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1 opportunity
[opə'tju:nəti]plural - opportunities; noun(a chance to do or a time for doing (something): an opportunity to go to Rome; You've had several opportunities to ask him.) tækifæri -
2 golden opportunity
(a very good opportunity.) gullið tækifæri -
3 au pair
[,ou 'pə(r)](a young person from abroad employed by a family to look after the children and help with the housework in return for room, meals, pocket money and an opportunity to learn the language: a French au pair; an au pair girl.) -
4 bide one's time
(to wait for a good opportunity: I'm just biding my time until he makes a mistake.) bíða, þreyja -
5 carpetbagger
(politician who moves to a place where he/she sees an opportunity to promote his/her career.) -
6 chance
1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) hending, heppni2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) tækifæri3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) möguleiki4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) áhætta2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) taka áhættu2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) sem gerist óvænt3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) óvæntur- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are -
7 come into one's own
(to have the opportunity of showing what one can do etc: He has at last come into his own as a pop-singer.) sanna sig -
8 equality
[i'kwoləti]noun (the state of being equal: Women want equality of opportunity with men.) jafnrétti -
9 exercise
1. noun1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) (líkams)æfing2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) æfing3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) (her)æfingar2. verb1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) hreyfa, æfa2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) nÿta -
10 gold
[ɡould]1) (an element, a precious yellow metal used for making jewellery etc: This watch is made of gold; ( also adjective) a gold watch.) gull2) (coins, jewellery etc made of gold.) gull3) (the colour of the metal: the shades of brown and gold of autumn leaves; ( also adjective) a gold carpet.) gulllitur; gylltur•- golden- goldfish
- gold-leaf
- gold medal
- gold-mine
- gold-rush
- goldsmith
- as good as gold
- golden opportunity -
11 grasp
1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) grípa (um)2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) skilja, grípa2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) grip2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) skilningur•- grasping -
12 heaven-sent
adjective (very lucky or convenient: a heaven-sent opportunity.) kærkomið -
13 let slip
1) (to miss (an opportunity etc): I let the chance slip, unfortunately.) missa af2) (to say (something) unintentionally: She let slip some remark about my daughter.) glopra út úr sér -
14 lost
1) (missing; no longer to be found: a lost ticket.) tÿndur, glataður2) (not won: The game is lost.) tapaður3) (wasted; not used properly: a lost opportunity.) glataður4) (no longer knowing where one is, or in which direction to go: I don't know whether to turn left or right - I'm lost.) tÿndur, villtur -
15 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) nÿta til fullnustu -
16 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) nÿta til fullnustu -
17 miss
[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) hitta ekki2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) missa af3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) láta fram hjá sér fara4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) sakna5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) sakna, taka eftir6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) taka ekki eftir7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) sleppa, missa úr8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) fara á mis við9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) forðast, komast hjá10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) slá á móti í ræsingu/starti2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) feilskot, vindhögg- missing- go missing
- miss out
- miss the boat -
18 miss the boat
(to be left behind, miss an opportunity etc: I meant to send her a birthday card but I missed the boat - her birthday was last week.) missa af góðu tækifæri -
19 opening
1) (a hole; a clear or open space: an opening in the fence/forest.) op, gat; rjóður2) (a beginning: the opening of the film; ( also adjective) the chairman's opening remarks.) upphaf, opnun, upphafsorð3) (the act of becoming or making open, the ceremony of making open: the opening of a flower/shop/door; the opening of the new theatre.) opnun4) (an opportunity for work: There are good openings in the automobile industry.) tækifæri, möguleikar -
20 opportunities
plural; see opportunity
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