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1 poison
['poizn] 1. noun(any substance which causes death or illness when taken into the body: She killed herself by taking poison; ( also adjective) poison gas.) eitur2. verb1) (to kill or harm with poison: He poisoned his wife.) eitra, byrla eitur2) (to put poison into (food etc): He poisoned her coffee.) eitra, setja eitur út í•- poisoner- poisonous
- poisonously
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2 destroy
[di'stroi]1) (to put an end to or make useless; to ruin: Vandals destroyed the painting.) eyðileggja2) (to kill (animals): This poison destroys rats.) eyða, drepa• -
3 gas
[ɡæs] 1. noun1) (a substance like air: Oxygen is a gas.) lofttegund2) (any gas which is used for heating, cooking etc.) gas3) (a gas which is used by dentists as an anaesthetic.) svæfingagas4) (a poisonous or irritating gas used in war etc: The police used tear gas to control the riot.) táragas2. verb(to poison or kill (a person or animal) with gas: He was gassed during World War I.) beita gasi á- gaseous- gassy
- gassiness
- gas chamber
- gas mask
- gas meter
- gasoline
- gasolene
- gas station
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4 kill
[kil] 1. verb(to cause the death of: He killed the rats with poison; The outbreak of typhoid killed many people; The flat tyre killed our hopes of getting home before midnight.) drepa, gera að engu2. noun(an act of killing: The hunter was determined to make a kill before returning to the camp.) dráp- killer- kill off
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5 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) lifa2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) lifa (af)3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) búa, dvelja4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) lifa, búa við5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) lifa á, hafa lífsviðurværi af•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) lifibrauð, lífsviðurværi- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) lifandi2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) í beinni útsendingu3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) virkur4) (burning: a live coal.) glóandi2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) í beinni útsendingu- lively- liveliness
- livestock
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6 trace
[treis] 1. noun1) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) (um)merki, slóð, spor2) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) snefill, vottur2. verb1) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) rekja slóð2) (to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc: I traced the map.) taka í gegn•- tracing- trace elements
- tracing-paper
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poison — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French poisun drink, potion, poison, from Latin potion , potio drink more at potion Date: 13th century 1. a. a substance that through its chemical action usually kills, injures, or impairs an organism … New Collegiate Dictionary
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poison — 1. noun 1) a deadly poison Syn: toxin, toxicant, venom; archaic bane 2) Marianne would spread her poison Syn: malice, ill will, hate, malevolence, bitterness, spite, spitefulness, venom … Thesaurus of popular words
poison — 1. noun /ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/ a) A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism. We used a poison to kill the weeds. b) Something that harms a person or thing. Gossip is a malicious poison. Syn … Wiktionary
