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1 at the risk of
(with the possibility of (loss, injury, trouble etc): He saved the little girl at the risk of his own life; At the risk of offending you, I must tell you that I disapprove of your behaviour.) með áhættu; með því að hætta (e-u) -
2 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) skera, klippa2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) skera3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) sneiða, klippa4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) slá; klippa5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) minnka6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) klippa í burt, fjarlægja7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) skera í8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) gera við, draga9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') klippa á atriði10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) fara þvert fyrir11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) skera12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) skrópa13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) sniðganga2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) skurður; rafmagnsbilun; hárklipping; verðlækkun2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) snið3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) sneið•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) særandi- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) miskunnarlaus- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
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3 indecent
[in'di:snt](offending against accepted standards of sexual or moral behaviour; not modest: indecent clothing.) ósæmilegur, smekklaus -
4 tact
[tækt](care and skill in one's behaviour to people, in order to avoid hurting or offending them: He showed tact in dealing with difficult customers.) háttvísi- tactful- tactfully
- tactfulness
- tactless
- tactlessly
- tactlessness
См. также в других словарях:
offending — of‧fend‧ing [əˈfendɪŋ] adjective the offending... the thing that is causing a problem: • He demanded that the offending paragraph be deleted. • The company told the judge that the offending ads would no longer be used. * * * offending UK US… … Financial and business terms
offending — index delinquent (guilty of a misdeed), felonious, offensive (offending), repugnant (exciting aversion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
offending — of|fend|ing [əˈfendıŋ] adj [only before noun] 1.) the offending ... the thing that is causing a problem often used humorously ▪ I decided to have the offending tooth removed. 2.) relating to or guilty of an illegal offence ▪ offending behaviour ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
offending — [[t]əfe̱ndɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: the ADJ n You can use offending to describe something that is causing a problem that needs to be dealt with. The book was withdrawn for the offending passages to be deleted... The dentist commenced to dig, drill… … English dictionary
offending — adjective the offending ... often humorous the thing that is causing a problem: I decided to have the offending tooth removed … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
offending — adjective offending against or breaking a law or rule contracts offending against the statute were canceled • Ant: ↑unoffending • Similar to: ↑sinning, ↑offensive, ↑violative … Useful english dictionary
Offending — Offend Of*fend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Offending}.] [OF. offendre, L. offendere, offensum; ob (see {Ob }) + fendere (in comp.) to thrust, dash. See {Defend}.] 1. To strike against; to attack; to assail. [Obs.] Sir P.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
offending — adj. Offending is used with these nouns: ↑article, ↑party … Collocations dictionary
offending — of|fend|ing [ ə fendıŋ ] adjective only before noun OFTEN HUMOROUS causing a problem or breaking a rule: It was the first newspaper to print the offending photograph … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
offending — un·offending; … English syllables
offending — UK [əˈfendɪŋ] / US adjective [only before noun] often humorous causing a problem, or breaking a rule It was the first newspaper to print the offending photograph … English dictionary
