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1 put all one's eggs in one basket
(to depend entirely on the success of one scheme, plan etc: You should apply for more than one job - don't put all your eggs in one basket.) setja allt sitt traust á eitt atriðiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > put all one's eggs in one basket
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2 beyond one's means
(too expensive(ly): A painting by Picasso is beyond my means; He lives well beyond his means (= he spends more money than he earns).) um efni fram -
3 come out of one's shell
(to become more confident and less shy.) skríða út úr skelinni -
4 cut one's losses
(to decide to spend no more money, effort etc on something which is proving unprofitable.) taka fyrir, hætta (og taka á sig tap) -
5 go out of one's way
(to do more than is really necessary: He went out of his way to help us.) leggja lykkju á leið sína -
6 raise one's voice
(to speak more loudly than normal especially in anger: I don't want to have to raise my voice to you again.) hækka róminn -
7 teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) þykjast ætla að kenna eldri og reyndari e-ðEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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8 great-
[ɡreit](separated by one generation more than (an uncle, grandfather etc): A great-uncle is one's father's or mother's uncle; a great-grandchild.) langafi/-amma; afa-/ömmubróðir; barnabarnabarn -
9 partner
1. noun1) (a person who shares the ownership of a business etc with one or more others: She was made a partner in the firm.) félagi; meðeigandi2) (one of two people who dance, play in a game etc together: a tennis/dancing partner.) -félagi2. verb(to be a partner to (someone): He partnered his wife in the last dance.) vera félagi (e-s) -
10 which
[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) hver, hvor, hvaða2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) sem, er3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) sem, er- which is which? - which is which -
11 bracket
['brækit] 1. noun1) ((usually in plural) marks (eg (),, etc) used to group together one or more words etc.) svigi, hornklofi2) (a support for a shelf etc: The shelf fell down because the brackets were not strong enough.) krappi, vinkill, knegti2. verb1) (to enclose (words etc) by brackets.) setja í sviga/hornklofa2) ((sometimes with together) to group together (similar or equal people or things).) skipa í tiltekinn hóp/flokk• -
12 concerto
[kən' ə:təu]plural - concertos; noun(a piece of music written for one or more solo instruments and orchestra: a piano concerto.) konsert -
13 quoits
[koi, ]( American[) kwoi ](a game in which rings of metal, rope etc, called quoits, are thrown on to one or more small rods or hooks.) kasthringaleikur -
14 raffle
['ræfl] 1. noun(a way of raising money by selling numbered tickets, one or more of which win a prize: I won this doll in a raffle; ( also adjective) raffle tickets.) hlutavelta2. verb(to give as the prize in a raffle: They raffled a bottle of whisky to raise money for cancer research.) hafa sem verðlaun í hlutaveltu -
15 republic
((a country with) a form of government in which there is no king or queen, the power of government, law-making etc being given to one or more elected representatives (eg a president, members of a parliament etc): The United States is a republic - the United Kingdom is not.) lÿðveldi -
16 roller
1) (any of a number of tube-shaped objects, or machines fitted with one or more such objects, for flattening, crushing, printing etc: a garden roller; a road-roller.) kefli, valtari2) (a small tube-shaped object on which hair is wound to curl it.) hárrúlla3) (a small solid wheel or cylinder on which something can be rolled along.) hjól/sívalningur til að velta e-u á4) (a long large wave on the sea.) brimalda -
17 scientist
noun (a person who studies one or more branches of science.) vísindamaður -
18 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 -
19 us
((used as the object of a verb or preposition) the speaker or writer plus one or more other people: She gave us a present; A plane flew over us.) okkur -
20 rather
1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) fremur, frekar2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) frekar, fremur3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) fremur/heldur/frekar en
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