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1 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) halda (á/með/um)2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) halda (á)3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) halda (uppi/föstum)4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) halda, þola, standast5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) halda föngnum6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) taka, rúma7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) halda, efna til8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) halda sér, bera sig, vera hnarreistur9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) gegna (stöðu)10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) haldast, trúa; álíta11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gilda12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) láta standa við13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) verja14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) verjast15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) halda athygli16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) halda upp á, fagna17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) eiga18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) haldast, breytast ekki19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) bíða20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) halda (tóni)21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) geyma22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hafa að geyma23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) tak, grip, hald2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) tak, vald, áhrif3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) tak, hald•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) vörulest -
2 entrepreneur
[ontrəprə'nə:](a person who starts or organizes a business company, especially one involving risk: What this company needs is a real entrepreneur.) athafnamaður; verktaki; atvinnurekandi -
3 share
[ʃeə] 1. noun1) (one of the parts of something that is divided among several people etc: We all had a share of the cake; We each paid our share of the bill.) hluti, skerfur2) (the part played by a person in something done etc by several people etc: I had no share in the decision.) þáttur3) (a fixed sum of money invested in a business company by a shareholder.) hlutur, hlutafé2. verb1) ((usually with among, between, with) to divide among a number of people: We shared the money between us.) deila2) (to have, use etc (something that another person has or uses); to allow someone to use (something one has or owns): The students share a sitting-room; The little boy hated sharing his toys.) deila3) ((sometimes with in) to have a share of with someone else: He wouldn't let her share the cost of the taxi.) taka þátt í•- share and share alike -
4 along
[ə'loŋ] 1. preposition1) (from one end to the other: He walked along several streets; The wall runs along the river.) eftir, meðfram2) (at a point at the end or on the length of: There's a post-box somewhere along this street.) einhvers staðar á2. adverb1) (onwards or forward: He ran along beside me; Come along, please!) áfram2) (to the place mentioned: I'll come along in five minutes.) hingað, þangað3) (in company, together: I took a friend along with me.) með• -
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 finance
1. noun1) ((the study or management of) money affairs: He is an expert in finance.) fjármálavísindi/stjórn2) ((often in plural) the money one has to spend: The government is worried about the state of the country's finances.) fjármál2. verb(to give money for (a plan, business etc): Will the company finance your trip abroad?) fjármagna- financially
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7 firm
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8 revenge
[rə'ven‹] 1. noun1) (harm done to another person in return for harm which he has done (to oneself or to someone else): The man told the manager he would get/have his revenge / take revenge on the company for dismissing him; His revenge was to burn down the factory.) hefnd2) (the desire to do such harm: The man said he had burned down the factory out of revenge / in revenge for being dismissed.) hefnd2. verb((with on) to get (one's) revenge: He revenged himself on his enemies; I'll soon be revenged on you all.) hefna (sín) -
9 subsidiary
[səb'sidjəri] 1. adjective1) (adding to, or making a contribution towards, something larger, more important etc: questions that are subsidiary to the main one.) auka-2) ((of a firm, company etc) controlled by another, larger firm.) dótturfyrirtæki2. noun(something that is subsidiary: this firm and its subsidiaries.) dótturfyrirtæki -
10 together
[tə'ɡeðə]1) (with someone or something else; in company: They travelled together.) saman2) (at the same time: They all arrived together.) samtímis3) (so as to be joined or united: He nailed/fitted/stuck the pieces of wood together.) saman4) (by action with one or more other people: Together we persuaded him.) saman•- together with
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