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1 tend
I [tend] verb(to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) sjá um, sinna- tenderII [tend] verb1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.) hætta/hafa tilhneigingu til2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) sveigja til•- tendency -
2 attend
[ə'tend]1) (to go to or be present at: He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen.) sækja; mæta2) ((with to) to listen or give attention to: Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying!) sÿna athygli3) (to deal with: I'll attend to that problem tomorrow.) sinna, sjá um4) (to look after; to help or serve: Two doctors attended her all through her illness; The queen was attended by four ladies.) annast•- attendant
- in attendance -
3 barmaid
[-tendə]noun (a person who serves at the bar of a public-house or hotel.) vínveitingamaður/stúlka; barþjónn -
4 barman
[-tendə]noun (a person who serves at the bar of a public-house or hotel.) vínveitingamaður/stúlka; barþjónn -
5 tendon
['tendən](a strong cord joining a muscle to a bone etc: He has damaged a tendon in his leg.) sin -
6 connect
[kə'nekt]1) (to join or be joined in some way; to tie or fasten or link together: He connected the radio to the mains; This road connects the two farms; a connecting link; This telephone line connects with the President.) tengja2) (to associate in the mind: People tend to connect money with happiness.) setja í samband• -
7 conservative
[-tiv]1) (disliking change: Older people tend to be conservative in their attitudes; conservative opinions.) íhaldsamur2) (in politics, wanting to avoid major changes and to keep business and industry in private hands.) íhaldsmaður -
8 contend
[kən'tend]1) ((usually with with) to struggle against.) berjast (við)2) ((with that) to say or maintain (that).) fullyrða•- contention
- contentious -
9 idealise
verb (to regard as perfect: Children tend to idealize their parents.) líta á sem fullkominn; fegra -
10 idealize
verb (to regard as perfect: Children tend to idealize their parents.) líta á sem fullkominn; fegra -
11 intend
[in'tend] 1. verb1) (to mean or plan (to do something or that someone else should do something): Do you still intend to go?; Do you intend them to go?; Do you intend that they should go too?) ætla2) (to mean (something) to be understood in a particular way: His remarks were intended to be a compliment.) meina3) ((with for) to direct at: That letter/bullet was intended for me.) ætla (handa)•- intent2. noun(purpose; what a person means to do: He broke into the house with intent to steal.) ætlun, ásetningur- intentional
- intentionally
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12 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) leggja (frá sér/niður/fyrir e-n)2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) leggja3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) leggja á (borð/ráðin)4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) leggja aftur/saman5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) kveða niður6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) verpa7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) leggja undir, veðja•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) leggja í lög- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) óbreyttur, leikmaður2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) ólærður, leikmaður•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) -
13 lazy
['leizi](too inclined to avoid hard work, exercise etc: I take the bus to work as I'm too lazy to walk; Lazy people tend to become fat.) latur- lazily- laziness
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14 pretend
[pri'tend]1) (to make believe that something is true, in play: Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry - he was only pretending.) þykjast2) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) þykjast•- pretence- false pretences -
15 react
[ri'ækt]1) (to behave in a certain way as a result of something: How did he react when you called him a fool?; He reacted angrily to the criticism; Hydrogen reacts with oxygen to form water.) bregðast við, svara, sÿna viðbrögð; hvarfast2) ((with against) to behave or act in a certain way in order to show rejection of: Young people tend to react against their parents.) veita mótspyrnu, vinna gegn3) ((with to) to be affected, usually badly, by (a drug etc): I react very badly to penicillin.) hafa áhrif; þola (illa); bregðast við•- reaction- reactionary
- reactor -
16 superintend
[su:pərin'tend](to supervise: An adult should be present to superintend the children's activities.) hafa umsjón með- superintendent
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