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1 passive
['pæsiv]1) (showing no interest, emotion etc, or not resisting an attack etc: The villagers showed passive resistance to the enemy) aðgerðalaus, óvirkur2) (of the form of the verb used when the subject receives the action of the verb: The boy was bitten by the dog.) í þolmynd•- passiveness
- passivity -
2 be
present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) vera2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.) ég er að fara, ég ætla að fara3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) vera4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.) eiga; mun5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.) vera•- being- the be-all and end-all -
3 bear
I [beə] past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) þola, afbera2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) þola3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) fæða, bera, ala4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) bera5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) vera með6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) sveigja, liggja, stefna•- bearable- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) björn- bearskin -
4 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) hjá, við hliðina á2) (past: going by the house.) fram hjá3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) um, eftir4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) af e-u/e-m5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) með6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) af, með7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) ekki seinna en8) (during the time of.) á meðan9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) um, en10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) sinnum11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) eftir, í... -tali12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) að2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) hjá2) (past: A dog ran by.) hjá3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) til hliðar•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) fara framhjá- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
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5 populate
['popjuleit]((usually in passive) to fill with people: That part of the world used to be populated by wandering tribes.) byggja land- populous
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