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1 put someone's back up
(to anger someone: He put my back up with his boasting.) ergja/reita (e-n) til reiði -
2 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) bak, hryggur2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) bak, hryggur3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) bakatil, bakhlið, aftari eða fjarlægari hluti4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) bakvörður2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) aftur-, bak-3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) til baka, aftur2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) aftur, frá3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) aftur (í)4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) til baka, á móti5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) aftur (til)4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) bakka2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) styðja (við bakið á)3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) veðja (á)•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) með bakhandarhöggi; með vinstrihallandi skrift- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat -
3 return
[rə'tə:n] 1. verb1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) snúa/koma aftur2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) skila, setja aftur á sinn stað3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) snúa sér aftur að4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) endurgjalda, svara í sömu mynt5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) (endur)kjósa6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) kveða upp úrskurð7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) senda aftur, svara2. noun1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) endurkoma; heimkoma2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) miði sem gildir fram og tilbaka•- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns -
4 mind
1.(the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) hugur; greind, vitsmunir2. verb1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) gæta, líta eftir2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) hafa á móti, láta sér standa á sama3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) vara sig á4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) huga að; hlÿða3. interjection(be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) gættu þín!- - minded- mindful
- mindless
- mindlessly
- mindlessness
- mindreader
- at/in the back of one's mind
- change one's mind
- be out of one's mind
- do you mind!
- have a good mind to
- have half a mind to
- have a mind to
- in one's mind's eye
- in one's right mind
- keep one's mind on
- know one's own mind
- make up one's mind
- mind one's own business
- never mind
- on one's mind
- put someone in mind of
- put in mind of
- speak one's mind
- take/keep one's mind off
- to my mind -
5 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 -
6 ring
I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) hringur, baugur2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) hringur3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) hringur4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) (hnefaleika)hringur5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) (glæpa)hringur; samtök2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.) mynda hring (um)2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) gera/teikna hring (um)3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) merkja með hring•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) hringja2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) hringja í (e-n)3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) hringja á (e-n)4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) klingja5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) (endur)óma6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) glymja, kveða við2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) hringing2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) upphringing3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) tónn, hljómur, blær•- ring back
- ring off
- ring true -
7 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 -
8 clap
[klæp] 1. past tense, past participle - clapped; verb1) (to strike the palms of the hands together eg to show approval, to mark a rhythm, or to gain attention etc: When the singer appeared, the audience started to clap loudly; They clapped the speech enthusiastically; Clap your hands in time to the music.) klappa2) (to strike (someone) with the palm of the hand, often in a friendly way: He clapped him on the back and congratulated him.) slá létt með flötum lófa3) (to put suddenly (into prison, chains etc): They clapped him in jail.) stinga/setja í2. noun1) (a sudden noise (of thunder).) þruma2) (an act of clapping: They gave the performer a clap; He gave me a clap on the back.) klapp -
9 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) geyma, varðveita; fá til eignar2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) geyma, varðveita; þegja yfir3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) halda, hafa4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) halda áfram5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) eiga, vera með6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) rækta, halda við7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) geymast8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) halda, færa, skrifa9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) tefja10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) framfæra, sjá um11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) standa við, halda12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) halda upp á2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) uppihald, fæði og húsnæði- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch -
10 stand
[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) standa2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) standa upp, rísa á fætur3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) standa kyrr4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) halda gildi, standast5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) standa6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) standa7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) bjóða sig fram8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) setja, stilla (upp/á)9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) eiga lögsókn yfir höfði sér, þola10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) borga fyrir, bjóða upp á2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) staða2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) statíf, standur3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) sölubás4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) áhorfendapallur5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) vitnastúka•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) varanleiki2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) í (miklum) metum•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) hopp- (hoppfarþegi/-miði)5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) á hoppmiða- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to -
11 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) slást2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) berjast við/gegn3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) deila, rífast2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) átök; barátta; stríð2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) barátta3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) baráttuvilji4) (a boxing-match.) hnefaleikakeppni•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight -
12 get
[ɡet]past tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) fá2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) ná, í sækja3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) ná (til), koma, komast4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) koma (e-m) í (e-ð)5) (to become: You're getting old.) verða6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) fá til, telja á7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) koma8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) takast e-ð9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) fá10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) ná í, handtaka11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) skilja•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to -
13 knock
[nok] 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) banka2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) rekast á; hrinda3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) slá4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) rekast á; reka í2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) bank; högg2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) bank•- knocker- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up -
14 pay
[pei] 1. past tense, past participle - paid; verb1) (to give (money) to (someone) in exchange for goods, services etc: He paid $5 for the book.) borga, greiða2) (to return (money that is owed): It's time you paid your debts.) greiða (skuld)3) (to suffer punishment (for): You'll pay for that remark!) gjalda (e-s), taka út refsingu4) (to be useful or profitable (to): Crime doesn't pay.) borga sig, svara kostnaði5) (to give (attention, homage, respect etc): Pay attention!; to pay one's respects.) veita2. noun(money given or received for work etc; wages: How much pay do you get?) laun- payable- payee
- payment
- pay-packet
- pay-roll
- pay back
- pay off
- pay up
- put paid to -
15 slip
I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) renna, hrasa, skrika2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) smjúga, renna3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) hraka4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) laumast, smeygja sér5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) sleppa, losna6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) renna, smeygja2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) hrösun2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) mistök3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) undirkjóll/-pils4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) dráttarbraut, slippur•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) strimill, miði
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