• -
28 take for granted
1) (to assume without checking: I took it for granted that you had heard the story.) ganga að e-u vísu2) (to treat casually: People take electricity for granted until their supply is cut off.) taka e-ð sem sjálfsagðan hlut -
29 tangent
['tæn‹ənt](a line that touches a curve but does not cut it.) snertill, snertilína -
30 trimming
1) (something added as a decoration: lace trimming.) skraut, skreyting2) ((usually in plural) a piece cut off; an end or edge.) afklippa
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