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1 allocate
['æləkeit]1) (to give (to someone) for his own use: He allocated a room to each student.) úthluta/veita (í/til)2) (to set apart (for a particular purpose): They allocated $500 to the project.) úthluta, ætla• -
2 exploit
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3 hire
1. verb1) ((often with from) to get the use of by paying money: He's hiring a car (from us) for the week.) leigja2) ((often with out) to give (someone) the use of in exchange for money: Will you hire me your boat for the week-end?; Does this firm hire out cars?) leigja (út)3) ((especially American) to employ (a workman etc): They have hired a team of labourers to dig the road.) ráða2. noun((money paid for) hiring: Is this hall for hire?; How much is the hire of the hall?; We don't own this crane - it's on hire.) leiga- hirer- hire-purchase -
4 run
1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) hlaupa2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) renna, rúlla3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) renna, streyma4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) (láta) ganga, vera í gangi5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) reka, stÿra6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) láta hlaupa í kapphlaupi; hlaupa, keppa7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) ganga reglulega8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) ganga, halda áfram9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) keyra, eiga10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) renna til, upplitast11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) keyra, gefa (e-m) far12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) renna (fingrum í gegnum/augum yfir)13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) vera; verða2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) hlaup2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) ökutúr/-ferð3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) tímabil4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) lykkjufall5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) frjáls afnot6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) stig7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) afgirt svæði; stía•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) samfellt, í einu- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
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5 bat
I 1. [bæt] noun(a shaped piece of wood etc for striking the ball in cricket, baseball, table-tennis etc.) knatttré; spaði; kylfa2. verb1) (to use a bat: He bats with his left hand.) slá2) (to strike (the ball) with a bat: He batted the ball.) slá, kÿla•- batsman- off one's own bat II [bæt] noun(a mouse-like animal which flies, usually at night.) leðurblaka- batty -
6 curse
[kə:s] 1. verb1) (to wish that evil may fall upon: I curse the day that I was born!; The witch cursed him.) bölva, formæla2) (to use violent language; to swear: He cursed (at his own stupidity) when he dropped the hammer on his toe.) bölva, blóta2. noun1) (an act of cursing, or the words used: the witch's curse.) bölvun, formæling2) (a thing or person which is cursed: Having to work is the curse of my life.) bölvun, ólán• -
7 develop
[di'veləp]past tense, past participle - developed; verb1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) þróast2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) venja sig á, þjálfa3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) koma í ljós4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) framkalla• -
8 lay up
1) (to keep or store: We laid up a good supply of apples this year from our own trees.) safna birgðum2) (to put (a ship) out of use in a dock.) leggja -
9 plagiarise
(to copy texts or take ideas from someone else's work and use them as if they were one's own.) -
10 plagiarize
(to copy texts or take ideas from someone else's work and use them as if they were one's own.)
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