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1 carve out
(to achieve or gain (something): He carved out a career for himself.) ryðja sér braut -
2 score
[sko:] 1. plurals - scores; noun1) (the number of points, goals etc gained in a game, competition etc: The cricket score is 59 for 3.) stigafjöldi; staða í leik2) (a written piece of music showing all the parts for instruments and voices: the score of an opera.) raddskrá, partítúr3) (a set or group of twenty: There was barely a score of people there.) tveir tugir2. verb1) (to gain (goals etc) in a game etc: He scored two goals before half-time.) skora/gera mark2) ((sometimes with off or out) to remove (eg a name) from eg a list by putting a line through it: Please could you score my name off (the list)?; Is that word meant to be scored out?) strika út3) (to keep score: Will you score for us, please?) halda skor•- scorer- score-board
- on that score
- scores of
- scores
- settle old scores -
3 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) hönd2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) vísir3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) mannskapur, vinnumaður4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) aðstoð5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) hönd, spil á hendi6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) þverhönd, 4 þumlungar7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) rithönd2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) rétta2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) skila, yfir til•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand -
4 make
[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) gera, búa til2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) láta gera, fá til að gera3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) vekja tilteknar tilfinningar hjá e-m, valda, orsaka4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) þéna5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) gera, vera6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) verða, vera efni í7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) áætla8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) gera að9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) gera (...)2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) gerð- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to -
5 court
[ko:t] 1. noun1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) réttur2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) dómstóll3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) völlur4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) hirð5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) konungsgarður6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) húsagarður2. verb1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) stíga í vænginn við2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) sækjast eftir3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) bjóða (e-u óæskilegu) heim•- courtier- courtly
- courtliness
- courtship
- courthouse
- court-martial
- courtyard -
6 price
1. noun1) (the amount of money for which a thing is or can be bought or sold; the cost: The price of the book was $10.) verð2) (what one must give up or suffer in order to gain something: Loss of freedom is often the price of success.) verð, það sem e-ð útheimtir2. verb1) (to mark a price on: I haven't priced these articles yet.) verðmerkja2) (to find out the price of: He went into the furniture shop to price the beds.) kynna sér verð•- pricey
- at a price
- beyond/without price
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