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81 patronise
['pæ-, ]( American[) 'pei-]1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) sÿna (e-m) yfirlætislega góðvild2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) vera fastur viðskiptavinur -
82 patronize
['pæ-, ]( American[) 'pei-]1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) sÿna (e-m) yfirlætislega góðvild2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) vera fastur viðskiptavinur -
83 pityingly
adverb (in a way which shows that one feels pity for someone: He looked at her pityingly.) með vorkunnsemi -
84 plait
1. noun1) (a length of hair arranged by dividing it into sections and passing these over one another in turn: She wore her hair in a long plait.) flétta2) (a similar arrangement of any material: a plait of straw.) flétta2. verb(to arrange in this way: She plaited three strips of leather to make a belt; She plaited her hair.) flétta -
85 put
[put]present participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) setja, láta; senda; þÿða2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) leggja fram, bera upp3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) orða4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) skrifa5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) halda til hafnar/á haf út•- put-on- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
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86 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 -
87 relief
[rə'li:f]1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) léttir, linun2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) neyðar-/fjárhagshjálp3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) afleysingamaður4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) frelsun5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) upphleypt mynd•- relieve- relieved -
88 retrace
[ri'treis](to go back along (a path etc) one has just come along: She lost her keys somewhere on the way to the station, and had to retrace her steps/journey until she found them.) rekja til baka -
89 self-satisfied
(too easily pleased with oneself and one's achievements: `Our house is the cleanest in the row,' she said in her self-satisfied way.) sjálfsánægður, sjálfumglaður -
90 set (someone) an example
(to act in such a way that other people will copy one's behaviour: Teachers must set a good example to their pupils.) gefa gott fordæmi -
91 set (someone) an example
(to act in such a way that other people will copy one's behaviour: Teachers must set a good example to their pupils.) gefa gott fordæmi -
92 slog
[sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) slá2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) ösla3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) hamast2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) púl2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) högg -
93 snap
[snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) glefsa2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) brjóta, smella (í sundur)3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) smella4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) hreyta út úr sér5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) smella af2. noun1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) smellur2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) tækifærismynd3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) leikur leikinn á spil3. adjective(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) fljótfærnislegur- snappy- snappily
- snappiness
- snapshot
- snap one's fingers
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94 so to say/speak
(if one may use such an expression; in a way; it could be said: The dog is, so to speak, a member of this family.) ef svo mætti segja -
95 speech
[spi: ]1) ((the act of) saying words, or the ability to say words: Speech is one method of communication between people.) mál2) (the words said: His speech is full of colloquialisms.) málfar3) (manner or way of speaking: His speech is very slow.) mæli4) (a formal talk given to a meeting etc: parliamentary speeches.) ræða•- speechlessly
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96 split
[split] 1. verbpresent participle splitting: past tense, past participle split)1) (to cut or (cause to) break lengthwise: to split firewood; The skirt split all the way down the back seam.) kljúfa; klofna2) (to divide or (cause to) disagree: The dispute split the workers into two opposing groups.) kljúfa2. noun(a crack or break: There was a split in one of the sides of the box.) rifa, sprunga- split second
- splitting headache
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97 sponsor
['sponsə] 1. verb1) (to take on the financial responsibility for (a person, project etc), often as a form of advertising or for charity: The firm sponsors several golf tournaments.) bakhjarl; fjármagnari2) (to promise (a person) that one will pay a certain sum of money to a charity etc if that person completes a set task (eg a walk, swim etc).) lofa fjárstuðningi2. noun(a person, firm etc that acts in this way.) bakhjarl, stuðningsmaður -
98 stand aside
(to move to one side or withdraw out of someone's way: He stood aside to let me pass.) færa sig til hliðar/frá, hleypa e-m framhjá -
99 structure
1) (the way in which something is arranged or organized: A flower has quite a complicated structure; the structure of a human body.) bygging, byggingarlag2) (a building, or something that is built or constructed: The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous structures in the world.) bygging, mannvirki•- structurally -
100 suggest
[sə'‹est, ]( American also[) səɡ-]1) (to put (an idea etc) before another person etc for consideration; to propose: He suggested a different plan; I suggest doing it a different way; She suggested to me one or two suitable people for the committee; I suggest that we have lunch now.) stinga upp á, leggja til2) (to put (an idea etc) into a person's mind; to hint: Are you suggesting that I'm too old for the job?; An explanation suddenly suggested itself to me.) gefa í skyn; skjóta upp (í huga e-s)•
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