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1 play havoc with
(to cause a lot of damage to: The storm played havoc with the farmer's crops.) valda miklum skemmdum á -
2 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) leika (sér)2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) leika, taka þátt í3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) leika4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) vera sÿndur5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) leika/spila á6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) leika á, plata7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) leika gegn8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) leika um9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) beina að10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) leika út2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) skemmtun, leikur2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) leikrit3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) leikur4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) hlaup•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up -
3 with
[wið]1) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) með2) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.) með3) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.) með, af4) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) við5) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.) með6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) af, vegna7) (in the care of: Leave your case with the porter.) hjá8) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) með; hvað er að þér9) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!) með -
4 play with fire
(to do something dangerous or risky: Putting all your money into that business is playing with fire!) leika sér að eldinum -
5 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) leika trúðinn, vera með trúðslæti -
6 dress rehearsal
(a full rehearsal of a play etc with costumes etc.) aðalæfing -
7 toy
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8 part
1. noun1) (something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece: We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.) hluti, partur2) (an equal division: He divided the cake into three parts.) hluti, partur3) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) hlutverk4) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) hlutverk5) (in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice: the violin part.) rödd, hlutverk6) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) hlutverk2. verb(to separate; to divide: They parted (from each other) at the gate.) skilja- parting- partly
- part-time
- in part
- part company
- part of speech
- part with
- take in good part
- take someone's part
- take part in -
9 pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) velja2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) koma auga á; bera kennsl á3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) fikra sig áfram -
10 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) aðhafast, gera2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) hegða sér3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) leika2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) athöfn2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) lög3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) þáttur4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) leikþáttur•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act -
11 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) hjálpa2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) eiga þátt í3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) lækna, slá á4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) aðstoða5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) komast ekki hjá, geta ekki annað2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) aðstoð, hjálp2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) hjálp; hjálparhella3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) aðstoðarmaður4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) engin leið að (hindra e-ð)•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out -
12 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) slá, kÿla; rekast á, skella á; hæfa2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) slá, kÿla3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) verða (illa) fyrir e-u, valda skaða4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) hitta í mark, hæfa; ná2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) skot2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) stig, skot3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) sem slær í gegn•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with -
13 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) tengja2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) tengja, sameina3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) gerast meðlimur, ganga í4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) sameinast; slást í hóp með5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) slást í hóp með2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) samskeyti- join hands
- join in
- join up -
14 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) setja, leggja2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) leggja á borð3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) ákveða, áætla4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) setja/leggja fyrir5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) koma af stað6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) setjast7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) harðna8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) stilla (á)9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) leggja hár10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) greypa, setja í umgjörð11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) setja beinbrot2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) fastur, fyrirskipaður2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) staðráðinn3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) yfirlagður4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) stífur, stirðnaður5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) ósveigjanlegur6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) settur (e-u)3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) samstæða, sett2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) -tæki3) (a group of people: the musical set.) klíka, lið4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) lagning5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) leik-/sviðsmynd6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) sett, hrina•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon -
15 star
1. noun1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.) stjarna2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.) fastastjarna3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.) stjarna4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; ( also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.) stjarna2. verb1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.) leika aðalhlutverk í2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.) hafa sem aðalleikara•- stardom- starry
- starfish
- starlight
- starlit
- star turn
- see stars
- thank one's lucky stars -
16 fiddle
['fidl] 1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) fiðla2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) svindl2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) leika á fiðlu2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) fitla, fikta3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) draga sér fé•- fiddler- fiddler crab
- on the fiddle -
17 film
[film] 1. noun1) ((a thin strip of) celluloid made sensitive to light on which photographs are taken: photographic film.) filma2) (a story, play etc shown as a motion picture in a cinema, on television etc: to make a film; ( also adjective) a film version of the novel.) kvikmynd3) (a thin skin or covering: a film of dust.) (ryk)lag; þunn húð, himna2. verb1) (to make a motion picture (of): They are going to film the race.) kvikmynda2) ((usually with over) to cover with a film: Her eyes gradually filmed (over) with tears.) hylja; þekjast•- filmy- filmstar -
18 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) eldur2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) hitaplötur; rafmagnshellur, gashellur3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) eldur4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) tilfinningahiti; ákafi5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) skothríð2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) brenna, baka2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) vekja, örva; kynda undir3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) skjóta4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) skjóta5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) skjóta á6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) reka•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
- under fire -
19 spot
[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) blettur2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) doppa3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) bóla, blettur4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) staður, vettvangur5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) smáskammtur2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) koma auga á2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) þekkja, finna út•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) lÿsa með kastljósi2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) beina sviðsljósinu að, draga athygli að•- on the spot
- spot on -
20 accompany
1) (to go with (someone or something): He accompanied her to the door.) fylgja2) (to play a musical instrument to go along with (a singer etc): He accompanied her on the piano.) leika undir með•- accompanist
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