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1 employ
[im'ploi]1) (to give (especially paid) work to: He employs three typists; She is employed as a teacher.) ráða til starfa2) (to occupy the time or attention of: She was busily employed (in) writing letters.) vera upptekinn3) (to make use of: You should employ your time better.) nota•- employed- employee
- employee
- employer
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2 slavery
1) (the state of being a slave.) þrældómur2) (the system of ownership of slaves.) þrælahald3) (very hard and badly-paid work: Her job is sheer slavery.) þrælavinna -
3 pay
[pei] 1. past tense, past participle - paid; verb1) (to give (money) to (someone) in exchange for goods, services etc: He paid $5 for the book.) borga, greiða2) (to return (money that is owed): It's time you paid your debts.) greiða (skuld)3) (to suffer punishment (for): You'll pay for that remark!) gjalda (e-s), taka út refsingu4) (to be useful or profitable (to): Crime doesn't pay.) borga sig, svara kostnaði5) (to give (attention, homage, respect etc): Pay attention!; to pay one's respects.) veita2. noun(money given or received for work etc; wages: How much pay do you get?) laun- payable- payee
- payment
- pay-packet
- pay-roll
- pay back
- pay off
- pay up
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4 labour
['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) (erfiðis)vinna2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) verkamenn3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) hríðir4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Verkamannaflokkurinn2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) vinna, strita2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) erfiða, paufa•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
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5 pay off
1) (to pay in full and discharge (workers) because they are no longer needed: Hundreds of steel-workers have been paid off.) gera upp við2) (to have good results: His hard work paid off.) borga sig, heppnast -
6 triple
['tripl] 1. adjective1) (three times (as big, much etc as usual): He received triple wages for all his extra work; a triple whisky.) þrefaldur2) (made up of three (parts etc): a triple agreement.) þrískiptur2. verb(to make or become three times as much, big etc; to treble: He tripled his income; His income tripled in ten years.) þrefalda3. noun(three times the (usual) amount: If you work the bank holiday, you will be paid triple.) þrefalt magn- triplet -
7 according to
1) (as said or told by: According to John, the bank closes at 3 p.m.) samkvæmt2) (in agreement with: He acted according to his promise.) samkvæmt3) (in the order of: books arranged according to their subjects.) samkvæmt4) (in proportion to: You will be paid according to the amount of work you have done.) í hlutfalli við, í samræmi við -
8 at the expense of
1) (being paid for by; at the cost of: He equipped the expedition at his own expense; At the expense of his health he finally completed the work.) á kostnað2) (making (a person) appear ridiculous: He told a joke at his wife's expense.) á kostnað e-s -
9 completion
[-ʃən]noun (finishing or state of being finished: You will be paid on completion of the work.) lok, lyktir -
10 fee
[fi:](the price paid for work done by a doctor, lawyer etc or for some special service or right: the lawyer's fee; an entrance fee; university fees.) þóknun, gjald -
11 fine
I 1. adjective1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) ágætur2) ((of weather) bright; not raining: a fine day.) góður, bjartur3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) heilbrigður, hress4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) fínn, fíngerður5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) nákvæmur, vandaður6) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) fíngerður7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) nákvæmur, skÿr, örfínn8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) ágætur, prÿðilegur2. adverb(satisfactorily: This arrangement suits me fine.) prÿðilega3. interjection(good; well done etc: You've finished already - fine!) stórfínt!- finely- finery
- fine art II 1. noun(money which must be paid as a punishment: I had to pay a fine.) sekt2. verb(to make (someone) pay a fine: She was fined $10.) sekta -
12 on condition that
(if, and only if (something is done): You will be paid tomorrow on condition that the work is finished.) með því skilyrði -
13 overdue
[əuvə'dju:]1) (late: The train is overdue.) á eftir áætlun2) ((of bills, work etc) not yet paid, done, delivered etc, although the date for doing this has passed: overdue library books.) fallinn í gjalddaga -
14 pension
['penʃən](a sum of money paid regularly to a widow, a person who has retired from work, a soldier who has been seriously injured in a war etc: He lives on his pension; a retirement pension.) eftirlaun- pension off -
15 volunteer
[volən'tiə] 1. verb1) (to offer oneself for a particular task, of one's own free will (often without being paid for such work): He volunteered to act as messenger; She volunteered for the dangerous job.) bjóðast til að gera e-ð, gerast sjálfboðaliði2) (to offer (eg an opinion, information etc): Two or three people volunteered suggestions.) segja (e-ð) af fyrra bragði2. noun(a person who offers to do, or does, something (especially who joins the army) of his own free will: If we can get enough volunteers we shall not force people to join the Army.) sjálfboðaliði
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