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101 legation
[li'ɡeiʃən]((the headquarters of) an official group of people acting on behalf of the government of their own country etc in another country.) sendiráð -
102 live and let live
(to tolerate other people's actions and expect them to tolerate one's own.) það á að sÿna umburðarlyndi -
103 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
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104 make a/one's bed
(to tidy and straighten the sheets, blankets etc on a bed after it has been used: The children make their own beds every morning.) búa um -
105 mammal
['mæməl](any member of the class of animals (including man) in which the females feed the young with their own milk: Monkeys are mammals.) spendÿr -
106 mansion
['mænʃən](a large (luxurious) house: They own a country mansion.) (sveita)setur -
107 memoirs
(a person's written account of his own life; an autobiography: When I retire, I'm going to write my memoirs.) æviminningar, sjálfsævisaga -
108 narrow-minded
adjective (unwilling to accept ideas different from one's own.) þröngsÿnn -
109 nationalism
['næ-]1) (a sense of pride in the history, culture, achievements etc of one's nation.) þjóðernisstefna/-rembingur2) (the desire to bring the people of one's nation together under their own government.) þjóðernishyggja -
110 nest
[nest] 1. noun(a structure or place in which birds (and some animals and insects) hatch or give birth to and look after their young: The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house; a wasp's nest.) hreiður2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) byggja hreiður- nestling- nest-egg
- feather one's own nest
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111 out on a limb
(on one's own and in a dangerous or disadvantageous position.) á ystu nöf -
112 out-of-pocket
adjective (paid in cash; paid out of your own pocket: out-of-pocket expenses.) -
113 overestimate
[əuvər'estimeit](to estimate, judge etc (something) to be greater, larger or more important than it is: He overestimates his own ability.) ofmeta -
114 pagoda
[pə'ɡəudə](a Chinese temple, built in the shape of a tall tower, each storey of which has its own narrow strip of overhanging roof.) pagóða -
115 partiality
[-ʃi'æləti]1) (a liking for: He has a partiality for cheese.) dálæti2) (the preferring of one person or side more than another: He could not help showing his partiality for/towards his own team.) hlutdrægni -
116 pawn
[po:n] 1. verb(to give (an article of value) to a pawnbroker in exchange for money (which may be repaid at a later time to get the article back): I had to pawn my watch to pay the bill.) veðsetja, pantsetja2. noun1) (in chess, one of the small pieces of lowest rank.) peð2) (a person who is used by another person for his own gain, advantage etc: She was a pawn in his ambitious plans.) peð, leiksoppur•- pawnshop
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117 peeress
1) (the wife or widow of a peer.) aðalsmannsfrú2) (a woman who is a peer in her own right.) aðalskona -
118 pen-name
noun (a name used by a writer instead of his own name: Samuel Clemens used the pen-name of Mark Twain.) höfundarnafn -
119 personal
1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) persónulegur, einka-2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) persónulegur, einka-3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) í eigin persónu4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) persónulegur, nærgöngull -
120 personally
1) (in one's own opinion: Personally, I prefer the other.) persónulega, fyrir sitt leyti2) (doing something oneself, not having or letting someone else do it on one's behalf: He thanked me personally.) persónulega, í eigin persónu
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own — [ōn] adj. [ME owen < OE agen, pp. of agan, to possess: see OWE] 1. belonging, relating, or peculiar to oneself or itself: used to strengthen a preceding possessive [his own book, her own idea] 2. Now Rare related by blood rather than by… … English World dictionary
own — [əʊn ǁ oʊn] verb [transitive] to have or possess something that is legally yours: • He still owns shares in the company. • The company is owned by a foreign consortium. * * * Ⅰ. own UK US /əʊn/ verb [T] ► to have something that legally belongs to … Financial and business terms
Own — Own, a. [OE. owen, awen, auen, aughen, AS. [=a]gen, p. p. of [=a]gan to possess; akin to OS. [=e]gan, G. & D. eigen, Icel. eiginn, Sw. & Dan. egen. [root]110. See {Owe}.] Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; most… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
own — ► ADJECTIVE & PRONOUN 1) (with a possessive) belonging or relating to the person specified. 2) done or produced by the person specified. 3) particular to the person or thing specified; individual. ► VERB 1) possess. 2) formal admit or acknowledge … English terms dictionary
OWN — OWN … Википедия
own — vt: to have or hold as property; esp: to have title to own property Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. own … Law dictionary
Own — Own, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Owned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Owning}.] [OE. ohnien, ahnien, AS. [=a]gnian, fr. [=a]gen own, a. See {Own}, a.] To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
own — [adj] belonging to individual endemic, hers, his, individual, inherent, intrinsic, its, mine, owned, particular, peculiar, personal, private, resident, theirs, very own, yours; concept 710 own [v1] possess; be responsible for be in possession of … New thesaurus
Own — ([=o]n), v. t. [OE. unnen to grant, permit, be pleased with, AS. unnan to grant; akin to OS. giunnan, G. g[ o]nnen, Icel. unna; of uncertain origin. This word has been confused with own to possess.] To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
OWN — may refer to: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, a U.S. based cable and satellite television channel Old West Norse, a North Germanic language Once Was Not (2005), an album by Cryptopsy OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada), a Canadian cable and satellite … Wikipedia
own up — index betray (disclose), confess Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
