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  • 1 eye-piece

    noun (the part of a telescope etc to which one puts one's eye.) augnlinsa, augngler

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  • 2 cut

    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) skera, klippa
    2) (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.) skera
    3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) sneiða, klippa
    4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) slá; klippa
    5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) minnka
    6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) klippa í burt, fjarlægja
    7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) skera í
    8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) gera við, draga
    9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') klippa á atriði
    10) (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 fyrir
    11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) skera
    12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) skrópa
    13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) sniðganga
    2. noun
    1) (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; verðlækkun
    2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) snið
    3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) sneið
    - 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
    - cut short

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  • 3 dress

    [dres] 1. verb
    1) (to put clothes or a covering on: We dressed in a hurry and my wife dressed the children.) klæðast
    2) (to prepare (food etc) to be eaten: She dressed a salad.) útbúa mat
    3) (to treat and bandage (wounds): He was sent home from hospital after his burns had been dressed.) binda um
    2. noun
    1) (what one is wearing or dressed in: He has strange tastes in dress.) klæðnaður, fatnaður
    2) (a piece of women's clothing with a top and skirt in one piece: Shall I wear a dress or a blouse and skirt?) kjóll
    - dresser
    - dressing
    - dressing-gown
    - dressing-room
    - dressing-table
    - dressmaker
    - dress rehearsal
    - dress up

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  • 4 hook

    [huk] 1. noun
    1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) krókur, öngull
    2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) krókur, snagi
    3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) sveifluhögg
    2. verb
    1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) krækja, húkka
    2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) krækja í, festa saman
    3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) draga, krækja, húkka
    - by hook or by crook
    - off the hook

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  • 5 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rúlla; strangi; spóla
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) rúnstykki, bolla
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) það að velta sér
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) veltingur
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) druna
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) húðfelling, (fitu)keppur
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) léttur, hraður trumbusláttur
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rúlla, velta
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) rúlla, velta
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) vefja, vinda
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) velta (sér), snúa (sér) við
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) hnoða, rúlla
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) vefja inn í
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) fletja út
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) velta
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) drynja
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) ranghvolfa
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) aka, keyra
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) líða, berast mjúklega
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) líða
    - rolling
    - roller-skate
    3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) renna sér á rúlluskautum
    - roll in
    - roll up
    II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) (nafna)listi

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  • 6 eye

    1. noun
    1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) auga
    2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) auga; lykkja; gat
    3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) skyn, næmt auga
    2. verb
    (to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) fylgjast með, horfa á
    - eyebrow
    - eye-catching
    - eyelash
    - eyelet
    - eyelid
    - eye-opener
    - eye-piece
    - eyeshadow
    - eyesight
    - eyesore
    - eye-witness
    - before/under one's very eyes
    - be up to the eyes in
    - close one's eyes to
    - in the eyes of
    - keep an eye on
    - lay/set eyes on
    - raise one's eyebrows
    - see eye to eye
    - with an eye to something
    - with one's eyes open

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  • 7 work

    [wə:k] 1. noun
    1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) vinna
    2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) vinna, starf
    3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) verkefni
    4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) verk
    5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) vinna
    6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) vinnustaður
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) vinna, starfa; láta (e-n) vinna
    2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) hafa starf/vinnu
    3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) vera í lagi, virka
    4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) gefast vel, heppnast
    5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) mjaka(st)
    6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) losa/losna smám saman
    7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) vinna, móta
    - - work
    - workable
    - worker
    - works
    3. noun plural
    1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) gangverk
    2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) góðverk
    - work-box
    - workbook
    - workforce
    - working class
    - working day
    - work-day
    - working hours
    - working-party
    - work-party
    - working week
    - workman
    - workmanlike
    - workmanship
    - workmate
    - workout
    - workshop
    - at work
    - get/set to work
    - go to work on
    - have one's work cut out
    - in working order
    - out of work
    - work of art
    - work off
    - work out
    - work up
    - work up to
    - work wonders

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  • 8 pick out

    1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) velja
    2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) koma auga á; bera kennsl á
    3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) fikra sig áfram

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  • 9 estate

    [i'steit]
    1) (a large piece of land owned by one person or a group of people etc: They have an estate in Ireland.) landareign
    2) (a piece of land developed for building etc: a housing/industrial estate.) byggingarsvæði
    3) (a person's total possessions (property, money etc): His estate was divided among his sons.) eignir; eftirlátnar eigur
    - estate-car

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  • 10 seal

    I 1. [si:l] noun
    1) (a piece of wax or other material bearing a design, attached to a document to show that it is genuine and legal.) innsigli
    2) (a piece of wax etc used to seal a parcel etc.) innsigli
    3) ((something that makes) a complete closure or covering: Paint and varnish act as protective seals for woodwork.) (vatns)þéttiefni
    2. verb
    1) (to mark with a seal: The document was signed and sealed.) innsigla
    2) ((negative unseal) to close completely: He licked and sealed the envelope; All the air is removed from a can of food before it is sealed.) loka vel
    3) (to settle or decide: This mistake sealed his fate.) gera út um, ákvarða
    - seal of approval
    - seal off
    - set one's seal to
    II [si:l] noun
    (any of several types of sea animal, some furry, living partly on land.) selur

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  • 11 square

    [skweə] 1. noun
    1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) ferningur
    2) (something in the shape of this.) ferningslaga hlutur
    3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) torg
    4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) tvíveldi, annað veldi
    2. adjective
    1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) ferhyrndur; kantaður, kubbslegur
    2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) jafn, kvittur
    3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) fermetri
    4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) hallærislegur
    3. adverb
    1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) (horn)rétt
    2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) beint; fast
    4. verb
    1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) gera ferkantaðan
    2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) gera upp við
    3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) samræmast
    4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) hefja í annað veldi
    - squarely
    - square centimetre
    - metre
    - square root
    - fair and square
    - go back to square one
    - a square deal

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  • 12 stick

    I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
    1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) stinga, reka
    2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) stinga(st)
    3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) festa, líma
    4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) festast
    - sticky
    - stickily
    - stickiness
    - sticking-plaster
    - stick-in-the-mud
    - come to a sticky end
    - stick at
    - stick by
    - stick it out
    - stick out
    - stick one's neck out
    - stick to/with
    - stick together
    - stick up for
    II [stik] noun
    1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) spÿta, kvistur, sprek
    2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) (göngu)stafur; kylfa
    3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) stöngull
    - get hold of the wrong end of the stick
    - get the wrong end of the stick

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  • 13 tablet

    ['tæblit]
    1) (a pill: Take these tablets for your headache; a sleeping-tablet (= a tablet to make one sleep).) tafla, pilla
    2) (a flat piece or bar (of soap etc): I bought a tablet of soap.) sápustykki
    3) (a piece of usually stone with a flat surface on which words are engraved etc: They put up a marble tablet in memory of his father.) áletruð tafla; minningarskjöldur

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  • 14 key

    [ki:] 1. noun
    1) (an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned: Have you the key for this door?) lykill
    2) (in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes: piano keys.) nóta, snertill
    3) (in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.) lykill, hnappur
    4) (the scale in which a piece of music is set: What key are you singing in?; the key of F.) tóntegund
    5) (something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc: the key to the whole problem.) lykill að lausn
    6) (in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.) táknlykill
    2. adjective
    (most important: key industries; He is a key man in the firm.) lykil-
    - keyhole
    - keyhole surgery
    - keynote
    - keyed up

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  • 15 line

    I 1. noun
    1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) lína; snúra, band
    2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) lína, strik
    3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) útlínur, lögun
    4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) hrukka
    5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) röð
    6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) stutt sendibréf, skilaboð
    7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) ætt, ættleggur
    8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) stefna
    9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) járnbraut, járnbrautarteinar
    10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) síma-/rafmagnslína; pípulagnir
    11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) ljóðlína, lína
    12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) skipafélag
    13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) (starfs)svið, áhugasvið
    14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) víglína; reiðubúnir fótgönguliðar við víglínu
    2. verb
    1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) raða sér meðfram
    2) (to mark with lines.) merkja með línu
    - linear - linesman
    - hard lines!
    - in line for
    - in
    - out of line with
    - line up
    - read between the lines
    II verb
    1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) klæða að innan
    2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) fóðra, klæða að innan

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  • 16 point

    [point] 1. noun
    1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) oddur
    2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) nes, oddi
    3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punktur
    4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) staður
    5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) nákvæmt augnablik
    6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) stig, mark
    7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) áttastrik
    8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) stig, punktur
    9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) (aðal)atriði, punktur, kjarni
    10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) tilgangur
    11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) eiginleiki, hlið
    12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) innstunga
    2. verb
    1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) miða, beina
    2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) benda á
    3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) spartla/múra í
    - pointer
    - pointless
    - pointlessly
    - points
    - be on the point of
    - come to the point
    - make a point of
    - make one's point
    - point out
    - point one's toes

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  • 17 sign

    1. noun
    1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) tákn
    2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) merki
    3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) merki
    4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) merki (um)
    2. verb
    1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) undirrita
    2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) undirrita
    3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) gefa merki um
    - signpost
    - sign in/out
    - sign up

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  • 18 solo

    ['səuləu] 1. plural - solos; noun
    (something (eg a musical piece for one voice or instrument, a dance or other entertainment) in which only one person takes part: a cello/soprano solo.) sóló, einleikur
    2. adjective
    (in which only one takes part: a solo flight in an aeroplane.) sóló-

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  • 19 time

    1. noun
    1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) klukkan
    2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tíminn
    3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) stund, tímapunktur
    4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tími
    5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) (rétt) augnablik, tækifæri
    6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) sinnum
    7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) tími, tímabil, stund(ir)
    8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) hraði, tempó
    2. verb
    1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) taka tímann á
    2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) tímasetja
    - timelessly
    - timelessness
    - timely
    - timeliness
    - timer
    - times
    - timing
    - time bomb
    - time-consuming
    - time limit
    - time off
    - time out
    - timetable
    - all in good time
    - all the time
    - at times
    - be behind time
    - for the time being
    - from time to time
    - in good time
    - in time
    - no time at all
    - no time
    - one
    - two at a time
    - on time
    - save
    - waste time
    - take one's time
    - time and time again
    - time and again

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  • 20 complex

    1. ['kompleks, ]( American[) kəm'pleks] adjective
    1) (composed of many parts: a complex piece of machinery.) margbrotinn, flókinn
    2) (complicated or difficult: a complex problem.) margbrotinn, flókinn
    2. ['kompleks] noun
    1) (something made up of many different pieces: The leisure complex will include a swimming-pool, tennis courts, a library etc.) (húsa)samstæða
    2) ((often used loosely) an abnormal mental state caused by experiences in one's past which affect one's behaviour: She has a complex about her weight; inferiority complex.) geðhnútur, duld

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  • say one's piece — To contribute one s opinion • • • Main Entry: ↑piece * * * give one s opinion or make a prepared statement …   Useful english dictionary

  • say one's piece — ► say one s piece give one s opinion or make a prepared statement. Main Entry: ↑piece …   English terms dictionary

  • piece — [pēs] n. [ME pece < OFr < ML * pettia < Celt * pett > Welsh peth, part, Bret pez, piece] 1. a part or fragment broken or separated from the whole 2. a section, division, or quantity regarded as complete in itself and distinct from the …   English World dictionary

  • piece — ► NOUN 1) a portion separated from or regarded distinctly from the whole. 2) an item used in constructing something or forming part of a set. 3) a musical or written work. 4) a figure or token used to make moves in a board game. 5) a coin of… …   English terms dictionary

  • give one a piece of one's mind — {v. phr.}, {informal} To scold angrily; say what you really think to (someone). * /Mr. Allen gave the other driver a piece of his mind./ * /The sergeant gave the soldier a piece of his mind for not cleaning his boots./ Syn.: TELL OFF. Compare:… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • give one a piece of one's mind — {v. phr.}, {informal} To scold angrily; say what you really think to (someone). * /Mr. Allen gave the other driver a piece of his mind./ * /The sergeant gave the soldier a piece of his mind for not cleaning his boots./ Syn.: TELL OFF. Compare:… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • give\ one\ a\ piece\ of\ one's\ mind — v. phr. informal To scold angrily; say what you really think to (someone). Mr. Allen gave the other driver a piece of his mind. The sergeant gave the soldier a piece of his mind for not cleaning his boots. Syn.: tell off Compare: bawl out, dress… …   Словарь американских идиом

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