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1 professional
[-ʃə-]1) (of a profession: professional skill.) fagmannlegur, atvinnumannslegur2) (of a very high standard: a very professional performance.) fagmannlegur3) (earning money by performing, or giving instruction, in a sport or other activity that is a pastime for other people; not amateur: a professional musician/golfer.) atvinnu- -
2 profess
[prə'fes] 1. verb1) (to state or declare openly.) lÿsa yfir2) (to claim or pretend: He professed to be an expert.) þykjast•- professional 2. noun(( abbreviation pro [prou]) a person who is professional: a golf professional/pro.) atvinnumaður -
3 body
['bodi] 1. plural - bodies; noun1) (the whole frame of a man or animal including the bones and flesh: Athletes have to look after their bodies.) líkami2) (a dead person: The battlefield was covered with bodies.) lík3) (the main part of anything: the body of the hall.) meginhluti4) (a mass: a huge body of evidence.) safn, magn5) (a group of persons acting as one: professional bodies.) afmarkaður hópur/heild•- bodily2. adverb(by the entire (physical) body: They lifted him bodily and carried him off.) líkamlega, í eigin persónu- body language
- bodywork -
4 bookmaker
noun (a professional betting man who takes bets and pays winnings.) veðmangari -
5 career
[kə'riə] 1. noun1) (a way of making a living (usually professional): a career in publishing.) lífsstarf, ævistarf2) (course; progress (through life): The present government is nearly at the end of its career.) (starfs)ferill2. verb(to move rapidly and dangerously: The brakes failed and the car careered down the hill.) æða, þjóta -
6 client
1) (a person who receives professional advice from a lawyer, accountant etc.) skjólstæðingur2) (a customer: That hairdresser is very popular with his clients.) viðskiptavinur• -
7 comic
['komik] 1. adjective1) (of comedy: a comic actor; comic opera.) grín-, gamanleiks-2) (causing amusement: comic remarks.) broslegur2. noun1) (an amusing person, especially a professional comedian.) grínisti; gamanleikari2) (a children's periodical containing funny stories, adventures etc in the form of comic strips.) teiknimyndablað•- comical- comic strip -
8 consult
1) (to seek advice or information from: Consult your doctor; He consulted his watch; He consulted with me about what we should do next.) ráðgast við2) ((of a doctor etc) to give professional advice: He consults on Mondays and Fridays.) veita viðtalstíma•- consultation -
9 consultant
1) (a person who gives professional advice: He is consultant to a firm of engineers; ( also adjective) a consultant engineer.) ráðgjafi, ráðgefandi sérfræðingur2) (a senior hospital doctor specializing in a particular branch of medicine: His condition is so serious that they have sent for the consultant; ( also adjective) a consultant physician.) sérfræðingur -
10 expect
[ik'spekt]1) (to think of as likely to happen or come: I'm expecting a letter today; We expect her on tomorrow's train.) búast við2) (to think or believe (that something will happen): He expects to be home tomorrow; I expect that he will go; `Will she go too?' `I expect so' / `I don't expect so' / `I expect not.') búast við, vænta3) (to require: They expect high wages for their professional work; You are expected to tidy your own room.) ætlast til, krefjast4) (to suppose or assume: I expect (that) you're tired.) gera ráð fyrir, þykjast vita•- expectant
- expectantly
- expectation -
11 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.) -
12 opinion
[ə'pinjən]1) (what a person thinks or believes: My opinions about education have changed.) álit, skoðun2) (a (professional) judgement, usually of a doctor, lawyer etc: He wanted a second opinion on his illness.) álit3) (what one thinks of the worth or value of someone or something: I have a very high opinion of his work.) álit•- be of the opinion that- be of the opinion
- in my
- your opinion
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13 photographer
[fə'toɡrəfə]noun He is a professional photographer.) ljósmyndari -
14 pro
I [prəu](short for professional.)II [prəu](the arguments for and against: Let's hear all the pros and cons before we make a decision.) meðrök; rök með og á móti -
15 regular
['reɡjulə] 1. adjective1) (usual: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?) vanabundinn, venjulegur2) ((American) normal: He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.) venjulegur3) (occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?) jafn, reglulegur4) (involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc: a man of regular habits.) vanabundinn5) (frequent: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.) fastur, fasta-6) (permanent; lasting: He's looking for a regular job.) fastur7) ((of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.) reglulegur8) (the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.) reglulegur, jafn, réttur9) (of ordinary size: I don't want the large size of packet - just give me the regular one.) venjulegur10) ((of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers.) atvinnu-2. noun1) (a soldier in the regular army.) atvinnuhermaður2) (a regular customer (eg at a bar).) fastagestur•- regularly
- regulate
- regulation
- regulator -
16 suspend
[sə'spend]1) (to hang: The meat was suspended from a hook.) hanga; hengja (upp)2) (to keep from falling or sinking: Particles of dust are suspended in the air.) (láta) hanga/svífa3) (to stop or discontinue temporarily: All business will be suspended until after the funeral.) fella niður um tíma4) (to prevent (a person) temporarily from continuing his (professional) activities or having his usual privileges: Two footballers were suspended after yesterday's match.) setja í bann; víkja úr starfi tímabundið•- suspenders
- suspense
- suspension
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17 ventriloquist
[ven'triləkwist](a professional entertainer who can speak so that his voice seems to come from some other person or place, especially from a dummy which he controls.) búktalari -
18 yuppie
plural - yuppies; noun(a young, ambitious, professional person who earns a lot of money and spends it on fashionable things.) -
19 yuppy
plural - yuppies; noun(a young, ambitious, professional person who earns a lot of money and spends it on fashionable things.)
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