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1 person
['pə:sn]plural - people; noun1) (a human being: There's a person outside who wants to speak to you.) persóna, manneskja2) (a person's body: He never carried money on his person (= with him; in his pockets etc).) líkami manns•- personal- personality
- personally
- personal computer
- personal pronoun
- personal stereo
- personal watercraft
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2 displaced person
(a person forced to leave his own country as a result of war etc.) uppflosnaður maður; flóttamaður -
3 what's-his
noun (used in referring vaguely to a person or thing: Where does what's-his-name live?) hvað hann/hún/það nú heitir -
4 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) senda burt (í skyndi); rekaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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5 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) senda burt (í skyndi); rekaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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6 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) senda burt (í skyndi); rekaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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7 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) senda burt (í skyndi); rekaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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8 sweep (someone) off his feet
(to affect (a person) with strong emotion or enthusiasm.) heilla upp úr skónum -
9 sweep (someone) off his feet
(to affect (a person) with strong emotion or enthusiasm.) heilla upp úr skónum -
10 account
1) (an arrangement by which a person keeps his money in a bank: I have (opened) an account with the local bank.) reikningur, yfirlit2) (a statement of money owing: Send me an account.) bókhald, reikningsyfirlit3) (a description or explanation (of something that has happened): a full account of his holiday.) reikningur4) (an arrangement by which a person makes a regular (eg monthly) payment instead of paying at the time of buying: I have an account at Smiths.) reikningur (vera í r.)5) ((usually in plural) a record of money received and spent: You must keep your accounts in order; ( also adjective) an account book.) frásögn, skÿrsla•- accountant
- account for
- on account of
- on my/his etc account
- on my/his account
- on no account
- take something into account
- take into account
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11 exile
1. noun1) (a person who lives outside his own country either from choice or because he is forced to do so: an exile from his native land.) útlegð2) (a (usually long) stay in a foreign land (eg as a punishment): He was sent into exile.) útlegð2. verb(to send away or banish (a person) from his own country.) reka í útlegð -
12 superior
[su'piəriə] 1. adjective1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) hærra settur2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) framúrskarandi, ágætis-3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) yfirlætislegur2. noun(a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) yfirmaður -
13 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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14 tease
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15 stir
[stə:] 1. past tense, past participle - stirred; verb1) (to cause (a liquid etc) to be mixed especially by the constant circular movement of a spoon etc, in order to mix it: He put sugar and milk into his tea and stirred it; She stirred the sugar into the mixture.) hræra2) (to move, either slightly or vigorously: The breeze stirred her hair; He stirred in his sleep; Come on - stir yourselves!) bæra3) (to arouse or touch (a person or his feelings): He was stirred by her story.) hræra, snerta2. noun(a fuss or disturbance: The news caused a stir.) uppnám, fjaðrafok- stirring- stir-fry
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16 pigeon-toed
adjective ((of a person or his manner of walking) with toes turned inwards: a pigeon-toed person/walk.) innskeifur -
17 saint
[seint, ]( before a name[) snt]1) ((often abbreviated to St, especially when used in the names of places, plants etc) a title given especially by the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches to a very good or holy person after his death: Saint Matthew; St John's Road.) dÿrlingur2) (a very good, kind person: You really are a saint to put up with her.) (algjör) dÿrlingur•- saintly- saintliness -
18 stable
I ['steibl] adjective1) (firm and steady or well-balanced: This chair isn't very stable.) stöðugur, í jafnvægi2) (firmly established and likely to last: a stable government.) stöðugur, traustur3) ((of a person or his character) unlikely to become unreasonably upset or hysterical: She's the only stable person in the whole family.) staðfastur4) ((of a substance) not easily decomposed.) stöðugur, þolinn•- stabilize
- stabilise
- stabilization
- stabilisation II ['steibl] noun1) (a building in which horses are kept.) hest-/gripahús2) ((in plural) a horse-keeping establishment: He runs the riding stables.) reiðskóli/-höll; hesthús -
19 many happy returns (of the day)
(an expression of good wishes said to a person on his birthday: He visited his mother on her birthday to wish her many happy returns.) til hamingju með afmæliðEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > many happy returns (of the day)
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20 many happy returns (of the day)
(an expression of good wishes said to a person on his birthday: He visited his mother on her birthday to wish her many happy returns.) til hamingju með afmæliðEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > many happy returns (of the day)
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